Grade 3 school performance among children born preterm: a population-based cohort study.

Deepak LouisSapna OberoiFlorencia M RicciChristy PylypjukRuben AlvaroMary SeshiaCecilia de CaboDiane ModdemannMonica SirskiLisa M LixAllan GarlandChelsea Anastasia Ruth

Published in: Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition (2022)

Children born preterm had poorer performance in grade 3 numeracy and reading proficiencies than children born full term. All children born preterm, not just those born extremely preterm, should be screened for reading and numeracy performance in school and strategies implemented to address any deficits.

Keyphrases

gestational age
low birth weight
preterm infants
preterm birth
young adults
physical activity