Changes in the prevalence of cerebral palsy for children born very prematurely within a population-based program over 30 years

A study to assess the changes in population-based, gestational age-specific prevalence of Cerebral palsy among extremely premature infants over 30 years was conducted. Results concluded that children whose gestational age was between 20 to 27 weeks and whose birth weight were between 500 to 1250gms showed a steady reduction in the last decade with stable or reducing mortality.