School Readiness Among Children Born Preterm in Manitoba, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Children born preterm may experience learning challenges at school. However, there is a paucity of data on the school readiness of these children as they prepare to begin grade 1.

Objective

To examine the association between prematurity and school readiness in a population-based cohort of children.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study was conducted in the province of Manitoba, Canada, and involved 2 cohorts of children in kindergarten at the time of data collection. The population-based cohort included children born between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2011, whose school readiness was assessed in kindergarten using the Early Development Instrument (EDI) data. The sibling cohort comprised children born preterm and their closest-in-age sib

SUBMITTER: Louis D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9361185 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature