The early educational environment at five years of age in a European cohort of children born very preterm: challenges and opportunities for research

• Main Authors: Alyssa Smith-Longee (Author), Samantha Johnson (Author), Adrien M. Aubert (Author), Anna-Veera Seppänen (Author), Veronique Pierrat (Author), Michael Zemlin (Author), Jo Lebeer (Author), Iemke Sarrechia (Author), Veronica Siljehav (Author), Jennifer Zeitlin (Author), Mariane Sentenac (Author), On behalf of the SHIPS research group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Early childhood education offers opportunities for stimulation in multiple developmental domains and its positive impact on long-term outcomes and wellbeing for children is well documented. Few studies have explored early education in children born very preterm (VPT; <32 weeks...