Early Human Development

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Direct evidence of fetal responses to noxious stimulations: A systematic review of physiological and behavioral reactions	58
The predictive value of maternal inflammation markers for neonatal early-onset sepsis	36
Early-life thyroid hormones and neurodevelopmental assessment in one-year old children: DSAN-12m birth cohort study	34
Direct breastfeeding: Predictive factors and possible effects on neurodevelopment in very preterm infants	33
Modeling gross motor developmental curves of extremely and very preterm infants using the AIMS home-video method	32
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Maternal and neonatal outcomes for kidney transplant recipients	28
Lending a helping hand to preterm infants: Randomized controlled trial of the impact of ‘sticky mittens’ on exploratory behavior and later development	26
Early red blood cell transfusion and the occurrence of intraventricular hemorrhage in very preterm infants	26
The effectiveness of pulmonary hypertension screening in infants born preterm	26
Infant massage and brain maturation measured using EEG: A randomised controlled trial	24
Incidence, subtypes and severity of cerebral palsy in infants born extremely preterm in Switzerland: A retrospective study comparing two time periods	21
Effect of muscle mass on neuropsychomotor development in newborns: A comparative analysis between preterm and full-term infants	20
Maternal depressed mood and serotonergic antidepressant treatment during pregnancy differentially shape the continuity between fetal–newborn neurobehaviour	18
The evidence for neonatal arginine supplementation — A narrative review	17
Hidden heroes in breast milk: The dual roles of phospholipids and sphingolipids in infant immunity and brain development	17
Investigating behaviour from early- to mid-childhood and its association with academic outcomes in a cohort of children born at risk of neonatal hypoglycaemia	16
Early feeding behaviours of extremely preterm infants predict neurodevelopmental outcomes	16
Contributions of the light environment and co-sleeping to sleep consolidation into nighttime in early infants: A pilot study	15
Neonatal bioethics, AI, and genomics	15
Trend over 25 years of risk factors of mother's own milk provision to very low birth weight infants at discharge	15
Placenta histology related to flow and oxygenation in fetal congenital heart disease	15
2D:4D biomarker reliability and validity in a within-subject pregnancy-childhood-adolescence cohort	15
Evaluation of normal and abnormal fetal renal microvascular flow characteristics of three-dimensional MV-flow imaging	15
Implementation of nutritional care bundle is associated with improved growth in preterm infants born before 32 gestational weeks	15

Intracranial hemorrhages in infants of diabetic mothers: A national cohort study	15
Strengthening the invisible backbone: Prioritizing parental mental health in preterm care	15
The influence of physical, psychological and sociocultural factors on cognitive performance: A nationwide cross-sectional analysis in 10–12-year-old Danish children	15
The critical role of technologies in neonatal care	14
Association of second and fourth digit (2D:4D) ratios with metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease risk	14
The U.S.A. eligible retinopathy of prematurity screening population 2003-2022: WONDER-ROP Study	14
Infant motor behaviour and functional and cognitive outcome at school-age: A follow-up study in very high-risk children	14
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Attachment and mother-infant interactions in dyads with infants born full-term, moderate-to-late preterm, and very-to-extreme preterm	13
Pressure and tidal volume delivery in extremely preterm infants at birth using different t-piece resuscitation devices	13
Scoring of brain magnetic resonance imaging and neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants with congenital heart disease	12
Agreement between Hammersmith Neonatal Neurological Examination (HNNE) and Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) in neurodevelopmental assessment of preterm infants <32 weeks' gestation at term c	12
Investigating the validity of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire to detect gross motor delays in a community sample of toddlers: A cross-sectional study	12
Primary risk stratification for neonatal jaundice among term neonates using machine learning algorithm	12
Determinants of handgrip strength at age 2 years in children born moderate and late preterm and associations with neurodevelopmental outcomes	12
Understanding factors associated with emotional closeness in parents with a preterm infant in the neonatal intensive care unit	12
Heart rate variability in school-age children born moderate-to-late preterm	12
Ontogeny for a lifetime – Structure meets function	11
Maternal experience of fetal movements from a child with AMC: MECA survey	11
Breastfeeding patterns in one-year-old children was not affected by a breastfeeding support intervention	11
Effectiveness of multisensory stimulation and priming (MuSSAP) upper limb training in 3–8 months old infants with unilateral brain lesion – a retrospective clinical cohort study	11
Prolonged oligohydramnios and the adverse composite outcome of death or severe neurodevelopmental impairment at 3 years of age in infants born at 22–29 gestational weeks	11
Effects of early intervention on the mental wellbeing and caregiving practices of preterm infant caregivers	11
The effect of maternal blood glucose control on infant body composition at birth	10
The predictive ability of the Lacey Assessment of Preterm Infants (LAPI), Cranial Ultrasound (cUS) and General Movements Assessment (GMA) for Cerebral Palsy (CP): A prospective, clinical, single cente	10
The effect of maternal fatigue on the risk of fetal growth retardation	10
Impact of comprehensive quality improvement program on outcomes in very-low-birth-weight infants: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in Japan	10
Small-for-gestational-age and eating problems in infants aged 2.5 years: a nationwide population-based study in Japan	10
New evidence supporting female protective effect in patients with congenital anomalies and neurodevelopmental disorders	10
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New possibilities for ST analysis – A post-hoc analysis on the Dutch STAN RCT	9
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Relationships between preterm medical factors and feeding behaviors at term-equivalent age	9
Language skills development in children with congenital Zika virus syndrome	9
Neurodevelopmental effects of opioids in preterm infants – A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised and observational studies	9
Nicotine replacement therapy and e-cigarettes in pregnancy and infant respiratory outcomes	9
Mortality after 36 weeks postmenstrual age of extremely preterm infants in neonatal care: The impact of growth impairment and bronchopulmonary dysplasia	9
Outcomes following less-invasive-surfactant-administration in the delivery-room	8
Vitamin D supplementation and gross motor development: A 3-year follow-up of a randomized trial	8
Standardising the elusive diagnosis of NEC in the premature infant - A practical score	8
Public health measures associated with the COVID-19 pandemic: Mothers' perceptions of emotional and physical closeness with their preterm infant before, during, and after the NICU stay	8
Perinatal factors associated with sensory processing difficulties in infancy: Findings from the Etude Longitudinale Francaise depuis l'Enfance (ELFE) French national birth cohort	8
Mild small-for-gestational-age as a non-negligible risk factor for short stature	8
Insights into neurosonographic indicators for prenatal diagnosis of fetal neurological anomalies and cortical development: A systematic review of the literature	8
Identifying cognitive vulnerability in school-aged children born preterm: The role of neonatal and early-life factors	8
Understanding Covid-19: Digit ratios and duration of oxygen therapy in hospitalized Covid-19 patients	8
Prediction of motor outcome in preterm infants with punctate white matter lesions using term equivalent age MRI	7
Executive function and preterm birth: A longitudinal study	7
Effect of sequential swallow training programme on feeding transition and suck-swallow-breath coordination in preterm infants	7
Commercial infant products influence body position and muscle use	7

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Neurodevelopment in infants with antenatal or early neonatal exposure to SARS-CoV-2	7
Early motor behavior of infants exposed to maternal mental health disorders — A South African perspective	7
Genetic features of alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins in Japanese infants	7
Current epidemiology and factors contributing to postnatal growth restriction in very preterm infants in China	7
Associations between fetal movement and maternal-fetal attachment in late pregnancy	7
Active versus restrictive ligation strategy for patent ductus arteriosus – A retrospective two-center study of extremely preterm infants born between 22 + 0 and 25 + 6 weeks of gestational age	7
Two-year motor outcomes associated with the dose of NICU based physical therapy: The Noppi RCT	7
Effects of 4 weeks of play in standing and walking on gross motor ability and segmental trunk control in preterm infants using a playpen: A randomized control trial	7
Effects of acute moderate-intensity exercise on executive function in children with preterm birth: A randomized crossover study	7
Similar early intervention referral rates following in-person administration of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, 4th Edition versus Telehealth Administration of the Developmental A	7
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UK screening and treatment of retinopathy of prematurity Updated 2022 Guidelines	6
Early pain findings in infants with brachial plexus birth injury: Relationship with function and comorbidities, and cut-off point for fractures	6
Multi-organ dysfunction in infants with acidosis at birth in the absence of moderate to severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy	6
Cardiac and cerebral hemodynamics with umbilical cord milking compared with early cord clamping: A randomized cluster crossover trial	6
Tolerance of hydrocortisone prophylaxis administration in extreme preterm neonates: Experience of a single UK level III neonatal unit	6
An investigation of sensory processing skills in toddlers with joint hypermobility	6
Anthropometric measurements of infants in a risk-based patent ductus arteriosus treatment program	6
High school graduation among adolescents born preterm: A Canadian population-based cohort study	6
Exposure-safety relationship for acyclovir in the treatment of neonatal herpes simplex virus disease	6
Being parents of extremely preterm children, from a long-term perspective: A qualitative study of parents' experiences	6
The role of internalising trajectories in adult wealth and social relationships following very preterm birth/very low birth weight	6
Accuracy and repeatability of fetal facial measurements in 3D ultrasound: A longitudinal study	6
Association between maternal androgen levels and early fetal sex differentiation: Anogenital distance and genital tubercle length in the first trimester	6
Longer duration of gestation in term singletons is associated with better infant neurodevelopment	6
Understanding developmental progress in young children: Exploring demographic and dietary influences through a cross-sectional study	6
An alternative fortification strategy to optimize growth in preterm infants during a period of human milk fortifier shortage	6
Motor dysfunction in preschool children exposed to zika virus during pregnancy and normocephalic at birth: Developmental Coordination Disorder and Minimal Neurological Dysfunction	6
Metabolic bone disease in premature infants receiving parenteral nutrition: Incidence, clinical, laboratory and nutritional profile	6
Heart function by M-mode and tissue Doppler in the early neonatal period in neonates with fetal growth restriction	6
The 2D:4D ratios in the mothers of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder	6
Variability of neonatal premedication practices for endotracheal intubation and LISA in the UK (NeoPRINT survey)	6
Hemodynamic changes and evaluation during hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and therapeutic hypothermia	5
Simulation-based team training and changes in Apgar scores during neonatal transition: A multi-site controlled follow-up study	5
The long-term influence of perinatal factors on macular morphology and vessel density in preterm children	5
Egg donation and gestational surrogacy: Pregnancy is riskier with an unrelated embryo	5
Challenges in clinical identification of right ventricular dysfunction in preterm infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn	5
Effect of maternal depression and anxiety scores on the development of three-month-old babies through the assessment of general movements	5
Reflections about being born extremely preterm in children and adolescents: A qualitative descriptive study	5
Lung to thorax transverse area ratio as a predictor of neurodevelopmental outcomes in fetuses with congenital diaphragmatic hernia	5
Motor Optimality Scores are significantly lower in a population of high-risk infants than in infants born moderate-late preterm	5
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Corrigendum to “Heart function by M-mode and tissue Doppler in the early neonatal period in neonates with fetal growth restriction”, [Early Hum. Dev. 183 (2023) 105809]	5
The impact of early intervention on early spontaneous movements of infants: a systematic review	5
Fetal heart rate variability in relation to maternal physical activity and metabolic health	5
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Comprehensive assessment of placental inflammation: Novel approach in predicting retinopathy of prematurity	5
The effect of heart rate on systolic and diastolic time intervals and cardiac function in stable and sick preterm infants	5
Critical diseases in neonates after discharge home from birth hospital: A retrospective study from a tertiary hospital in Japan	5
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Exploring the validity of the ASQ-SE for socio-emotional competency screening of a low-risk Asian cohort at 2 years of age	5
How do parents and early intervention professionals utilize educational resources about infant development and play?	5
Heart rate variability is associated with self-regulation and stress neurobehavior in preterm infants	5
Primary respiratory support of extremely preterm neonates in the Netherlands: a national survey	5
Early postnatal transitional circulation in fetal growth restricted neonates	5
The long-term developmental outcomes of children born to mothers with systemic lupus erythematosus at different parities	5
Relationships between early postnatal cranial ultrasonography linear measures and neurobehaviour at term-equivalent age in infants born <30 weeks' gestational age	5
Examining early intervention referral patterns in neonatal intensive care unit follow up clinics using telemedicine during COVID-19	5
Clinical validation of an abridged AIMS: Streamlining motor screening in the first-year infant	4
Crying behavior and emotional-behavioral outcomes in high-risk very preterm infants: A prospective cohort study	4
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Predicting neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants: A comprehensive evaluation of neonatal and maternal risk factors	4
Prevalence and patterns of executive function, adaptive function, and behavioral outcomes in preschool and school age children with congenital diaphragmatic hernia	4
Predictive validity of the Standardized Infant NeuroDevelopmental Assessment (SINDA) to identify 4–5 year-old children at risk of developmental delay in a low-risk sample	4
Neurodevelopment in the transition to school in children subjected to hypothermia due to neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: A prospective study	4
The relationship between carpal tunnel syndrome and the 2D:4D digit ratio: A systematic review	4
Detecting month and year of birth effects on reproduction and marriage patterns in two long-term data sets	4
Behavioral and emotional outcomes at preschool age in children born very preterm: The role of breast milk feeding practices	4
Effects of skin-to-skin contact in supported diagonal flexion positioning on movement quality in very preterm infants at term age	4
Longitudinal assessments of motor performance and musculoskeletal abnormalities in preschool children with esophageal atresia	4
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Utilizing umbilical cord blood – Minimizing blood sampling and pain in healthy infants at risk for polycythemia	4
Hokkaido birth cohort study in Japan on the growth trajectory of children born with low birth weight until 7 years of age	4
Refining the therapeutic understanding of prenatal singing: Reflections from an art therapy perspective	4
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Neurocognitive outcomes in moderately preterm born adolescents	4
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Change over time in internal cerebral vein pulsation in premature infants at risk of intraventricular hemorrhage	4
Humanity's evolved nest and its relation to cardiac vagal regulation in the first years of life	4

The three-dimensional course of cranial development of very preterm infants during the first year of life	4
Digital biomarker 2D:4D as a predictor of cancer: A systematic review	4
Clinical value of cortical bursting in preterm infants with intraventricular haemorrhage	4
Placental inflammatory response and association with the severity of neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy	4
A realist review of digitally delivered child development assessment and screening tools: Psychometrics and considerations for future use	4
Association between the digit ratio (2D:4D), handgrip strength, wrist ratio, and body fat distribution in women with different carpal tunnel syndrome severity	4
Outcomes from an enhanced developmental screening programme in Singapore	4
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Antenatal corticosteroid exposure and neonatal outcomes in term infants	4
Sleep and emotional functioning in premature children: A systematic literature review	4
Maternal prenatal social contact during the COVID-19 pandemic predicts infant birth weight	4
Exploring the association between haematological markers of iron and general movements in 4-month-old infants exposed to anaemia in-utero	4
Neurodevelopmental profile in children born to mothers affected by systemic sclerosis	4
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Feasibility of a Dutch post-discharge parenting intervention (TOP program) for moderate preterm born infants	4
Hybrid developmental follow-up for preterm infants in Brazil: A feasibility study	4
Worldwide prevalence and disability from preterm-associated developmental intellectual disability during childhood and adolescence	4
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Long-term follow-up of self-reported mental health and health-related quality of life in adults born extremely preterm	4
Inter-rater reliability and agreement of the General Movement Assessment and Motor Optimality Score-Revised in a large population-based sample	4
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Insecure attachment and internalizing behavior problems in growth discordant identical twins	4
Reproducibility of the EL-Khuffash PDA severity score and PDA diameter measurements in extremely preterm infants	3
The clinical value of ultrasonic cardiac output monitor in very-low birth-weight and extremely-low-birth-weight infants undergoing PDA ligation	3
Validity of the DF-MOT to detect motor developmental delays in preterm children: A comparative study with the Bayley-III	3
Characteristics and special challenges of neonatal emergency transports	3
Transcutaneous bilirubin measured on protected skin during phototherapy in term and preterm neonates	3
Timing of initiation of therapeutic hypothermia in neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy born at a high-volume urban safety net hospital	3
Test of infant motor performance: Cross-cultural adaptation, validity and reliability in Persian infants	3
Prenatal and postnatal outcomes in fetuses with ventriculomegaly: Prognostic factors insights from a single-center study	3
Longitudinal outcomes of a parent-administered sensorimotor intervention in preterm infants at 4 and 18 months	3
Developmental trajectories of visual orienting functions in children born very or extremely preterm	3
Feeding dysfunction in NICU patients with cramped synchronized movements	3
Neonatal outcomes and related risk factors of 30 cases with aplastic anemia in pregnancy: A retrospective study	3
Evaluation of neurovascular coupling during neuroprotective therapies: A single site HEAL ancillary study	3
The effect of music played to new birth mothers on postpartum blues: A randomized controlled trial	3
The androgen receptor gene and criminal offending: Evidence derived from international data	3
Factors influencing on gross motor skills in infants: Implications for walking development	3
Association between early onset of skin-to-skin contact and mother-infant interaction at hospital discharge and six months of corrected age among preterm infants	3
Retrospective study of left and right ventricular strain mechanics among neonates undergoing therapeutic hypothermia for neonatal encephalopathy	3
Associations between early lexical composition and pre-reading skills at 5 years – A longitudinal study	3
Assessment of an umbilical venous catheter dwell-time of 8–14 days versus 1–7 days in very low birth weight infacts (UVC – You Will See): a pilot single-center, randomized controlled trial	3
Gut microbiota as a risk and protective factor in neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis: An integrative review	3
Regional cerebral and splanchnic tissue oxygen saturation in preterm infants – Longitudinal normative measurements	3
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Group trauma focused cognitive behavior therapy for parents of premature infants compared to individual therapy intervention	3
Best practice guidelines: Feeding-related cardiorespiratory events in preterm infants	3
