Birth weight rather than birth length is associated with childhood behavioural problems in a Czech ELSPAC cohort.

ABSTRACT: Many physical and psychological characteristics are influenced by prenatal development. Some studies have located links between low birth parameters and behavioural problems, with the latter in turn associated with educational progress, career success, overall health, and subsequent life events. However, few studies have investigated whether this association also applies to children in the normal birth growth range. This study thus investigates the relationship between normal-range birth length, weight, and behavioural problems at the age of seven. We use data from the Czech part of the European Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood (ELSPAC) cohort, which provides comprehensive insight into a post-communist country undergoing a period of economic transition. Childhood behavioural p

SUBMITTER: Rackova L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8321223 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature