Infant Development and Preterm Care

Time at Home for Whom? Unequal Returns of Paid Family Leave for Infant White Matter and Language Development

The paper examines how maternal and paternal paid family leave relates to infant language and white matter development, finding education moderates some associations.

Motor Cortical Gamma Organisation Following Preterm Birth Relates to Early Motor Development

This study examines motor-related gamma oscillations in children born preterm and full-term, finding reduced contralateral gamma power and hemispheric lateralisation in preterm children, associated with motor development outcomes.

Psychotic-like experiences in children born very preterm: evidence from clinical and population-based cohorts

This study examines psychotic-like experiences in children born very preterm compared to full-term controls in two cohorts, finding increased vulnerability in perceptual abnormalities but no replication in a population-based cohort.

Neonatal brain volumes and birth characteristics predict behavioural outcomes in toddlerhood

The paper shows that neonatal brain volumes and birth factors predict developmental and socioemotional outcomes in toddlers.

A cortical signature of very preterm birth across development and its association with neurodevelopmental outcomes

This study identifies a consistent cortical signature of very preterm birth across development and links it to neurodevelopmental outcomes.

ALE Meta-Analysis Reveals Neural Substrates for the Impact of Prematurity on Executive Functioning in Children and Adults

This paper conducts a meta-analysis of fMRI data to compare neural activation during executive function tasks between preterm and full-term children and adults, finding age-specific differences in brain network engagement.

Associations between parenting and cognitive and language abilities at age 2 depend on prenatal exposure to disadvantage

The paper examines how prenatal social disadvantage affects cognitive and language abilities at age 2, showing that parenting behaviors mediate these effects only in families with lower levels of disadvantage.

Exploring cognitive, behavioural and autism trait network topology in very preterm and term-born children

The paper uses network analysis to compare cognitive and behavioral trait interactions between very preterm and full-term children, finding distinct topological differences in their networks.

The role of preterm birth and postnatal stress in neonatal structural brain development

This study examines how postnatal stress affects structural brain development in preterm infants and identifies resilient brain characteristics that predict future behavioral outcomes.

Movement abilities and brain development in preschoolers born very preterm

The paper compares subcortical brain volumes and white matter diffusion properties between preschoolers born very preterm with and without movement impairments and full-term controls.

A comparison of Alberta’s Infant Motor Scale and Brazelton Neonatal Behavior Assessment Scale

This study compares the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) and Brazelton Neonatal Behavior Assessment Scale (NBAS) for assessing motor maturity in newborns, finding that NBAS detects subtle differences not captured by AIMS.