Infant and early childhood physical health assessments in the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study.

ABSTRACT: The HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study, a multi-site prospective longitudinal cohort study, will examine human brain, cognitive, behavioral, social and emotional development beginning prenatally and planned through early childhood. Many prenatal and early childhood exposures impact both later physical health and development. Moreover, early deficits in physical health, such as growth and vision, are associated with differences in brain development, language and cognitive functioning. For these reasons, the HBCD Study includes measures of early childhood physical health, many of which have clinical relevance, and are applicable for use as both predictors and outcomes. Study measures assess a broad range of physical health domains and include both objective measurement of child

SUBMITTER: Cioffredi LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11315127 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature