Evidence · Systematic review or meta-analysis
Prenatal, Perinatal and Neonatal Risk Factors for Intellectual Disability: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis.
- Education and simulation
- Families and professional practice
- Medical
- Neurodevelopmental follow-up
- Neurology
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Summary
Systematic review and meta-analysis of 17 studies examining prenatal, perinatal and neonatal risk factors for non-genetic intellectual disability. Ten maternal prenatal factors, including maternal age, education, substance use, diabetes, hypertension, epilepsy and asthma, were associated with increased risk. Preterm birth, male sex and low birth weight were the perinatal and neonatal factors linked to intellectual disability. Relevant to neonatal clinicians counselling families and planning neurodevelopmental follow-up.
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