abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Swaddling is a well-known technique in developmental care programs as there is some evidence that swaddling is an appropriate stress-reducing method for preterm infants in the NICU. However, no experimental study has investigated the influence of swaddling in a learning context. This study aimed to a...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Lejeune F,Delacroix E,Gentaz E,Berne-Audéoud F,Marcus L,Debillon T

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) offer an additional bedside tool for outcome prediction after perinatal asphyxia. AIMS:To assess the reliability of SEPs recorded with bifrontoparietal amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) brain monitoring setup for outcome prediction in asphyxiated newbo...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Nevalainen P,Metsäranta M,Marchi V,Toiviainen-Salo S,Vanhatalo S,Lauronen L

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The parental bond is characterized by the perception of care and protection received by parental figures throughout human development. During the gestational period, the intensity in which the woman manifests behaviors and feelings for the fetus was denominated maternal-fetal attachment (MFA). In this perspe...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： da Rosa KM,Scholl CC,Ferreira LA,Trettim JP,da Cunha GK,Rubin BB,Martins RDL,Motta JVDS,Fogaça TB,Ghisleni G,Pinheiro KAT,Pinheiro RT,Quevedo LA,de Matos MB

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Depression during pregnancy is a significant cause of adverse birth outcomes, and its prevalence has increased in recent years. This study aimed to give an updated quantification of the risk of preterm birth (PTB), low birth weight (LBW) and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) that is associated with antenatal d...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Ghimire U,Papabathini SS,Kawuki J,Obore N,Musa TH

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mediating effect of maternal self-efficacy in the association between locus of control and anxiety, among mothers of hospitalized babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) was examined. Findings confirmed partial mediation effect suggesting that professionals can contribute to the reduction of levels of an...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Kestler-Peleg M

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether maternal obesity poses a risk for long-term cardiovascular morbidity in the offspring. STUDY DESIGN:Data were analyzed from a non-selective population of all infants born between the years 1991-2014 at the tertiary Soroka University Medical Center (SUMC), the sole hospital in the south...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Kahn S,Wainstock T,Sheiner E

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Even though the biological norm in humans is frequent on demand breastfeeding, sparse feeding intervals have become the cultural norm in most Western countries due to a history of on schedule breastfeeding. This discrepancy between the biological basis and the culturally driven practice continues to interfer...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Oras P,Ljungberg T,Hellström-Westas L,Funkquist EL

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Children born very preterm (VPT) are at increased risk of emotional and behavioral problems later in life. We aimed to determine the prevalence and spectrum of behavioral abnormalities at five years of age in VPT children. METHODS:Multi-center cohort study on 339 early-school aged children born at a gesta...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Bartal T,Adams M,Natalucci G,Borradori-Tolsa C,Latal B,Swiss Neonatal Network and Follow-up Group.

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As major sport events have been cancelled and postponed in response to COVID-19, the necessity to protect and provide a holistic approach to the professional athlete has never been greater. To do so one must understand the negative consequences for athletes in relation to the cancellation and postponement of such even...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Scerri M,Grech V

更新日期：2020-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a wide differential diagnosis of early onset respiratory distress especially in term babies, and interstitial lung disease (chILD) is a rare but important consideration in this context. chILD manifesting immediately after birth is usually related to mutations in surfactant protein genes, or conditions related...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Bush A,Gilbert C,Gregory J,Nicholson AG,Semple T,Pabary R

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:COVID-19 is pandemic. International travel bans in March 2020 dampened viral spread and resulted in an overnight global economic crisis. As countries ease travel and social distancing restrictions, viral resurgences are expected. This study was carried out in order to delineate the development of a second ...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Grech V,Cuschieri S

更新日期：2020-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-nutritive suck (NNS) is one piece of the complex oral feeding process, yet there is paucity on how it develops throughout the first year of life. AIMS:To determine changes in infant NNS between 3 and 12 months of age. STUDY DESIGN:Twenty-six full-term infants (65% male) completed this study. All infant...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Martens A,Hines M,Zimmerman E

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical and emotional parent-infant closeness activate important neurobiological mechanisms involved in parenting. In a neonatal care context, most research focuses on physical (parental presence, skin-to-skin contact) aspects; insights into emotional closeness can be masked by findings that overemphasise t...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Thomson G,Flacking R,George K,Feeley N,Haslund-Thomsen H,De Coen K,Schmied V,Provenzi L,Rowe J

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:COVID-19 remains pandemic. Social distancing and travel restrictions have avoided countless deaths and infections but disrupted livelihoods and economies. The global loss of gross (world) product is unprecedented as COVID-19 has inflicted both a supply-side and a demand-side shock. While public health measures have mi...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Grech V,Grech P

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine the reproducibility and minimum detectable change (MDC) of heart rate variability (HRV) measures during two sequential 24-h periods, at week 32 of gestation, in preterm infants born between 28 and 32 weeks, hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The second aim is to assess postnatal ...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Israeli-Mendlovic H,Mendlovic J,Zuk L,Katz-Leurer M

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preterm infants have a high risk of cranial deformity resulting from external pressures. Such deformity is associated with delayed neurodevelopment. AIMS:We aimed to clarify the effects of continuous use of positioning pillows on cranial deformity and neurodevelopment in preterm infants. METHODS:This prosp...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Uchio Y,Shima N,Nakamura K,Ikai T,Nitta O

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is often associated with visual impairment and multiple developmental disabilities. AIMS:As most of the previous studies include infants with brain lesions, that can determine visual impairment per se, a cohort of low neurological risk preterm infants without ROP and with va...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Ricci D,Lucibello S,Orazi L,Gallini F,Staccioli S,Serrao F,Olivieri G,Quintiliani M,Sivo S,Rossi V,Leone D,Ferrantini G,Romeo DM,Frezza S,Amorelli GM,Molle F,Vento G,Lepore D,Mercuri E

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:To investigate whether neonates with prenatally detected congenital heart defects (CHD) demonstrate cerebral abnormalities on early preoperative cranial ultrasound (CUS), compared to healthy neonates, and to measure brain structures to assess brain growth and development in both groups. STUDY DESIGN...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Jansen FAR,Haak MC,van Wesemael MS,Ten Harkel ADJD,van Lith JMM,Blom NA,Steggerda SJ

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are prescribed in 2-8% during pregnancy. Whether prenatal exposure to SSRIs has long-term effects on the children's development is unknown. AIM:The aim of this study was to determine the effect of prenatal exposure to SSRIs on children's cognitive, motor, and ...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： van der Veere CN,de Vries NKS,van Braeckel KNJA,Bos AF

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Baby Preparation and Worry Scale (Baby-PAWS) addresses expectant mothers' anticipatory worries regarding the transition to parenthood, focusing on practical concerns (i.e., ability to care for the infant, securing childcare, personal wellbeing, and partner involvement). AIMS:The present study describes ...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Erickson NL,Neumann AA,Hancock GR,Gartstein MA

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess patterns of nutritive sucking in very preterm infants ≤32 weeks of gestation. STUDY DESIGN:Very preterm infants who attained independent oral feeding were prospectively assessed with an instrumented feeding bottle that measures nutritive sucking. The primary outcome measure was nutritive sucking pe...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Salas AA,Meads C,Ganus S,Bhatia A,Taylor C,Chandler-Laney P,Imtiaz MH,Sazonov E

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interfacility transport to tertiary care for high-risk neonates has become an integral part of equitable access to optimal perinatal healthcare. Excellence in clinical care requires expertise in transport medicine and the coordination of safe transport processes. However, concerns remain regarding environmental stress...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Goswami I,Redpath S,Langlois RG,Green JR,Lee KS,Whyte HEA

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The reported national case fatality rates (CFRs) for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) shows a sex bias with males > females. The relative lengths of the index (2D) and ring (4D) fingers (digit ratio; 2D:4D) is a sexually dimorphic (males < females) proxy of fetal sex steroids (low 2D:4D indicates high pre...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Manning JT,Fink B

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nurses worldwide have striven to establish nursing as a profession, autonomous but complementary to the medical profession. Literature as far back as the Renaissance demonstrates an overall derogatory attitude toward the nurse's role. The modern notion of the nurse working side by side the medical practitioner continu...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Scerri M,Grech V

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We hypothesized that morphine has a depressing effect on early brain activity, assessed using quantitative aEEG/EEG parameter and depressed activity will be associated with brain volumes at term in extremely preterm infants. STUDY DESIGN:174 preterm infants were enrolled in 3 European tertiary NICUs (mean GA...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Tataranno ML,Gui L,Hellström-Westas L,Toet M,Groenendaal F,Claessens NHP,Schuurmans J,Fellman V,Sävman K,de Vries LS,Huppi P,Benders MJNL

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Doctors are frequently depicted as important protagonists in science fiction, including in the science fiction franchise Star Trek. This paper will profile Drs. Philip Boyce and Mark Piper from the first two Star Trek pilot episodes. These doctors are interdisciplinarians with a variety of skills that permit them to c...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Grech V

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Doctors are pivotal characters in Star Trek. This paper will review Dr. Julian Bashir, a unique medic who is genetically engineered to superhuman capacities while deliberately designed to have human failings, which he successfully overcomes. His genetic enhancements allow him to excel in whatever he does and although ...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Grech V

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To combine meta-analyses of multiple long-term outcomes in children prenatally exposed to methadone or buprenorphine through their mothers' Opioid maintenance therapy (OMT) with a systematic review of similar outcomes in experimental animals. METHOD:The Medline, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, Cochrane and Epistem...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Andersen JM,Høiseth G,Nygaard E

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preterm birth is a known risk factor for infant development but it is less clear whether fetal growth restriction (FGR) and early term birth between 37 and 39 weeks gestation are associated with risks for infant development. AIMS:This study investigated risk factors for adverse developmental outcomes at 12 ...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Baumgartel K,Jensen L,White SW,Wong K,Straker L,Leonard H,Finlay-Jones A,Downs J

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite its prevalence and potential maternal and neonatal implications, the literature on the thickness levels of meconium stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) and its impact on neonatal outcomes is relatively outdated and relies on relatively small sample sizes. AIMS:To study if different thickness levels of MSA...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Gluck O,Kovo M,Tairy D,Herman HG,Bar J,Weiner E

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress due to earthquakes and other natural catastrophic events may result in a decline in the male to female ratio of newborn infants. One reason may be an increased death of male fetuses 3-5 months earlier. Another reason may relate to reduced conception of males and/or early male embryo demise 8-10 months earlier. ...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Fukuda M,Fukuda K,Mason S,Shimizu T,Andersen CY

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies suggest that RhD positive heterozygotes express better health status than RhD positive homozygotes and especially RhD negative subjects. This also applies to pregnant women. According to the Trivers-Willard hypothesis, women in better physical condition should have more sons. AIM:To test th...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Kaňková Š,Flegr J,Toman J,Calda P

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Testosterone (T) is taken or prescribed to enhance appearance, increase athletic performance and libido and to treat hypogonadism. Digit ratio (2D:4D) is thought to be a negative correlate of prenatal T. Here we consider the relationship between 2D:4D and T supplementation. AIMS:Our sample was taken from th...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Manning J,Cook C,Crewther B

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The premature birth of a child and admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a distressing experience for parents, and has been associated with symptoms of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress. Supporting parents in the NICU after preterm birth is critical not only for their own mental health, b...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Treyvaud K,Spittle A,Anderson PJ,O'Brien K

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), a median nerve compressive neuropathy at the wrist, is the most common entrapment nerve disorder. Sex is an important risk factor of CTS as this condition is to five times more common in women than in men (sex-hormone dependent). There are no studies concerning 2D:4D (biomarker ...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Kasielska-Trojan A,Sitek A,Antoszewski B

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neonatal sepsis has been associated with poor neurodevelopmental outcome, however the evidence regarding the exact mechanism of the inflammation to the developing neonatal brain are inconclusive. AIMS:To investigate association between cerebral oxygenation during neonatal sepsis and neurodevelopmental outco...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Rallis D,Karagianni P,Goutsiou E,Soubasi-Griva V,Banerjee J,Tsakalidis C

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To date, no study has compared preterm and full term auditory environments. AIM:To define differences in auditory exposure for preterm infants at term equivalent age in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) compared to auditory exposure in hospital rooms on a labor and delivery ward after full term birth....

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Liszka L,Smith J,Mathur A,Schlaggar BL,Colditz G,Pineda R

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More than 10,000 preterm babies worldwide have been enrolled in trials evaluating probiotics administration for the prevention of necrotising enterocolitis, with very few adverse events reported. Despite this, probiotic safety is frequently cited as a concern when using this intervention. This review addresses why a p...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Fleming PF,Berrington JE,Jacobs SE

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antenatal depression is associated with adverse social-emotional and behavioural outcomes during childhood but there has been little investigation of the impact on infant neurodevelopment during the first postnatal year. AIMS:The aim of this study was to assess the impact of depression during pregnancy on i...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： O'Leary N,Jairaj C,Molloy EJ,McAuliffe FM,Nixon E,O'Keane V

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possibility of assembling this series of Best Practice Guidelines papers pertaining to WASP (Write a Scientific Paper) arose from the international WASP course, and the realisation that the Statistics at Square One papers initially published in the British Medical Journal in the 1970s, dealing with medical statist...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Grech V

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00