Gestational Age at Delivery and Special Educational Need: Retrospective Cohort Study of 407,503 Schoolchildren

Mackay, Daniel; C. S. Smith, Gordon; Dobbie, Richard; P. Pell, Jill

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000289

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Gestational Age at Delivery and Special Educational Need: Retrospective Cohort Study of 407,503 Schoolchildren

Published in PLoS Medicine • Jun 8, 2010

Authors:

Daniel Mackay

Gordon C. S. Smith

Richard Dobbie

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have demonstrated an association between preterm delivery and increased risk of special educational need (SEN). The aim of our study was to examine the risk of SEN across the full range of gestation. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We conducted a population-based, retrospective st...

Subject

Gestation

Medicine

Odds ratio

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