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April 19, 2026CoDASOpen Access

Language development of premature children followed up in an outpatient clinic: a preliminary study

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JRJonathan Gonçalves RochaUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisMTMaisa Alves TeixeiraUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisAEAndrezza Gonzalez EscarceUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais

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Implication

Observational study investigates language development in preterm infants, suggesting factors for early interventions.

Key Points

  • The study aims to explore the relationship between language development and various sociodemographic and perinatal factors in preterm infants.
  • Observational, analytical design
  • Sample of 61 preterm infants aged 12 to 65 months
  • Language assessed using ADL-2 Scale for receptive, expressive, and global modalities
  • Data collected from medical records
  • Statistical analyses including descriptive, association, and correlation analyses
  • Lower language scores identified in male children and those from lower socioeconomic classes
  • Children born via cesarean delivery showed lower scores
  • History of intracranial hemorrhage linked to reduced language performance
  • No statistically significant associations or correlations found

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Rocha et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e4702d010ef96374d8d714https://doi.org/10.1590/2317-1782/e20240284en
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