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Impact of birth size on academic performance in adolescence (opens in a new tab)

news-medical.net · 2026-10-23

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Claim 1 of 7Not checkedA study following more than 92,000 children found that early developmental differences linked to delivery timing largely fade, while associations between smaller birth size and academic performance persist into adolescence.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 7Not checkedThe study compared the associations of gestational age and fetal size with early childhood neurodevelopment and adolescent academic performance.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 7Not checkedIn adolescence, gestational age at term had little association with national test scores, except for a small negative association between birth at 37 weeks and English performance at fifth grade.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 7Not checkedBeing small for gestational age was consistently linked to lower math and reading scores from fifth to ninth grade, while being large for gestational age was associated with higher math scores at ninth grade.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 5 of 7Not checkedChildren born small for gestational age scored approximately 1.8 to 2.3 points lower in math than those of appropriate size, on a standardized scale with an average of 50.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 6 of 7Not checkedThe researchers found little evidence that gestational age and fetal size interacted in their associations with developmental outcomes, suggesting the two measures provide largely independent information.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 7 of 7Not checkedThe authors emphasized that the results should inform discussions about delivery timing rather than be interpreted as evidence supporting changes in current obstetric management.View evidenceHide evidence

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