Effects of the Global Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic on Early Childhood Development: Short- and Long-Term Risks and Mitigating Program and Policy Actions

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.05.020

. 2020 Aug:223:188-193.

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.05.020. Epub 2020 May 19.

Effects of the Global Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic on Early Childhood Development: Short- and Long-Term Risks and Mitigating Program and Policy Actions

Hirokazu Yoshikawa¹, Alice J Wuermli², Pia Rebello Britto³, Benard Dreyer⁴, James F Leckman⁵, Stephen J Lye⁶, Liliana Angelica Ponguta⁷, Linda M Richter⁸, Alan Stein⁹

Affiliations

¹ Global TIES for Children, New York University, New York, NY. Electronic address: hiro.yoshikawa@nyu.edu.
² Global TIES for Children, New York University, New York, NY.
³ Early Childhood Development, UNICEF, New York, NY.
⁴ Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY; Department of Pediatrics, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY.
⁵ Departments of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT.
⁶ Alliance for Human Development, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁷ Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT.
⁸ DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Human Development , University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
⁹ Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

PMID: 32439312
PMCID: PMC7234941
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.05.020

Effects of the Global Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic on Early Childhood Development: Short- and Long-Term Risks and Mitigating Program and Policy Actions

Hirokazu Yoshikawa et al. J Pediatr. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug:223:188-193.

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.05.020. Epub 2020 May 19.

Authors

Hirokazu Yoshikawa¹, Alice J Wuermli², Pia Rebello Britto³, Benard Dreyer⁴, James F Leckman⁵, Stephen J Lye⁶, Liliana Angelica Ponguta⁷, Linda M Richter⁸, Alan Stein⁹

Affiliations

¹ Global TIES for Children, New York University, New York, NY. Electronic address: hiro.yoshikawa@nyu.edu.
² Global TIES for Children, New York University, New York, NY.
³ Early Childhood Development, UNICEF, New York, NY.
⁴ Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY; Department of Pediatrics, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY.
⁵ Departments of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT.
⁶ Alliance for Human Development, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁷ Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT.
⁸ DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Human Development , University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
⁹ Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

PMID: 32439312
PMCID: PMC7234941
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.05.020

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Keywords: COVID-19; early childhood development; parenting; policy.

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[1] Ludvigsson J.F. Systematic review of COVID-19 in children show milder cases and a better prognosis than adults. Acta Paediatrica. 2020;109:1088–1095. - PMC - PubMed

[2] Ludvigsson J.F. Systematic review of COVID-19 in children show milder cases and a better prognosis than adults. Acta Paediatrica. 2020;109:1088–1095. - PMC - PubMed

[3] Chen H., Guo J., Wang C., Luo F., Yu X., Zhang W. Clinical characteristics and intrauterine vertical transmission potential of COVID-19 infection in nine pregnant women: a retrospective review of medical records. Lancet. 2020;395:809–815. - PMC - PubMed

[4] Chen H., Guo J., Wang C., Luo F., Yu X., Zhang W. Clinical characteristics and intrauterine vertical transmission potential of COVID-19 infection in nine pregnant women: a retrospective review of medical records. Lancet. 2020;395:809–815. - PMC - PubMed

[5] Riphagen S., Gomez X., Gonzalez-Martinez C., Wilkinson N., Theocharis P. Hyperinflammatory shock in children during COVID-19 pandemic. Lancet. 2020;395:1607–1608. - PMC - PubMed

[6] Riphagen S., Gomez X., Gonzalez-Martinez C., Wilkinson N., Theocharis P. Hyperinflammatory shock in children during COVID-19 pandemic. Lancet. 2020;395:1607–1608. - PMC - PubMed

[7] Shonkoff J.P., Garner A.S. Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health; Committee on Early Childhood, Adoption, and Dependent Care; Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. The lifelong effects of early childhood adversity and toxic stress. Pediatrics. 2012;129:e232–e246. - PubMed

[8] Shonkoff J.P., Garner A.S. Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health; Committee on Early Childhood, Adoption, and Dependent Care; Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. The lifelong effects of early childhood adversity and toxic stress. Pediatrics. 2012;129:e232–e246. - PubMed

[9] Roberton T., Carter E.D., Chou V.B., Stegmuller A.R., Jackson B.D., Tam Y. Early estimates of the indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child mortality in low-and middle-income countries: a modelling study. Lancet Global Health. 2020;8:e901–e908. - PMC - PubMed

[10] Roberton T., Carter E.D., Chou V.B., Stegmuller A.R., Jackson B.D., Tam Y. Early estimates of the indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child mortality in low-and middle-income countries: a modelling study. Lancet Global Health. 2020;8:e901–e908. - PMC - PubMed

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