EFFECTS OF PRENATAL AND PERINATAL COMPLICATIONS ON DEVELOPMENT AT ONE-YEAR OF AGE

  • 1 January 1976
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 47  (3) , 613-621
Abstract
Variables (35) descriptive of birth and obstetric complications, prematurity, maternal discomfort and demographic status were studied for a sample of 322 infants. Factor analyses of these variables resulted in 7 major factors that were used to predict developmental status at 1 yr of age for 233 of the subjects. Factors identified as prematurity, delivery and related variables, ethnicity and complications made significant independent contributions to Cattell DQ [Developmental Quotient] at 1 yr. When Cattell DQs were corrected for the effects of gestational age, only delivery and related variables remained critical, confirming the importance of this factor for later development.