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Gestational Age and Child Development at Age Five in a Population-Based Cohort of Australian Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Children.

Mark J HanlyKathleen FalsterGeorgina ChambersJohn LynchEmily BanksNusrat HomairaMarni BrownellSandra EadesLouisa Jorm
Published in: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology (2017)
Although the relation of gestational age to developmental vulnerability was similar in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children, Aboriginal children had a higher risk of developmental vulnerability at all gestational ages, which was largely accounted for by socio-economic disadvantage.
Keyphrases
  • gestational age
  • birth weight
  • preterm birth
  • young adults
  • climate change
  • weight gain
  • pregnant women
  • mental health
  • physical activity