Educational Performance of Extremely Preterm Infants in Primary School
Most children born EPT sat NAPLAN examinations in grade 3, and the majority performed above the NMS. Neonatal morbidity influenced the likelihood of children sitting the examinations, whereas sociodemographic risk factors impacted examination results. Many of the identified risk factors for poor performance were associated with social drivers of health and may benefit from initiatives to reduce socioeconomic disadvantage and targeted public health, educational initiatives.
Authors
- Antonia Shand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4200-9295)
- Francisco J. Schneuer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6245-7159)
- Dominic A. Fitzgerald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8181-9648)
- Nele Legge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2277-4547)
- Himanshu Popat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6991-9686)
- Natasha Nassar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3720-9655)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Royal Hospital for Women (AU)
- Liverpool Hospital (AU)
- Children's Hospital at Westmead (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PEDIATRICS
- Published
- 2025-06-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2024-069425
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49