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Toddler Language Development Related to Maternal Perinatal Hemoglobin
Author(s) -
Hakes Monica,
Kennedy Tay,
Colaizzi Janna,
HubbsTait Laura,
Thomas David
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.592.2
The objective of the study was to determine the relation between perinatal maternal iron and toddler language development. Multiple maternal iron indicators (serum iron, ferritin and hgb) were measured when the women were 3 months postpartum and were predominately breastfeeding their healthy full term infants. None of the women were anemic. Language development was assessed in the children (n=36) when they were between 2.5 and 4 years old (mean = 3 years) using the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) and the MacArthur Bates Communicative Development Inventory (MacBates). Maternal hemoglobin at 3 months postpartum was significantly correlated with toddler Vocabulary, r = 0.417, p = 0.027 and Mean Length of Utterance (MLU)r = 0.474, p = 0.011 from the McBates, but not with the PPVT standard score. In conclusion, maternal perinatal hgb is moderately correlated with specific areas of toddler language development. Source of Research: National Research Initiative Grand 2008‐35200‐18779 from the USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture and Oklahoma State University