Every year in the United States, an estimated 500,000 babies are born preterm (before 37
completed weeks of gestation), and this number is rising, along with the recognition of brain …

Abstract Background/Aims: Accumulating evidence from a relatively small number of
prospective studies indicates that exposure to prenatal stress profoundly influences the …

Objectives To determine the associations of breast milk intake after birth with neurological
outcomes at term equivalent and 7 years of age in very preterm infants Study design We …

Context Preterm birth, intrauterine growth restriction, and delivery-related hypoxia have
been associated with schizophrenia. It is unclear whether these associations pertain to other …

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 4th Edition, is a revised and updated edition of the
landmark text focusing on the development of brain and behaviour during infancy …

Neuropsychological Evaluation of the Child: Domains, Methods, and Case Studies, Second
Edition, is an updated and expanded desk reference that retains the first edition's …

Because the brain undergoes dramatic changes during fetal development it is vulnerable to
environmental insults. There is evidence that maternal stress and anxiety during pregnancy …

Because fetal brain development proceeds at an extremely rapid pace, early life
experiences have the potential to alter the trajectory of neurodevelopment, which may …

Alterations in cortical development and impaired neurodevelopmental outcomes have been
described following very preterm (VPT) birth in childhood and adolescence, but only a few …

Aim Motor skill impairment is a common negative outcome in children born preterm who do
not develop cerebral palsy (CP). This study aimed to conduct a systematic review of current …