On the other hand, the risks of developmental, cognitive, and academic difficulties associated with preterm birth that continue beyond infanthood and early childhood should not be overlooked. In fact, age-correction among the very preterm (i.e., less than 28 weeks gestation or LBW) has been suggested to overestimate developmental and cognitive functioning and hence lead to under-detection of any developmental difficulties and subsequent delay of needed intervention (Wilson & Craddock, 2004). Further, the validity of using corrected assessment scores as an indicator of current functioning has been called into question on a number of dimensions: measurement error involved in calculating gestational age (e.g., use of obstetric exams); the potential inaccuracy of assessing preterm children with measures that were developed for and standardised with full-term children; and the ongoing debate regarding whether preterm and full-term children develop at parallel rates or in the same pattern, and, as a consequence should they be compared at all (DiPietro & Allen, 1991; Miller et al., 1977; Kalmar, 1996)?
On the other hand, the risks of developmental, cognitive, and academic difficulties associated with preterm birth that continue beyond infanthood and early childhood should not be overlooked. In fact, age-correction among the very preterm (i.e., less than 28 weeks gestation or LBW) has been suggested to overestimate developmental and cognitive functioning and hence lead to under-detection of any developmental difficulties and subsequent delay of needed intervention (Wilson & Craddock, 2004). Further, the validity of using corrected assessment scores as an indicator of current functioning has been called into question on a number of dimensions: measurement error involved in calculating gestational age (e.g., use of obstetric exams); the potential inaccuracy of assessing preterm children with measures that were developed for and standardised with full-term children; and the ongoing debate regarding whether preterm and full-term children develop at parallel rates or in the same pattern, and, as a consequence should they be compared at all (DiPietro & Allen, 1991; Miller et al., 1977; Kalmar, 1996)?
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