Recalled Parental Gender Preference in Chinese Culture: A Taiwan Birth Cohort Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 853-862
Author(s):  
For-Wey Lung ◽  
Bih-Ching Shu ◽  
Tung-Liang Chiang ◽  
Shio-Jean Lin
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Gender Preference ◽  
Parental Gender ◽  
Taiwan Birth Cohort Study

scholarly journals Association between maternal shift work and infant neurodevelopmental outcomes: results from the Taiwan Birth Cohort Study with propensity-score-matching analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 1545-1555
Author(s):  
Chih-Fu Wei ◽  
Mei-Huei Chen ◽  
Ching-Chun Lin ◽  
Yueliang Leon Guo ◽  
Shio-Jean Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Propensity Score ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Shift Work ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Work Status ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Taiwan Birth Cohort Study

Abstract Background Maternal shift work is associated with preterm delivery, small-for-gestational-age new-borns, childhood obesity and future behavioural problems. However, the adverse effects on and interactions of maternal shift work with infant neurodevelopment remain uncertain. Therefore, we examined the associations between maternal-shift-work status and infant neurodevelopmental parameters. Methods The Taiwan Birth Cohort Study is a nationwide birth cohort study following representatively sampled mother–infant pairs in 2005. The participants’ development and exposure conditions were assessed by home interviews with structured questionnaires at 6 and 18 months of age. Propensity scores were calculated with predefined covariates for 1:1 matching. Multivariate conditional logistic regression and the Cox proportional-hazards model were used to examine the association between maternal-shift-work status and infant neurodevelopmental-milestone-achievement status. Results In this study, 5637 term singletons were included, with 2098 cases selected in the propensity-score-matched subpopulation. Persistent maternal shift work was associated with increased risks of delays in gross-motor neurodevelopmental milestones [aOR = 1.36, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.06–1.76 for walking steadily], fine-motor neurodevelopmental milestones (aOR = 1.39, 95% CI = 1.07–1.80 for scribbling) and social neurodevelopmental milestones (aOR = 1.35, 95% CI = 1.03–1.76 for coming when called upon). Moreover, delayed gross-motor and social development were identified in the propensity-score-matched sub-cohort. Conclusions This study shows negative associations between maternal shift work and delayed neurodevelopmental-milestone achievement in the gross-motor, fine-motor and social domains at 18 months. Future research is necessary to elucidate the possible underlying mechanisms and long-term health effects.

scholarly journals From dissociative experience and internet use to happiness: A Taiwan Birth Cohort Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
For-Wey Lung ◽  
Bih-Ching Shu ◽  
Tung-Liang Chiang ◽  
Shio-Jean Lin
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Depressive Mood ◽  
High Risk Group ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Taiwan Birth Cohort Study

Abstract Background Functional and excessive use of internet is hard to distinguish, and internet use can affect adolescents’ development of self-identity. The aim of our study was to investigate the pathway relationship of the risk and protective factors of internet use, including mother care, absorptive dissociative trait, having been bullied, exercise, self-perceived depressive mood and happiness of 12-year-old adolescents. Methods The Taiwan Birth Cohort Study dataset, which used a national household probability sampling method and included 17,694 12-years-old adolescents, was used for this study. Results Our results showed 5.3% adolescents reported to spend more than five hours online during schooldays. Additionally, adolescents that spend more than five hours online during schooldays tended to have higher absorptive trait, perceived less care from mothers, more likely to have been bullied, expressed higher level of depressed mood, which leads to lower level of perceived happiness. Conclusions Adolescents that spend more than 5 hours online during schooldays, compared to those that spent less than an hour online, were more likely to have been bullied and affect their level of happiness, showing that they may be a group of higher concern. Since parental care and regular exercise are protective factors for internet addiction, it should be promoted to all adolescents, especially those in the high risk group, to prevent them from being addicted online.

Early Environmental Factors for Atopic Dermatitis in Children: Pilot Study of Taiwan Birth Cohort Study (TBCS)

Epidemiology ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 17 (Suppl) ◽  
pp. S230-S231
Author(s):  
H J. Wen ◽  
Y C. Lin ◽  
Y L. Lee ◽  
S J. Lin ◽  
Y L. Chiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atopic Dermatitis ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Taiwan Birth Cohort Study

scholarly journals Associations of caesarean delivery and the occurrence of neurodevelopmental disorders, asthma or obesity in childhood based on Taiwan birth cohort study

BMJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. e017086 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ginden Chen ◽  
Wan-Lin Chiang ◽  
Bih-Ching Shu ◽  
Yue Leon Guo ◽  
Shu-Ti Chiou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Disorders ◽  
Childhood Asthma ◽  
Preterm Births ◽  
Predisposing Factors ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Parental History ◽  
Taiwan Birth Cohort Study

ObjectivesWhether birth by caesarean section (CS) increases the occurrence of neurodevelopmental disorders, asthma or obesity in childhood is controversial. We tried to demonstrate the association between children born by CS and the occurrence of the above three diseases at the age of 5.5 years.MethodsThe database of the Taiwan Birth Cohort Study which was designed to assess the developmental trajectories of 24 200 children born in 2005 was used in this study. Associations between children born by CS and these three diseases were evaluated before and after controlling for gestational age (GA) at birth, children’s characteristics and disease-related predisposing factors.ResultsChildren born by CS had significant increases in neurodevelopmental disorders (20%), asthma (14%) and obesity (18%) compared with children born by vaginal delivery. The association between neurodevelopmental disorders and CS was attenuated after controlling for GA at birth (OR 1.15; 95% CI 0.98 to 1.34). Occurrence of neurodevelopmental disorders steadily declined with increasing GA up to ≤40–42 weeks. CS and childhood asthma were not significantly associated after controlling for parental history of asthma and GA at birth. Obesity in childhood remained significantly associated with CS (OR 1.13; 95% CI 1.04 to 1.24) after controlling for GA and disease-related factors.ConclusionsOur results implied that the association between CS birth and children’s neurodevelopmental disorders was significantly influenced by GA. CS birth was weakly associated with childhood asthma since parental asthma and preterm births are stronger predisposing factors. The association between CS birth and childhood obesity was robust after controlling for disease-related factors.

Child developmental screening instrument from six to thirty-six months in Taiwan Birth Cohort Study

2010 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
For-Wey Lung ◽  
Tung-Liang Chiang ◽  
Shio-Jean Lin ◽  
Meng-Chih Lee ◽  
Bih-Ching Shu
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Screening Instrument ◽  
Developmental Screening ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
Taiwan Birth Cohort Study
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