Impact of mother-child interaction on development during the first year of life: a systematic review

ABSTRACTThe ability of children aged 0;1 to 2;6 to initiate and maintain topics of conversation is explored using videotaped data of mother–child interaction collected at home. An analysis of both verbal and non-verbal behaviours suggests that initially children attract attention exclusively to themselves as topics of conversation. The emergence of manipulative skills from 0; 5 and the development of deictic gestures from around the end of the first year facilitate the initiation of topics concerned with items in the physical environment. Finally, with the development of language, reference to intangibles becomes possible. In maintaining topics, children are initially capable of extended sequences only within the context of routines, but by 2;6 are able to maintain coherent topics independently. The implications of the analysis presented for understanding the role of prelinguistic communication in language development are discussed against the background of a modular framework.

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Systematic review and meta-analyses of risk factors for childhood overweight identifiable during infancy

Archives of Disease in Childhood ◽

10.1136/archdischild-2012-302263 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 97 (12) ◽

pp. 1019-1026 ◽

Cited By ~ 334

Author(s):

Stephen Franklin Weng ◽

Sarah A Redsell ◽

Judy A Swift ◽

Min Yang ◽

Cristine P Glazebrook

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Weight Gain ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Childhood Overweight ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Future Research ◽

First Year ◽

First Year Of Life ◽

Infant Birth

ObjectiveTo determine risk factors for childhood overweight that can be identified during the first year of life to facilitate early identification and targeted intervention.DesignSystematic review and meta-analysis.Search strategyElectronic database search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed and CAB Abstracts.Eligibility criteriaProspective observational studies following up children from birth for at least 2 years.ResultsThirty prospective studies were identified. Significant and strong independent associations with childhood overweight were identified for maternal pre-pregnancy overweight, high infant birth weight and rapid weight gain during the first year of life. Meta-analysis comparing breastfed with non-breastfed infants found a 15% decrease (95% CI 0.74 to 0.99; I2=73.3%; n=10) in the odds of childhood overweight. For children of mothers smoking during pregnancy there was a 47% increase (95% CI 1.26 to 1.73; I2=47.5%; n=7) in the odds of childhood overweight. There was some evidence associating early introduction of solid foods and childhood overweight. There was conflicting evidence for duration of breastfeeding, socioeconomic status at birth, parity and maternal marital status at birth. No association with childhood overweight was found for maternal age or education at birth, maternal depression or infant ethnicity. There was inconclusive evidence for delivery type, gestational weight gain, maternal postpartum weight loss and ‘fussy’ infant temperament due to the limited number of studies.ConclusionsSeveral risk factors for both overweight and obesity in childhood are identifiable during infancy. Future research needs to focus on whether it is clinically feasible for healthcare professionals to identify infants at greatest risk.

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Parent-child interaction during the first year of life in infants at elevated likelihood of autism spectrum disorder

Infant Behavior and Development ◽

10.1016/j.infbeh.2020.101521 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 62 ◽

pp. 101521

Author(s):

M.K.J. Pijl ◽

C. Bontinck ◽

N.N.J. Rommelse ◽

J. Begum Ali ◽

E. Cauvet ◽

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Keyword(s):

Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Spectrum Disorder ◽

First Year ◽

Child Interaction ◽

Parent Child Interaction ◽

First Year Of Life ◽

Parent Child

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Systematic review of the healthcare cost of bronchopulmonary dysplasia

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045729 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (8) ◽

pp. e045729

Author(s):

Jhangir Humayun ◽

Chatarina Löfqvist ◽

David Ley ◽

Ann Hellström ◽

Hanna Gyllensten

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Quality Assessment ◽

Preterm Infants ◽

Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia ◽

Gestational Age ◽

First Year ◽

Long Term Follow Up ◽

First Year Of Life

ObjectivesTo determine the costs directly or indirectly related to bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in preterm infants. The secondary objective was to stratify the costs based on gestational age and/or birth weight.DesignSystematic literature review.SettingPubMed and Scopus were searched on 3 February 2020. Studies were selected based on eligibility criteria by two independent reviewers. Included studies were further searched to identify eligible references and citations.Two independent reviewers extracted data with a prespecified data extraction sheet, including items from a published checklist for quality assessment. The costs in the included studies are reported descriptively.Primary outcome measureCosts of BPD.ResultsThe 13 included studies reported the total costs or marginal costs of BPD. Most studies reported costs during birth hospitalisation (cost range: Int$21 392–Int$1 094 509 per child, equivalent to €19 103–€977 397, in 2019) and/or during the first year of life. One study reported costs during the first 2 years; two other studies reported costs later, during the preschool period and one study included a long-term follow-up. The highest mean costs were associated with infants born at extremely low gestational ages. The quality assessment indicated a low risk of bias in the reported findings of included studies.ConclusionsThis study was the first systematic review of costs associated with BPD. We confirmed previous reports of high costs and described the long-term follow-up necessary for preterm infants with BPD, particularly infants of very low gestational age. Moreover, we identified a need for studies that estimate costs outside hospitals and after the first year of life.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42020173234.

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