Precursors of Sibling Bullying in Middle Childhood: Evidence from a UK-Based Longitudinal Cohort Study

Abstract

Background: There is increasing evidence that sibling bullying is associated with various social, emotional, and mental health difficulties. It is, however, unclear which factors predict sibling bullying in middle childhood and whether child-level individual differences make some children more susceptible to sibling bullying involvement.

Maternal pre-pregnancy overweight and gestational diabetes and dietary intakes among young adult offspring

Background/Objectives: Maternal pre-pregnancy overweight/obesity and gestational diabetes (GDM) areassociated with increased fat deposition in adult offspring. The purpose of this study was to identify if maternal pre-pregnancy overweight (body mass index (BMI)≥25 kg/m2) or GDM are associated with dietary quality or intake inadult offspring.

Small for Gestational Age ‐ Cognitive Performance from Infancy to Adulthood: An Observational Study

Abstract

Objective – To determine whether cognitive performance from infancy to adulthood is affected by being born SGA, and if this depends on the SGA reference used. Furthermore, to determine SGA’s effect while considering the effects of very preterm/very low birth weight (VP/VLBW), socioeconomic status (SES), and parent‐infant relationship.

An analysis of MRI derived cortical complexity in premature-born adults: Regional patterns, risk factors, and potential significance

Highlights

  • MRI-derived Cortical Complexity is reduced in adults after premature birth.
  • Bilateral lateral temporal and medial parietal cortices are affected.
  • Cortical aberrations correlate with gestational age and birth weight.
  • Medial parietal cortical complexity correlates with full-scale IQ in adulthood.
  • Cortical complexity mediates cognitive development from infancy to adulthood.

Neuropsychological Outcomes at 19 Years of Age Following Extremely Preterm Birth

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Children born extremely preterm (EP) (<26 weeks’ gestation) have lower cognitive scores and an increased rate of cognitive impairment compared with their term-born peers. However, the neuropsychological presentation of these EP individuals in adulthood has not been described. The aim of this study was to examine neuropsychological outcomes in early adulthood after EP birth in the 1995 EPICure cohort and to investigate if the rate of intellectual impairment changed longitudinally.