IMPORTANCE Successful acquisition of language is foundational for health and well-being across the life course and is patterned by medical and social determinants that operate in early life. OBJECTIVE To investigate the associations of neighborhood disadvantage, gestational age, and English as first language with speech, language, and communication concerns among children aged 27 to 30 months.
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