Neurodevelopmental outcomes of infants born at high altitude: evidence from Tibet
This is the first prospective cohort study to compare the neurodevelopmental outcomes of high-altitude born/raised infants with those of low-altitude controls. Infants born and raised at high-altitude exhibited lower neurodevelopmental scores and a higher likelihood of failing in the gross motor domain of ASQ-3. High-altitude exposure had no negative influence on infants' physical growth and other neurodevelopmental domains assessed by the ASQ-3.
Authors
- Ouzhu Luobu
- Duoji Luosang
- Zhang Qy
- Xi Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6741-4094)
- Wenbin Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4927-9570)
- Ming Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3927-5744)
- Xueting Gao
- Shanshan Meng
- Qunpei Zhaxi
- Kejun Du
- Qian Dong
- Xiaoming Chen
- Siyao Zeng
- Yang Zhou
Institutions
- Northwest Women's and Children's Hospital (CN)
- Guangdong Province Women and Children Hospital (CN)
- Air Force Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Research
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-026-04821-y
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- National Natural Science Foundation of China