OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to predict the onset of mood and anxiety disorders
from parent-reported emotional and behavioral problems in childhood across a 14-year …

Background Weight problems that arise in the first years of life tend to persist. Behavioral
research in this period can provide information on the modifiable etiology of unhealthy weight. …

Context Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are frequently prescribed to pregnant
women, but knowledge about their unintended effects on child health is scarce. Objective …

Intrauterine growth restriction has been linked to infant behavioral problems. While typically
only birth weight is examined, here the authors assessed fetal circulatory redistribution, also …

Nicotine, as has been shown in animal studies, is a neuroteratogen, even in concentrations
that do not cause growth retardation. In humans, there is only indirect evidence for negative …

Folate deficiency during embryogenesis is an established risk factor for neural tube defects
in the fetus. An adequate folate nutritional status is also important for normal fetal growth and …

Background & aims Maternal nutritional factors during pregnancy have been linked to foetal
brain development and subsequent offspring behaviour. Less is known about associations …

OBJECTIVE: First, we give an overview of child psychiatric research in the Generation R Study,
a population-based cohort from fetal life forward. Second, we examine within Generation …

Background Several studies showed that maternal smoking in pregnancy is related to
behavioural and emotional disorders in the offspring. It is unclear whether this is a causal …

Background: Maternal prenatal folate status has been linked to neurodevelopmental disorders,
but the association with child emotional and behavioral problems is unclear. Objectives: …