Educational Performance of Children Born Prematurely.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Survivors of preterm birth often present with medical morbidities; however, variation in their long-term educational performance has not been well described.

Objective

To estimate the association between gestational age and 4 outcomes in school-aged children: readiness to enter kindergarten, scores on standardized tests in elementary and middle school, gifted status, and low performance.

Design, setting, and participants

In a retrospective cohort study, children born in Florida between 1992 and 2002 at 23 to 41 weeks' gestation who entered Florida's public schools between 1995 and 2012 were assessed for kindergarten readiness and tested in mathematics and reading in grades 3 through 8. Data analysis was performed from January 12, 2016, to March 1, 2017.

SUBMITTER: Garfield CF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5710633 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature