Studies

Brain imaging findings and child development

• Diffusion-weighted and functional magnetic resonance imaging of the brain in preterm and term-born adolescents
• Diffusion Tensor Imaging as a Diagnostic and Research Tool: A Study on Preterm Infants
• Cognitive and neuropsychological outcome in relation to brain imaging findings in very low birth weight children

Placental-related factors for the development of preterm infants

• The Association between Growth and Neurodevelopment in Very Preterm Infants – A Follow-up Study in the PIPARI Study
• Antenatal inflammation and brain pathology in preterm infants

The development of the very preterm infant

• Cognitive development of very preterm born children at 11 years of age
• Prediction of neurodevelopment and neuromotor trajectories in very preterm born children up to 11 years of age: PIPARI Study
• Cognitive Development of Very Low Birth Weight Children from Infancy to Pre-school Age
• The Vulnerable Brain and Very Preterm Infants – Findings from the PIPARI-Study
• Language in Acquisition : Early Lexical Development and Associations between Lexicon and Grammar : Findings from Full-Term and Very-Low-Birth-Weight Finnish Children

The very preterm infant and the psychological growth environment

• Psychological well-being of the parents and child development, behavior, and quality of life in very low birth weight infants
• Early relationship between very preterm infant and mother: The role of infant, maternal and dyadic factors