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