Gestational age at birth and academic performance: population-based cohort study | Zendy

Kathryn M. Abel | Zendy; Hein Heuvelman | Zendy; Susanne Wicks | Zendy; Dheeraj Rai | Zendy; Richard Emsley | Zendy; Renee M. Gardner | Zendy; Christina Dalman | Zendy

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Gestational age at birth and academic performance: population-based cohort study

Author(s) -

Kathryn M. Abel,

Hein Heuvelman,

Susanne Wicks,

Dheeraj Rai,

Richard Emsley,

Renee M. Gardner,

Christina Dalman

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyw284

Subject(s) - gestational age , medicine , birth weight , sibling , confidence interval , demography , pediatrics , low birth weight , small for gestational age , population , prospective cohort study , pregnancy , developmental psychology , psychology , biology , genetics , environmental health , sociology

Numerous studies suggest pre-term birth is associated with cognitive deficit. However, less is known about cognitive outcomes following post-term birth, or the influence of weight variations within term or post-term populations. We examined associations between gestational age (GA) and school performance, by weight-for-GA, focusing on extremely pre- and post-term births.

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