Early Human Development

Papers
(The median citation count of Early Human Development is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
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Cardiac function and neurological development in complicated monochorionic pregnancies: Current evidence and clinical implications54
Lending a helping hand to preterm infants: Randomized controlled trial of the impact of ‘sticky mittens’ on exploratory behavior and later development43
Protective role of olfactomedin 4 gene polymorphisms in preterm neonates with sepsis30
2D:4D biomarker reliability and validity in a within-subject pregnancy-childhood-adolescence cohort28
Retraction notice to “COVID-19 admissions calculators – Revisited” [Early Hum. Dev. 144C (2020) pages 105053]25
Retraction notice to “COVID-19 admissions calculators: General population and paediatric cohort” [Early Hum. Dev. 145C (2020) pages 105043]25
Trend over 25 years of risk factors of mother's own milk provision to very low birth weight infants at discharge23
Impact of low birth weight on academic attainment during adolescence: A comprehensive retrospective cohort study using linked data21
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Maternal and neonatal outcomes for kidney transplant recipients18
A comparative analysis of oropharyngeal functions in preterm and term children with cerebral palsy18
Electroencephalographic activity during direct breastfeeding and breast milk expression in primiparous mothers18
Challenges in clinical identification of right ventricular dysfunction in preterm infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn18
Regional pulmonary oxygen saturations immediately after birth17
Developing a standardized approach to prenatal counseling following the diagnosis of a complex congenital heart abnormality16
High digit ratio (2D:4D) is associated with attack frequency and severity in hereditary angioedema patients16
The long-term influence of perinatal factors on macular morphology and vessel density in preterm children15
An investigation of sensory processing skills in toddlers with joint hypermobility15
Egg donation and gestational surrogacy: Pregnancy is riskier with an unrelated embryo14
Feeding practices and anthropometric classification of nutritional status in low-birth-weight infants at term. A prospective cohort study14
Comparison of two markers of iron sufficiency and neurodevelopmental outcomes14
Fetal cardiac functional changes in pregnancies with Behcet's disease: A case-control study14
Management of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in Japan: A nationwide survey14
Infant massage and brain maturation measured using EEG: A randomised controlled trial13
The 2D:4D ratios in the mothers of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder13
Daughters of PCOS mothers and AMH plasma concentrations in pre-puberty and puberty: A meta-analysis13
Assessing parasympathetic measures of heart rate variability shortly after birth to predict motor repertoire at four months in low risk preterm infants born between 28 and 32 weeks of gestation13
Primary respiratory support of extremely preterm neonates in the Netherlands: a national survey12
Daily participation in preterm-born children: An exploratory and comparative study12
Association between maternal androgen levels and early fetal sex differentiation: Anogenital distance and genital tubercle length in the first trimester12
Direct evidence of fetal responses to noxious stimulations: A systematic review of physiological and behavioral reactions11
Longer duration of gestation in term singletons is associated with better infant neurodevelopment11
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The influence of intensive care treatment in infancy on cortisol levels in childhood and adolescence11
Parental priorities in the home care of preterm and full term newborns11
The impact of birthweight on the development of cerebral palsy: A population-based matched case-control study11
Early extubation is associated with shorter duration of mechanical ventilation and lower incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia11
Predictive value of the test of infant motor performance and the Hammersmith infant neurological examination for cerebral palsy in infants11
Transcutaneous bilirubin measured on protected skin during phototherapy in term and preterm neonates11
Intensive phototherapy and oxidant-antioxidant status in infants with jaundice10
Preventing influenza and influenza like illness during Covid-19 pandemic: A call for action10
The association between gestation at birth and maternal sensitivity: An individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis10
The early spontaneous movements, and developmental functioning and sensory processing outcomes in toddlers born preterm: A prospective study10
Early feeding behaviours of extremely preterm infants predict neurodevelopmental outcomes10
Preterm infant heart rate is lowered after Family Nurture Intervention in the NICU: Evidence in support of autonomic conditioning10
Chylothorax as a complication of congenital myotonic dystrophy: A retrospective cohort study10
Assessment of an umbilical venous catheter dwell-time of 8–14 days versus 1–7 days in very low birth weight infacts (UVC – You Will See): a pilot single-center, randomized controlled trial10
Risk factors in the development of retinopathy of prematurity: A 10-year retrospective study10
Breastfeeding duration and vagal regulation of infants and mothers9
Motor repertoire in 3- to 5- month-old infants with prenatal exposure to syphilis and toxoplasmosis9
Predicting the duration of supplemental home oxygen in prematurely-born infants at discharge from neonatal care9
Is digit ratio (2D:4D) a biomarker for lactate? Evidence from a cardiopulmonary test on professional male footballers9
Modeling gross motor developmental curves of extremely and very preterm infants using the AIMS home-video method9
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Deglutition-related cardiorespiratory events9
Regional cerebral and splanchnic tissue oxygen saturation in preterm infants – Longitudinal normative measurements9
Young adult outcomes following premature birth: A Western Australian experience9
Ultrasound measurements of brain structures differ between moderate-late preterm and full-term infants at term equivalent age9
Modeling a gross motor curve of typically developing Dutch infants from 3.5 to 15.5 months based on the Alberta Infant Motor Scale9
Eye tracking based assessment of lexical processing and early lexical development in very preterm children9
Investigating behaviour from early- to mid-childhood and its association with academic outcomes in a cohort of children born at risk of neonatal hypoglycaemia8
Effects of social and sensory deprivation in newborns: A lesson from the Covid-19 experience8
Early postnatal transitional circulation in fetal growth restricted neonates8
Accuracy and repeatability of fetal facial measurements in 3D ultrasound: A longitudinal study8
Somatic growth in children with congenital heart disease at 10 years of age: Risk factors and longitudinal growth8
Maternal depressed mood and serotonergic antidepressant treatment during pregnancy differentially shape the continuity between fetal–newborn neurobehaviour8
Effects of SARS-CoV-2 gestational exposure and risk factors on neurodevelopment until 12 months: A prospective cohort study in Brazil8
Heart function by M-mode and tissue Doppler in the early neonatal period in neonates with fetal growth restriction8
Retrospective study of left and right ventricular strain mechanics among neonates undergoing therapeutic hypothermia for neonatal encephalopathy8
Risk of birth defects in children of mothers with defects8
Outcomes in extremely low birth weight (≤500 g) preterm infants: A Western Australian experience7
Metabolic biomarkers of small and large for gestational age newborns7
Paths of social-emotional development before 3 years old and child development after 5 years old: Evidence from rural China7
How do parents and early intervention professionals utilize educational resources about infant development and play?7
Early receptive and expressive lexicons and language and pre-literacy skills at 5;0 years – A longitudinal study7
Motor performance of Indian preterm infants as compared to the US population on the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP)7
Evaluation of fetal and neonatal outcomes after ingestion of Cnidium root (Cnidium officinale Makino) during pregnancy7
Direct and radiographic digit ratio (2D:4D) measurements of Tuvan children and adolescents from Southern Siberia: Sex differences and skeletal maturation7
Postnatal outcome of prenatally-detected “simple” renal cysts: Are they really simple?7
Modern, exogenous exposures associated with altered mammary gland development: A systematic review7
Direct breastfeeding: Predictive factors and possible effects on neurodevelopment in very preterm infants7
Early red blood cell transfusion and the occurrence of intraventricular hemorrhage in very preterm infants7
Childbirth related PTSD and its association with infant outcome: A systematic review7
Effects of Omega-3-6-9 fatty acid supplementation on behavior and sleep in preterm toddlers with autism symptomatology: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial6
Role of early cognition/language in later language ability during childhood – A longitudinal comparison study6
Special Issue “Biological and Psychological Perspectives”: Guest editorial6
Enhancing breastfeeding establishment in preterm infants: A randomized clinical trial of two non-nutritive sucking approaches6
Automation of oxygen titration in preterm infants: Current evidence and future challenges6
General movement assessment efficacy for assessment of nervous system integrity in children after hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in middle income countries6
Oral motor interventions used to support the development of oral feeding skills in preterm infants: An integrative review6
Respiratory effects of prolonged prednisolone use in infants with evolving and established Bronchopulmonary dysplasia6
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Psychometric properties of the ASQ–3 in a nationally representative sample of Uruguay6
Neonatal bioethics, AI, and genomics6
The role of delta neutrophil index in early prediction of retinopathy of prematurity6
The U.S.A. eligible retinopathy of prematurity screening population 2003-2022: WONDER-ROP Study6
Placental pathology as a marker of brain injury in infants with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy6
The androgen receptor gene and criminal offending: Evidence derived from international data6
Digital biomarker 2D:4D as a predictor of cancer: A systematic review5
Association between intermittent hypoxemia and neurodevelopmental outcomes in extremely premature infants: A single-center experience5
Exposure to environmental estrogens and second–to–fourth digit ratio in Greek population: A possible link5
Associations between feeding and development in preterm infants in the NICU and throughout the first year of life5
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A systematic review on maternal and perinatal factors influencing breast development5
Relationships between early postnatal cranial ultrasonography linear measures and neurobehaviour at term-equivalent age in infants born <30 weeks' gestational age5
Neonatal outcomes and related risk factors of 30 cases with aplastic anemia in pregnancy: A retrospective study5
Hemodynamic changes and evaluation during hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and therapeutic hypothermia5
Digit ratio (2D:4D) and its relationship to foetal and maternal sex steroids: A mini-review5
Digit ratio and the femoral circumflex artery perforator: A sex-dependent association between the vascular system of the thigh and prenatal sex hormones?5
Verbal and nonverbal memory in school-aged children born to opioid-dependent mothers5
Evaluating the relationship between aEEG findings and two-year prognosis in neonates with severe hyperbilirubinemia5
The association between infant salivary cortisol and parental presence in the neonatal intensive care unit during and after COVID-19 visitation restrictions: A cross-sectional study5
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The impact of low birthweight in infant patterns of regulatory behavior, mother-infant quality of interaction, and attachment5
Clinical factors associated with abnormal general movements of preterm newborns during hospitalization in a neonatal intensive care unit5
Intracranial hemorrhages in infants of diabetic mothers: A national cohort study5
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General movement optimality score and general movements trajectories following early parent-administrated physiotherapy in the neonatal intensive care unit5
N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, pulmonary hypertension and cardiac dysfunction in patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia5
Role of cord blood IGF-1 and maternal HbA1c levels to predict interventricular septal hypertrophy among infants of diabetic mothers: A case-control study5
Factors affecting motor development of toddlers who received cardiac corrective procedures during infancy5
Predictive validity of a qualitative and quantitative Prechtl's General Movements Assessment at term age: Comparison between preterm infants and term infants with HIE5
Inflammatory biomarkers in very preterm infants during early intravenous paracetamol administration4
Quantitative analysis of fetal cardiac structure and function in gestational diabetes mellitus using fetal HQ technology4
Acetaminophen and the developing brain: A critical review of the evidence4
Association between the General Movement Optimality Score and clinical features in newborns during hospitalization: A cross-sectional study4
Maternal prenatal social contact during the COVID-19 pandemic predicts infant birth weight4
The effect of apnea length on vital parameters in apnea of prematurity – Hybrid observations from clinical data and simulation in a mathematical model4
Lung to thorax transverse area ratio as a predictor of neurodevelopmental outcomes in fetuses with congenital diaphragmatic hernia4
Comment on Roger F Soll, Colleen Ovelman, William McGuire. The future of Cochrane Neonatal. Early Hum Dev 2020 Nov;150:105191. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2020.105191. Epub 2020 Sep 124
Sensitivity and specificity of the Neonatal Visual Assessment to predict motor and cognitive outcomes in infants born very preterm4
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Gestational diabetes, environmental temperature and climate factors – From epidemiological evidence to physiological mechanisms4
Reflections about being born extremely preterm in children and adolescents: A qualitative descriptive study4
Validity, reliability, and transcultural adaptations of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (BSID-III-NL) for children in Suriname4
Diet, growth, nutritional status and predictors of severity of feeding difficulties in autistic children with co-occurring pediatric feeding disorder4
Developmental trajectories in high-risk NICU graduates during the first year of life4
Contributions of the light environment and co-sleeping to sleep consolidation into nighttime in early infants: A pilot study4
Relationship of passive hypothermia during transport with the incidence of early multiorgan compromise in newborns with perinatal asphyxia4
A pilot study of the General Movement Optimality Score detects early signs of motor disorder in neonates with arterial ischemic stroke4
Feasibility of a Dance PaRticipation intervention for Extremely prEterm children with Motor Impairment at prEschool age (Dance PREEMIE)4
Factors influencing on gross motor skills in infants: Implications for walking development4
Association of second and fourth digit (2D:4D) ratios with metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease risk4
Trait mindfulness during pregnancy and maternal-infant bonding: Longitudinal associations with infant temperament and social-emotional development4
Outcomes in very preterm infants receiving an exclusive human milk diet, or their own mother's milk supplemented with preterm formula4
Sleep problems in infancy and early school age in very preterm infants4
Tongue movements and teat compression during bottle feeding: A pilot study of a quantitative ultrasound approach4
Evaluation of normal and abnormal fetal renal microvascular flow characteristics of three-dimensional MV-flow imaging4
Relationship between early infant motor repertoire and neurodevelopment on the hammersmith infant neurological examination in a developmentally vulnerable First Nations cohort4
