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ArticleMaternal and child health journal2022

Education Outcomes of Children Born Late Preterm: A Retrospective Whole-Population Cohort Study.

L K Crockett, C A Ruth, M I Heaman, M D Brownell

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Article in Maternal and child health journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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L K CrockettDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, 374(1) - 753 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3E 0T6, Canada. umcrocke@myumanitoba.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6504-2506
C A RuthManitoba Centre for Health Policy, University of Manitoba, 408 - 727 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3E 3P5, Canada.
M I HeamanCollege of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Helen Glass Centre for Nursing, University of Manitoba, 89 Curry Place, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada.
M D BrownellDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, 374(1) - 753 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3E 0T6, Canada.
Manitoba Health · CAUniversity of Manitoba · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEarly life exposures can have an impact on a child's developmental trajectory and children born late preterm (34-36 weeks gestational age) are increasingly recognized to have health and developmental setbacks that extend into childhood.

objectivesThe purpose of this study was to assess whether late preterm birth was associated with poorer developmental and educational outcomes in the early childhood period, after controlling for health and social factors.

methodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study using administrative databases housed at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, including all children born late preterm (34-36 weeks gestational age (GA)) and at full-term (39-41 weeks GA) between 2000 and 2005 in urban Manitoba (N = 28,100). Logistic regression was used to examine the association between gestational age (GA) and outcomes, after adjusting for covariates.

resultsAdjusted analyses demonstrated that children born late preterm had a higher prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (aOR = 1.25, 95% CI [1.03, 1.51]), were more likely to be vulnerable in the language and cognitive (aOR = 1.29, 95% CI [1.06, 1.57]), communication and general knowledge (aOR = 1.24, 95% CI [1.01, 1.53]), and physical health and well-being (aOR = 1.27, 95% CI [1.04, 1.53]) domains of development at kindergarten, and were more likely to repeat kindergarten or grade 1 (aOR = 1.52, 95% CI [1.03, 2.25]) compared to children born at term. They did not differ in receipt of special education funding, in social maturity or emotional development at kindergarten, and in reading and numeracy assessments in the third grade.

conclusionsGiven that the late preterm population makes up 75% of the preterm population, their poorer outcomes have implications at the population level. This study underscores the importance of recognizing the developmental vulnerability of this population and adequately accounting for the social differences between children born late preterm and at term.

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Premature BirthChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesEducational StatusFemaleGestational AgeHumansInfant, NewbornPregnancyRetrospective StudiesEarly childhood developmentEarly development instrumentEducational outcomesLate pretermSocioeconomic status

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