Early term and late preterm birth are associated with poorer school performance at age 5 years: a cohort study.
- Quigley, MA
- Poulsen, G
- Boyle, E
- Wolke, D
- Field, D
- Alfirevic, Z
- Kurinczuk, JJ
DOIAbstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare school performance at age 5 years in children born at full term (39-41 weeks gestation) with those born at early term (37-38 weeks gestation), late preterm (34-36 weeks gestation), moderately preterm (32-33 weeks gestation) and very preterm (<32 weeks gestation). DESIGN: Population-based cohort (UK Millennium Cohort Study). PARTICIPANTS: Seven thousand six hundred and fifty children born in 2000-2001 and attending school in England in 2006. METHODS: School performance was measured using the foundation stage profile (FSP), a statutory assessment by teachers at the end of the child's first school year. The FSP comprises 13 assessment scales (scored from 1 to 9). Children who achieve an average of 6 points per scale and a...
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