J Peds April issue Vol 156, No.4 pg 525 has an interesting study which evaluated 219 surviving <26 week preterms who are now 11 years and noted that there was 8% incidence of autism in these preterms compared to none in term born classmates. Not having breast milk was also associated with autism spectrum disorders.
There is lot more to be done in our NICU population to improve their outcomes. One good news is breast milk may help in this aspect as well.
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