BACKGROUND Prevalence estimates on suspected developmental delays (SDD) in young infants are scarce and a necessary first step for planning an early intervention. We investigated the prevalence of SDD at 4, 6 and 12 months, in addition to associations of SDD with gender, prematurity and maternal education. METHODS This study is based on a Norwegian longitudinal sample of 1555 infants and thei...

Acknowledgments:Theauthors thankSafia ElMessaoudi andAlainR. Thierry (Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Montpellier, France) for technical advice in ASQ-PCR. We also appreciate Masanori Ohta for immunohistochemical analysis and the medical staff in the Department of Hematology/Oncology, Research Hospital, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, for collecting ...

The purpose of this study was to identify in the EPIRMEX cohort correlations between MRI brain metrics, including diffuse excessive high signal intensities (DEHSI) obtained with an automated quantitative method and neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 years. A total 390 very preterm infants (gestational age birth ≤ 32 weeks) who underwent term equivalent 1.5T (n = 338) or 3T 52) were prospectively ...

Objetivos: Determinar la confiabilidad, validez y puntos de corte versión en español del Cuestionario Edades Etapas, 2da edición (del inglés Ages & Stages Questionnaires: Social-Emotional, 2nd Edition (ASQ: SE-2). Material Métodos: Mediante muestreo por conveniencia se aplicaron formas cuestionario ASQ: SE-2 a padres niños entre 15 48 meses edad. La confiabilidad determinó medio consistenci...

BACKGROUND As care for preterm and low birth weight (LBW) infants improves in resource-limited settings, more infants are surviving the neonatal period. Preterm and (LBW) infants are at high-risk of nutritional and medical comorbidities, yet little is known about their developmental outcomes in low-income countries. This study evaluated the health, nutritional, and developmental status of prete...

BACKGROUND Current speech language assessment and intervention measures are not always culturally valid, as they are not standardised specifically for the various cultural groups within the South African population; and thus need to be adapted. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to examine the appropriateness and utility of translations of the Ages & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) ins...

BACKGROUND In India, child malnutrition is mostly the result of high levels of exposure to infection and inappropriate infant and young child feeding and caring practices and has its origins almost entirely during the first 2 to 3 years of life. This study aims in assessing the impact of breast feeding on child development of children at 3 years. METHODS About 530 children at 3 years were ass...