Early birth is a key factor in educational disadvantage of twins: A data linkage study.

Justin ZeltzerAntonia W ShandPatrick KellyJohn L HopperKatrina J ScurrahNatasha Nassar

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2019)

Almost all of the educational disadvantage experienced by twins, compared with singletons, is attributable to the risk associated with shorter gestational age, and partly by poor foetal growth. These findings support efforts to prolong gestation of twin pregnancies.

Keyphrases

gestational age
birth weight
preterm birth
electronic health record
genome wide
big data
dna methylation
machine learning
pregnant women
hiv testing
human immunodeficiency virus
data analysis