2022
Inattention symptoms in early pregnancy predict parenting skills and infant maltreatment during the first year of life
de Oliveira J, Fatori D, Shephard E, Xavier M, Matijasevich A, Ferraro A, Rohde L, Chiesa A, Miguel E, Polanczyk G. Inattention symptoms in early pregnancy predict parenting skills and infant maltreatment during the first year of life. Brazilian Journal Of Psychiatry 2022, 44: 388-400. PMID: 35751597, PMCID: PMC9375657, DOI: 10.47626/1516-4446-2021-2045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderHyperactivity/impulsivity symptomsInattention symptomsImpulsivity symptomsAdolescent mothersHyperactivity disorderMaternal inattentionInfant maltreatmentEarly intervention programsParenting skillsPoor home environmentInfant developmentIntervention programsInattentionChild maltreatmentMaternal competenceMaltreatmentSkillsHome visit programHome environmentFirst yearInfant's lifeMultilevel linear regression modelsEarly pregnancy
2021
Promoting mother‐infant relationships and underlying neural correlates: Results from a randomized controlled trial of a home‐visiting program for adolescent mothers in Brazil
Alarcão FSP, Shephard E, Fatori D, Amável R, Chiesa A, Fracolli L, Matijasevich A, Brentani H, Nelson CA, Leckman J, Miguel EC, Polanczyk GV. Promoting mother‐infant relationships and underlying neural correlates: Results from a randomized controlled trial of a home‐visiting program for adolescent mothers in Brazil. Developmental Science 2021, 24: e13113. PMID: 33844435, PMCID: PMC8596406, DOI: 10.1111/desc.13113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMother-infant attachmentHome visit programHealthy parent-child relationshipsEarly attachment relationshipsAdolescent mothersParent-child relationshipMother-infant interactionGood social behaviourMother-infant relationshipSocial processingAttachment relationshipsNeural correlatesNc amplitudeMother's faceElectrophysiological correlatesAge 6 monthsHome-visiting interventionInfant developmentSocial behaviorPregnant youthSecondary outcomesMiddle-income countriesFirst trimesterMother's healthIntervention group
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