(Press-News.org) About The Study: In this study of 155,000 births, using a causal inference framework based on target trial emulation, birth at 39 weeks’ gestation was not associated with adverse numeracy and literacy outcomes at school age compared with birth at 40 to 42 weeks.
Authors: Roxanne Hastie, Ph.D., of the University of Melbourne, is the corresponding author.
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Educational outcomes for children at 7 to 9 years of age after birth at 39 vs 40 to 42 weeks’ gestation
JAMA Network Open
2023-11-17
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