Maternal and psychosocial antecedents of anxiety and depression in extremely low gestational age newborns at age 15 years

ObjectivesThe prevalence of many psychiatric symptoms, including anxiety and depression, is higher in individuals born extremely preterm (EP) than in term-born individuals during childhood and adolescence. In this prospective study of adolescents born EP, we examined associations between early-life risk factors (prenatal maternal health conditions, socioeconomic and social factors) and anxiety and depression at 15 years of age.MethodsWe included 682 participants (53.2% White, 57.8% male) who were born