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Annotated Bibliography

American Military University

Cynthya Wilson

28 August 2021

Dr. Charles Gregory.

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Annotated Bibliography

1. Barbuscia, A., & Mills, M. C. (2017). Cognitive development in children up to age 11

years born after ART—a longitudinal cohort study. Human Reproduction, 32(7),

14821488.

Purpose of the study: The authors wanted to study how the cognitive progress of children

conceived after alternative risk transfer differs from those born in natural conception.

Methodology: The study was experimental in nature; it inferred the cause and effect by finding

the quantitative relationship between cognitive development of children conceived after IVF and

ICSI and cognitive development of children born after natural conception. A total of 8298

children from the different groups were sampled; Two -tailed t-tests were conducted to

determine the differences in the cognitive development between the two groups

Findings: They revealed that cognitive development measures were higher for children

conceived with alternative risk transfer than natural conception, and they did well in cognitive

and academic skills.

Relevance to the topic: The article is relevant to the topic because it highlights how the

preconception factors influence a child’s development.

2. Britto, P. R., Lee, S. J., Proulx, K., Yousafzai, A. K., Matthews, S. G., Vaivada, T., ... &

Lancet Early Childhood Development Series Steering Committee. (2017). nurturing

care: promoting early childhood development. The Lancet, 389 (10064), 91-102.

Purpose of study: The study analyzed the association between child care and early childhood

development.

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Methodology: The study was entailed comparing the articles focusing on articles on good child

care in different countries and its contribution to a child’s development and comparing the

findings with bad child care on child development. Regression on the a number of articles in

each category was determined

Findings: Authors urge that in the interventions to enhance the growth of congenital science,

families and caregivers need to be assisted in providing nourishing care and protection for

children to attain congenital prospective. The findings reveal that child care affects the future

development of the child’s cognitive and social abilities.

Relevance to the topic: The article is relevant to the topic because it compared studies on child

care givers and cognitive development of children in different countries. The comparative

findings show that care giving has effect on child’s development.

3. Christensen, D. L., Schieve, L. A., Devine, O., &Drews-Botsch, C. (2014).

Socioeconomic status, child enrichment factors, and cognitive performance among

preschool-age children: results from the Follow-Up of Growth and Development

Experiences study. Research in developmental disabilities, 35(7), 1789-1801.

Purpose of the study: The study analyzed how low developmental execution is related with

proper well-being and operation throughout the longevity and their effects on children from low

demographic levels.

Methodology: The article is a quantitative evidence-based peer reviewed article because the

methodology employed was quantitative. The methodology entailed sampling children from low

social-economic status and children from high social economic status a comparing them based

on differential ability scales.

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Findings: The study found a correlation between low socio-economic status and poor

differential ability scores. Consequently, the article concludes that healthcare professionals

should reinforce home enrichment guidelines and help children with delays in early interventions

mainly for children in disadvantaged populations.

Relevance to the topic: The article is relevant because it highlights how social and economic

status influences the development of a child.

4. Dell’Agnolo, C. M., Cyr, C., de Montigny, F., de Barros Carvalho, M. D., & Pelloso, S.

M. (2015). Pregnancy after bariatric surgery: Obstetric and perinatal outcomes and the

growth and development of children. Obesity surgery, 25(11), 2030-2039.

The purpose of the study: The study analyzed pregnancy results after bariatric operation using

a retrospective study evaluating perinatal effects on children's growth and development. By

retrospective, it means the study focused backwards by considering the exposures that led to the

existing risk.

Methodology: The study relied on cross-sectional methodology, where a retrospective study

assessed the obstetric and perinatal upshots of pregnancies in various women after bariatric

surgical operations and the growth and development of their children. The method entails data

collection using structured interviews as the women were the primary units of analysis.

Findings: The research study showed that children born after the operation have low obesity and

have changes in development of speech, and all were affected after bariatric surgery.

Relevance to the topic: The study is relevant to the topic because it notes that the medical

operations before conception have effect on the child’s development.

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5. Dike, V. E. (2017). Poverty and Brain Development in Children: Implications for

Learning. Asian journal of education and training, 3(1), 64-68.

