2024
What do parents, professionals and policy colleagues want from a universal assessment of child development in the early years? A qualitative study in England
Lysons J, Pineda R, Aquino M, Cann H, Fearon P, Kendall S, Kirman J, Woodman J. What do parents, professionals and policy colleagues want from a universal assessment of child development in the early years? A qualitative study in England. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e091080. PMID: 39653578, PMCID: PMC11628988, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-091080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-level dataAssessment of child developmentChild developmentDepartment of Health and Social CareHealth visiting serviceMeasures of child developmentChildren's early developmentReflexive thematic analysisChild's optimal growthMonitoring of trendsAged 2Early child developmentExperiences of parentsHealth visitorsVisiting servicesMeasuring child developmentNursery nursesThematic analysisFocus groupsVisiting professionalsFamily systemPractitioner assessmentQualitative studySocial careHealth
2020
Fatherhood, Substance Use, and Early Child Development
McMahon T. Fatherhood, Substance Use, and Early Child Development. 2020, 581-602. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-51027-5_36.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance useEarly family environmentEarly child developmentFamily relationsSubstance use disordersInternalizing difficultiesDevelopment of infantsChild developmentPsychological problemsTemperamental difficultyFamily environmentPreschool childrenMiddle adulthoodEarly adulthoodUse disordersMisusing substancesClinical interventionsMost menAdolescencePoor Maternal Mental Health Mediates the Relationship Between Household Food Insecurity and Early Child Development in Brazil
Silva J, Herkrath F, Buccini G, Venancio S, Pérez-Escamilla R, Gubert M. Poor Maternal Mental Health Mediates the Relationship Between Household Food Insecurity and Early Child Development in Brazil. Current Developments In Nutrition 2020, 4: nzaa043_131. PMCID: PMC7258357, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa043_131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPoor maternal mental healthMaternal mental healthHousehold food insecurityEarly child developmentMental healthInfant dietUnwanted pregnancyPrimary health centersLongitudinal cohort studyCross-sectional studyECD scoresMother-infant dyadsCurrent breastfeedingCohort studyInfant healthHealth centersPregnancyFood insecurityDietChild developmentHealthECD outcomesScoresAssociationBreastfeedingMaternal mental health modifies the association of food insecurity and early child development
Pedroso J, Buccini G, Venancio SI, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Gubert MB. Maternal mental health modifies the association of food insecurity and early child development. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2020, 16: e12997. PMID: 32351004, PMCID: PMC7507582, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild development delaySevere household food insecurityMaternal depressionHousehold food insecurityEarly child developmentDevelopment delayDepressed mothersPrimary health centersMother-infant pairsCross-sectional studyLogistic regression analysisSecure householdsStrength of associationFood insecurityFood secure householdsRisk factorsHealth centersHigher oddsChild developmentPearson χInfantsSevere foodIntervention packageDepressionRegression analysis
2017
Prioritizing research for integrated implementation of early childhood development and maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition platforms
Sharma R, Gaffey MF, Alderman H, Bassani DG, Bogard K, Darmstadt GL, Das JK, de Graft–Johnson J, Hamadani JD, Horton S, Huicho L, Hussein J, Lye S, Pérez–Escamilla R, Proulx K, Marfo K, Mathews–Hanna V, Mclean MS, Rahman A, Silver KL, Singla DR, Webb P, Bhutta ZA. Prioritizing research for integrated implementation of early childhood development and maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition platforms. Journal Of Global Health 2017, 7: 011002. PMID: 28685048, PMCID: PMC5481896, DOI: 10.7189/jogh.07.011002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResearch priority scoreNutrition servicesNutrition Research Initiative methodAge 2 yearsResource-limited settingsResource-poor settingsForms of malnutritionNeonatal mortalityChild healthStimulation interventionsEarly childhood development interventionsEarly child developmentGlobal health expertsResearch prioritiesPriority scoreSensitive windowAgreement scoresHealth expertsECD interventionsInterventionAdolescent HealthEarly childhood developmentFinancial barriersLife courseScoresPredictors and pathways of language and motor development in four prospective cohorts of young children in Ghana, Malawi, and Burkina Faso
