Birth weight and school absences and attainment: a longitudinal linked cohort study of compulsory schooling in England
Children born smaller missed slightly more classes (~1 day per year) during primary school and had lower English and Maths performance across compulsory education. Exploring specific health conditions and understanding how education and health systems can work together to support children may help to reduce the burden.
Authors
- Katie Harron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3418-2856)
- Emla Fitzsimons
- Gergő Baranyi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3287-3629)
Institutions
- Great Ormond Street Hospital (GB)
- UK Dementia Research Institute (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Published
- 2025-04-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2025-328611
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 17.85
Funders
- Economic and Social Research Council