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Health before and after adoption from Eastern Europe
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- Landgren, Magnus (author)
- Department of Paediatrics, Skaraborg Hospital, Skövde, Sweden
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- Andersson Grönlund, Marita, 1959- (author)
- Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Section of Ophthalmology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Elfstrand, Per-Olof (author)
- Department of Paediatrics, Skaraborg Hospital, Skövde, Sweden
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- Simonsson, Jan-Erik (author)
- Department of Neuropaediatrics, The Queen Silvia Children’s Hospital, The Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Östra, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Svensson, Leif (author)
- Primary Care, Skövde, Sweden
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- Strömland, Kerstin (author)
- Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Section of Ophthalmology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
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- 2007-01-02
- 2006
- English.
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In: Acta Paediatrica. - : Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc.. - 0803-5253 .- 1651-2227. ; 95:6, s. 720-725
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- DESIGN: A population-based study of pre-adoption, arrival and post-adoption health.AIM: To report prenatal and postnatal background factors, morbidity, growth and development in adoptees from Eastern Europe.SUBJECTS AND METHODS: All 99 children born in Eastern Europe between 1990 and 1995 and adopted to western Sweden during 1993-1997 were invited to participate in the study. Altogether, 76 (77%) participated. Medical records from the birth countries, from the examination at arrival and from medical reports made during a mean post-adoption period of 5 years were evaluated.RESULTS: Low birth weight (< or = 2500 g) occurred in 48%. Congenital malformations were found in 22%. The biological mothers of 33% of the children had been considered alcoholics, and 16% of the children's mothers had been diagnosed with a psychiatric disability. A high incidence of infectious diseases, neurodevelopment disorders and growth retardation had been noted during the pre-adoption period. Upon arrival in Sweden 75% were diagnosed with a medical condition, most often an infection. After a 5-year post-adoption period, small head circumference was associated with alcohol exposure during pregnancy and 46% had at least one neurodevelopment or behavioural disorder.CONCLUSION: Adverse prenatal and perinatal factors, congenital malformations and post-adoption neurodevelopment disorders were common. Adoptees and adopters have complex needs for health support and information.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Oftalmologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Ophthalmology (hsv//eng)
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