Bourke J, Wong K, Srinivasjois R, et al. - Researchers conducted this retrospective cohort study to illustrate the long-term neurodevelopmental and cognitive outcomes for children born preterm. Information on children born between 1983 and 2010 in Western Australia was obtained by linking to population databases on births, deaths and disabilities. Using parametric survival models, the impact of covariates and predicted survival was analyzed. Of the 720,901 recorded live births, 12,083 children were diagnosed with disability [defined as a diagnosis of intellectual disability, autism, or cerebral palsy], and 5,662 died without any diagnosis of disability. In addition to gestational age, Apgar score, birth weight, sex, socioeconomic status, and maternal ethnicity have pronounced impacts on disability-free survival.