Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

Vidcast:  ttps://youtu.be/4O6kaDUCs-4   Children born even as little as 3 weeks prematurely during the summer months may be inappropriately placed a grade ahead.   Then they go through their elementary education at a profound disadvantage and are twice as likely to underperform.     The researchers at Britain’s University of Leeds do not recommend arbitrarily holding back a premie. Instead they suggest special educational services for such kids when they stumble and require them.     I suggest that, for educational placement purposes, the child’s date of birth be considered to be their expected due date, the date on which they should have been born.  Then, again, if the child needs help, it may be provided.     University of Leeds. "Early education setback for summer premature births." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 13 August 2019. to be published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.   #Premies #schoolplacement #duedate