Preterm Children have lower school-readiness than full-term children: JAMA
Preterm Children had a lower school readiness when compared to full-term children as per a recent study that was published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.
Learning challenges may be experienced by Children at school born prematurely. But there is insufficient data on the school readiness of these children as they prepare to begin grade 1. Hence, to examine the association between prematurity and school readiness in a population-based cohort of children, researchers from Canada conducted a study. 2 cohorts of children in kindergarten born between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2011, from Manitoba, Canada were taken into the study. Prematurity was defined as gestational age less than 37 weeks and their 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 siblings' born full term. Data were analyzed between March 12 and September 28, 2021.
The primary outcome of measurement was a vulnerability in the EDI which is defined as a score below the tenth percentile of the Canadian population norms for any 1 or more of the 5 EDI domains. The 5 EDI domains are physical health and well-being, social competence, emotional maturity, language and cognitive development, and communication skills and general knowledge. The factors associated with vulnerability in the EDI were identified by Logistic regression models.
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