The psychometric properties and feasibility of the Alberta infant motor scale used in telehealth: A scoping review4
Cognitive achievements in school-age children born following assisted reproductive technology treatments: A prospective study4
Motor Optimality Scores are significantly lower in a population of high-risk infants than in infants born moderate-late preterm4
Perinatal depression and children's developmental outcomes at 2 years postpartum4
Parents-reported nutrition and feeding difficulties in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia after hospital discharge4
Placenta histology related to flow and oxygenation in fetal congenital heart disease4
Critical diseases in neonates after discharge home from birth hospital: A retrospective study from a tertiary hospital in Japan4
The long-term developmental outcomes of children born to mothers with systemic lupus erythematosus at different parities4
Best practice guidelines: Feeding-related cardiorespiratory events in preterm infants3
Physical and social activities constraint and its effects on Body Mass Index of former Neonatal Intensive Care children3
Use of the Motor Optimality Score-Revised (MOS-R) to predict neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants with congenital anomalies3
Part III. Neuronal biochemical effects of acetaminophen and neurodevelopmental outcomes: Friend or foe?3
Association between decreased cord blood inter-alpha inhibitor levels and neonatal encephalopathy at birth3
Results of a multicenter registry for congenital cytomegalovirus infection in Flanders, Belgium: From prenatal diagnosis over neonatal management to therapy3
The ASQ-TRAK: Validating a culturally adapted developmental screening tool for Australian Aboriginal children3
The stability of the Bayley scales in early childhood and its relationship with future intellectual abilities in a low to middle income country3
Pharmaceuticals and the environment3
Socio-demographic factors related to parent engagement in the NICU and the impact of the SENSE program3
Validity of the DF-MOT to detect motor developmental delays in preterm children: A comparative study with the Bayley-III3
Implementation of nutritional care bundle is associated with improved growth in preterm infants born before 32 gestational weeks3
Examining early intervention referral patterns in neonatal intensive care unit follow up clinics using telemedicine during COVID-193
Understanding factors associated with emotional closeness in parents with a preterm infant in the neonatal intensive care unit3
Does antenatal supplementation with omega-3 affect child development and behavior during the first six months of life? A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial3
Cardiac structure and function in very preterm-born adolescents compared to term-born controls: A longitudinal cohort study3
A pilot study to assess the safety, efficacy and ease of use of a novel hearing protection device for hospitalized neonates3
Behavioral and emotional outcomes at preschool age in children born very preterm: The role of breast milk feeding practices3
Associations between early lexical composition and pre-reading skills at 5 years – A longitudinal study3
Neonatal stress exposure and DNA methylation of stress-related and neurodevelopmentally relevant genes: An exploratory study3
Part I. Mechanisms of actions and metabolism of acetaminophen related to the neonatal brain3
The effect of music played to new birth mothers on postpartum blues: A randomized controlled trial3
Physical functions and gait performance in school-aged children born late preterm3
Infant motor behaviour and functional and cognitive outcome at school-age: A follow-up study in very high-risk children3
Eye-tracking visual patterns of sonographers with and without fetal motor assessment expertise3
Retraction notice to “Unknown unknowns – COVID-19 and potential global mortality” [Early Hum. Dev. 144C (2020) Article 105026]3
Corrigendum to “Relationship of passive hypothermia during transport with the incidence of early multiorgan compromise in newborns with perinatal asphyxia” [Early Human Development 187 (2023) 105902]3
Developmental trajectories of visual orienting functions in children born very or extremely preterm3
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Functional measures on PEDI are associated with BSID-3 scales at 2 years, following neonatal surgery3
Neurodevelopment in patients with biliary atresia up to toddler age: Outcomes and predictability3
Impact of low-grade intraventricular hemorrhage on neurodevelopmental outcome in very preterm infants at two years of age3
The critical role of technologies in neonatal care3
Attachment and mother-infant interactions in dyads with infants born full-term, moderate-to-late preterm, and very-to-extreme preterm3
Decreased ventricular size and mass mediate the reduced exercise capacity in adolescents and adults born premature3
Detecting month and year of birth effects on reproduction and marriage patterns in two long-term data sets3
Breastfeeding patterns in one-year-old children was not affected by a breastfeeding support intervention3
Exploring the validity of the ASQ-SE for socio-emotional competency screening of a low-risk Asian cohort at 2 years of age3
Childhood neurodevelopmental outcomes of survivors of acute bilirubin encephalopathy: A retrospective cohort study3
Prenatal distress, access to services, and birth outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a longitudinal study3
The clinical value of ultrasonic cardiac output monitor in very-low birth-weight and extremely-low-birth-weight infants undergoing PDA ligation3
