Micronutrient deficiency persists throughout the world, and although the burden is higher in
low-resource settings, it is also prevalent in wealthy countries, a phenomenon termed …

Childhood wasting and stunting affect large numbers of children globally. Both are important
risk factors for illness and death yet, despite the fact that these conditions can share common …

Background Early detection of cognitive disability is challenging. We assessed the domain-
specific, concurrent validity of the ages and stages questionnaire (ASQ-3) and the Bayley …

Objectives To investigate the association between caesarean section (CS) birth and body fat
percentage (BF%), body mass index (BMI) and being overweight or obese in early …

Background Being born small for gestational age (SGA) is a risk factor for motor difficulties.
Previous reviews exploring this topic are mostly focused on children born preterm. We …

Background Iron is critical to the develo** brain, but fetal iron accretion is compromised by
several maternal and pregnancy-related factors. Little consideration has been given to the …

Objective To determine the effect of prophylactic dextrose gel for prevention of neonatal
hypoglycaemia on neurodevelopment and executive function at 2 years' corrected age …

Small-for-gestational-age (SGA) is defined as a birth weight below the 10th or below the 5th
percentile for a specific gestational age and sex. Previous studies have demonstrated an …

Background Children born small for gestational age (SGA) may experience more long-term
neurodevelopmental issues than those born appropriate for gestational age (AGA). This …

Small-for-gestational age (SGA) human newborns have an increased risk of hyperphagia
and obesity, as well as a spectrum of neurologic and neurobehavioral abnormalities. We …