Abstract
Extremely low birthweight children (ELBW, <750 gm) who have survived since the 1980's are now entering adolescence. We compared the health and educational status of 56 ELBW (77% of survivors of a regional cohort born 1982-1986) to 51 750-1499 gm birthweight (VLBW) and 47 normal birthweight(NBW) children who were seen twice at mean ages of 6 and 11 years. At 6 years 8(14%) ELBW vs. 2 (4%) VLBW had neurosensory deficits, and 12 (21%) ELBW vs. 3(6%) VLBW vs. no NBW children had an IQ <70 (Kaufman MPC).
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