Association between environmental factors during the COVID-19 pandemic and functioning of infants with biological risk in the first year of life: Cross-sectional exploratory study3
Molding influences of prematurity: Interviews with adults born preterm3
Extra-uterine placental transfusion and intact-cord stabilisation of moderately preterm to term infants in caesarean deliveries - A feasibility study with historical control (INTACT-2)3
Corrigendum to “Heart function by M-mode and tissue Doppler in the early neonatal period in neonates with fetal growth restriction”, [Early Hum. Dev. 183 (2023) 105809]3
Early metabolic markers as predictors of respiratory complications in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia3
Pressure and tidal volume delivery in extremely preterm infants at birth using different t-piece resuscitation devices3
Maternal gestational weight gain and the long-term physical and neurological outcome of small for gestational age children: A 4-year real-world study based on a longitudinal cohort3
Determinants of handgrip strength at age 2 years in children born moderate and late preterm and associations with neurodevelopmental outcomes3
The effects of early enteral feeding, fortification, and rapid feeding advancement in extremely low birth weight infants3
Advocating for drug development in newborn infants2
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Value of video-based education to enhance infant motor development2
Non-reassuring fetal heart rate patterns: Is it a risk factor for long- term pediatric cardiovascular diseases of the offspring?2
Hokkaido birth cohort study in Japan on the growth trajectory of children born with low birth weight until 7 years of age2
Cephalocaudal progression of neonatal jaundice assessed by transcutaneous bilirubin measurements2
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Neurodevelopmental profile in children born to mothers affected by systemic sclerosis2
Primary risk stratification for neonatal jaundice among term neonates using machine learning algorithm2
The influence of maternal inflammatory bowel diseases on fetal cardiac functions: A case-control study2
The clinical burden of extremely preterm birth in a large medical records database in the United States: Mortality and survival associated with selected complications2
A longitudinal study of breastmilk feeding duration, EEG power and early academic skills2
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Feasibility of a Dutch post-discharge parenting intervention (TOP program) for moderate preterm born infants2
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The three-dimensional course of cranial development of very preterm infants during the first year of life2
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Hybrid developmental follow-up for preterm infants in Brazil: A feasibility study2
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Ventilation settings in preterm neonates with ventilator-dependant, evolving bronchopulmonary dysplasia2
The risk of prenatal bisphenol A exposure in early life neurodevelopment: Insights from epigenetic regulation2
Toddler motor performance and intelligence at school age in preterm born children: A longitudinal cohort study2
Scoring of brain magnetic resonance imaging and neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants with congenital heart disease2
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Agreement between Hammersmith Neonatal Neurological Examination (HNNE) and Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) in neurodevelopmental assessment of preterm infants <32 weeks' gestation at term c2
An investigation of motor development and sensory processing skills in infants with a history of hyperbilirubinemia2
Prolonged oligohydramnios and the adverse composite outcome of death or severe neurodevelopmental impairment at 3 years of age in infants born at 22–29 gestational weeks2
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Impact of comprehensive quality improvement program on outcomes in very-low-birth-weight infants: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in Japan2
Response to: EHD-D-21-00009 - N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, pulmonary hypertension and cardiac dysfunction in patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia2
Investigating the validity of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire to detect gross motor delays in a community sample of toddlers: A cross-sectional study2
Neonatal therapeutic hypothermia in a regional swedish cohort: Adherence to guidelines, transport and outcomes2
Language abilities in children born to mothers diagnosed with diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis2
Weight gain in the first week of life and its association with morbidity and mortality in extremely low birthweight (ELBW) infants2
Parent experience of Beads of Courage program in a neonatal intensive care unit2
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Previous missed visits and independent risk of loss to follow-up in the high-risk neonatal follow-up clinic2
How to diagnose and treat acute pulmonary hypertension when you have no cardiology support2
“Sink or swim”: mothers' experiences of extremely preterm infants after 15 years from birth2
The predictive ability of the Lacey Assessment of Preterm Infants (LAPI), Cranial Ultrasound (cUS) and General Movements Assessment (GMA) for Cerebral Palsy (CP): A prospective, clinical, single cente2
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