Preterm Babies Less Likely To Have Romantic Relationships as Adults
Dr. Marina Mendonca’s interview with MedicalResearch.com is now published HERE
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Association of Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight With Romantic Partnership, Sexual Intercourse, and Parenthood in Adulthood A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Question Are adults who were born preterm or with low birth weight less likely to experience social transitions normative of adulthood, such as romantic partnerships, sexual intercourse, or parenthood?
…Effects of Gestational Age and Early Parenting on Children’s Social Inhibition at 6 Years
Preterm birth (<37 weeks’ gestation) has been associated with problems in social functioning. Whether social inhibition is specifically related to preterm birth and whether early parenting may protect against social inhibition difficulties is unknown.
…The association of infant crying, feeding, and sleeping problems and inhibitory control with attention regulation at school age
Regulatory problems in infancy and toddlerhood have previously been associated with an increased risk of developing attention problems in childhood.
…Impaired structural connectivity between dorsal attention network and pulvinar mediates the impact of premature birth on adult visual–spatial abilities
Abstract
The dorsal attention network (DAN), including frontal eye fields and posterior parietal cortices, and its link with the posterior thalamus, contribute to visual–spatial abilities. Very premature birth impairs both visual–spatial abilities and cortico‐thalamic structural connectivity.
…Professor Dieter Wolke talks to Child Trends News Service about Sibling Bullying
Listen to Professor Dieter Wolke talking about Sibling Bullying with the Child Trends News Service
…Infant crying problems and symptoms of sleeping problems predict attachment disorganization at 18 months
This longitudinal study examined the associations among infant crying, symptoms of sleeping problems, and attachment while considering the influence of maternal sensitivity and depressive symptoms.
…Congratulations to Dr Slava Dantchev for winning a 2018 Psychology PhD Student Publication Award
The competition was open to all articles that were published in international peer-reviewed journals in 2018, either electronically (must have a doi number) or in print, by Warwick Psychology PhD students who met certain conditions.
…Commentary: Is Social Inequality in Cognitive Outcomes Increased by Preterm Birth–Related Complications?
The study by Benavente-Fernández et al1 investigated the association of maternal education as a marker of socioeconomic status (SES) and complications related to very preterm birth, such as chronic lung disease (CLD), intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), and reduced white matter volume (WMV), with cognitive development in preschool-aged children.
…Psychiatric Symptoms and Disorders in Extremely Preterm Young Adults at 19 Years of Age and Longitudinal Findings From Middle Childhood
Since the 1980s, the long term outcomes of extremely preterm birth, before 28 weeks of gestation, have garnered considerable interest as a result of significant improvements in neonatal care and the consequent increase in survival rates.
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