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Pre-Birth Household Challenges Predict Future Child's School Readiness and Academic Achievement

Robyn A Husa1,2, Jared W Parrish2, Heidi S Johnson3

  • 1Alaska Mental Health Board, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Juneau, AK 99811, USA.

Children (Basel, Switzerland)
|March 25, 2022
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Maternal pre-birth household challenges, including homelessness and intimate partner violence, significantly increase risks for children

Area of Science:

  • Child Development
  • Public Health
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Early childhood development and school readiness are crucial for long-term success in education, career, and health.
  • Identifying and mitigating early life determinants of school readiness is essential for supporting children's well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of pre-birth household challenges on children's early school readiness.
  • To analyze the relationship between maternal adverse experiences before birth and child developmental outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective cohort study linking Alaska Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) data with administrative and education records (2009-2019).
  • Analysis of kindergarten developmental scores, third-grade reading assessments, and attendance records.
  • Generalized linear models with Quasi-Poisson distributions to assess the predictive value of pre-birth challenges.

Main Results:

  • Increased numbers of pre-birth household challenges were associated with a higher risk of children not meeting developmental and reading proficiency benchmarks.
  • Experiencing pre-birth household stressors correlated with an increased risk of chronic absenteeism in children.

Conclusions:

  • Early intervention and support systems for pregnant individuals and families are critical to address pre-birth stressors.
  • Proactive prenatal care is vital for mitigating household challenges and promoting optimal child development and school readiness.

Keywords:
ACEsPRAMSearly developmenthousehold challengespre-birthreadingschool readiness

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