[Effects of High Birth Weight on the Development of Preschoolers].

Background: A high birth weight above 4,000 g may lead to risks in the development of affected children. The association is less studied than the effects of very low birth weight and is the subject of this study.

Methods: The retrospective study design used data from school entry surveys in Schleswig-Holstein (Germany) collected in 2014-2017 and included 88,858 children aged 5-6 years.