Prado E, Abbeddou S, Adu‐Afarwuah S, Arimond M, Ashorn P, Ashorn U, Bendabenda J, Brown K, Hess S, Kortekangas E, Lartey A, Maleta K, Oaks B, Ocansey E, Okronipa H, Ouédraogo J, Pulakka A, Somé J, Stewart C, Stewart R, Vosti S, Jimenez E, Dewey K. Predictors and pathways of language and motor development in four prospective cohorts of young children in Ghana, Malawi, and Burkina Faso. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2017, 58: 1264-1275. PMID: 28543426, PMCID: PMC5697619, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly child developmentIron statusMotor developmentProspective cohortPonderal growthAcute respiratory infectionsInternational LipidMaternal illnessExclusive breastfeedingMiddle-income countriesRespiratory infectionsPrevious reviewsMonths postpartumRisk factorsChild diarrheaCohortDesign of interventionsSocioeconomic statusCaregiver activitiesChild developmentPregnancyYoung childrenBurkina FasoDietary diversityChildren
2016
The role of nutrition in integrated early child development in the 21st century: contribution from the Maternal and Child Nutrition journal
Pérez‐Escamilla R, Moran VH. The role of nutrition in integrated early child development in the 21st century: contribution from the Maternal and Child Nutrition journal. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2016, 13: 3-6. PMID: 28032479, PMCID: PMC6866238, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly childhood developmentSocial protectionSpecial issueResult of povertyChild developmentSocial capitalCollection of papersSocial injusticeIntersectoral policiesNutrition-specific interventionsNational productivityLancet seriesEarly child developmentChild nutritionChildhood developmentImplementation scienceRole of nutritionFuture researchInjusticePovertyImportant contributionChildhood obesityIssuesFull developmental potentialPolicyInvesting in the foundation of sustainable development: pathways to scale up for early childhood development
Richter LM, Daelmans B, Lombardi J, Heymann J, Boo FL, Behrman JR, Lu C, Lucas JE, Perez-Escamilla R, Dua T, Bhutta ZA, Stenberg K, Gertler P, Darmstadt GL, Committee P. Investing in the foundation of sustainable development: pathways to scale up for early childhood development. The Lancet 2016, 389: 103-118. PMID: 27717610, PMCID: PMC5880532, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)31698-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung childrenEarly childhood developmentAdditional risk factorsChildhood developmentPregnant womenLong-term benefitsRisk factorsNutrition servicesElevated riskEarly child developmentEarly interventionHolistic needsChildrenInterventionHealthCareAdult incomePoor developmentNational programPolitical prioritisationChild developmentFeasible programLife course
2015
Social Science, Parenting and Child Development
Fearon P, Campbell C, Murray L. Social Science, Parenting and Child Development. 2015, 8-29. DOI: 10.1057/9781137269928_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild developmentEarly child developmentMental health problemsPoor parental careParental mental illnessPsychological distressSocial maladjustmentDomestic violenceGrassroots campaignsOutright abuseAid programsSocial sciencesLack of accessPolicy statementsEducational dropoutHealthy developmentFundamental priorityMaladjustmentOptimal developmentCritical analysisNational initiativesGood theoryMental illnessCreative opportunitiesIntervention
2011
Paradoxical psychological functioning in early child development
Pascual-Leone A, Ramachandran V, Cole J, Della Sala S, Manly T, Mayes A, Sacks O, Lewkowicz D, Ghazanfar A. Paradoxical psychological functioning in early child development. 2011, 110-129. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511978098.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSensory inputOlder infantsEarly child developmentYoung infantsMultisensory coherencePerceptual narrowingSpeech contrastsMultisensory eventsPerceptual developmentPerceptual sensitivityRace facesPerceptual tuningPsychological functioningCognitive skillsSpeech gesturesMusical rhythmChild developmentNative inputEmergence of specializationDifferent culturesEarly infancyVocalizationsDevelopmental processesFunctioningGestures
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