Early neurodevelopment of HIV-exposed uninfected children in the era of antiretroviral therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

CJ Wedderburn, E Weldon, C Bertran-Cobo… - The Lancet Child & …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background There are 15· 4 million children who are HIV-exposed and uninfected
worldwide. Early child development crucially influences later academic and socioeconomic …

Growth and neurodevelopment of HIV-exposed uninfected children: a conceptual framework

CJ Wedderburn, C Evans, S Yeung, DM Gibb… - Current HIV/AIDS …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The population of HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) children is
expanding rapidly, and over one million HEU infants are born each year globally. Several …

Association of birth during the COVID-19 pandemic with neurodevelopmental status at 6 months in infants with and without in utero exposure to maternal SARS-CoV-2 …

LC Shuffrey, MR Firestein, MH Kyle, A Fields… - JAMA …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Associations between in utero exposure to maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection and
neurodevelopment are speculated, but currently unknown. Objective To examine the …

Neurodevelopment of HIV-exposed uninfected children in South Africa: outcomes from an observational birth cohort study

CJ Wedderburn, S Yeung, AM Rehman… - The Lancet Child & …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background HIV infection is known to cause developmental delay, but the effects of HIV
exposure without infection during pregnancy on child development are unclear. We …

Early structural brain development in infants exposed to HIV and antiretroviral therapy in utero in a South African birth cohort

CJ Wedderburn, NA Groenewold, A Roos… - African Journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Introduction: There is a growing population of children who are HIV-exposed and uninfected
(HEU) with the successful expansion of antiretroviral therapy (ART) use in pregnancy …

Early child development in children who are HIV‐exposed uninfected compared to children who are HIV‐unexposed: observational sub‐study of a cluster‐randomized …

R Ntozini, J Chandna, C Evans… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Exposure to maternal HIV may affect early child development (ECD), although
previous studies have reported heterogeneous findings. We evaluated ECD among children …

Neurodevelopmental outcomes of children following in utero exposure to Zika in Nicaragua

EM Stringer, E Martinez, B Blette… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Neurodevelopmental outcomes of asymptomatic children exposed to Zika virus
(ZIKV) in utero are not well characterized. Methods We prospectively followed 129 newborns …

Decreased growth among antiretroviral drug and HIV-exposed uninfected versus unexposed children in Malawi and Uganda

J Aizire, A Sikorskii, LW Ogwang, R Kawalazira… - Aids, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To compare growth among antiretroviral drug and maternal HIV-exposed
uninfected (AHEU) versus age-matched and sex-matched HIV-unexposed uninfected (HUU) …

[HTML][HTML] The association of breastfeeding with cognitive development and educational achievement in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review

S Mohammed, LL Oakley, M Marston… - Journal of Global …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies mainly from high-income
countries suggest that breastfeeding improves cognitive function and educational …

Lower neurocognitive functioning in HIV-exposed uninfected children compared with that in HIV-unexposed children

SF Benki-Nugent, R Yunusa, A Mueni… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: Perinatal HIV and antiretroviral therapy exposure may influence neurocognitive
outcomes, although evidence is mixed and most studies are limited to outcomes in the first …