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Effects of Maternal and Early-Life Anaemia on Child Brain Development: A South African Birth Cohort Study

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 09 Sep 2021

Catherine J. Wedderburn, Jessica Ringshaw, Kirsten Donald, Shantanu Joshi, Sivenesi Subramoney, Jean-Paul Fouche, Jacob A. M. Stadler, Whitney Barnett, Andrea M. Rehman, Nadia Hoffman, Annerine Roos, Katherine Narr, Heather Zar and Dan J. Stein

University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Psychiatry, University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT), University of California - Departments of Neurology, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health and University of Cape Town (UCT) - Neuroscience Institute

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Key Components of Parenting Education Interventions for Preterm Infant-Parent Dyads Admitted to the NICU: A Systematic Review

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 12 Dec 2024

Welma Lubbe and Kirsten Donald

University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health and University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health

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The Impact of Dialogic Book-Sharing on Receptive and Expressive Language: A Randomised Controlled Trial in the Drakenstein Child Health Cohort

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 26 Jul 2022

Sheri-Michelle Koopowitz, Karen Thea Maré, Marilyn Lake, Christopher du Plooy, Nadia Hoffman, Kirsten Donald, Susan Malcolm-Smith, Lynne Murray, Heather Zar, Peter Cooper and Dan J. Stein

University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Reading, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Reading and University of Cape Town (UCT) - Neuroscience Institute

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In-Utero Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution or Tobacco Smoke and Cognitive Development in a South African Birth Cohort Study

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 10 Jan 2022

Grace M. Christensen, Junyu Chen, Aneesa Vanker, Nastassja Koen, Meaghan J. Jones, Nicole Gladish, Nadia Hoffman, Kirsten Donald, Catherine J. Wedderburn, Michael Kobor, Heather Zar, Dan J. Stein and Anke Hüls

Emory University - Department of Epidemiology, Emory University - Department of Epidemiology, University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT) - Neuroscience Institute, University of Manitoba, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of British Columbia (UBC) - Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Neuroscience Institute and Emory University - Department of Epidemiology

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Caregiver Health Perspectives, Experiences, and Service Satisfaction, And Health Service Utilization Among Families of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders at a Tertiary Centre in a Low-Resource Setting

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 20 Mar 2023

Florence Okwara and Kirsten Donald

University of Cape Town (UCT) and University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health

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Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and White Matter Microstructural Changes Across the First 6-7 Years of Life: A Longitudinal Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study of a South African Birth Cohort

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 06 Jul 2023

Kirsten Donald, Chanelle Hendrikse, Annerine Roos, Catherine J. Wedderburn, Sivenesi Subramoney, Jessica Ringshaw, Layla Bradford, Nadia Hoffman, Tiffany Burd, Katherine Narr, Roger Woods, Heather Zar, Shantanu Joshi and Dan J. Stein

University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT) - Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT), affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of California - Departments of Neurology, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and University of Cape Town (UCT) - Neuroscience Institute

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HIV Exposure Without Infection Impacts Early Language Development: Outcomes from a South African Birth Cohort Study

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 17 May 2019

Catherine Wedderburn, Shunmay Yeung, Andrea M. Rehman, Jacob A. M. Stadler, Raymond Nhapi, Whitney Barnett, Landon Meyer, Diana Gibb, Heather Zar, Dan J Stein and Kirsten Donald

University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group (TEG), University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town (UCT) - School of Public Health & Family Medicine, University College London, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town (UCT) - SAMRC Unit on Risk & Resilience in Mental Disorders and University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health

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Antenatal Maternal Intimate Partner Violence Exposure Predicts Sex-Specific Alterations in Brain Structure Among Neonates in Urban South Africa

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 18 May 2022

Lucy V. Hiscox, Graeme Fairchild, Kirsten Donald, Nynke A. Groenewold, Nastassja Koen, Annerine Roos, Katherine Narr, Marina Lawrence, Nadia Hoffman, Catherine J. Wedderburn, Whitney Barnett, Heather Zar, Dan J. Stein and Sarah L. Halligan

