The development of low birth weight term infants and the effects of the environment in Northeast Brazil

Grantham-McGregor, Sally M.; Lira, Pedro I. C.; Ashworth, Ann; Morris, Saul Sutkover; Assuncao, Alicia M. S.

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-3476(98)70357-9

The development of low birth weight term infants and the effects of the environment in Northeast Brazil

Authors

Grantham-McGregor, Sally M.

Lira, Pedro I. C.

Ashworth, Ann

Morris, Saul Sutkover

Assuncao, Alicia M. S.

Date Issued

1998-04

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Citation

Grantham-McGregor, Sally M.; Lira, Pedro I. C.; Ashworth, Ann; Morris, Saul Sutkover; Assuncao, Alicia M. S. 1999. The development of low birth weight term infants and the effects of the environment in Northeast Brazil. Journal of Pediatrics 132(4): 661-666. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-3476(98)70357-9

Abstract/Description

Objectives: (1) To compare the mental and psychomotor development of low birth weight term (LBW-T) infants with that of appropriate birth weight (ABW) infants at 6 and 12 months of age. (2) To examine the relationship between developmental levels and social background... Conclusions: LBW-T infants had poorer development than ABW infants and differed in their behavior. There was an interaction between birth weight and the environment. LBW-T infants, but not ABW infants, were affected by the quality of stimulation in the home and maternal illiteracy.