Tag: Child Development
Childhood Weight Status May Stratify Mortality Risk in Adults With Obesity
All-cause mortality risk highest for adults who were slim/underweight in childhood before having obesity in adulthood
Antenatal Corticosteroids Do Not Negatively Impact Offspring
Findings seen for neurodevelopmental outcomes at 6 years of age or older
Pandemic Had Modest Effect on Early Childhood Development Milestones
Significant age-specific mean score decreases seen in communication, problem-solving, personal-score domains from prepandemic to intrapandemic
Green Space May Benefit Mental Health in Early Childhood
Association seen between green space and fewer internalizing symptoms
Prenatal Cannabis Use Disorder Increases Risk for Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Risk increased for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, and intellectual disability
Prenatal Psychological Distress Linked to Earlier Adrenarche in Girls
Fetal exposure to elevated maternal psychological distress predicts earlier adrenarche and higher DHEA-S levels
Screen Time Linked to Decreases in Measures of Parent-Child Talk
Young children's exposure to screen time linked to decreases in adult words, child vocalizations, back-and-forth interactions
Prenatal Exposure to Antiseizure Meds May Not Increase Epilepsy Risk in Children
Risk for epilepsy similar for siblings who were exposed and unexposed to valproate in pregnancy
Tobacco Use in Pregnancy Linked to Neurocognitive Deficits in Offspring
Lower scores seen on oral reading recognition, picture sequence memory, picture vocabulary tests at ages 9 to 12 years
Other Factors Explain Link Between Prenatal Substance Use, Offspring Mental Health
Most associations with caffeine, alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana exposure diminish when controlling for environmental, genetic factors
