Socioeconomic determinants of infant growth: The Perspective Cohort Study of Thai Children

Abstract

Infants' growth, including weight, height, and head circumference, are affected by family socioeconomic status factors. It is recommended that the effect of maternal age on growth and development of children among those in the PCTC cohort is examined in the future.

The content and effectiveness of home‐based nursing interventions to promote health and well‐being in families with small children: a systematic review

“…In Western countries in particular, the needs of families and parents have changed. Postponed parenthood , weaker family social networks relationship issues between couples , careers and issues related to daily family life highlight the need for psychosocial support for families. Preventive family nursing, with early support, is a suitable response to families' expectations .…”

Multimodal machine learning for modeling infant head circumference, mothers’ milk composition, and their shared environment

“…Physical growth and physiological development are complex processes influenced by a wide variety of factors across different domains (i.e., modalities), especially during the critical periods of gestation and infancy. These modalities include maternal dietary intake during pregnancy and/or lactation 1 – 3 , sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., age, socioeconomic status) 4 , the home environment (e.g., smokers, pets, cleaning chemicals) 5 , infant morbidities (e.g., diarrhea) 6 , infant feeding patterns (e.g., breastfeeding consistency) 7 , as well as human milk composition 8 . Human milk (HM) is a particularly complex factor as it comprises thousands of nutritive and non-nutritive components that collectively support infant growth and development and are, in turn, influenced by many of the above-mentioned modalities.…”

“…Specific to cognition, maternal fish consumption leads to higher docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) concentrations in HM, which in turn has been linked to infant brain development 17 even if it is unclear whether this relationship influences infant growth in general 3 , 18 . Maternal characteristics such as age, body composition 12 , and socioeconomic status (e.g., maternal education or income) have been associated with infant growth and head circumference 4 . Similarly, maternal smoking habits can negatively influence infant growth 5 , 19 .…”

Social prescription for isolated parenting in Japan: Socioeconomic characteristics of mothers with weak social connectivity in their community

“…Additionally, Phuphaibul et al. (2014) reported on the relationship between child development and parental socioeconomic factors. However, prior studies reporting the impact of socioeconomic characteristics on maternal social connections are not apparent.…”