Having a pregnancy go longer than expected can always be a surprising bit of stress to hit your life. But, if you find yourself dealing with that situation? There might be a little benefit that comes from it.

A new study has been conducted by JAMA Pediatrics that has found a connection between late term pregnancies and the child having eventual educational strengths down the line.

“Researchers compared test scores of kids ages 8 through 15 on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). In the group, more than 320,000 children were born early-term, nearly 720,000 born at full-term, and almost 120,000 born late-term. They then looked at whether the children were classified as gifted by the Florida Department of Education.

The results? The kids who arrived tardy to the party outperformed their counterparts in three key categories, with higher standardized test scores, a greater percentage classified as gifted, and a smaller percentage with poor cognitive outcomes.”

Learn more about the study and what it means for your family, check out the full details from FitPregnancy writer Hollee Actman Becker, right here.

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