Purpose of the study: Dike researches the debate on the effects of poverty in children's brain

development and its implications for learning. He analyzed how poverty affects brain

development in children and has a clear impact on learning by carrying

Methodology: The study used descriptive methodology by reviewing detailed information of

relevant literature in the fields of educational neuroscience, developmental psychology, and

neuroscience. Thus, it relied on available pertinent literature to analyze poverty and brain

development among children and its repercussions for the learning process.

Findings: The study found that poverty affects brain growth and development because of the

effect of poverty on the availability of appropriate nutrition. The study concluded that poverty

negatively affects brain development and has implications on learning.

Relevance to the topic: The study’s findings that living in poverty may increase health risks and

behavioral problems for preschool and school aged children is relevant to the topic because, it

explains how nurture affects a child’s development.

6. França, T. L. B. D., Medeiros, W. R., Souza, N. L. D., Longo, E., Pereira, S. A., França,

T. B. D. O., & Sousa, K. G. (2018). Growth and development of children with

microcephaly associated with congenital Zika virus syndrome in Brazil. International

journal of environmental research and public health, 15(9), 1990.

Purpose of the study: The study quantitatively analyzes the increase in severe demonstrations

and changes in birth defects in newborns after the upsurge of the Zika virus.

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Methodology: The study focused cross-sectional study and a quantitative analysis of children

born with Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome. The study entailed finding the correlation between

the mental retardation and Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome.

Findings: The study found that children with Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome are at higher risk

of development and retardation than typical children.

Relevance to the topic: The study is relevant to the topic because it reveals that medical

conditions influence child’s development.

7. Gauderman, W. J., Urman, R., Avol, E., Berhane, K., McConnell, R., Rappaport, E., &

Gilliland, F. (2015). Association of improved air quality with lung development in

children.N Engl J Med, 372, 905-913.

Purpose of the study: The study analyzed the functions of lungs in children and determined the

associations of enhanced air quality with lung expansion.

Methodology: The study was experimental, it determined the association between the quality of

air and lung expansion. The independent variable controlled was the quality of air. Different

qualities of air were exposed to lungs to determine the expansion capacity. It was found that

children living in environments with poor quality air had lower lung expansion compared to

children living in environments with good quality air.

Findings: It was evident that advancements in air standard were related with statistical and

clinical positive impacts of lung functioning development in children. The quality of air a child is

exposed to have significant impacts on their growth and development.

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Relevance to the topic: The article is relevant to the topic because it explains the relation

between physical development, specifically lung expansion and quality of air.

8. Guerrero, A. D., Fuller, B., Chu, L., Kim, A., Franke, T., Bridges, M., &Kuo, A. (2013).

Early growth of Mexican–American children: Lagging in preliteracy skills but not social

development. Maternal and child health journal, 17(9), 1701-1711.

Purpose of the study: The purpose of the study was to determine if cognitive trajectories widen

between 24 and 48 months. The rationale of carrying out the study was based on quantitative

study, which showed that whereas Latino children join kindergarten with social skill that rival

white children, they lag behind at 24 mothns in interactive and oral language skills.

Methodology: The study was experimental; a total of 4690 children from Latino and white

races were sampled. The change in development between 24 and 48 months for each participant

was recorded. The data was quantitatively analysed by regressing race with child development

The findings: The article evaluated lagging in preliteracy skills for children with Mexican –

American backgrounds. Advancements in development and social realms transpire

unconventionally for children who have Mexican backgrounds, even those brought up in

economically low-income families. The study found that Latino children engaged less frequently

in oral language compared to their white peers as they progressed towards 48 months.

Relevance to the topic: The topic is relevant because it shows that cognitive development at

different ages varies based on race.

9. Hall, K. D., Butte, N. F., Swinburn, B. A., & Chow, C. C. (2013). Dynamics of childhood

growth and obesity: development and validation of a quantitative mathematical model.

The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 1(2), 97-105.

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Purpose of the study: The study aimed at therapeutics ways where children can outgrow obesity

without losing weight.

Methodology: The study was experimental; it determined the quantitative mathematical model

for outgrowing obesity among children without losing weight.

Findings: The study results showed that childhood obesity development had a significant excess

energy intake than in adults. Therefore, among children, they are able to outgrow the condition

without losing weight.

Relevance to the topic: The article is relevant to the study because it explains how child

development can occur without taking drastic medical measures to address health related issue.

10. Kit, B. K., Akinbami, L. J., Isfahani, N. S., & Ulrich, D. A. (2017). Gross motor

development in children aged 3–5 years, United States 2012. Maternal and child health

journal, 21(7), 1573-1580.

Purpose of the study: The study analyzed the importance of gross motor development in early

childhood and how it fosters excellent interplay with the environment. Its motive is to analyze

gross motor expertise amid children aged three to five years using a gross motor development

test.

Methodology: A descriptive study method was utilized, which relied on 2012 NHANES

National Youth Fitness Survey (NNYFS) data. The survey data incorporated TGMD-2 scores

acquired based on the approved protocol. It used information from locomotor and object control

raw and age-standardized scores to depict the correlation. Thus, it depended on survey design

variables, demographic and weight status for intricate sampling procedures.

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Findings: If the motor skills do not administer themselves at the right time, they might never

become well. That means the study found that in situations where the motor development do not

relate with the environment, then they may not develop normally.

Relevance to the study: The article is relevant to the topic because it associates motor

development to the environment.

11. Leve, L. D., Neiderhiser, J. M., Shaw, D. S., Ganiban, J., Natsuaki, M. N., & Reiss, D.

(2013). The Early Growth and Development Study: A prospective adoption study from

birth through middle childhood. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 16(1), 412-423.

Purpose of the study: The study focused on assessing how family and contextual procedures

affect advancements in children; it also examined the interplay with genetic influences.

Methodology: The study was conducted quantitatively using experimental design. The study

entailed determining if the poverty and other environmental factors such as nutrition affected

how children grew and developed. Children from different environments were assessed

developmentally on a numerical scale.

Findings: The study revealed that factors like environment and poverty affect how children grow

and are responsible for differences in growth among children of the same age.

Relevance to the topic: The article is relevant because it shows how the environment affects

child development.

12. Li, X., Zhu, J., an, J., Wang, Y., Wu, Y., & Li, X. (2021). Growth and development of

children under 5 years of age with tetralogy of Fallot in a Chinese population. Scientific

Reports, 11(1), 1-8.

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The purpose of the study: The article analyzes how developmental heart deficiencies are

related with malnutrition designs and growth dementia.

Methodology: The study quantitatively used experimental research encompassing several

pediatric patients from one month to five years exposed to corrective surgery for tetralogy of

Fallot (TOF) at the pediatric cardiology department, among other facilities. There was a

complete cardiac exam done for all patients by competent pediatric cardiologists.

Findings: The study found growth retardation is highest during early years. As such, the authors

urged that interventions should be administered early to avert the growth and retardation of

children from getting severe.

Relevance to the topic: The article is relevant to the topic because it reveals the growth

retardation levels during early years.

13. Lönnerdal, B. (2017). Excess iron intake is a factor in infants' and young children's

growth, infections, and development. The American journal of clinical nutrition,

106(suppl_6), 1681S-1687S.

Purpose of the study: The aim of the study was to evaluate how iron provision through

fortifying foods effectively prevents and treats iron deficiency in young children. The author

analyzed how iron can have adverse effects on biological systems even when administered in

moderate amounts; some of the effects include decreased growth and increased illness.

Methodology: The study was experimental, the control experiment entailed using unfortified

foods and conducting experiments on the participants if there was iron deficiency.

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Findings: The study found that children who fed on unfortified suffered from iron deficiency.

There was a correlation between unfortified foods and iron deficiency.

Relevance to the topic: The study is relevant to the topic because it specifically focuses on the

effect of food on physical development.

14. Luo, Y., Zheng, Z., Yang, Y., Bai, X., Yang, H., Zhu, H., & Chen, S. (2021). Effects of

growth hormone on the cognitive, motor, and behavioral development in Prader-Willi

syndrome children: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

The purpose of the study: The aim of the study was to analyze growth hormone benefits and

improvements in children's motor, cognitive, and behavioral development.

Methodology: All these factors can be rectified if identified early. The study used randomized

controlled trials (RCTs) to examine the impacts aligned with growth hormones on cognitive,

behavioral, and motor development Pander-Willi syndrome children. They were identified after

searching EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and MEDLINE databases.

