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List of works by Birit Broekman

A bilingual advantage in 54-month-olds' use of referential cues in fast mapping

scientific article published on 23 November 2016

A description of an 'obesogenic' eating style that promotes higher energy intake and is associated with greater adiposity in 4.5year-old children: Results from the GUSTO cohort.

scientific article published on 14 February 2017

A suicidal pregnant patient's request for premature Cesarean section: Clinical and ethical challenges.

scientific article published on 22 January 2016

An independent association of prenatal depression with wheezing and anxiety with rhinitis in infancy

scientific article published on August 2015

Analysis of Item-Level Bias in the Bayley-III Language Subscales: The Validity and Utility of Standardized Language Assessment in a Multilingual Setting

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Antenatal maternal anxiety predicts variations in neural structures implicated in anxiety disorders in newborns.

scientific article published on 30 January 2015

Anxiety and post-traumatic stress symptoms following wisdom tooth removal

scientific article published on 25 September 2008

Associations between inhibitory control, eating behaviours and adiposity in 6-year-old children

scientific article published on 28 March 2019

Associations between poor subjective prenatal sleep quality and postnatal depression and anxiety symptoms.

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Associations of maternal zinc and magnesium with offspring learning abilities and cognitive development at 4 years in GUSTO

scientific article published on 22 July 2019

Birth weight and catch up growth are associated with childhood impulsivity in two independent cohorts

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Val66Met polymorphism influences the association of the methylome with maternal anxiety and neonatal brain volumes.

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COMT haplotypes modulate associations of antenatal maternal anxiety and neonatal cortical morphology

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Cumulative prenatal exposure to adversity reveals associations with a broad range of neurodevelopmental outcomes that are moderated by a novel, biologically informed polygenetic score based on the serotonin transporter solute carrier family C6, memb

scientific article published in December 2017

Determinants of successful aging using a multidimensional definition among Chinese elderly in Singapore

scientific article published in May 2009

Eating behaviors moderate the associations between risk factors in the first 1000 days and adiposity outcomes at 6 years of age

scientific article published on 27 March 2020

Eating in the absence of hunger: Stability over time and associations with eating behaviours and body composition in children

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Faster eating rates are associated with higher energy intakes during an ad libitum meal, higher BMI and greater adiposity among 4·5-year-old children: results from the Growing Up in Singapore Towards Healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) cohort

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Fronto-parietal numerical networks in relation with early numeracy in young children

scientific article published on 12 October 2018

Functional and structural networks of lateral and medial orbitofrontal cortex as potential neural pathways for depression in childhood

scientific article published on 30 December 2018

General distress and symptoms of anxiety and depression: A factor analysis in two cohorts of dialysis patients

scientific article published on 25 April 2020

Gestational age and neonatal brain microstructure in term born infants: a birth cohort study

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Higher maternal plasma β-cryptoxanthin concentration is associated with better cognitive and motor development in offspring at 2 years of age

scientific article published on 20 May 2020

Infant feeding effects on early neurocognitive development in Asian children

scientific article published on 10 December 2014

Infant night sleep trajectory from age 3-24 months: evidence from the Singapore GUSTO study

scientific article published on 12 February 2017

Inflammatory modulation of the associations between prenatal maternal depression and neonatal brain

scientific article published on 20 July 2020

Influence of Birth Weight on Internalizing Traits Modulated by Serotonergic Genes

scientific article published on October 3, 2011

Influence of maternal obesity on the long-term health of offspring

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Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid status during pregnancy and maternal mental health in pregnancy and the postpartum period: results from the GUSTO study.

scientific article published on July 2015

Maternal Anxiety, Parenting Stress, and Preschoolers' Behavior Problems: The Role of Child Self-Regulation

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

Maternal Parenting Stress, Child Exuberance, and Preschoolers' Behavior Problems

scientific article published on 02 November 2018

Maternal antenatal anxiety and electrophysiological functioning amongst a sub-set of preschoolers participating in the GUSTO cohort

scientific article published on 12 February 2020

Maternal expressions of positive emotion for children predicts children's respiratory sinus arrhythmia surrounding stress

scientific article published on 05 January 2021

Maternal feeding practices and children's food intake during an ad libitum buffet meal: Results from the GUSTO cohort

scientific article published on 16 July 2019

Maternal plasma vitamin B12 concentrations during pregnancy and infant cognitive outcomes at 2 years of age

scientific article published on 02 April 2019

Mitigation of a Prospective Association Between Early Language Delay at Toddlerhood and ADHD Among Bilingual Preschoolers: Evidence from the GUSTO Cohort

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Multiple modifiable lifestyle factors and the risk of perinatal depression during pregnancy: Findings from the GUSTO cohort

scientific article published on 30 September 2020

Neonatal neural networks predict children behavioral profiles later in life

scientific article published on 16 November 2016

Network Analyses of Maternal Pre- and Post-Partum Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety

scientific article published on 06 August 2020

Nutrients or nursing? Understanding how breast milk feeding affects child cognition

scientific article published on 26 February 2019

Oral processing behaviours that promote children's energy intake are associated with parent-reported appetitive traits: Results from the GUSTO cohort

scientific article published on 15 March 2018

Perinatal maternal depressive symptoms alter amygdala functional connectivity in girls.

scientific article published on 2 November 2017

Polygenic differential susceptibility to prenatal adversity

scientific article published on 07 August 2018

Positive maternal mental health during pregnancy associated with specific forms of adaptive development in early childhood: Evidence from a longitudinal study-CORRIGENDUM

scientific article published on 10 August 2018

Positive maternal mental health during pregnancy associated with specific forms of adaptive development in early childhood: Evidence from a longitudinal study.

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Pre- and Post-Natal Maternal Depressive Symptoms in Relation with Infant Frontal Function, Connectivity, and Behaviors

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Prospective associations between parental feeding practices and children's oral processing behaviours

scientific article published on 27 July 2018

Prospective associations of appetitive traits at 3 and 12 months of age with body mass index and weight gain in the first 2 years of life

scientific article published on 12 October 2015

Relation of plasma tryptophan concentrations during pregnancy to maternal sleep and mental well-being: The GUSTO cohort

scientific article published on 23 August 2017

Relationships of maternal folate and vitamin B12 status during pregnancy with perinatal depression: The GUSTO study

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Severity of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and early childhood neurobehavioural outcomes: The Growing Up in Singapore Towards Healthy Outcomes study

scientific article published on 23 June 2020

Sex-Dependent Associations among Maternal Depressive Symptoms, Child Reward Network, and Behaviors in Early Childhood

scientific article published on 01 March 2020

Sleep and Dietary Patterns in Pregnancy: Findings from the GUSTO Cohort.

scientific article published on 17 November 2017

Symptom dimensions of anxiety and their association with mortality, hospitalization and quality of life in dialysis patients

scientific article published on 26 March 2020

Television viewing and child cognition in a longitudinal birth cohort in Singapore: the role of maternal factors

scientific article published on 16 August 2019

The Effectiveness of a Guided Internet-Based Tool for the Treatment of Depression and Anxiety in Pregnancy (MamaKits Online): Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 23 March 2020

The Influence of Gestational Diabetes on Neurodevelopment of Children in the First Two Years of Life: A Prospective Study.

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The association between chronotype and sleep problems in preschool children.

scientific article published on 5 December 2016

The educational environment: comparisons of the British and American postgraduate psychiatry training programmes in an Asian setting

scientific article published on 05 August 2013

The influence of anxiety and depressive symptoms during pregnancy on birth size

scientific article published on 24 November 2013

The influence of birth size on intelligence in healthy children

scientific article published in June 2009

The influence of perceived parenting styles on socio-emotional development from pre-puberty into puberty

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The psychological impact of an adenoidectomy and adenotonsillectomy on young children

scientific article published on 12 November 2009

The role of ethnicity and socioeconomic status in Southeast Asian mothers' parenting sensitivity

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Treatment of current depressive symptoms in dialysis patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 05 August 2020

Validation of a Brief Seven-Item Response Bias-Free Geriatric Depression Scale

scientific article published on June 1, 2011

Variations in habitual sleep and relational memory in 6-month-olds

scientific article published on 22 January 2019

Variations in longitudinal sleep duration trajectories from infancy to early childhood

scientific article published on 22 August 2020