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Suspected Neuropsychomotor Developmental Delay in the First 2 Years of Life in a Birth Cohort in the Brazilian Amazon: Incidence, Persistence and Risk Factors
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Araujo, Waleska Regina Machado; Malta, Maíra Barreto; Faggiani, Lucas Damasio; Cardoso, Marly Augusto; Matijasevich, Alicia – Infant and Child Development, 2022
We estimated risk factors associated with suspected neuropsychomotor developmental delay at age 2 years, in a birth cohort in the Brazilian Amazon. The Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition in Acre (MINA-Brasil) study is a population-based birth cohort involving children born between July 2015 and June 2016 in the municipality of Cruzeiro do…
Descriptors: Risk, Correlation, Psychomotor Skills, Developmental Delays
Sex Differences in the Association between Foetal Growth and Child Attention at Age Four: Specific Vulnerability of Girls
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Murray, Elizabeth; Matijasevich, Alicia; Santos, Iná S.; Barros, Aluísio J. D.; Anselmi, Luciana; Barros, Fernando C.; Stein, Alan – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2015
Background: Recent evidence suggests that impaired foetal growth may provide an early indication of increased risk of child attention problems. However, despite both foetal growth and child attention problems differing by sex, few studies have examined sex differences in this association. Furthermore, no studies have been conducted in low- and…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Correlation, Child Behavior, Check Lists
Gene-Environment Interaction in Externalizing Problems among Adolescents: Evidence from the Pelotas 1993 Birth Cohort Study
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Kieling, Christian; Hutz, Mara H.; Genro, Julia P.; Polanczyk, Guilherme V.; Anselmi, Luciana; Camey, Suzi; Hallal, Pedro C.; Barros, Fernando C.; Victora, Cesar G.; Menezes, Ana M. B.; Rohde, Luis Augusto – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013
Background: The study of gene-environment interactions (G by E) is one of the most promising strategies to uncover the origins of mental disorders. Replication of initial findings, however, is essential because there is a strong possibility of publication bias in the literature. In addition, there is a scarcity of research on the topic originated…
Descriptors: Genetics, Biochemistry, Prenatal Influences, Smoking
Serum Zinc in Mothers and from Cord Blood of Appropriate Birth-Weight Full Term and Preterm Newborn Infants, and of Low-Birth-Weight Full Term Infants.
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Trindade, Cleide Enoir Petean; And Others – Early Child Development and Care, 1984
Studied the maternal plasmatic zinc behavior at delivery time and the cord blood zinc concentration from appropriate and low-birth-weight full-term infants and appropriate preterm infants. Findings indicated that neither prematurity nor fetal growth delay interfere in maternal or newborn infants' zinc levels. (BJD)
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Foreign Countries, Mothers, Neonates