Child Development

"Child Development" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The continuous sequential physiological and psychological maturing of an individual from birth up to but not including ADOLESCENCE.

Descriptor ID	D002657
MeSH Number(s)	F01.525.200 G07.345.374.750
Concept/Terms	Child Development Child Development Development, Child Infant Development Infant Development Development, Infant

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Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Human Development [F01.525]
Child Development [F01.525.200]
Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Growth and Development [G07.345]
Human Development [G07.345.374]
Child Development [G07.345.374.750]

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Child Development
Language Development

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Bar chart showing 90 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2011

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	1	0	1
2000	1	0	1
2001	1	0	1
2002	0	1	1
2004	2	0	2
2005	0	3	3
2007	2	1	3
2008	1	0	1
2009	3	0	3
2010	3	1	4
2011	9	1	10
2012	3	4	7
2013	1	2	3
2014	4	1	5
2015	1	1	2
2016	4	4	8
2017	3	2	5
2018	7	0	7
2019	4	2	6
2020	0	1	1
2021	3	4	7
2023	1	0	1
2024	1	3	4
2025	3	1	4

Below are the most recent publications written about "Child Development" by people in Profiles.

Patel P, Shen A, Perez C, Kennedy EM, Shankar K, Pearson KJ, Andres A, Everson TM. Association between placental epigenetic age acceleration and early postnatal growth patterns. Sci Rep. 2025 Aug 12; 15(1):29597.

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Ohls RK, Das A, Tan S, Lowe JR, Schibler K, Beauman SS, Bell EF, Laptook AR, Baserga M, Patel RM, Carlton DP, Flibotte J, Grisby C, Higgins RD, Shankaran S, Watterberg K, Hibbs AM, Carlo WA, Colaizy TT, Van Meurs KP, Kicklighter SD, Moore R, Sollinger C, Chalak LF, Ghavam S, Poindexter BB, Tyson JE, Cotten CM, Baack ML, Fathi O, DeMauro SB, Laughon MM, Reynolds AM, Duncan AF, Winter S, Wilson-Costello DE, Peralta-Carcelen M, Vohr BR, Harmon HM, Hintz SR, Cavanaugh B, Heyne RJ, Merhar S, Mosquera R, Sewell E, Malcolm WF, Richards LA, Benninger KL, Trembath A. Darbepoetin, Red Cell Mass, and Neuroprotection in Preterm Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2025 Aug 01; 179(8):836-845.

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Enns JE, Brownell M, Nickel NC, Chartier M, Chateau D, Sarkar J, Casidsid HJM, Quddus F, Burland E, Katz A, Santos RG, Phillips-Beck W, Sanguins J, Owczar H. Birth and Early Childhood Outcomes in Families Receiving an Unconditional Prenatal Cash Benefit. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Aug 01; 8(8):e2526996.

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Ramirez BK, Edgar EV, Todd JT, Bahrick LE. Infant attention to audiovisual events and social competence predict childhood temperament. Dev Psychol. 2025 Nov; 61(11):2034-2050.

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Ottolini KM, Ngwa J, Basu SK, Kapse K, Liggett M, Murnick J, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. Brain development using a multicomponent intravenous lipid emulsion in preterm infants. BMC Pediatr. 2024 Dec 30; 24(1):847.

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Sturla Irizarry SM, Cathey AL, Zimmerman E, Rosario Pab?n ZY, Huerta Monta?ez G, V?lez Vega CM, Alshawabkeh AN, Cordero JF, Meeker JD, Watkins DJ. Prenatal polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure and neurodevelopment among children in Puerto Rico. Chemosphere. 2024 Oct; 366:143468.

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Mostek AMB, Bell EF, Feldman HA, Josephson CD, Georgieff MK, Nopoulos P, Patel RM, Stowell SR, Sola-Visner M, Conrad AL. Sex differences in the association of pretransfusion haemoglobin and cognition in preterm infants. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2024 Jun 08; 8(1).

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Rodr?guez-Rabassa M, Appleton AA, Rosario-Villafa?e V, Repollet-Carrer I, Borges-Rodr?guez M, Ded?s-Pe?a L, Gonz?lez M, Vel?zquez-Gonz?lez P, Muniz-Rodriguez K, M?ntaras-Ortiz C, Rivera-Amill V, Olivieri-Ramos O, Alvarado-Domenech LI. Associations between the social environment and early childhood developmental outcomes of Puerto Rican children with prenatal Zika virus exposure: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pediatr. 2024 May 17; 24(1):342.

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Green CE, Tyson JE, Heyne RJ, Hintz SR, Vohr BR, Bann CM, Das A, Bell EF, Debsareea SB, Stephens E, Gantz MG, Petrie Huitema CM, Johnson KJ, Watterberg KL, Mosquera R, Peralta-Carcelen M, Wilson-Costello DE, Colaizy TT, Maitre NL, Merhar SL, Adams-Chapman I, Fuller J, Hartley-McAndrew ME, Malcolm WF, Winter S, Duncan AF, Myer GJ, Kicklighter SD, Wyckoff MH, DeMauro SB, Hibbs AM, Stoll BJ, Carlo WA, Van Meurs KP, Rysavy MA, Patel RM, S?nchez PJ, Laptook AR, Cotten CM, D'Angio CT, Walsh MC. Use of term reference infants in assessing the developmental outcome of extremely preterm infants: lessons learned in a multicenter study. J Perinatol. 2023 11; 43(11):1398-1405.

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Benavides A, Bell EF, Conrad AL, Feldman HA, Georgieff MK, Josephson CD, Koscik TR, Stowell SR, Sola-Visner M, Nopoulos P. Sex Differences in the Association of Pretransfusion Hemoglobin Levels with Brain Structure and Function in the Preterm Infant. J Pediatr. 2022 04; 243:78-84.e5.

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