Health promotion through reading in the first thousand days: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The first thousand days, the period from the conception to the second year of life, play a fundamental role in establishing the foundation of a newborn's health, growth and neurological development, finally impacting its entire life. Reading interventions during this period produce numerous positive outcomes for the infants, such as their language skills and development, as well as enhancing the relationship between caregivers and children, supporting the importance of studying the effectiveness of shared reading groups in this period among children without pathologies and their caregivers. This research aims to systematically review evidence on shared group activity in the first thousand days, including also their caregivers, exploring the following outcomes: children's

SUBMITTER: Milani C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12716577 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature