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Low Birth Weight and Psychoeducational Outcomes: Investigation of an African American Birth Cohort
- Source :
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Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment . Jun 2021 39(3):346-353. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- African Americans experience more than double the prevalence of low birth weight (LBW)/premature birth compared to their Caucasian counterparts, reflecting a public health crisis and a significant social justice concern. However, there is a paucity of LBW outcome studies in African American samples. There are even fewer that investigate developmental outcomes within the moderately LBW range (i.e., 1500-2500 g), the most prevalent category of LBW births. This study investigates the relationship between LBW and various psychoeducational outcomes in a prospectively designed African American birth cohort. Multivariate logit analyses of the Johns Hopkins University Pathways to Adulthood study compared LBW children with normal birth weight children on a number of outcome measures at seven and 8 years of age. Results revealed that children born within the lowest birth weight category produced the most adverse findings, from both a statistical and clinical standpoint, on measures of cognitive ability, academic achievement, speech, language, auditory processing, and visual-motor integration.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0734-2829
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1294036
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0734282920965962