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Nurturing care in the first 10 years of life: Results from a Vietnamese longitudinal study

Lan Mai Tran1, Aryeh D Stein2, Phuong Hong Nguyen3,4

  • 1Nutrition and Health Sciences Program, Laney Graduate School, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
|March 3, 2025
PubMed

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Nurturing care (NC) is crucial for child development. This study reveals gaps in achieving optimal nurturing care across childhood, highlighting the need for continuous assessment from preconception.

Area of Science:

  • Child Development
  • Public Health
  • Developmental Psychology

Background:

  • Optimal child development hinges on nurturing care (NC).
  • Comprehensive documentation of NC dimensions and patterns across developmental stages is lacking.
  • Understanding NC's trajectory from preconception through adolescence is vital.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore five key dimensions of nurturing care (health, nutrition, safety/security, learning, relationships).
  • To describe age-specific patterns of NC dimensions from preconception through age 10 years.
  • To identify factors influencing NC achievement.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective birth cohort study in Vietnam (2011-2023) with 1040 mother-child dyads.
  • Analysis of five NC dimensions: health, nutrition, safety/security, learning, and relationships.
  • Generation of scaled scores (0-1) for NC dimensions across different life stages.

Main Results:

  • Mean NC scores varied by dimension and life stage (0.45-0.83).
  • Higher maternal education correlated with higher NC scores (0.1-0.2 points difference).
  • Minor differences observed across ethnicities; no significant gender differences found.

Conclusions:

  • Nurturing care dimensions vary significantly across developmental stages.
  • Maternal education is a key factor influencing nurturing care.
  • Gaps exist in achieving comprehensive nurturing care from preconception through age 10, necessitating longitudinal monitoring.

Keywords:
correlationslifespannurturing carepatterns

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