Are There Sex-Specific Effects of Placental Gross Morphology on Early Childhood Growth of Term Newborns in a Low Risk Community Based Setting?

AbstractObjectivesTo compare the long-term effects of antenatal betamethasone (ANS, ≤16 mg, =24 mg and >24 mg) in twins on infant and childhood growth.MethodsA retrospective cohort follow up study among 198 twins after ANS including three time points: U1 first neonatal examination after birth and in the neonatal period; U7 examination from the 21st to the 24th month of life and U9 examination from the 60th to the 64th month of life using data from copies of the children’s examination booklets. Inclusion criteria are twin pregnancies with preterm labor, cervical shortening, preterm premature rupture of membranes, or vaginal bleeding, and exposure to ANS between 23+5 and 33+6 weeks. Outcome measures are dosage-dependent and sex-specific effects of ANS on growth (body weight, body length, head circumference, body mass index and ponderal index) up to 5.3 years.ResultsOverall, 99 live-born twin pairs were included. Negative effects of ANS on fetal growth persisted beyond birth, altered infant and childhood growth, independent of possible confounding factors. Overall weight percentile significantly decreased between infancy and early childhood by 18.8%. Birth weight percentiles significantly changed in a dose dependent and sex specific manner, most obviously in female-female and mixed pairs. The ponderal index significantly decreased up to 42.9%, BMI index increased by up to 33.8%.ConclusionsANS results in long-term alterations in infant and childhood growth. Changes between infancy and early childhood in ponderal mass index and BMI, independent of dose or twin pair structure, might indicate an ANS associated increased risk for later life disease.SynopsisFirst-time report on long-term ANS administration growth effects in twin pregnancies, showing persisting alterations beyond birth in infant and childhood growth up to 5.3 years as potential indicator of later life disease risk.

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Predictors on the Trajectories of Home Environment Stimulation in Early Childhood: Growth Mixture Modeling

Early Childhood Education Research & Review ◽

10.32349/ecerr.2021.2.25.1.139 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 139-167

Author(s):

Sunhee Kim

Keyword(s):

Early Childhood ◽

Home Environment ◽

Growth Mixture Modeling ◽

Mixture Modeling ◽

Childhood Growth ◽

Growth Mixture

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Two decade trends in birth weight and early childhood growth in Papua New Guinea

American Journal of Human Biology ◽

10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(1998)10:4<483::aid-ajhb8>3.0.co;2-h ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 483-493 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

David P. Tracer ◽

R. John Sturt ◽

Agnes Sturt ◽

Lara M. Braithwaite

Keyword(s):

Early Childhood ◽

Birth Weight ◽

Papua New Guinea ◽

New Guinea ◽

Childhood Growth

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The cultural spaces of young children: Care, play and learning patterns in early childhood among the Guji people of Ethiopia

Global Studies of Childhood ◽

10.1177/2043610618817317 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 42-55 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Tadesse Jaleta Jirata

Keyword(s):

Early Childhood ◽

Young Children ◽

Early Childhood Development ◽

Childhood Development ◽

Community Based ◽

Rural Villages ◽

Social Actors ◽

Ethnographic Fieldwork ◽

Learning Patterns ◽

Cultural Spaces

In this article, I address African indigenous knowledge of early childhood development by discussing young children’s cultural spaces of care, play and learning among the Guji people of Ethiopia. I analyze practices in the cultural spaces of young children and show how participatory community-based care and learning are pivotal in the tradition of early childhood development in the Guji people. Furthermore, I present the features of play and learning traditions in which young children are social actors in sustaining social interaction and stability in their neighborhoods. My discussion is based on data drawn from 10 months ethnographic fieldwork carried out in the rural villages of the Guji people.

