Maternal refugee status is associated with less favourable motor performance and behaviour in term infants referred to a neonatal ward: a cross-sectional study
Maternal refugee status was associated with less favourable neonatal motor performance, with about half of the Syrian refugee newborns having a TIMP score indicating the need for close monitoring of development and a potential need for early intervention. Motor performance was not associated with maternal reports of anxiety and depression. Nonetheless, the study suggests that the neurodevelopment of babies born to refugee mothers should be carefully monitored to enable early intervention whenever required.
Authors
- Mijna Hadders‐Algra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6845-5114)
- Meltem Koyuncu Arslan
- Mehmet Yekta Öncel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0760-0773)
- Sevil Üzer
- Suzan Şahin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2599-3075)
- A. Sebastian Schroeder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6664-2012)
Institutions
- Izmir University (TR)
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- University of Groningen (NL)
- Izmir Kâtip Çelebi University (TR)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-05658-w
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49
Funders
- Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu