Child health-related behaviors, social connectedness, and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children born preterm in the ECHO Cohort.

Publication date: Jul 20, 2026

We evaluated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents born preterm versus at term. This prospective cohort study included participants aged 13-21 years in the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort. Participants completed questionnaires from April 2020 to June 2022 about their behaviors during the pandemic and the impact of the pandemic on their social connectedness and overall well-being. Analyses compared adolescents born extremely preterm (before 28 weeks of gestation; n = 419) and those born moderate or late preterm (≥ 28 weeks and 

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Concepts Keywords
Behavior
COVID-19
Extremely premature infant
Mental health
Preterm birth
SARS-CoV-2
Well-being

Semantics

Type Source Name
disease MESH COVID-19 pandemic
disease MESH included
pathway REACTOME Reproduction
drug DRUGBANK Methylenedioxyethamphetamine
drug DRUGBANK Methylphenidate
disease MESH Preterm birth

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