University of Bath, University of Bath, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Neuroscience Institute, University of California - Departments of Neurology, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Neuroscience Institute and University of Bath

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Association of Maternal Antenatal Distress with Child Amygdala-Prefrontal Cortex Functional Connectivity at 2-3 Years in a South African Birth Cohort Study

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 08 Jul 2025

Marlie Miles, Catherine J. Wedderburn, Graeme Fairchild, Marilyn T. Lake, Katherine Narr, Shantanu Joshi, Marina Lawrence, Nadia Hoffman, Nynke A. Groenewold, Whitney Barnett, Stefan du Plessis, Jonathan Ipser, Sarah L. Halligan, Heather Zar, Dan J. Stein and Kirsten Donald

affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Bath, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of California - Departments of Neurology, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Vanderbilt University, Stellenbosch University, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Neuroscience Institute, University of Bath, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Neuroscience Institute and University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health

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Associations between Prenatal Exposure to Environmental Phenols and Child Neurodevelopment at Two Years of Age in a South African Birth Cohort

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 02 Jul 2024

Terry Zhou, Sarina Abrishamcar, Grace M. Christensen, Stephanie Eick, Dana Boyd Barr, Aneesa Vanker, Nadia Hoffman, Kirsten Donald, Catherine J. Wedderburn, Syam S. Andra, Robert O. Wright, Heather Zar, Dan J. Stein and Anke Hüls

affiliation not provided to SSRN, Emory University - Department of Epidemiology, Emory University - Department of Epidemiology, Emory University, Emory University, University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town (UCT), Mount Sinai Health System - Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Health System - Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Neuroscience Institute and Emory University - Department of Epidemiology

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Artificial Intelligence methods for ultra-low- field MRI enhancement comparing brain volumes and neurodevelopment scores for small vs appropriate for gestational age children

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 10 Feb 2026

Shayan Khakwani, Ishrat Fatima, Fizzah Mansoor, Saima Sattar, Muhammad Kashif, František Váša, Levente Baljer, Kiran Hilal, Sidra Jafri, Rosalyn Moran, Kirsten Donald and Zahra Hoodbhoy

Aga Khan University, Aga Khan University, Aga Khan University, Aga Khan University, Aga Khan University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Aga Khan University, Aga Khan University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health and Aga Khan University - Department of Paediatrics

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Kirsten Donald

University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Pediatrics and Child Health

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Scholarly Papers (11)

Effects of Maternal and Early-Life Anaemia on Child Brain Development: A South African Birth Cohort Study

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Key Components of Parenting Education Interventions for Preterm Infant-Parent Dyads Admitted to the NICU: A Systematic Review

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The Impact of Dialogic Book-Sharing on Receptive and Expressive Language: A Randomised Controlled Trial in the Drakenstein Child Health Cohort

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In-Utero Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution or Tobacco Smoke and Cognitive Development in a South African Birth Cohort Study

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Caregiver Health Perspectives, Experiences, and Service Satisfaction, And Health Service Utilization Among Families of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders at a Tertiary Centre in a Low-Resource Setting

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Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and White Matter Microstructural Changes Across the First 6-7 Years of Life: A Longitudinal Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study of a South African Birth Cohort

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HIV Exposure Without Infection Impacts Early Language Development: Outcomes from a South African Birth Cohort Study

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Antenatal Maternal Intimate Partner Violence Exposure Predicts Sex-Specific Alterations in Brain Structure Among Neonates in Urban South Africa

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Association of Maternal Antenatal Distress with Child Amygdala-Prefrontal Cortex Functional Connectivity at 2-3 Years in a South African Birth Cohort Study

Abstract:

Associations between Prenatal Exposure to Environmental Phenols and Child Neurodevelopment at Two Years of Age in a South African Birth Cohort

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Artificial Intelligence methods for ultra-low- field MRI enhancement comparing brain volumes and neurodevelopment scores for small vs appropriate for gestational age children

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