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Analyzing the outcomes of the preterm population can identify risk factors and enable specific early interventions.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Aims:<\/jats:bold> Neuroprem is a prospective cohort study of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants that aims to evaluate the neurodevelopmental outcomes and risk factors for severe functional disability at 2 years of corrected age.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> Nine Italian neonatal intensive care units participated in the network. The Griffiths Mental Developmental Scales (GMDS-R) or the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (BSDI III) and a neuro-functional evaluation (according to the International Classification of Disability and Health and Neuro-Functional Assessment, or NFA ICF-CY) were administered to VLBW infants at 24 months of corrected age. The primary outcome measure was severe functional disability, defined as cerebral palsy, bilateral blindness, deafness, an NFA ICF-CY of &amp;gt;2, a BSDI III cognitive composite score of &amp;lt;2 SD, or a GMDS-R global quotient score of &amp;lt;2 SD. Perinatal risk factors for severe functional disability were assessed through multivariate logistic regression analysis.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> Among 502 VLBW survivors who completed the 24-month follow-up, 48 (9.6%) presented severe functional disability, of whom 27 had cerebral palsy (5.4%). Rates of severe functional disability and cerebral palsy were higher in neonates with a lower gestational age (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001). Overall, 147 infants (29.3%) were referred to neuromotor intervention. In the multivariate regression model, gestational age at birth OR 0.79; 95% CI 0.67\u20130.90; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.001) and periventricular-intraventricular hemorrhage (OR 2.51; 95% CI 1.19\u20135.26; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.015) were significantly associated with severe functional disability.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> Neuroprem 2 provides updated information on the neurodevelopmental outcomes of VLBW infants in a large Italian cohort. The overall rate of neurodevelopmental disabilities was quite lower than reported in the previous literature. 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