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Pengaruh Model Pendampingan Deteksi Dini Terhadap Kemampuan Guru PAUD Dalam Melaksanakan Deteksi Dini Pertumbuhan Dan Perkembangan Anak PAUD di Wilayah Puskesmas Beji Depok

Jurnal Kesehatan Terpadu (Integrated Health Journal) ◽

10.32695/jkt.v11i2.87 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 94-100

Author(s):

Suryati B ◽

Bara Miradwiyana

Keyword(s):

Early Childhood ◽

Early Detection ◽

Growth And Development ◽

Intervention Group ◽

Control Group ◽

Childhood Growth ◽

Childhood Education ◽

Better Than ◽

Stimulation Of ◽

Mentoring Model

Impaired growth and development of children can be identified by early detection as prevention, prevention, stimulation and development. This study aims to determine the effect of early detection assistance models on the ability of early childhood education (PAUD) teachers in implementing early detection of early childhood growth and development. The research method uses pretest and posttest design with control group. Providing training and mentoring for PAUD teachers using the Stimulation of Detection and Early Intervention Growing Swell (SDIDTK)/ Child Development Pre-screening Questionnaire (KPSP) for the intervention group while for the control group for PAUD teachers by being given a KPSP booklet after the posttest. The results of the analysis showed that there were differences in scores of PAUD teachers' knowledge and skills in stimulating early childhood growth and development (p=0.001) between the intervention group and the control group after the mentoring model intervention. The knowledge of PAUD teachers who are given a mentoring model is better than the control group, there are significant differences in improving the ability of PAUD teachers to do early detection in children compared to the control group. PAUD teachers who are given the intervention of the mentoring model.

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A Conceptual Model of Children’s Rights and Community-Based Values to Promote Social Justice Through Early Childhood Curriculum Frameworks

Journal of Childhood Studies ◽

10.18357/jcs.v41i3.16305 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 41 (3) ◽

pp. 38 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Rachel Caplan ◽

Colleen Loomis ◽

Aurelia Di Santo

Keyword(s):

Social Justice ◽

Early Childhood ◽

Children's Rights ◽

Early Learning ◽

Children’S Rights ◽

Integrative Approach ◽

Early Childhood Curriculum ◽

Community Based ◽

Curriculum Frameworks ◽

Learning Frameworks

<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="section"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>A “rights-integrative approach to early learning” has been </span><span>proposed as a foundation for curriculum frameworks. Building </span><span>on this work we conceptually explored the complementarity </span><span>and compatibility of children’s rights to autonomy, protection, nondiscrimination, and participation, with community-based values of prevention and promotion, empowerment, diversity, and civic participation. We argue that it is necessary to infuse a rights-based approach with community-based values in early childhood curriculum frameworks to promote social justice for children as individuals and as a relational community. </span><span>Our proposed expanded conceptual framework may be useful </span><span>for evaluating early learning frameworks, nationally and internationally, from a rights-based social justice perspective. </span></p></div></div></div></div>

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OPTIMALISASI PEMANFAATAN MINERAL FOSFOR DALAM MEMBENTUK KESEHATAN FISIK ANAK USIA DINI MELALUI REEDUKASI KELUARGA

GLADI JURNAL ILMU KEOLAHRAGAAN ◽

10.21009/gjik.091.02 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 24-34

Author(s):

Sandey Tantra Paramitha

Keyword(s):

Early Childhood ◽

Data Analysis ◽

Data Collection ◽

Human Body ◽

Field Data ◽

Knowledge Society ◽

The Body ◽

Childhood Growth ◽

Field Data Collection ◽

Descriptive Method

The development of early childhood physical health largely determined by levels of phosphorus contained in the body, due to be the second largest item after the calcium in the human body, problems become obstacles in developing family knowledge about the importance of the content of phosphorus in the development of early childhood body i.e. environmental conditions is lacking support and there is no massive support from the Ministry of Health important about phosphorus for the growth of early childhood. This research uses descriptive method which aims to describe, illustrate and analyze events in field data collection techniques, using interviews, observation and documentation, as well as using the techniques of data analysis the presentation of data, data reduction and withdrawal of the conclusion. The results obtained show that the society have less knowledge about the importance of phosphorus for early childhood growth, hence the need for the development of the knowledge society on the importance of phosphorous for growth in early childhood, it due to the excess or deficiency of phosphorus will not impact the tub for the body.

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