CHILD DEVELOPMENT

This study tests whether a special food supplement with extra omega-3s and choline can help undernourished pregnant women carry their babies longer and improve their babies' brain development. It also tests a counseling program to reduce depression during and after pregnancy. Abo…

This study tests a guide that helps health workers monitor young children's development in India and Guatemala. Researchers want to see if using this guide improves children's language, motor, and thinking skills. The study involves 624 children from birth to 24 months old.

This study looks at how healthy children's thinking skills (like reasoning) change as they grow. By testing 100 kids aged 6 to 16 twice over a year, researchers hope to create better tools to spot when a child's brain has been hurt by injury or disease. The goal is to improve dia…

This study followed over 12,500 non-pregnant women in Southampton, UK, and then tracked about 3,000 of their children from before birth through age 19. Researchers are looking at how factors like diet and lifestyle before and during pregnancy influence child development, obesity,…

This study looks at how a program that helps families escape poverty affects the development of children aged 0-9 in Uganda. Researchers will compare kids from families who got the program to those who didn't, checking things like growth, anemia, and school readiness. No new trea…

This large study will follow 100,000 Chinese families from before pregnancy until children reach age 14. Researchers want to learn how parents' health, lifestyle, and environmental exposures before and during pregnancy affect pregnancy outcomes, child development, and long-term h…

This study brings together families, community groups, and researchers across Allegheny County to test programs that support young children from birth to school age. The goal is to improve children's self-control, language skills, and emotional well-being, especially for families…

This study looks at whether a home visiting program for first-time parents helps children grow up healthier and safer. About 343 families with newborns are being followed until the child turns 19 or graduates high school. Researchers compare families who got the program with thos…

This pilot study tests whether a 3-month aquatic stimulation program can improve development in infants aged 3 to 7 months. Thirty babies will be randomly assigned to either the water activity group or a waiting list. Researchers will measure feasibility and developmental changes…