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Background: Preterm children are at increased risk of cognitive and language delay compared with term‐born children. While many perinatal factors associated with prematurity are well established, there is limited research concerning the influence of the socio‐familial environment on the development of preterm children. This study aims to assess the relative impact of perinatal and socio‐familial risk factors on cognitive and language development at 2 years corrected age (CA). Method: This retrospective cross‐sectional study included preterm infants with a gestational age <32 weeks and/or a birth weight <1500 g, who underwent neurodevelopmental assessment at 2 years CA. Cognitive and language scores were assessed using the Bayley Scales of Infant–Toddler Development, third edition. Adjusted odds ratios (aORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using a multivariable model to examine the relationship between developmental delays and perinatal and socio‐familial factors. Result: The prevalence of language delay was negatively associated with daycare attendance (aOR: 0.25, 95% CI: 0.07–0.85, p < 0.05) and high maternal educational levels (aOR: 0.24, 95% CI: 0.05–0.93, p < 0.05) and positively associated with bilingual environments (aOR: 5.62, 95% CI: 1.46–24.3, p < 0.05). Perinatal and postnatal risk factors did not show a significant impact on cognitive or language development. Conclusion: The development of language appears to be more influenced by the socio‐familial environment than by early perinatal and postnatal factors associated with prematurity. These findings highlight the importance of considering socio‐familial factors in the early identification and intervention of language delay among preterm children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Pseudo-Bartter syndrome presents the same clinical and biological characteristics as Bartter syndrome but without primary renal tubule abnormalities. We relate the case of a premature baby presenting at birth with severe hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis associated with hyponatremia and hypochloremia. Maternal blood at the time of delivery showed the same electrolyte perturbations. The baby’s mother had suffered from anorexia and vomiting during pregnancy. A few weeks after birth the baby’s blood abnormalities had almost returned to normal. Chloride depletion is at the origin of both maternal and fetal hypokalemic alkalosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To examine the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the resulting isolation measures on the risk of postpartum depression (PPD) after preterm birth.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of mothers of extreme and early preterm infants who completed the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) at the standardized 3-6 months follow-up consultation for preterm infants. Mothers assessed during the COVID-19 pandemic (n = 34; from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021) were compared with an antecedent control group (n = 108; from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019). A multivariable logistic regression model was used to examine the relationship between the pandemic and the risk of PPD (EPDS score ≥13).Results: The prevalence of depressive symptoms was significantly higher in the COVID-19 study group (26% versus 12%, P = 0.043). The multivariable logistic regression model showed a significant association between the COVID-19 pandemic and the risk of PPD (adjusted odds ratio 3.60, 95% confidence interval 1.06-12.59, P = 0.040).Conclusion: Among mothers of extreme and early preterm infants, the COVID-19 pandemic was independently associated with a higher risk of PPD. This confirms the need for a close and long-term follow up of maternal psychological health after preterm birth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]