Approximately 1 in 5 children in the United States lives in poverty, and> 40% of children are
poor or near-poor. 1 In 2013, the American Academy of Pediatrics added child poverty to its …

Prematurity, especially preterm birth (less than 32 weeks' gestation), is common and
associated with high rates of both survival and neurodevelopmental disability, especially …

Family involvement is a key to realize the potential for long-lasting positive effects on
physical, cognitive and psychosocial development of all babies, including those in the …

In this paper, we highlight the need for acknowledging the importance and impact of both
physical and emotional closeness between the preterm infant and parent in the neonatal …

Abstract Effects of early life psychosocial adversity have received a great deal of attention,
such as maternal separation in experimental animal models and abuse/neglect in young …

The majority of infants born very preterm (24–32 wk gestational age) now survive; however,
long-term neurodevelopmental and behavioral problems remain a concern. As part of their …

Background Preterm infants are at greater risk for neurodevelopmental disabilities than full
term infants. Interventions supporting parents to improve the quality of the infant's …

With advances in neonatal care, preterm neonates are surviving with an evolving
constellation of motor and cognitive disabilities that appear to be related to widespread …

After questioning the practical significance of evidence that parenting influences brain
development–while highlighting the scientific importance of such work for understanding …

The third trimester of pregnancy represents a sensitive phase for infant brain plasticity when
a series of fast-developing cellular events (synaptogenesis, neuronal migration, and …