School performance at nine years of age in very premature and very low birth weight infants : Perinatal risk factors and predictors at five years of age
- Hille, E.T.M.
- Ouden, A.L. den
- Bauer, L.
- Oudenrijn, C. van den
- Brand, R.
- Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P.
DOIAbstract
To assess the impact of both perinatal disorders and developmental problems identified at preschool age on school performance, we followed a virtually complete birth cohort of very premature (<32 completed weeks of gestation) and very low birth weight infants until they were 9 years of age. In 84% of the survivors (n = 813), data on school performance were available for analysis. At the age of 9 years, 19% of the children were in special education. Of the children in mainstream education, 32% were in a grade below the appropriate level for age and 38% had special assistance. After correction for other perinatal items, children of low socioeconomic status and boys had significantly higher adjusted odds ratios for special education. Logistic ...
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