This letter relates to a CMAJ commentary by Batton and Batton.1 As parents of a preterm child, the term "significant physical and developmental issues" represented a grey area for us. In our extensive readings, we came across many nebulous terms referring to outcome: "language impairments with lasting effects," "cognitive-developmental disorders," "dysfunction," "unfavourable outcome," "functional and social-behavioural deficits" and "mental and motor impairments." There were many other examples.
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