Early Human Development

Papers
(The TQCC of Early Human Development is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
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Direct evidence of fetal responses to noxious stimulations: A systematic review of physiological and behavioral reactions67
Incidence, subtypes and severity of cerebral palsy in infants born extremely preterm in Switzerland: A retrospective study comparing two time periods42
Investigating behaviour from early- to mid-childhood and its association with academic outcomes in a cohort of children born at risk of neonatal hypoglycaemia38
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Effect of muscle mass on neuropsychomotor development in newborns: A comparative analysis between preterm and full-term infants32
The predictive value of maternal inflammation markers for neonatal early-onset sepsis30
Early red blood cell transfusion and the occurrence of intraventricular hemorrhage in very preterm infants30
Maternal depressed mood and serotonergic antidepressant treatment during pregnancy differentially shape the continuity between fetal–newborn neurobehaviour27
Infant massage and brain maturation measured using EEG: A randomised controlled trial26
The evidence for neonatal arginine supplementation — A narrative review24
Universal maternal testing for group B streptococcus in late pregnancy: process outcomes and alongside qualitative study for the GBS3 trial23
Early-life thyroid hormones and neurodevelopmental assessment in one-year old children: DSAN-12m birth cohort study20
The effectiveness of pulmonary hypertension screening in infants born preterm19
Modeling gross motor developmental curves of extremely and very preterm infants using the AIMS home-video method19
Trend over 25 years of risk factors of mother's own milk provision to very low birth weight infants at discharge18
Early feeding behaviours of extremely preterm infants predict neurodevelopmental outcomes18
Direct breastfeeding: Predictive factors and possible effects on neurodevelopment in very preterm infants18
Maternal and neonatal outcomes for kidney transplant recipients17
Lending a helping hand to preterm infants: Randomized controlled trial of the impact of ‘sticky mittens’ on exploratory behavior and later development17
Hidden heroes in breast milk: The dual roles of phospholipids and sphingolipids in infant immunity and brain development17
2D:4D biomarker reliability and validity in a within-subject pregnancy-childhood-adolescence cohort17
Strengthening the invisible backbone: Prioritizing parental mental health in preterm care16
Contributions of the light environment and co-sleeping to sleep consolidation into nighttime in early infants: A pilot study16
The influence of physical, psychological and sociocultural factors on cognitive performance: A nationwide cross-sectional analysis in 10–12-year-old Danish children16
Neonatal bioethics, AI, and genomics15
The critical role of technologies in neonatal care15
Outcomes in extremely preterm neonates after the introduction of early low-dose hydrocortisone treatment: A retrospective case-control study15
Intracranial hemorrhages in infants of diabetic mothers: A national cohort study15
Evaluation of normal and abnormal fetal renal microvascular flow characteristics of three-dimensional MV-flow imaging14
Infant motor behaviour and functional and cognitive outcome at school-age: A follow-up study in very high-risk children14
Association of second and fourth digit (2D:4D) ratios with metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease risk14
The U.S.A. eligible retinopathy of prematurity screening population 2003-2022: WONDER-ROP Study14
Implementation of nutritional care bundle is associated with improved growth in preterm infants born before 32 gestational weeks14
Breastfeeding patterns in one-year-old children was not affected by a breastfeeding support intervention13
Maternal experience of fetal movements from a child with AMC: MECA survey13
Placenta histology related to flow and oxygenation in fetal congenital heart disease13
Pressure and tidal volume delivery in extremely preterm infants at birth using different t-piece resuscitation devices12
Effects of early intervention on the mental wellbeing and caregiving practices of preterm infant caregivers12
Predictive factors of surgery in congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract: Insights from a monocentric cohort study12
Scoring of brain magnetic resonance imaging and neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants with congenital heart disease12
Reference curves of first-trimester novel measurements of the fetal urinary tract using three-dimensional ultrasound and Virtual Reality12
Heart rate variability in school-age children born moderate-to-late preterm12
Ontogeny for a lifetime – Structure meets function11
Investigating the validity of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire to detect gross motor delays in a community sample of toddlers: A cross-sectional study11
Effectiveness of multisensory stimulation and priming (MuSSAP) upper limb training in 3–8 months old infants with unilateral brain lesion – a retrospective clinical cohort study11
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 weeks11
Exploring the burden of preterm infant care in Africa: A comprehensive review of current research11
Visual sensory determinants of EEG activity in neonates receiving intensive care10
Determinants of handgrip strength at age 2 years in children born moderate and late preterm and associations with neurodevelopmental outcomes10
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 c10
Value of caregivers report at six months of age in predicting cerebral palsy - A prospective cohort study10
Attachment and mother-infant interactions in dyads with infants born full-term, moderate-to-late preterm, and very-to-extreme preterm10
Impact of comprehensive quality improvement program on outcomes in very-low-birth-weight infants: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in Japan10
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 cente10
Understanding factors associated with emotional closeness in parents with a preterm infant in the neonatal intensive care unit10
Mortality after 36 weeks postmenstrual age of extremely preterm infants in neonatal care: The impact of growth impairment and bronchopulmonary dysplasia9
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Language skills development in children with congenital Zika virus syndrome9
The effect of maternal fatigue on the risk of fetal growth retardation9
