School performance is impaired in children with both simple and complex congenital heart disease

• DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1073046
• Publication Date: 2023-02-23T10:03:54Z
• Authors: Camilla Omann; Rasmus Kristensen; Ann Tabor; J. William Gaynor; Vibeke E. Hjortdal; Camilla Nyboe
• Keywords: Danish

We do not know if children born with a simple or uncorrected congenital heart disease (CHD) have school performance issues and an increased need for special education compared to healthy peers. With this study we examine the in both complex CHD. Further, evaluate exposure preeclampsia smoking affects education.In nation-wide population based registry study, included all Danish CHD 1994-2012. In addition ten age gender matched control per child were included. Non-singletons syndrome excluded. Exposure was defined as having outcome needing service primary lower secondary school.The consisted of 7,559 77,046 non-CHD (controls). had higher children, OR: 2.14 (95% CI: 2.00; 2.28), p < 0.001. The odds ratio also when comparing minor 1.99 1.86; 2.14), exposed risk receiving unexposed children.We find that is impaired This applies If maternal further education.