Background Child cognitive development is often compromised in contexts of poverty and
adversity, and these deficits tend to endure and affect the child across the life course. In the …

Background Maternal mental health is linked to early childhood development; yet there is a
gap in evidence-based interventions for low-resource settings. This study estimates the …

Results: The searches mapped 4,105 references, 2,805 of which were unrepeated. After
screening, 211 studies were read in full and 82 included. The health sector was the most …

Objetivo Mapear sistematicamente as pesquisas de implementação com foco em
intervenções voltadas ao desenvolvimento na primeira infância, suas principais …

Early childhood development (ECD) programmes are heralded as a way to improve
children's health and educational outcomes. However, few studies in developing countries …

Background This article emerged from a larger qualitative study, which revealed that
children continue to be exposed to a complex range of risk factors with devastating …

ABSTRACT In South Africa, there are many vulnerable children. Vulnerability refers to the
child's potential to be harmed either physically or psychologically with multiple exposures to …

This research brief is a new addition to an annual series of five briefs that provide an
overview of available evidence shown in the Campbell-UNICEF Mega-Map of the …