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Steventon Roberts, Kathryn J.; Smith, Colette; Toska, Elona; Cluver, Lucie; Wittesaele, Camille; Langwenya, Nontokozo; Shenderovich, Yulia; Saal, Wylene; Jochim, Janina; Chen-Charles, Jenny; Marlow, Marguerite; Sherr, Lorraine – Infant and Child Development, 2023
This study explores the cognitive development of children born to adolescent mothers within South Africa compared to existing reference data, and explores development by child age bands to examine relative levels of development. Cross-sectional analyses present data from 954 adolescents (10-19 years) and their first-born children (0-68 months).…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Early Parenthood, Adolescents, Mothers
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Ruan-Iu, Linda; Pendergast, Laura L.; Rasheed, Muneera; Tofail, Fahmida; Svensen, Erling; Maphula, Angelina; Roshan, Reeba; Nahar, Baitun; Shrestha, Rita; Williams, Brittney; Schaefer, Barbara A.; Scharf, Rebecca; Caulfield, Laura E.; Seidman, Jessica; Murray-Kolb, Laura E. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2020
An adapted version of the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence--Third Edition (WPPSI-III) was administered to assess cognitive functioning among 1,253 5-year-old children from the Malnutrition and Enteric Disease (MAL-ED) study--an international, multisite study investigating multiple aspects of child development. In this study,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Intelligence Tests, Young Children, Foreign Countries
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Naude, H.; Marx, J.; Pretorius, E.; Hislop-Esterhuyzen, N. – Early Child Development and Care, 2007
One of the important nutrients during pregnancy is vitamin A or related compounds called retinoids. Although it is well-known that vitamin A deficiency may be detrimental to foetal development, overdosage of retinoids might cause developmental defects, particularly affecting the central nervous system development of the foetus, causing hindbrain…
Descriptors: Neurological Impairments, Cognitive Ability, Pregnancy, Educational Testing