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Longitudinal neonatal brain development and socio-demographic correlates of infant outcomes following preterm birth

Preterm birth results in premature exposure of the brain to the extrauterine environment during a critical period of neurodevelopment. Consequently, infants born preterm are at a heightened risk of adverse behavioural outcomes in later life. We …