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

RJ Hiscock; JA Atkinson; S Tong; SP Walker; A Kennedy; JYL Cheong; JL Quach; LC Gurrin; R Hastie; A Lindquist

Journal article

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

RJ Hiscock, JA Atkinson, S Tong, SP Walker, A Kennedy, JYL Cheong, JL Quach, LC Gurrin, R Hastie, A Lindquist

JAMA Network Open | AMER MEDICAL ASSOC | Published : 2023

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.43721

Abstract

Importance: 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. Objective: 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. Design, Setting, and Participants: 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 ana..

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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

Dr Hastie (grant no. 1176922), Dr Tong (grant no. 1136418), Dr Cheong (grant no. 2016390), Dr Walker (grant no. 1183854), and Dr Lindquist (grant no. 1185467) were all supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council.