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Late preterm and early term birth are associated with poorer school performance at age 5 years
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Quigley, M. A., Poulsen, G., Boyle, E., Wolke, Dieter, Field, D., Alfirevic, Z. and Kurinczuk, J. J. (2011) Late preterm and early term birth are associated with poorer school performance at age 5 years. Pediatric Research, Volume 70 . p. 21. doi:10.1038/pr.2011.246 ISSN 0031-3998 .
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/pr.2011.246
Abstract
Background and aims: Some studies have observed poorer cognitive development in children born late preterm (34-36 weeks gestation) and early term (37-38 weeks gestation). Few studies have measured school performance in these children. We compared school performance in children born at full term (39-41 weeks gestation) with those born early term, late preterm and moderately/very preterm (< 34 weeks gestation).
Methods: We analysed data on 7,655 children from the Millennium Cohort Study who were attending school in England in 2006. School performance was measured using the Foundation Stage Profile (FSP), a statutory assessment by teachers at the end of the child's first school year (age 5). The FSP comprises 13 assessment scales (scored from 0-9). Children who achieve an average of 6 points per scale and at least 6 in certain scales are classified as “reaching a good level of overall achievement”.
Results: 51% of full term children had not reached a good level of overall achievement; this proportion increased with prematurity (55% in early term, 59% in late preterm, 64% in moderately/very preterm children). Compared with full term children, there were significantly elevated odds even in late preterm (adjusted OR 1.4, 95% CI: 1.1, 1.7) and early term (adjusted OR 1.2, 95% 1.0, 1.3) children. Early term birth accounted for a similar population attributable fraction (3%) as for all the preterm groups combined (gestation 23-36 weeks) (3%).
Conclusions: Late preterm and early term birth are associated with an elevated risk of poorer school performance at age 5.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Mental Health and Wellbeing Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Pediatric Research | ||||
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group | ||||
ISSN: | 0031-3998 | ||||
Official Date: | 2011 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 70 | ||||
Page Range: | p. 21 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1038/pr.2011.246 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
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