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ArticleDevelopmental psychobiology2020

Prenatal maternal C-reactive protein prospectively predicts child executive functioning at ages 4-6 years.

Julia E Morgan, Steve S Lee, Nicole E Mahrer, Christine M Guardino, Elysia Poggi Davis, Madeleine U Shalowitz, Sharon L Ramey, Christine Dunkel Schetter

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Article in Developmental psychobiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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18citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Julia E MorganDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1835-9882
Steve S LeeDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Nicole E MahrerDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Christine M GuardinoDepartment of Psychology, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA, USA.
Elysia Poggi DavisDepartment of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, CO, USA.
Madeleine U ShalowitzDepartment of Pediatrics, NorthShore University HealthSystem Research Institute, Evanston, IL, USA.
Sharon L RameyVirginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Christine Dunkel SchetterDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
University of California, Los Angeles · USDickinson College · USNorthShore University HealthSystem · USUniversity of Denver · USVirginia Tech · US

Funding

PREVENTION RESEARCH TRAINING:URBAN CHILDREN'S MENT HLTHT32MH015750 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI CHRISTINE DUNKEL SCHETTER · 1985 to 2026
$6.2M
Preconception and Prenatal Stress: Pathways to Child Biology and BehaviorR01HD072021 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI DUNKEL SCHETTER, CHRISTINE · 2013 to 2017
$3.0M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD072021NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH015750
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This prospective longitudinal study evaluated multiple maternal biomarkers from the preconception and prenatal periods as time-sensitive predictors of child executive functioning (EF) in 100 mother-child dyads. Maternal glycated hemoglobin (HbA

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Inhibition, PsychologicalChildChild DevelopmentChild, PreschoolC-Reactive ProteinExecutive FunctionFemaleHumansInflammationLongitudinal StudiesMalePregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy Trimester, ThirdPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsC-Reactive Proteinblood pressurecognitive flexibilityC-reactive proteinexecutive functionglycated hemoglobinpreconceptionpregnancy

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PMID32441781
PMCPMC7680271
OpenAlexW3027288473

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