Neonatal outcomes
Neonatal mortality Infant mortality Preterm birth—gestational age <37 weeks Post-term birth—gestational age of 42 or more completed weeks of pregnancy Small for gestational age—birth weight <10th centile for its gestational age and sex using a Canadian standard (Kramer et al, 2001) Large for gestational age—birth weight is above 90th centile for their gestational age and sex using Canadian standard (Kramer et al, 2001) Low birth weight High birth weight Apgar scores—5 min Apgar score of 7 or less Length of stay in hospital >3 days Neonatal intensive care unit admissions Neonatal readmissions Breastfeeding initiation Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn
Postnatal adaption syndrome: including: respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), convulsions of newborn, feeding difficulties, jaundice, hypoglycaemia, Apgar scores—5 min Apgar score of 7 or less
Congenital anomalies: Down syndrome, neural tube defects, congenital heart defects (ventricular septal defects and atrial septal defects)
Severe neonatal morbidity (including: neonatal sepsis, hypoxic–ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE), brachial plexus injury/palsy, persistent fetal circulation, neonatal hypertension, Grade III or IV intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH), periventricular leukomalacia (PVL), intubation, gastroschisis, omphalocele, diaphragmatic hernia) | Social outcomes:
Teen pregnancy Child taken into care
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Other disorders and disabilities:
Motor disorders: developmental coordination disorder, stereotypic movement disorder, Tourette syndrome Communication, speech and language disorders Asthma Diabetes Epilepsy Vision/hearing disability Learning disabilities
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Educational outcomes:
Special education funding Grade repetition Successful education outcomes—EDI, grade 3 assessment in reading and numeracy, grade 7 assessments in math and school engagement, grade 8 assessment in reading and writing, grade 12 standard tests—language arts and math High school completion
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