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School Difficulties in 20-Year-Olds Who Were Born Small for Gestational Age at Term in a Regional Cohort Study

Béatrice Larroque, Sandrine Bertrais, Paul Czernichow, Juliane Léger

PEDIATRICS · 2001 · 229 citations · 26 references

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Abstract

Being born SGA at term is associated with poorer school performance at 12 and 18 years. Fetal adaptation to conditions that retard growth during gestation may not be successful in maintaining brain development.

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