Gry Poulsen, Dieter Wolke, Jennifer J Kurinczuk, Elaine M Boyle, David Field, Zarko Alfirevic, Maria A Quigley
BACKGROUND: Recent studies suggest that children born at late preterm (34-36 weeks gestation) and early term (37-38 weeks) may have poorer developmental outcomes than children born at full term (39-41 weeks). We examined how gestational age is related to cognitive ability in early childhood using the U.K. Millennium Cohort Study. METHODS: Cognitive development was assessed using Bracken School Readiness Assessment at age 3 years, British Ability Scales II at ages 3, 5 and 7 years and Progress in Mathematics at age 7 years...
July 2013: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology