Early Human Development

Article	Citations
An overview of adult health outcomes after preterm birth	114
Depression during pregnancy and the risk of low birth weight, preterm birth and intrauterine growth restriction- an updated meta-analysis	67
Maternal influences on fetal brain development: The role of nutrition, infection and stress, and the potential for intergenerational consequences	65
Infant feeding initiation practices in the context of COVID-19 lockdown	43
The effect of global warming on mortality	42
Promoting infant mental health in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU): A review of nurturing factors and interventions for NICU infant-parent relationships	35
Neurodevelopmental outcomes in very preterm infants: The role of severity of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia	34
WITHDRAWN: Vaccine hesitancy in the University of Malta Faculties of Health Sciences, Dentistry and Medicine vis-à-vis influenza and novel COVID-19 vaccination	33
Family Integrated Care (FICare): Positive impact on behavioural outcomes at 18 months	32
Childbirth related PTSD and its association with infant outcome: A systematic review	31
WITHDRAWN: Vaccine hesitancy in Maltese family physicians and their trainees vis-à-vis influenza and novel COVID-19 vaccination	29
Movements and posture in infants born extremely preterm in comparison to term-born controls	26
Neurological disorders vis-à-vis climate change	25
Prenatal distress, access to services, and birth outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a longitudinal study	25
Neurodevelopment in infants with antenatal or early neonatal exposure to SARS-CoV-2	23
Maternal-fetal attachment and perceived parental bonds of pregnant women	23
Implementing a standardized screening protocol for parental depression, anxiety, and PTSD symptoms in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	21
Interstitial lung disease in infancy	21
Gestational diabetes, environmental temperature and climate factors – From epidemiological evidence to physiological mechanisms	21
Paternal programming of offspring health	21
Pharmaceuticals and the environment	19
Digit ratio (2D:4D) and its relationship to foetal and maternal sex steroids: A mini-review	18
Antenatal maternal anxiety, maternal sensitivity and toddlers' behavioral problems: An investigation of possible pathways	18
Alberta Infant Motor Scale: Cross-cultural analysis of gross motor development in Dutch and Canadian infants and introduction of Dutch norms	17
Prenatal opioid exposure – Increasing evidence of harm	17

How babies learn: The autonomic socioemotional reflex	17
Diagnostic value of fecal calprotectin in necrotizing enterocolitis: A meta-analysis	15
Parent mental health and neurodevelopmental outcomes of children hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit	15
Effect of early kangaroo mother care on time to full feeds in preterm infants - A prospective cohort study	15
Socio-demographic factors related to parent engagement in the NICU and the impact of the SENSE program	15
WITHDRAWN: To wear or not to wear? Adherence to face mask use during the COVID-19 and Spanish influenza pandemics	15
WITHDRAWN: COVID-19, its novel vaccination and fake news – What a brew	14
Associations between maternal technology use, perceptions of infant temperament, and indicators of mother-to-infant attachment quality	14
The influence of breastfeeding on cortical and bio-behavioural indicators of procedural pain in newborns: Findings of a randomized controlled trial	14
The stability of the Bayley scales in early childhood and its relationship with future intellectual abilities in a low to middle income country	14
Neonatal pain, thalamic development and sensory processing behaviour in children born very preterm	13
Gross motor development of Thai healthy full-term infants aged from birth to 14 months using the Alberta Infant Motor Scale: Inter individual variability	13
The clinical burden of extremely preterm birth in a large medical records database in the United States: Mortality and survival associated with selected complications	13
Supporting Play, Exploration, and Early Development Intervention (SPEEDI) for preterm infants: A feasibility randomised controlled trial in an Australian context	13
Early life factors and COVID-19 infection in England: A prospective analysis of UK Biobank participants	13
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on developmental care practices for infants born preterm	13
Enhancing breastfeeding establishment in preterm infants: A randomized clinical trial of two non-nutritive sucking approaches	13
‘Postnatal growth during the first five years of life in SGA and AGA neonates with reduced fetal growth’	13
New strategies for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)	13
The 2016 presidential election and periviable births among Latina women	13
Vulnerable child syndrome in the neonatal intensive care unit: A review and a new preventative intervention with feasibility and parental satisfaction data	12
Early extubation is associated with shorter duration of mechanical ventilation and lower incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia	12
Successful breastfeeding among women with intention to breastfeed: From physiology to socio-cultural factors	12
The Infant Behavior Questionnaire – Revised: psychometric properties at 2 weeks, 3, 6 and 12 months of life	12
Behavioral problems in very preterm children at five years of age using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire: A multicenter cohort study	12
Infant DNA methylation: an early indicator of intergenerational trauma?	12
Effects of maternal mental health on fetal visual preference for face-like compared to non-face like light stimulation	12
Social support buffers the effects of maternal prenatal stress on infants' unpredictability	12
The interaction between diabetes and climate change – A review on the dual global phenomena	11
Prevention of posttraumatic stress disorder in mothers of preterm infants using trauma-focused group therapy: Manual development and evaluation	11
Effectiveness of a home-based early cognitive-motor intervention provided in daycare, home care, and foster care settings: Changes in motor development and context affordances	11
Automation of oxygen titration in preterm infants: Current evidence and future challenges	11
Changes in mortality rates among extremely preterm infants born before 25 weeks' gestation: Comparison between the 2005 and 2010 nationwide surveys in Japan	11
Association between the 2d:4d and cardiovascular risk factors: Body mass index, blood pressure and body fat	11
Fetal bladder outflow obstruction: Interventions, outcomes and management uncertainties	11
Preterm infant heart rate is lowered after Family Nurture Intervention in the NICU: Evidence in support of autonomic conditioning	11
Long-term neuropsychological and behavioral outcome of mild and moderate hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy	11
New born pulse oximetry screening: A global perspective	11
COVID-19 and developmental origins of health and disease	11
Paths of social-emotional development before 3 years old and child development after 5 years old: Evidence from rural China	11
Primary risk stratification for neonatal jaundice among term neonates using machine learning algorithm	10
Inter-observer reliability using the General Movement Assessment is influenced by rater experience	10
Echocardiographic measures of ventricular-vascular interactions in congenital diaphragmatic hernia	10
Growth trajectories of the human fetal brain in healthy and complicated pregnancies and associations with neurodevelopmental outcome in the early life course	9
Outcomes following less-invasive-surfactant-administration in the delivery-room	9
Validity, reliability, and transcultural adaptations of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (BSID-III-NL) for children in Suriname	9
Early receptive and expressive lexicons and language and pre-literacy skills at 5;0 years – A longitudinal study	9
The impact of birthweight on the development of cerebral palsy: A population-based matched case-control study	9
Psychosocial interventions and support programs for fathers of NICU infants – A comprehensive review	9
A breastfeeding support program changed breastfeeding patterns but did not affect the mothers' self-efficacy in breastfeeding at two months	9

Parental sense of competence, paternal stress and perceived construction of the relationship with the premature newborn: A mixed method study	9
Neurodevelopmental outcome in children with congenital cytomegalovirus infection: A prospective multicenter cohort study	9
Early intervention and its short-term effect on the temporal organization of fidgety movements	9
Cognitive achievements in school-age children born following assisted reproductive technology treatments: A prospective study	9
Modeling a gross motor curve of typically developing Dutch infants from 3.5 to 15.5 months based on the Alberta Infant Motor Scale	9
Prenatal exposure to mixtures of persistent endocrine disrupting chemicals and postnatal body size in British girls	9
Assessing social-emotional development in infants and toddlers using parent-reports: Comparing the ASQ-SE-NL to the Social-Emotional Scale of the Bayley-III-NL	9
Difficulties in developmental follow-up of preterm neonates in a randomised-controlled trial of Bifidobacterium breve M16-V — Experience from Western Australia	9
Heart rate characteristics monitoring and reduction in mortality or neurodevelopmental impairment in extremely low birthweight infants with sepsis	9
Executive functioning in 6 year old children exposed to chemotherapy in utero	9
The ASQ-TRAK: Validating a culturally adapted developmental screening tool for Australian Aboriginal children	9
The quality of general movements in infants with complex congenital heart disease undergoing surgery in the neonatal period	9
Early feeding behaviours of extremely preterm infants predict neurodevelopmental outcomes	9
Improving executive, behavioural and socio-emotional competences in very preterm young adolescents through a mindfulness-based intervention: Study protocol and feasibility	9
Caregiver rating of early childhood development: Reliability and validity of the ASQ-3 in rural Guatemala	9
Determinants of neonatal near miss in Australia: A multilevel analysis	8
Cognitive and motor development in preterm children from 6 to 36 months of age: Trajectories, risk factors and predictability	8
The role of brain territorial involvement and infection/inflammation in the long-term outcome of neonates with arterial ischemic stroke: A population-based cohort study	8
Predictive validity of a qualitative and quantitative Prechtl's General Movements Assessment at term age: Comparison between preterm infants and term infants with HIE	8
PreEMPT (Preterm infant Early intervention for Movement and Participation Trial): Feasibility outcomes of a randomised controlled trial	8
Respiratory monitoring during less invasive surfactant administration in the delivery suite	8
Impact of low-grade intraventricular hemorrhage on neurodevelopmental outcome in very preterm infants at two years of age	8
Psychometric properties of the ASQ–3 in a nationally representative sample of Uruguay	8
Effects of Omega-3-6-9 fatty acid supplementation on behavior and sleep in preterm toddlers with autism symptomatology: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial	8
Aortic intima-media thickness in neonates exposed to early-onset preeclampsia	8
The assessment of the fetal heart function using two-dimensional speckle tracking with a high frame rate	8
Neonatal feeding performance is related to feeding outcomes in childhood	8
The future of Cochrane Neonatal	8
Somatic growth in children with congenital heart disease at 10 years of age: Risk factors and longitudinal growth	8
Early detection relationship of cerebral palsy markers using brain structure and general movements in infants born <32 weeks gestational age	7
Nicotine replacement therapy and e-cigarettes in pregnancy and infant respiratory outcomes	7
Results of a multicenter registry for congenital cytomegalovirus infection in Flanders, Belgium: From prenatal diagnosis over neonatal management to therapy	7
Clinical factors associated with abnormal general movements of preterm newborns during hospitalization in a neonatal intensive care unit	7
Towards multimodal brain monitoring in asphyxiated newborns with amplitude-integrated EEG and simultaneous somatosensory evoked potentials	7
Patterns of atypical muscle tone in the general infant population - Prevalence and associations with perinatal risk and neurodevelopmental status	7
Randomised controlled trial of human derived breast milk fortifier versus bovine milk fortifier on body composition in very preterm babies	7
A pilot study to assess the safety, efficacy and ease of use of a novel hearing protection device for hospitalized neonates	7
Digital biomarker 2D:4D as a predictor of cancer: A systematic review	7
NIRS as a biomarker of bowel ischaemia & surgical pathology: A meta-analysis of studies in newborns	7
Impact of diaper change frequency on preterm infants' vital sign stability and skin health: A RCT	7
Voxyvi: A system for long-term audio and video acquisitions in neonatal intensive care units	7
Regional cerebral and splanchnic tissue oxygen saturation in preterm infants – Longitudinal normative measurements	7
The lived experiences of critically ill infants hospitalised in neonatal intensive care: A scoping review	6
Preeclampsia: Maternal cardiovascular function and optimising outcomes	6
Effect of morphine on cerebral activity of extremely premature infants	6
Childhood neurodevelopmental outcomes of survivors of acute bilirubin encephalopathy: A retrospective cohort study	6
Vitamin D and bone minerals in neonates	6
The effects of hand preference and sex on right-left asymmetry in dorsal digit lengths among adults and children	6
Outcomes in very preterm infants receiving an exclusive human milk diet, or their own mother's milk supplemented with preterm formula	6
Understanding COVID-19: A hypothesis regarding digit ratio (2D:4D), ACE I/D polymorphism, oxygen metabolism and national case fatality rates	6
Gestational age impacts birth to placental weight ratio and umbilical cord oxygen values with implications for the fetal oxygen margin of safety	6
COVID-19 and pregnancy: Lessons from 2020	6
Maternal alcohol and drug use during pregnancy affects the motor behaviour and general movements of infants aged 3–4 months	6
Decreased ventricular size and mass mediate the reduced exercise capacity in adolescents and adults born premature	6
Motor Optimality Scores are significantly lower in a population of high-risk infants than in infants born moderate-late preterm	6
Infant massage and brain maturation measured using EEG: A randomised controlled trial	6
Carboxyhaemoglobin levels and free-radical-related diseases in prematurely born infants	6
Two-year motor outcomes associated with the dose of NICU based physical therapy: The Noppi RCT	6
Neonatal lung ultrasound: From paradox to diagnosis … and beyond	6
Language skills at corrected age 2;0 are poorer in extremely and very preterm boys but not girls compared with their full-term peers	6
WITHDRAWN: The way in which COVID-19 changed behaviour on social media in Malta	6
Placental pathology as a marker of brain injury in infants with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy	6
Effects of hand preference on digit lengths and digit ratios among children and adults	5
Incubator humidity and temperature control in infants born at 22–23 weeks' gestation	5
Comparison of two markers of iron sufficiency and neurodevelopmental outcomes	5
Modern, exogenous exposures associated with altered mammary gland development: A systematic review	5
Effects of skin-to-skin care on electrical activity of the diaphragm in preterm infants during neurally adjusted ventilatory assist	5
Influence of swaddling on tactile manual learning in preterm infants	5
Feeding intolerance	5
Erythropoietin is not a risk factor for severe retinopathy of prematurity among high risk preterm infants	5
Validity of the vasoactive-inotropic score in preterm neonates receiving cardioactive therapies	5
Cephalocaudal progression of neonatal jaundice assessed by transcutaneous bilirubin measurements	5
The impact of low birthweight in infant patterns of regulatory behavior, mother-infant quality of interaction, and attachment	5
Intensive phototherapy and oxidant-antioxidant status in infants with jaundice	5
WITHDRAWN: COVID-19: The possible seasonal shape of things to come	5
Parent-infant interaction in the NICU: Challenges in measurement	5
The second to fourth digit ratio (2D:4D): A risk factor of bladder cancer in men	5
Assortative mating and digit ratio (2D:4D): A pre-registered empirical study and meta-analysis	5
Incidence of alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins in infants with unexplained severe pulmonary hypertension: The roles of clinical, pathological, and genetic testing	5
Toddler motor performance and intelligence at school age in preterm born children: A longitudinal cohort study	5

Physical functions and gait performance in school-aged children born late preterm	5
Hemodynamic changes and evaluation during hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and therapeutic hypothermia	5
Ultrasound measurements of brain structures differ between moderate-late preterm and full-term infants at term equivalent age	5
Preventing influenza and influenza like illness during Covid-19 pandemic: A call for action	5
Response to therapy among neonates with gastro-esophageal reflux is associated with esophageal clearance	5
Maternal obesity and offspring's cardiovascular morbidity – Results from a population based cohort study	5
Use of the Newborn Behavioral Observations System as an early intervention for infants and their parents: A scoping review	5
Self-regulation task in young school age children born preterm: Correlation with early academic achievement	5
Cardiac and cerebral hemodynamics with umbilical cord milking compared with early cord clamping: A randomized cluster crossover trial	4
Early life programming of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children	4
WITHDRAWN: Dealing with COVID-19 in small European island states: Cyprus, Iceland and Malta	4
Examining early intervention referral patterns in neonatal intensive care unit follow up clinics using telemedicine during COVID-19	4
The effect of apnea length on vital parameters in apnea of prematurity – Hybrid observations from clinical data and simulation in a mathematical model	4
UK screening and treatment of retinopathy of prematurity Updated 2022 Guidelines	4
2D:4D biomarker reliability and validity in a within-subject pregnancy-childhood-adolescence cohort	4
The use of neuroimaging, Prechtl's general movement assessment and the Hammersmith infant neurological examination in determining the prognosis in 2-year-old infants with hypoxic ischemic encephalopat	4
Assessing parasympathetic measures of heart rate variability shortly after birth to predict motor repertoire at four months in low risk preterm infants born between 28 and 32 weeks of gestation	4
A further analysis of Manning and Fink (2020)	4
The relationship between gestational weight gain, maternal upper-body subcutaneous fat changes and infant birth size: A pilot observational study amongst women with obesity	4
Cardiac structure and function in very preterm-born adolescents compared to term-born controls: A longitudinal cohort study	4
Early histological changes of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and pulmonary hypertension may precede clinical diagnosis in preterm infants	4
Exposure-safety relationship for acyclovir in the treatment of neonatal herpes simplex virus disease	4
Patients with developmental dysplasia of the hip shows higher digit ratio (2D:4D)	4
Molding influences of prematurity: Interviews with adults born preterm	4
Association between immediate oxygenation response and survival in preterm infants receiving rescue inhaled nitric oxide therapy for hypoxemia from pulmonary hypertension: A systematic review and meta	4
A pilot study of the General Movement Optimality Score detects early signs of motor disorder in neonates with arterial ischemic stroke	4
Management of neonates with oesophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula	4
Metabolic biomarkers of small and large for gestational age newborns	4
A realist review of digitally delivered child development assessment and screening tools: Psychometrics and considerations for future use	4
Regional pulmonary oxygen saturations immediately after birth	4
Using changes in brain activity to assess pain-relief in infants: Methodological considerations with Benoit et al. (2021)	4
A prospective study of neurodevelopmental trends between 3 and 24 months in normocephalic infants with prenatal Zika virus exposure: Evidence of emerging communication delays in the NATZIG cohort	4
Understanding factors associated with emotional closeness in parents with a preterm infant in the neonatal intensive care unit	4
Recommendations to optimize life-long health and wellbeing for people born preterm	4
Prenatal exposure to maternal β-thalassemia minor and the risk for long-term hematologic morbidity in the offspring: A population-based cohort study	4
Fluctuating asymmetry of finger lengths, digit ratio (2D:4D), and tattoos: A pre-registered replication and extension of Koziel et al. (2010)	4
Auditory brainstem response in preterm infants with bilirubin encephalopathy	4
General movement optimality score and general movements trajectories following early parent-administrated physiotherapy in the neonatal intensive care unit	4
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	4
Respiratory effects of prolonged prednisolone use in infants with evolving and established Bronchopulmonary dysplasia	4
Evaluation of the correlation of the new Ballard scoring with the ultrasonographic optical nerve sheath diameter and brain volume of preterm infants	4
No credible evidence for links between 2D:4D and COVID-19 outcomes: A probabilistic perspective on digit ratio, ACE variants, and national case fatalities	4
Predicting neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants: A comprehensive evaluation of neonatal and maternal risk factors	4
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	4
A comparison between risk-factor guidance for neonatal early-onset sepsis and Kaiser Permanente sepsis risk calculator in a Greek cohort	4
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and alterations in brain metabolites in preterm infants: A multi-voxel proton MR spectroscopy study	4
Reproducibility of the EL-Khuffash PDA severity score and PDA diameter measurements in extremely preterm infants	4
Teachers' knowledge and approaches to supporting preterm children in the classroom	3
Altered structural connectome and motor problems of very preterm born children at school-age	3
Language abilities in children born to mothers diagnosed with diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Pressure and tidal volume delivery in extremely preterm infants at birth using different t-piece resuscitation devices	3
The association between infant salivary cortisol and parental presence in the neonatal intensive care unit during and after COVID-19 visitation restrictions: A cross-sectional study	3
The role of intestinal alkaline phosphatase in the development of necrotizing enterocolitis	3
Intracranial hemorrhages in infants of diabetic mothers: A national cohort study	3
Best practice guidelines on parental mental health in the neonatal intensive care unit: The importance and impact on infant health and developmental outcomes	3
