Prosody signals the emergence of intentional communication in the first year of life: evidence from Catalan-babbling infants.

Infants temporally coordinate gesture-speech combinations before they produce their first words

This study explores the patterns of gesture and speech combinations from the babbling period to the one-word stage and the temporal alignment between the two modalities. The communicative acts of four Catalan children at 0;11, 1;1, 1;3, 1;5, and 1;7 were gesturally and acoustically analyzed. Results from the analysis of a total of 4,507 communicative acts extracted from approximately 24 h of at...

Evaluation of predisposing factors for developmental delay of pre-term infants in the first year of life

Background: Developmental delay in preterm infants was estimated to be more common than term infants. Identifying the factors predisposing to developmental delay can help experts and health professionals in this field to prevent developmental delay of the infants, and leads to better management of the condition of them. This study aimed to evaluate and investigate the predisposing factors of de...

The RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ABO BLOOD GROUPS AND SUSCEPTIBILITY TO DIARRHEA IN INFANTS DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF LIFE

Potential Impact of Breastfeeding and Maternal Sensitivity during the First Year of Life: An Integrative Review of the Literature

Background: Poor maternal sensitivity leads to insecure infant attachment, and has been associated with negative cognitive consequences later in life. Maternal sensitivity is an indicator of the interactions between mothers and infants characterized by mutual and concurrent interchanges. The aim of the study is to review and synthesize all published studies that examine the potential effect of ...

Prevalence of Gastroesophageal Reflux during the Infant’s First Year of Life in the Pediatric Department of Imam Reza Hospital

Introduction: Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is the most common esophageal disorder, which occurs at all ages. GER is defined as the passage of gastric contents into the esophagus. GER disease (GERD), which is a long-term complication, is a common pediatric problem. Clinical manifestations of GERD in infants include regurgitation, irritability, choking, gagging, vomiting, poor weight gain, and r...