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| Title | The impact of wealth on the cognitive development of children who were preterm infants |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2012 |
| Authors | Braid, S, Donohue, PK, Strobino, DM |
| Journal | Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses |
| Volume | 12 |
| Pagination | 225-231 |
| Date Published | Aug |
| ISBN Number | 1536-0911; 1536-0903 |
| Accession Number | 22864003 |
| Keywords | *Child Development, *Cognition, *Social Class, Continental Population Groups/*statistics & numerical data, Ethnic Groups, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Income/*statistics & numerical data, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Premature/*psychology, Linear Models, Longitudinal Studies, Male, United States |
| Abstract | PURPOSE: : The purpose of this study was to explore the influence wealth has on cognitive development in 2-year-old children who were born preterm, and to determine whether racial/ethnic differences in wealth explained disparities in cognitive development. SUBJECTS: : A nationally representative sample of 1400 children who were born between 22 and 36 weeks' gestation. DESIGN: : Cohort study. METHODS: : Secondary data analysis of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey-Birth Cohort (ECLS-B). The ECLS-B was a prospective national longitudinal study of infants born in the United States during the calendar year 2001 drawn from birth certificates in the United States. MAIN OUTCOMES: : The impact wealth (parental homeownership and investments) had on cognitive development at 2 years and whether wealth eliminated the cognitive disparity seen between white, African American, and Hispanic children. PRINCIPAL RESULTS: : Wealth (homeownership and investments) did not have an independent effect on cognitive development, but it did eliminate the disparity between white children and African American children (P >/= .05). However, wealth did not eliminate the disparity in cognitive development between white children and Hispanic children. Hispanic children scored 3.91 points lower than white children (P |