Visual assessment of preterm and full-term infants under the age of 12 months using the Preverbal Visual Assessment questionnaire	3
Splanchnic oxygenation during phototherapy in preterm infants with hyperbilirubinemia	3
Trend over 25 years of risk factors of mother's own milk provision to very low birth weight infants at discharge	3
Socioeconomic and racial disparities in the risk of congenital anomalies in infants of diabetic mothers: A national population-based study	3
The early spontaneous movements, and developmental functioning and sensory processing outcomes in toddlers born preterm: A prospective study	3
WITHDRAWN: COVID-19 related acute decline in paediatric admissions in Malta, a population-based study	3
Long-term follow-up of self-reported mental health and health-related quality of life in adults born extremely preterm	3
Scoring of brain magnetic resonance imaging and neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants with congenital heart disease	3
More than words: Parent, Patient and Public Involvement perspectives on language used by clinical researchers in neonatal care	3
Family SES and maternal sensitivity predict infant patterns of regulatory behavior in Brazilian dyads	3
Ventilation settings in preterm neonates with ventilator-dependant, evolving bronchopulmonary dysplasia	3
Skin-to-skin contact and infant emotional and cognitive development in chronic perinatal distress	3
Early discharge and hospital-assisted home care is associated with better neurodevelopmental outcome in preterm infants	3
Feasibility of a Dance PaRticipation intervention for Extremely prEterm children with Motor Impairment at prEschool age (Dance PREEMIE)	3
School performance and behavioral functioning in children after intrauterine transfusions for hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn	3
Tongue movements and teat compression during bottle feeding: A pilot study of a quantitative ultrasound approach	3
The role of maternal interactive behavior and gestational age in predicting infant affect during the Still-Face Paradigm	3
Direct and radiographic digit ratio (2D:4D) measurements of Tuvan children and adolescents from Southern Siberia: Sex differences and skeletal maturation	3
Physical activity in relation to motor performance, exercise capacity, sports participation, parental perceptions, and overprotection in school aged children with a critical congenital heart defect	3
Outcomes in extremely low birth weight (≤500 g) preterm infants: A Western Australian experience	3
Academic school readiness in children born very preterm and associated risk factors	3
Developing a standardized approach to prenatal counseling following the diagnosis of a complex congenital heart abnormality	3
Neonatal mortality rates and association with antenatal corticosteroids at Kamuzu Central Hospital	3
Delayed maturation of P2 flash visual evoked potential (VEP) latency in newborns of gestational diabetic mothers	3
Use of the Motor Optimality Score-Revised (MOS-R) to predict neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants with congenital anomalies	3
Cardiac remodeling during the neonatal intensive care period; a window of opportunity for early prevention of heart failure?	3
Non-reassuring fetal heart rate patterns: Is it a risk factor for long- term pediatric cardiovascular diseases of the offspring?	3
Screen time: Implications for early childhood cognitive development	3
Eye-tracking visual patterns of sonographers with and without fetal motor assessment expertise	3
Investigating the correlation between 2D:4D finger digit ratios and attention gathering skills of 60–72 month-old children	3
Inflammatory biomarkers in very preterm infants during early intravenous paracetamol administration	3
The ontogeny of limbs movements towards midline in healthy infants born at term	3
Factors affecting motor development of toddlers who received cardiac corrective procedures during infancy	3
Maternal hypertensive pregnancy disorders increase childhood intellectual disability hazards independently from preterm birth and small for gestational age	3
Eye tracking based assessment of lexical processing and early lexical development in very preterm children	3
Concurrent and predictive validity of the Motor Functional Development Scale for Young Children in preterm infants	3
Breastfeeding duration and vagal regulation of infants and mothers	3
Predicting the duration of supplemental home oxygen in prematurely-born infants at discharge from neonatal care	3
Respiratory and non-respiratory outcomes of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in adolescents: A systematic review	3
Neonatal stress exposure and DNA methylation of stress-related and neurodevelopmentally relevant genes: An exploratory study	3