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Young children who have surgical procedures that require general anesthesia do not have an increased risk for adverse child development outcomes

Pediatric Anesthesia Does Not Affect Development Outcomes

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No significant differences seen in early developmental vulnerability in sibling-matched cohort
Pediatricians should encourage parents to ensure their children play

Pediatricians Have a Role in Encouraging Play Among Children

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AAP recommends that pediatricians advocate for protection of children's unstructured playtime
Maternal vitamin D supplementation from mid-pregnancy until birth or until six months postpartum does not improve fetal or infant growth

Vit D Supplementation Doesn’t Improve Fetal, Infant Growth

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Findings based on study of Bangladeshi women and infants, a population with known deficiency
Tendencies toward perfectionism and excessive self-control in children are associated with the onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder and smaller dorsal anterior cingulate cortex volumes in later childhood and adolescence

Preschooler’s Perfectionism May Predict OCD in Adolescence

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Early childhood observed performance monitoring risk factor for OCD during the next 12 years
Exposing infants to alcohol through breastfeeding may reduce their cognitive ability at age 6 to 7 years

Alcohol Exposure Via Breastmilk May Affect Infant Development

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Exposure to alcohol through breastmilk linked to reduction in cognitive ability at age 6 to 7 years
The Ten Questions screen is an effective way to screen HIV-positive children for neurodevelopmental problems in resource-poor areas

Ten Questions Screen Helps ID Disability in HIV+ Children

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Study shows it effectively IDs neurodevelopmental problems in resource-poor areas
Children with multiple exposures to anesthesia before age 3 are more likely to develop adverse outcomes related to learning and attention

Multiple Anesthesia Exposures Affect Learning and Attention

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Adverse outcomes more likely to develop in children with multiple exposures before age 3
Neonatal caffeine therapy for apnea of prematurity has no detrimental long-term effects and even improves some neurologic measures

Caffeine Therapy for Apnea of Prematurity Safe Over Long Term

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No negative effects seen in neurobehavioral outcomes after 11 years
The Video Interaction Project

Program Supporting Parent-Child Reading Aloud Aids Development

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Sustained social-emotional impacts seen 1.5 years after program completion
HIV-infected and HIV-exposed but uninfected children have lower cognitive and motor scores than HIV-unexposed and uninfected children

Review: Lower Cognitive Scores for HIV+, HIV-Exposed Children

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Lower scores for HIV+, HIV-exposed uninfected children versus HIV-unexposed and uninfected