Findings: The study found that growth hormones affect different developmental aspects.

Relevance to the topic: The article is relevant to the topic because it explains how genes, which

influence hormone formation, affect different developmental aspects

15. Mostafavi, S. A., Mohammadi, M. R., Hosseinzadeh, P., Eshraghian, M. R.,

Akhondzadeh, S., Hosseinzadeh-Attar, M. J., & Keshavarz, S. A. (2012). Dietary intake,

growth, and development of children with ADHD in a randomized clinical trial of Ritalin

and Melatonin co-administration: Through circadian cycle modification or appetite

enhancement? Iranian journal of psychiatry, 7(3), 114.

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Purpose of the study: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of melatonin

supplementation on intake of diets, appetite mechanism and growth of children with disorders

cured with Ritalin through modifying the regular cycle.

Methodology: The study utilized experimental design using clinical trial of Ritalin and

Melatonin co-administration

Findings: The authors of the article assert that Ritalin can negatively impact sleep, weight, and

growth of infants living with disorders.

Relevance to the topic: The article is relevant to the topic because it explains the effect of

supplements on child growth.

16. Nahar, B., Hossain, M. I., Hamadani, J. D., Ahmed, T., Huda, S. N., GranthamMcGregor,

S. M., &Persson, L. A. (2012). Effects of a community-based approach of food and

psychosocial stimulation on growth and development of severely malnourished children in

Bangladesh: a randomized trial. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 66(6), 701-709.

Purpose of the study: The study evaluated the impacts of a community-based perspective of

attitudinal pique and augment of diet on the growth and advancement of famished children.

Methodology: the study was experimental, a randomized trial

Findings of the study: The study revealed that psychosocial stimulation and supplementation of

food improve the outcome of malnourished children.

Relevance to the topic: The article is relevant to the topic because it shows how communities

can influence children’s growth and development through psychosocial stimulation and food

programs

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17. Pem, D. (2015). Factors affecting early childhood growth and development: Golden 1000

days. Adv Practice Nurs, 1(101), 2573-0347.

The purpose of the study: The aim of the study was to quantitatively analyze the significant

factors that children face in their development.

Methodology: The study quantitatively used a descriptive research methodology to analyze

various concepts affecting early childhood growth and development. It considered various

concepts such as maternal nutrition and childhood nutrition and their effects on growth and

development. It also considered other factors, including environmental and social-cultural factors

and how they affect early childhood growth and development.

Findings: The research found that many children under the age of five do not reach their social

and cognitive development potential because of malnutrition, deficit care, poor health, and

poverty. The author asserts that comprehending the magnitude of these issues in the child's early

stage is essential because the problems can be reversible.

Relevance to the topic: The study is relevant to the topic

18. Rocha, H. A., Sudfeld, C. R., Leite, Á. J., Rocha, S. G., Machado, M. M., Campos, J.

S., ... &Correia, L. L. (2021). Adverse childhood experiences and child development

outcomes in Ceará, Brazil: a population-based study. American journal of preventive

medicine, 60(4), 579-586.

The purpose of the study: The study analyzed how adverse childhood occurrences and mental

health issues are negatively linked to outcomes of child development.

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Methodology: The study was conducted in a population and correlation to find the association

between mental health issues and future childhood development determined.

Findings: The study showed that most children don't reach their potential development and

adverse childhood occurrences were solely related with congenital effects.

Relevance to the topic: The peer reviewed article is relevant to the topic because it links

childhood occurrences such as mental health issues to future child development.

19. Shrestha, S., Shrestha, S., Shakya Shrestha, U., & Gyawali, K. (2020). Predictors

of low birth weight at Lumbini provincial hospital, Nepal: A hospital-based unmatched

case control study. Advances in preventive medicine, 2020.

The purpose of the study: The study focused on determining key factors such as obstetric,

socioeconomic, and maternal factors and their association with low birth weight (LBW).

Methodology: The study was quantitatively carried out using a case-control study design. It

used several cases and controls during the study.

Findings: Literate mothers have a lesser probability of having low-weight children than illiterate

mothers since they protect them against the condition. The mothers' employment status is vastly

aligned with low birth weight. Unemployed mothers mostly deliver low birth weight infants.