Perinatal factors associated with sensory processing difficulties in infancy: Findings from the Etude Longitudinale Francaise depuis l'Enfance (ELFE) French national birth cohort9
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Mild small-for-gestational-age as a non-negligible risk factor for short stature9
Neurodevelopmental effects of opioids in preterm infants – A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised and observational studies8
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 stay8
Relationships between preterm medical factors and feeding behaviors at term-equivalent age8
New evidence supporting female protective effect in patients with congenital anomalies and neurodevelopmental disorders8
Neurodevelopment in infants with antenatal or early neonatal exposure to SARS-CoV-28
Small-for-gestational-age and eating problems in infants aged 2.5 years: a nationwide population-based study in Japan8
Insights into neurosonographic indicators for prenatal diagnosis of fetal neurological anomalies and cortical development: A systematic review of the literature8
Standardising the elusive diagnosis of NEC in the premature infant - A practical score8
Understanding Covid-19: Digit ratios and duration of oxygen therapy in hospitalized Covid-19 patients8
The effect of maternal blood glucose control on infant body composition at birth8
Identifying cognitive vulnerability in school-aged children born preterm: The role of neonatal and early-life factors8
Vitamin D supplementation and gross motor development: A 3-year follow-up of a randomized trial8
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UK screening and treatment of retinopathy of prematurity Updated 2022 Guidelines7
Commercial infant products influence body position and muscle use7
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 age7
Effect of sequential swallow training programme on feeding transition and suck-swallow-breath coordination in preterm infants7
Associations between fetal movement and maternal-fetal attachment in late pregnancy7
Two-year motor outcomes associated with the dose of NICU based physical therapy: The Noppi RCT7
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 A7
Prediction of motor outcome in preterm infants with punctate white matter lesions using term equivalent age MRI7
Effects of acute moderate-intensity exercise on executive function in children with preterm birth: A randomized crossover study7
Genetic features of alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins in Japanese infants7
Understanding developmental progress in young children: Exploring demographic and dietary influences through a cross-sectional study7
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Current epidemiology and factors contributing to postnatal growth restriction in very preterm infants in China7
Developmental progression of bottle-feeding in the first year of life7
Executive function and preterm birth: A longitudinal study7
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 trial7
Early pain findings in infants with brachial plexus birth injury: Relationship with function and comorbidities, and cut-off point for fractures7
An alternative fortification strategy to optimize growth in preterm infants during a period of human milk fortifier shortage6
Tolerance of hydrocortisone prophylaxis administration in extreme preterm neonates: Experience of a single UK level III neonatal unit6
Fetal heart rate variability in relation to maternal physical activity and metabolic health6
Heart function by M-mode and tissue Doppler in the early neonatal period in neonates with fetal growth restriction6
Association between maternal androgen levels and early fetal sex differentiation: Anogenital distance and genital tubercle length in the first trimester6
Multi-organ dysfunction in infants with acidosis at birth in the absence of moderate to severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy6
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Motor dysfunction in preschool children exposed to zika virus during pregnancy and normocephalic at birth: Developmental Coordination Disorder and Minimal Neurological Dysfunction6
The role of internalising trajectories in adult wealth and social relationships following very preterm birth/very low birth weight6
Being parents of extremely preterm children, from a long-term perspective: A qualitative study of parents' experiences6
The 2D:4D ratios in the mothers of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder6
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Accuracy and repeatability of fetal facial measurements in 3D ultrasound: A longitudinal study6
Metabolic bone disease in premature infants receiving parenteral nutrition: Incidence, clinical, laboratory and nutritional profile6
Variability of neonatal premedication practices for endotracheal intubation and LISA in the UK (NeoPRINT survey)6
Exposure-safety relationship for acyclovir in the treatment of neonatal herpes simplex virus disease6
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Longitudinal examination of early motor ability and motor developmental change to predict two-year cognitive outcomes in preterm infants6
The long-term influence of perinatal factors on macular morphology and vessel density in preterm children6
Anthropometric measurements of infants in a risk-based patent ductus arteriosus treatment program6
Challenges in clinical identification of right ventricular dysfunction in preterm infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn6
Cardiac and cerebral hemodynamics with umbilical cord milking compared with early cord clamping: A randomized cluster crossover trial6
High school graduation among adolescents born preterm: A Canadian population-based cohort study6
Egg donation and gestational surrogacy: Pregnancy is riskier with an unrelated embryo5
Heart rate variability is associated with self-regulation and stress neurobehavior in preterm infants5
The long-term developmental outcomes of children born to mothers with systemic lupus erythematosus at different parities5
Maternal prenatal social contact during the COVID-19 pandemic predicts infant birth weight5
The relationship between carpal tunnel syndrome and the 2D:4D digit ratio: A systematic review5
Detecting month and year of birth effects on reproduction and marriage patterns in two long-term data sets5
Motor Optimality Scores are significantly lower in a population of high-risk infants than in infants born moderate-late preterm5
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
Examining early intervention referral patterns in neonatal intensive care unit follow up clinics using telemedicine during COVID-195
