Children who were born prematurely tend to have emotional and behavioral problems that are likely to still be present when they enter school, and to persist for at least a year.
Past research has shown that preterm children have an increased risk of attention problems, hyperactivity, anxiety or depression and social problems.Preterm children have higher rates of persistent and changing emotional and behavioral problems at school entry – between ages 4 and 5 – than do full-term children, and that their problems are more persistent.
A full-term pregnancy lasts 39 to 41 weeks a research analysis supports that 401 kids born very early, between 25 and 31 weeks of pregnancy, as well as 653 kids born moderately preterm, between 32 and 35 weeks, and 389 kids born at full term.