Relevance to the topic: The article is pertinent to the study topic since it describes the

connection between birth weight, obstetric, socioeconomic, and maternal factors for necessary

modifications. Low birth weight significantly affects childhood growth and development.

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20. Surkan, P. J., Ettinger, A. K., Ahmed, S., Minkovitz, C. S., &Strobino, D. (2012).

Impact of maternal depressive symptoms on the growth of preschool and school-aged

children.Pediatrics, 130(4), e847-e855.

The purpose of the study: The study aimed at examining how maternal dreary signs affect

growth in school-aged children.

Methodology: The study utilized quantitative approach by sampling children born of mothers

who had maternal depressive symptoms and children born of mothers who did not suffer from

maternal depressive symptoms. A correlation was determined to find the relationship between

maternal depressive symptoms and growth of children

Findings: The results show that maternal dreary symptoms during childhood impact physical

development in early infancy. Prevention, early discernment, and therapy of dreary signs can

help children growth without issues in their growth.

Relevance to the topic: The article is relevant to the topic because it links maternal depressive

symptoms to child growth

21. Willerslev‐Olsen, M., Choe Lund, M., Lorentzen, J., Barber, L., Kofoed‐Hansen, M., &

Nielsen, J. B. (2018). Impaired muscle growth precedes increased stiffness of the triceps

suraemusculotendinous unit in children with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine &

Child Neurology, 60(7), 672-679.

The purpose of the study: The study analyzed the comparison of medial brain volume and the

acquiescent rigidity of triceps in growing children from birth up to four years.

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Methodology: The study used experimental research where 41 children with cerebral palsy

(CP) and 45 notably developing kids were incorporated. It then used a freehand three-

dimensional ultrasound to examine the volume aligned with the medial gastrocnemius muscle.

Findings: They found that increased brawn rigidity in infants with disorders is associated with

broken and reduced brawn growth. The paralysis of the muscles is among the factors that lead to

cerebral palsy.

Relevance of the topic: The article is relevant to the topic because it explains some

developmental issues.

22. Zeng, X., Xu, X., Qin, Q., Ye, K., Wu, W., &Huo, X. (2019). Heavy metal exposure has

adverse effects on the growth and development of preschool children. Environmental

geochemistry and health, 41(1), 309-321.

The purpose of the study: The study aimed at investigating the associations between lead,

chromium, blood, and physical growth and parameters in development like weight, height, and

mass index in preschool children.

Methodology: The quantitative study used experimental research where several preschool

children were enrolled from a given kindergarten. The research involved taking physical growth

and development test, blood sample preparations, and heavy metal analyses for all participants.

Findings: Children exposed to heavy metals have issues in their growth and development, and

most have retarded changes.

Relevance of the study: The article is relevant to the topic because it highlights the association

between exposure to heavy metals and physical development.

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23. Batra, S. (2013). The psychosocial development of children: Implications for education

and society—Erik Erikson in context. Contemporary Education Dialogue, 10(2), 249278.

Purpose of the study: The study analyzed how modern societies have made growing up highly

complex because of the emphasis they place on children.

Methodology: The study was retrospective in nature, a correlation to determine the association

between life pressures such as cost of living, schooling years and child development was done.

Findings: The results assert that the emphasis and pressure society put on children affect their

growth and development.

Relevance to the topic: The article is relevant to the topic because it explores how schooling

years impact the lives of children in rural and urban areas.

24. DiVall, S. A. (2013). The influence of endocrine disruptors on the growth and

development of children.Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Obesity,

20(1), 50-55.

The purpose of the study: The study aimed at unveiling the consequences of

endocrinedisrupting composites on infants in reproductive region development and childhood

growth.

Methodology: The study relied on epidemiological studies, particularly descriptive

epidemiological studies. The studies depicted the presence of endocrine-disrupting compounds

(EDCs) in young children, adolescents, and pregnant mothers. They also showed a relationship

between prenatal endocrine-disrupting compounds exposure and disorder outcome.

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Findings: The study revealed that exogenous compounds that affect standard hormone signaling

systems are in the modern environment and lead to increased premature births, childhood

obesity, and sexual development disorders.

Relevance to the topic: The article is relevant to the topic because it explains how the endocrine

system affects child growth