The importance of the first 1 000 days of life

Berg, Astrid

doi:10.2989/17280583.2016.1223803

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“…In this article, we review this literature from the perspective of a biobehavioral model of emergent fatherhood (see Figure ), starting from pregnancy with the transition to parenthood that marks the birth of the father through the first few years after birth. We focus on this phase because researchers and policymakers alike consider the first 1,000 days after conception critical for the child’s ability to grow, learn, and thrive (e.g., Berg, ; https://thousanddays.org; https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmhealth/1496/1496.pdf). In a similar vein, we suggest that the transition to fatherhood is a critical period in men’s lives, with a smoother transition to fatherhood predicting more optimal involvement of fathers in subsequent years.…”

Section: A Biobehavioral Model Of Emergent Fatherhoodmentioning

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Birth of a Father: Fathering in the First 1,000 Days

Bakermans‐Kranenburg

Lotz

Dijk

et al. 2019

Child Dev Perspectives

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As a result of societal changes, fathers participate more actively in child care than they used to. In this article, we propose a context‐dependent biobehavioral model of emergent fatherhood in which sociocultural, behavioral, hormonal, and neural factors develop and interact during the first 1,000 days of fatherhood. Sociocultural factors, including different expectations of fathers and varying opportunities for paternal caregiving through paid paternal leave, influence paternal involvement. Levels of hormones (e.g., testosterone, vasopressin, oxytocin, cortisol) predict fathers’ parenting behaviors, and involvement in caregiving in turn affects their hormones and brain responses to infant stimuli. The birth of the first child marks the transition to fatherhood and may be a critical period in men’s lives, with a smoother transition to fatherhood predicting more optimal involvement by fathers in subsequent years. A focus on prenatal and early postnatal fathering may pave the way for developing interventions that effectively support fathering during pregnancy and in the first years of their children’s lives.

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Section: A Biobehavioral Model Of Emergent Fatherhoodmentioning

confidence: 99%

Birth of a Father: Fathering in the First 1,000 Days

Bakermans‐Kranenburg

Lotz

Dijk

et al. 2019

Child Dev Perspectives

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“…Unfortunately, this greater investment of fathers in child rearing is not reflected in the current availability of parenting support programs, particularly not in the perinatal phase. At the same time, pregnancy and the first years of life are considered to be of critical importance for a child's further growth and development (Berg, 2016). As fathers still experience barriers to be engaged in these early stages of parenthood (Moss, 2019; Steen et al., 2012; Widarsson et al., 2015), early parenting support may be particularly beneficial for them, boosting their involvement and sensitive behavior and thereby laying a foundation for the years to come.…”

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The prenatal video‐feedback intervention to promote positive parenting for expectant fathers (VIPP‐PRE): Two case studies

Waal

Dijk

Buisman

et al. 2022

Infant Mental Health Journal

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Although parenting interventions including expectant fathers are scarce, they yield promising results. The Prenatal Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting (VIPP-PRE) is a recently developed intervention, that is both manualized and personalized, aiming to enhance paternal sensitivity and involvement before the birth of the baby. Illustrating the intervention process, the current study presents two case studies of expectant fathers receiving VIPP-PRE (clinical trial registration NL62696.058.17). The VIPP-PRE program is described along with the individual dyads' prenatal video fragments and feedback specific for each father-fetus dyad. In addition, changes in paternal sensitivity and involvement levels are presented, as well as fathers' and intervener's evaluation of the intervention. VIPP-PRE promises to be a feasible short-term and potentially effective parenting intervention for expectant fathers. Currently, a randomized controlled trial (RCT) is under review that systematically investigates the efficacy of the VIPP-PRE. Here we aim to provide further information on the intervention process, as well as fathers' and intervener's evaluations of this process, and the benefits of using ultrasound imaging in a parenting intervention.

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“…The "first 1000 days" concept states that the intrauterine year and the first two years of a child's life is a critical stage of human development and health that impacts the rest of the child's life (Berg, 2016). Numerous interventions have shown the bifidogenic effects of inulin in infants and children (Meyer and Stasse-Wolthuis, 2009;Roberfroid et al, 2010), and inulin is widely applied in infant formula today for its prebiotic properties and more recently in milk for toddlers.…”

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Maternal Inulin Supplementation Alters Hepatic DNA Methylation Profile and Improves Glucose Metabolism in Offspring Mice

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Scope: As a prebiotic, inulin may have a protective effect on glucose metabolism. However, the mechanism of inulin treatment on glucose intolerance in offspring exposed to a maternal high-fat (HF) diet is still not clear. Here, we examined the hepatic DNA methylation profile to determine how maternal inulin supplementation modified glucose metabolism in offspring mice. Procedures: Female mice were fed a HF diet, control diet (CON), or a HF diet with inulin supplementation (HF-inulin) during gestation and lactation. Upon weaning, pup livers were obtained. A hepatic genome DNA methylation array was performed. Results: Pups exposed to a maternal HF diet exhibited glucose intolerance and insulin resistance. Maternal inulin treatment moderated glucose metabolism. A DNA methylation array identified differentially methylated regions associated with 970 annotated genes from pups exposed to a HF diet in response to maternal inulin treatment. In particular, the wingless-type MMTV integration site family member 5A (Wnt5a) gene was hypermethylated, and the phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit type 2 alpha (Pik3c2a), phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit type 2 beta (Pik3c2b), and phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 2 (Pik3r2) genes were hypomethylated in inulin-treated pups. Consistently, hepatic Wnt5a gene expression was reduced and Pik3c2a, Pik3c2b, and Pik3r2 gene expression were increased in the inulin group. Conclusion: Maternal inulin treatment improved glucose intolerance by changing DNA methylation and gene expression of Wnt5a and Pi3k in mice exposed to a maternal HF diet.

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The importance of the first 1 000 days of life

Cited by 11 publications

References 11 publications

Birth of a Father: Fathering in the First 1,000 Days

Birth of a Father: Fathering in the First 1,000 Days

The prenatal video‐feedback intervention to promote positive parenting for expectant fathers (VIPP‐PRE): Two case studies

Maternal Inulin Supplementation Alters Hepatic DNA Methylation Profile and Improves Glucose Metabolism in Offspring Mice

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