Educational Outcomes for Children at 7 to 9 Years of Age After Birth at 39 vs 40 to 42 Weeks' Gestation.

ABSTRACT: Birth at 39 weeks' gestation is common and thought to be safe for mother and neonate. However, findings of long-term outcomes for children born at this gestational age have been conflicting. To evaluate the association of birth at 39 weeks' gestation with childhood numeracy and literacy scores at ages 7 to 9 years compared with birth at 40 to 42 weeks' gestation. In this Australian statewide, population-based cohort study using a causal inference framework based on target trial emulation, perinatal data on births between January 1, 2005, and December 31, 2011, were linked to educational outcomes at 7 to 9 years of age. Statistical analyses were performed from December 2022 to June 2023. Birth at 39 weeks' gestation compared with birth at 40 to 42 weeks' gestation. Numeracy and literacy out

SUBMITTER: Hiscock RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10656640 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature