Pre-pregnancy obesity increases risk for neurocognitive problems in premature babies

Wednesday, July 19, 2017 - 10:22 in Health & Medicine

Children born extremely premature to women who are overweight or obese before the pregnancy are at an increased risk for low scores on tests of intelligence and cognitive processes that influence self-regulation and control, according to researchers.

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