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Exclusion criteria: preterm birth (<37 weeks), twins, and genetic aberrations. Cases were matched with two to four healthy controls on age, sex, gestational age at delivery, and region of birth. Neurodevelopmental outcome at 33\u201360-months was assessed by the\n Ages & Stages Questionnaire<\/jats:italic>\n (ASQ). Comparisons were performed by the Mann-Whitney U test and logistic regression analysis and presented as\n p<\/jats:italic>\n -values and odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n There were no differences in ASQ score between 105 cases with any CHD (230 (IQR 195\u2013260)) and 179 controls (235 (IQR 205\u2013265)),\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.12. Cases had five-fold increased odds of a low score compared to controls after adjusting for maternal educational level and children\u2019s age at ASQ completion (OR 5.02, 95% CI 1.49;16.90). This was primarily driven by cases with prenatally undetected VSD, where 20% scored below \u22122 standard deviations. No differences were found across individual CHD subgroups. In cases with prenatally undetected TGA, the total ASQ score was 185 (IQR 145\u2013190) compared to 220 (IQR 190\u2013270) in prenatally detected TGA,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.08.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n The overall ASQ score in children with surgically corrected CHD was comparable to controls. However, cases had five-fold increased odds of a low score, primarily driven by children with prenatally undetected VSD. Additionally, ASQ scores were lower in TGA cases, especially when undetected prenatally, though not significant. 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