Pubertal growth spurt does not occur in some normally growing Polish girls, suggesting an evolutionary origin of adolescent growth polymorphism	3
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Effectiveness of an oral-motor intervention for premature infants: Feeding and maternal self-efficacy	3
Molding influences of prematurity: Interviews with adults born preterm	3
Adrenal congestion in perinatal hypoxia: Sonographic assessment and relationship with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy	3
Association between environmental factors during the COVID-19 pandemic and functioning of infants with biological risk in the first year of life: Cross-sectional exploratory study	3
Prolonged COVID-19 related effects on early language development: A longitudinal study	3
Association between intermittent hypoxemia and neurodevelopmental outcomes in extremely premature infants: A single-center experience	3
Relationship between fidgety movement and frequency of movement toward midline: An observational study	3
Association between the General Movement Optimality Score and clinical features in newborns during hospitalization: A cross-sectional study	3
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The effect of prenatal maternal distress on offspring brain development: A systematic review	3
Impact of low-grade intraventricular hemorrhage on neurodevelopmental outcome in very preterm infants at two years of age	3
Associations of birth size with BMI trajectories and fluctuation across adolescence and adulthood: A longitudinal study of two Finnish twin cohorts	3
Impact of chorionicity and histological chorioamnionitis on neurodevelopment and mortality in extremely preterm twins	3
Eye tracking based assessment of lexical processing and early lexical development in very preterm children	3
The role of prenatal testosterone-estrogen balance in the development of Os trigonum: A comparative matched-pair analysis	3
The impact of birthweight on the development of cerebral palsy: A population-based matched case-control study	3
A longitudinal study of breastmilk feeding duration, EEG power and early academic skills	3
The Best Start Trial: A randomised controlled trial of ultra-early parent-administered physiotherapy for infants at high risk of cerebral palsy or motor delay	3
Interaction effect of gestational age on the association between sleep and neurodevelopmental outcomes in early childhood: A longitudinal study from birth to 24 months	3
Does base excess predict kidney injury in neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy?	3
Clinical factors associated with abnormal general movements of preterm newborns during hospitalization in a neonatal intensive care unit	3
Over-reaching with causality language in neurodevelopmental infant research: A methodological literature review	3
Neopterin as a marker of congenital cytomegalovirus infection	3
Multi-organ involvement in preterm neonatal encephalopathy	3
The effect of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation on functional skills, muscle strength, and trunk control in children with cerebral palsy: A randomized controlled trial	3
A systematic review on maternal and perinatal factors influencing breast development	3
‘Baby Liberation’ – Developing and implementing an individualised, developmentally-supportive care bundle to critically unwell infants in an Australian Paediatric Intensive Care Unit	3
Successful breastfeeding among women with intention to breastfeed: From physiology to socio-cultural factors	2
Neonatal pain, thalamic development and sensory processing behaviour in children born very preterm	2
Gestational age impacts birth to placental weight ratio and umbilical cord oxygen values with implications for the fetal oxygen margin of safety	2
Effect of antenatal micronutrient or antidepressant exposure on Brazelton neonatal behavioral assessment scale (NBAS) performance within one-month of birth	2
Application of desirability of outcome ranking to the milking in non-vigorous infants trial	2
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Predictive model of neurodevelopmental outcome in neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy	2
Exploring congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in preterm and low weight infants: A Western China perspective	2
Developmental cascades of behavior problems and cognitive ability from toddlerhood to middle childhood: A 9-year longitudinal study	2
Effects of massage therapy alone or together with passive mobilisations on weight gain and length of hospitalisation in preterm infants: Systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Safety, feasibility and diagnostic value of Clinical Swallow Examination and FEES in children between 0 and 24 months	2
Parental occupational exposure to anticancer drugs and radiation: Risk of fetal loss and physical abnormalities in The Japan Environment and Children's Study	2
Analysis of perinatal risk factors for massive pulmonary hemorrhage in very low birth weight infant: A nationwide large cohort database	2
Delayed cord clamping during deliveries with meconium-stained amniotic fluid	2
Prevalence and risk factors for neurodevelopmental impairment in very preterm infants without severe intraventricular hemorrhage or periventricular leukomalacia	2
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COVID-19 pandemic and the neurodevelopment of Brazilian infants: Analysis of predictors according to the Nurturing Care Framework	2
Early childhood development monitoring during the first thousand days: Investigating the relationship between the developmental surveillance instrument and standardized scales	2
Cord blood-derived cell therapies for preterm brain injury	2