Despite the widely-known effects of air pollution, pollutants exposure surrounding
pregnancy and the risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in newborns remains …

Behaviors, traits and characteristics are transmitted from parents to offspring because of
complex genetic and non-genetic processes. We review genetic and non-genetic …

Recent decades have seen a global trend towards delaying parenthood, referred to as the
'postponement transition'. Whilst there is plentiful research regarding obstetric and paediatric …

Air pollutants have been linked to some diseases in humans, but their effects on the nervous
system were less frequently evaluated. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of …

This study examined factors associated with four domains of school readiness among 170
preschoolers from low-income families in seven Malaysian public preschools. Direct …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Recent studies have suggested that maternal obesity
during pregnancy is associated with differences in neurodevelopmental outcomes in …

Synthesizing results across multiple studies is a popular way to increase the robustness of
scientific findings. The most well-known method for doing this is meta-analysis. However …

In this chapter, we address the question whether individuals born from a multiple pregnancy
differ from singletons. The answer to this question is important for health-care professionals …

Objective This study aimed to examine the association between family factors and physical
activity (PA) clustering in preschool children. Methods Preschoolers' PA and sedentary …

Most epidemiological and experimental studies have focused on maternal influences on
offspring's health. The impact of maternal undernutrition, overnutrition, hypoxia, and stress is …