BACKGROUND Few population-based samples have previously published performance on the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ), a recommended screening tool to detect infant developmental delay. The aim of the study was to investigate performance on the ASQ in a population-based sample of 6-month-old infants. METHODS In this population-based questionnaire study from Oslo, Norway, the 30 item ASQ 6 ...

Los corticoides prenatales disminuyen la mortalidad y el distrés respiratorio (SDR) en recién nacidos prematuros (RNPT). Estos beneficios decrecen tras semana de su administración, recomendándose un rescate si existe una nueva amenaza parto prematuro. La repetición puede tener efectos deletéreos sus son controvertidos retraso del crecimiento intra- uterino (RCIU). Objetivo: comprobar los con be...

PURPOSE This study investigated the relationship between uncorrected astigmatism and early academic readiness in at-risk preschool-aged children. METHODS A vision screening and academic records review were performed on 122 three- to five-year-old children enrolled in the Philadelphia Head Start program. Vision screening results were related to two measures of early academic readiness, the tea...

OBJECTIVE This research was designed to identify the validity and reliability of the Persian version of Denver Developmental Screening Test II (DDST-II) in Iranian children, in order to provide an appropriate developmental screening tool for Iranian child health workers. METHODS At first a precise translation of test was done by three specialists in English literature and then it was revised ...

OBJECTIVES To assess the non-specific effect of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination at birth on psychomotor development. DESIGN This is a pre-specified secondary outcome from a randomised, clinical trial. SETTING Maternity units and paediatric wards at three university hospitals in Denmark. PARTICIPANTS Children born at gestational age (GA) 32 weeks and above. All women planning to...

In low- and middle-income countries (LIMCs), measuring early childhood development (ECD) with standard tests in large scale surveys and evaluations of interventions is difficult and expensive. Multi-dimensional screeners and single-domain tests ('short tests') are frequently used as alternatives. However, their validity in these circumstances is unknown. We examined the feasibility, reliability...

IMPORTANCE Prevention of iron deficiency in infancy may promote neurodevelopment. Delayed cord clamping (DCC) can prevent iron deficiency during the first 6 months of life. However, no data are available on long-term effects on infant outcomes in relation to time for umbilical cord clamping. OBJECTIVE To investigate effects of DCC, as compared with early cord clamping (ECC), on infant iron st...

OBJECTIVE Our goal was to determine if systematic use of a validated developmental screening instrument is feasible and improves the detection of developmental delay (DD) in a pediatric medical home for children in foster care. DESIGN AND METHODS This study had a pre-post study design, following a practice intervention to screen all children in foster care for DD by using the Ages and Stages ...

introduction: over the past two decades, the incidence of cesarean section in most countries has increased.developmental delay occurs when children do not reach their developmental milestones at the expected time. the main causes of developmental delay are often unknown. investigation of the prevalence of developmental delay and its effective factors in children from 4 to 12 months old in pakda...