2021
A randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of a Nurse Home Visiting Program for Pregnant Adolescents
Fatori D, Fonseca Zuccolo P, Shephard E, Brentani H, Matijasevich A, Archanjo Ferraro A, Aparecida Fracolli L, Chiesa AM, Leckman J, Constantino Miguel E, V. Polanczyk G. A randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of a Nurse Home Visiting Program for Pregnant Adolescents. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 14432. PMID: 34257407, PMCID: PMC8277870, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-93938-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeeks of pregnancyAdolescent mothersNurse Home Visiting ProgramStandardized effect sizeChild's ageHome Visiting ProgramTrajectories of outcomesInfant Development-Third EditionEffect sizeLow-income adolescent mothersChildren's expressive language developmentAnthropometric indicesNurse homeDaily stimulationEndpoint assessmentBayley ScalesPregnant adolescentsVisiting ProgramExpressive language developmentPromising interventionChild developmentIntervention effectsPregnancyPoor urban areasAlpha frequency
2018
Socioeconomic diversities and infant development at 6 to 9 months in a poverty area of São Paulo, Brazil
Tella P, da Rosa Piccolo L, Rangel M, Rohde L, Polanczyk G, Miguel E, Grisi S, Fleitlich-Bilyk B, Ferraro A. Socioeconomic diversities and infant development at 6 to 9 months in a poverty area of São Paulo, Brazil. Trends In Psychiatry And Psychotherapy 2018, 40: 232-240. PMID: 30156646, DOI: 10.1590/2237-6089-2017-0008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive developmentInfant developmentInfant languageInfants' performanceMaternal educationCognitive scoresMotor skillsSocioeconomic statusIntervention effortsBayley ScalesHigh languageSES effectsParticipant familiesEarly childhoodMotor ScaleLanguageSocioeconomic backgroundHigher maternal educationPositive associationChildhoodSocioeconomic diversityInfancySkillsFirst yearChildren