Developmental follow-up of children and young people born preterm, NICE guideline 2017

摘要

In August 2017, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published a guideline entitled 'Developmental follow-up of children and young people born preterm'.1 The 668-page guideline, with similar length in appendices, describes the risks of developmental problems, and the assessments and support recommended for children and young people born before 37+0 weeks' gestation. The Guideline Committee included paedi-atric and neonatal clinicians, therapists, psychologists, researchers in neonatology and two lay members.