July 23, 2025PEDIATRICS

Early Expressive and Receptive Language Development in Preterm vs Full-Term Children: A Meta-Analysis

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MLMiriam T. LoefflerUniversity of Zurich JDJessica DaikelerGESIS - Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences LWLisa WagnerUniversity of Wolverhampton

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Meta-analysis reveals lower expressive and receptive language scores in preterm children compared to full-term, implying a need for early intervention.

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Preterm children score significantly lower in both receptive (g = −0.40) and expressive (g = −0.44) language compared to full-term peers.
The language score differences increase with age, particularly in preterm children with lower gestational age and birth weight.
Data from 34 studies involving 1825 children were synthesized using robust variance estimation for analysis.
Early identification and intervention are crucial for addressing language delays in preterm infants and toddlers.

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Loeffler et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a061be6551bb0af8cdaf2 https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2024-070477

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Meta-analysis reveals lower expressive and receptive language scores in preterm children compared to full-term, implying a need for early intervention.

Early Expressive and Receptive Language Development in Preterm vs Full-Term Children: A Meta-Analysis

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Early Expressive and Receptive Language Development in Preterm vs Full-Term Children: A Meta-Analysis

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