Mechanistic Pathways From Early Gestation Through Infancy and Neurodevelopment.

ABSTRACT: To identify pathways through which pre- and postnatal factors directly or indirectly affect infant neurodevelopment at 12 months of age among Filipino infants. The Bayley Scales of Infant Development, third edition was used to assess the development of 314 infants of mothers enrolled in a trial examining the safety and efficacy of praziquantel during pregnancy. Maternal covariates included socioeconomic status, iron and nutritional status, cognitive performance, and alcohol intake. Infant covariates included birth weight and feeding practices, longitudinal growth and nutritional status, hemoglobin and iron status captured at birth, and 6 and 12 months of age. Multivariable regression and structural equation modeling were used to identify significant factors associated with infant developme

SUBMITTER: Park S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5127069 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature