Figure 2.

Which comes first, the immaturity or the apnoea? A model of the interplay between the causes (top) and consequences (bottom) of apnoea of prematurity and respiratory immaturity in neonates, and how this might lead to neurodevelopmental impairment. DCD, developmental coordination disorder. Dashed lines indicate mixed causes between the sequelae of AOP and prematurity itself on neurological damage in these infants. This figure was created using BioRender (https://Biorender.com).