Ju Lee Oei|Edward Melhuish|Hannah Uebel|Nadin Azzam|Courtney Breen|Lucy Burns|Lisa Hilder|Barbara Bajuk|Mohamed E Abdel?Latif|Meredith Ward|John M Feller|Janet Falconer|Sara Clews|John Eastwood|Annie Li|Ian Wright
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and High School Performance
Royal Hospital for Women|Ingham Institute|Start|University of Oxford|Birkbeck, University of London|UNSW Sydney|Canberra Hospital|Australian National University|Royal Hospital for Women|Sydney Children's Hospital|Albion Centre|Albion Centre|University of Sydney|Ingham Institute|Sydney Local Health District|Griffith University|Start|Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute|University of Wollongong|Wollongong Hospital
little known longterm including school outcomes children diagnosed neonatal abstinence syndrome nas international statistical classification disease related problems 10th edition australian modification p961linked analysis health curriculumbased test data children born state new south wales nsw australia 2000 2006 children nas n 2234 compared control group matched gestation socioeconomic status gender n 4330 control nsw children n 598 265 population results national assessment program literacy numeracy grades 3 5 7mean test scores range 01000 children nas significantly lower grade 3 359 vs control 410 vs population 421 deficit progressive grade 7 children nas scored lower children grade 5 risk meeting minimum standards independently associated nas adjusted odds ratio aor 25 95 confidence interval ci 2227 indigenous status aor 22 95 ci 2223 male gender aor 13 95 ci 1314 low parental education aor 15 95 ci 1116 ps 001a neonatal diagnostic code nas strongly associated poor deteriorating school performance parental education may decrease risk failure children nas families must identified early provided support minimize consequences poor educational outcomes