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  • Child Psychology
  • Public Health

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  • Previous research indicated catch-up cognitive functioning in small-for-gestational-age newborns by age 2 years.
  • Understanding cognitive trajectories in infants born with varying birthweights is crucial for early intervention and developmental support.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare cognitive functioning in children born with high birthweight for gestational age (≥90% WGA) versus those in the 5-89% WGA range.
  • To assess cognitive development from 9 months of age through kindergarten.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort, including nonanomalous singletons.
  • Compared cognitive and academic functioning at four time points: 9 months, 2, 3.5, and 5.5 years.
  • Employed confounder-adjusted general linear models to analyze associations between WGA and cognitive outcomes.

Main Results:

  • A total of 2930 cases were analyzed, with 271 (9.2%) classified as ≥90% WGA.
  • Children with ≥90% WGA demonstrated no statistically significant differences in cognitive performance compared to normal WGA children at any measured time point (P = .068).
  • The rate of cognitive change across early childhood did not differ between the ≥90% WGA group and the normal WGA group.

Conclusions:

  • No significant differences in cognitive function were observed between children born with birthweights in the 5-89% WGA range and those in the ≥90% WGA range.
  • These findings suggest that high birthweight for gestational age does not negatively impact cognitive development during early childhood.