Child abuse registration, fetal growth, and preterm birth: a population based study

Spencer, Nick; Wallace, Ann; Sundrum, Ratna; Bacchus, Claire; Logan, Stuart

doi:10.1136/jech.2005.042085

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“…Our findings have several potential implications for clinical applications in preterm infants during the perinatal period. Because high‐pitched cries are likely to induce greater physiological and psychological stress in caregivers (Crowe & Zeskind, ), the increased F 0 of spontaneous cries in preterm infants may contribute to their higher risk of child abuse and neglect (Friedman, Zahn‐Waxler, & Radke‐Yarrow, ; Spencer, Wallace, Sundrum, Bacchus, & Logan, ). Thus, early interventions to improve vagal function (e.g., kangaroo‐care (Feldman & Eidelman, )) in preterm infants may be effective to moderate their higher‐pitched cries and support parent‐infant relationships.…”

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Associations between respiratory arrhythmia and fundamental frequency of spontaneous crying in preterm and term infants at term‐equivalent age

Shinya

Kawai

Niwa³

et al. 2016

Developmental Psychobiology

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This study investigated whether lower vagal function in preterm infants is associated with increased fundamental frequency (F 0; frequency of vocal fold vibration) of their spontaneous cries. We assessed respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) during quiet sleep as a measure of vagal function, and its relationship with the F 0 of spontaneous cries in healthy preterm and term infants at term‐equivalent age. The results showed that preterm infants have significantly lower RSA, and higher overall F 0 than term infants. Moreover, lower RSA was associated with higher overall F 0 in preterm infants, whereas higher RSA was positively associated with mean and maximum F 0, and a larger F 0 range in term infants. These results suggest that individual differences in vagal function may be associated with the F 0 of spontaneous cries via modulation of vocal fold tension in infants at an early developmental stage. © 2016 The Authors. Developmental Psychobiology Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Dev Psychobiol 58:724–733, 2016.

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Associations between respiratory arrhythmia and fundamental frequency of spontaneous crying in preterm and term infants at term‐equivalent age

Shinya

Kawai

Niwa³

et al. 2016

Developmental Psychobiology

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“…Also, theory and empirical evidence suggest that children’s phenotypes other than conduct problems, including health, disruptive behaviors, and developmental difficulties, may evoke maltreatment (Belsky 1993; Steele 1980; Vasta 1982; Needell and Barth 1998; Sidebotham et al 2003; Spencer et al 2006). Assessing the direction of causality of the relationship between these other phenotypes and maltreatment may further elucidate the etiology of maltreatment.…”

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The Association Between Conduct Problems and Maltreatment: Testing Genetic and Environmental Mediation

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It is often assumed that childhood maltreatment causes conduct problems via an environmentally mediated process. However, the association may be due alternatively to either a nonpassive gene-environment correlation, in which parents react to children’s genetically-influenced conduct problems by maltreating them, or a passive gene-environment correlation, in which parents’ tendency to engage in maltreatment and children’s conduct problems are both influenced by a hereditary vulnerability to antisocial behavior (i.e. genetic mediation). The present study estimated the contribution of these processes to the association between maltreatment and conduct problems. Bivariate behavior genetic analyses were conducted on approximately 1,650 twin and sibling pairs drawn from a large longitudinal study of adolescent health (Add Health). The correlation between maltreatment and conduct problems was small; much of the association between maltreatment and conduct problems was due to a nonpassive gene-environment correlation. Results were more consistent with the hypothesis that parents respond to children’s genetically-influenced conduct problems by maltreating them than the hypothesis that maltreatment causes conduct problems.

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“…49 Several reviewed studies used a welldefined theory of change to guide program implementation and demonstrated a positive intervention effect on developmental outcomes. Additionally, results of several studies suggested that additional characteristics, including birth weight and social risk factors, may moderate the impact of home visiting on developmental outcomes.…”

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Home Visiting and Outcomes of Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review

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METHODS: Searches of Medline, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Controlled Trial Register, PsycINFO, and Embase were conducted. Criteria for inclusion were (1) cohort or controlled trial designs; (2) homebased, preventive services for infants at medical or social risk; and (3) outcomes reported for infants born preterm or low birth weight (,2500 g). Data from eligible reports were abstracted by 2 reviewers. Random effects meta-analysis was used to synthesize data for developmental and parent interaction measures. RESULTS:Seventeen studies (15 controlled trials, 2 cohort studies) were reviewed. Five outcome domains were identified: infant development, parent-infant interaction, morbidity, abuse/neglect, and growth/ nutrition. Six studies (n = 336) demonstrated a pooled standardized mean difference of 0.79 (95% confidence interval 0.57 to 1.02) in Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment Inventory scores at 1 year in the home-visited groups versus control. Evidence for other outcomes was limited. Methodological limitations were common.

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Child abuse registration, fetal growth, and preterm birth: a population based study

Cited by 49 publications

References 11 publications

Associations between respiratory arrhythmia and fundamental frequency of spontaneous crying in preterm and term infants at term‐equivalent age

Associations between respiratory arrhythmia and fundamental frequency of spontaneous crying in preterm and term infants at term‐equivalent age

The Association Between Conduct Problems and Maltreatment: Testing Genetic and Environmental Mediation

Home Visiting and Outcomes of Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review

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