Background The reproductive hormone oxytocin facilitates labour, birth and postpartum
adaptations for women and newborns. Synthetic oxytocin is commonly given to induce or …

CONTEXT Very preterm birth (< 32 weeks) is associated with increased risk of
developmental disorders. Emerging evidence suggests children born 32 to 38 weeks might …

Early language development is characterized by large individual variation. Several factors
were proposed to contribute to individual pathways of language acquisition in infancy and …

School closures across Australia in response to COVID‐19 have persisted since 2020, with
rising mental health problems in children and adolescents, alongside rising negative family …

Importance Elective births at 39 weeks' gestation are increasing. While this option may
improve maternal and perinatal outcomes compared with expectant management, longer …

Importance Differences in academic achievement by gestational age of children born at
term, especially at 39 to 41 weeks, are not well understood. Objective To examine …

Background It is important to explore factors that may hinder early childhood development in
AEDC Emotional Maturity and Social Competence domains as these underpin the …

Introduction Early induction of labor (37+ 0–38+ 6 gestational weeks) in large‐for‐
gestational‐age infants may reduce perinatal risks such as shoulder dystocia, but it may also …

Early-term birth (37+ 0 to 38+ 6 gestational weeks) may have a negative impact on infants'
neurodevelopment compared to delivery at 39 weeks or beyond. The purpose of this study …

Aim The aim of research was to study the relationship between the stress experienced by
preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and developmental status in the …