Babies with poor thyroid function missed at birth do worse on NAPLAN test in primary school, finds NSW study

By Kate Aubusson
Updated August 28 2016 - 10:39pm, first published July 31 2016 - 5:00am
A heel-prick test may be missing newborns at risk of poorer education and development outcomes.
A heel-prick test may be missing newborns at risk of poorer education and development outcomes.
Newborn screening may be missing babies at risk of poorer NAPLAN scores. Photo: Pat Scala
Newborn screening may be missing babies at risk of poorer NAPLAN scores. Photo: Pat Scala

Screening for a serious congenital condition may fail to identify newborns at risk of poor reading and numeracy skills in primary school, world-first research suggests.

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