How do parents and early intervention professionals utilize educational resources about infant development and play?5
Early postnatal transitional circulation in fetal growth restricted neonates5
Longer duration of gestation in term singletons is associated with better infant neurodevelopment5
Comprehensive assessment of placental inflammation: Novel approach in predicting retinopathy of prematurity5
Lung to thorax transverse area ratio as a predictor of neurodevelopmental outcomes in fetuses with congenital diaphragmatic hernia5
Neurodevelopmental profile in children born to mothers affected by systemic sclerosis5
Reflections about being born extremely preterm in children and adolescents: A qualitative descriptive study5
Simulation-based team training and changes in Apgar scores during neonatal transition: A multi-site controlled follow-up study5
Critical diseases in neonates after discharge home from birth hospital: A retrospective study from a tertiary hospital in Japan5
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An investigation of sensory processing skills in toddlers with joint hypermobility5
The impact of early intervention on early spontaneous movements of infants: a systematic review5
Primary respiratory support of extremely preterm neonates in the Netherlands: a national survey5
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The effect of heart rate on systolic and diastolic time intervals and cardiac function in stable and sick preterm infants5
The three-dimensional course of cranial development of very preterm infants during the first year of life5
Neurodevelopment in the transition to school in children subjected to hypothermia due to neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: A prospective study5
Exploring the validity of the ASQ-SE for socio-emotional competency screening of a low-risk Asian cohort at 2 years of age5
Longitudinal growth trajectories and predictive risk factors for short stature in extremely preterm infants up to six years of age5
Effect of maternal depression and anxiety scores on the development of three-month-old babies through the assessment of general movements5
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Effects of skin-to-skin contact in supported diagonal flexion positioning on movement quality in very preterm infants at term age4
Prevalence and patterns of executive function, adaptive function, and behavioral outcomes in preschool and school age children with congenital diaphragmatic hernia4
Neurocognitive outcomes in moderately preterm born adolescents4
Placental inflammatory response and association with the severity of neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy4
Clinical value of cortical bursting in preterm infants with intraventricular haemorrhage4
Over-reaching with causality language in neurodevelopmental infant research: A methodological literature review4
Outcomes from an enhanced developmental screening programme in Singapore4
The Best Start Trial: A randomised controlled trial of ultra-early parent-administered physiotherapy for infants at high risk of cerebral palsy or motor delay4
Hokkaido birth cohort study in Japan on the growth trajectory of children born with low birth weight until 7 years of age4
Multi-organ involvement in preterm neonatal encephalopathy4
The motor optimality of infants who have had Meningitis in the first months of life: A retrospective study4
Five-year outcomes after cooling for hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and predictive value of aEEG4
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Long-term follow-up of self-reported mental health and health-related quality of life in adults born extremely preterm4
Change over time in internal cerebral vein pulsation in premature infants at risk of intraventricular hemorrhage4
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 sample4
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Corrigendum to “2D: 4D digit ratio, bilateral asymmetry, and insulin resistance in women with obesity” [Early Hum. Dev. 217 (2026) 106518]4
Effectiveness of an oral-motor intervention for premature infants: Feeding and maternal self-efficacy4
Humanity's evolved nest and its relation to cardiac vagal regulation in the first years of life4
Inter-rater reliability and agreement of the General Movement Assessment and Motor Optimality Score-Revised in a large population-based sample4
Sleep and emotional functioning in premature children: A systematic literature review4
Pubertal growth spurt does not occur in some normally growing Polish girls, suggesting an evolutionary origin of adolescent growth polymorphism4
Longitudinal assessments of motor performance and musculoskeletal abnormalities in preschool children with esophageal atresia4
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Relationship between fidgety movement and frequency of movement toward midline: An observational study4
Antenatal corticosteroid exposure and neonatal outcomes in term infants4
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Predicting neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants: A comprehensive evaluation of neonatal and maternal risk factors4
Clinical validation of an abridged AIMS: Streamlining motor screening in the first-year infant4
Worldwide prevalence and disability from preterm-associated developmental intellectual disability during childhood and adolescence4
Crying behavior and emotional-behavioral outcomes in high-risk very preterm infants: A prospective cohort study4
Exploring the association between haematological markers of iron and general movements in 4-month-old infants exposed to anaemia in-utero4
Refining the therapeutic understanding of prenatal singing: Reflections from an art therapy perspective4
Hybrid developmental follow-up for preterm infants in Brazil: A feasibility study4
Prolonged COVID-19 related effects on early language development: A longitudinal study4
A realist review of digitally delivered child development assessment and screening tools: Psychometrics and considerations for future use4
Insecure attachment and internalizing behavior problems in growth discordant identical twins4
Evaluation of neurovascular coupling during neuroprotective therapies: A single site HEAL ancillary study4
Association between the digit ratio (2D:4D), handgrip strength, wrist ratio, and body fat distribution in women with different carpal tunnel syndrome severity4
Feasibility of a Dutch post-discharge parenting intervention (TOP program) for moderate preterm born infants4
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