Early parenting is associated with the developing brains of children born very preterm.

Karli TreyvaudDeanne K ThompsonClaire E KellyWai Yen LohTerrie E InderJeanie L Y CheongLex W DoylePeter John Anderson

Published in: The Clinical neuropsychologist (2020)

Early positive parenting may be more strongly associated with subcortical brain development for boys born VPT, while early intrusive parenting may be associated with smaller cortical brain volumes and altered white matter microstructure in children born VPT.

Keyphrases

white matter
gestational age
low birth weight
multiple sclerosis
young adults
resting state
preterm birth
preterm infants
functional connectivity
cerebral ischemia