The quantitative effects of premature birth

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Journal 1: Allotey et al. (2018)
1. Research Questions: What are the quantitative effects of premature birth at a range of
gestational phases on motor, behavioral, alongside academic, and cognitive performances of
prematurely-born kids compared to term in primary, pre-school and secondary ages, and above?
Aim: The aim of the study was to quantify long-run behavioral, academic, motor, and cognitive
performances of kids born with different extents of prematurity relative to maturely-born kids
(Allotey et al. (2018)).
2. The study design used a systematic review and meta-analysis of literature utilizing a
prospective protocol and complying with guidelines for reporting. This helped quantified the
effects of prematurity birth at a range of gestational phases on academic, cognitive, motor, and
behavioral performance of kids born prematurely compared to term in primary, pre-school and
secondary ages, and above.
3. The data was collected by pooling individual estimates of standardized mean
differences (SMD) alongside odds ratio (OR) with 95% CI utilizing a random effect model. The
analysis of data involved comparing cognitive scores of kids’ cohort born prematurely using
SMD. The association amidst mean gestational age at point of birth alongside cognitive scores
stood computed using weighted liner regression analysis. The researchers computed coefficients
of R-squared to summarize extent of relationship between gestational ages alongside mean
cognitive scores. The researchers compared cognitive performances, academic performance,
motor skills, behavior variations between pre-term and term kids at diverse phases in life