The importance of the first 1,000 days of life
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(2016). The importance of the first 1 000 days of life. Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health: Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. iii-vi.
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Researchers and policymakers consider the first 1,000 days after conception critical for the child's ability to grow, learn, and thrive.
“We focus on this phase because researchers and policymakers alike consider the first 1,000 days after conception critical for the child’s ability to grow, learn, and thrive (e.g., Berg, 2016; https://thousanddays.org; https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmhealth/1496/1496.pdf).”
From Birth of a Father: Fathering in the First 1,000 Days (2019) · cites this paper as Berg, 2016
The Editorial describes UK and South African policy initiatives focused on the first 1,000 days, and the Infant observation section calls the first three years of life the most important phase for growth and development. This supports the broad claim that researchers and policymakers regard early development as critical, but the copy does not define the 1,000-day period as beginning at conception. (LLM, conf=0.82)
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- Authors
- Berg, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Corresponding author
- Berg, Astrid
- ORCID
- Berg, Astrid
- Venue
- Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health
- Published
- 2016-07-29
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- iii-vi
- ISSN
- 1728-0583 (ISSN-L)
- 1728-0591
- OpenAlex
- W2512049301
- Cited by
- 19
- References
- 12
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Global Maternal and Child Health
- Keywords
- first 1000 days, prenatal development, early childhood, child development, maternal health, perinatal care
- MeSH terms
- Child Development, Child, Preschool, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Mental Health
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