The principles of Nurturing Care promote human capital and mitigate adversities from preconception through adolescence
A comprehensive evidence-based framework is needed to guide policies and programmes that enable children and adolescents to accrue the human capital required to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper proposes a comprehensive, multisectoral, multilevel life-course conceptualisation...
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doaj-43c3b05b02414361b50cc1d3b8b669f02021-05-09T09:30:27ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Global Health2059-79082021-04-016410.1136/bmjgh-2020-004436The principles of Nurturing Care promote human capital and mitigate adversities from preconception through adolescenceElizabeth L Prado0Bernadette Daelmans1Mark Tomlinson2Linda Richter3Maureen M Black4Jere R Behrman5Angela C B Trude6Donald Wertlieb7Alice J Wuermli8Hirokazu Yoshikawa91 Department of Nutrition, University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA public health specialistprofessorCentre of Excellence in Human Development, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg-Braamfontein, South Africa12 Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA 7 Department of Economics School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USAEliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USAGlobal TIES for Children, New York University, New York, New York, USAGlobal TIES for Children, New York University, New York, New York, USAA comprehensive evidence-based framework is needed to guide policies and programmes that enable children and adolescents to accrue the human capital required to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper proposes a comprehensive, multisectoral, multilevel life-course conceptualisation of human capital development by building on the Nurturing Care Framework (NCF), originally developed for the foundational period of growth and development through the age 3 years. Nurturing care (NC) comprises stable environments that promote children’s health and nutrition, protect from threats, and provide opportunities for learning and responsive, emotionally supportive and developmentally enriching relationships. NC is fostered by families, communities, services, national policies and beyond. The principles apply across the life course, endorse equity and human rights, and promote long-term human capital. This paper presents an evidence-based argument for the extension of the NCF from preconception through adolescence (0–20 years), organised into six developmental periods: preconception/prenatal, newborn/birth, infancy/toddlerhood, preschool, middle childhood and adolescence. The proposed framework advances human capital within each developmental period by promoting resilience and adaptive developmental trajectories while mitigating negative consequences of adversities.Attaining the SDGs depends on strengthening human capital formation, extending throughout childhood and adolescence and supported by NC. Embedded in enabling laws, policies and services, the dynamic NCF components can mitigate adversities, enhance resilience and promote the well-being of marginalised groups. The life-course extension of the NCF is strategically positioned to enhance human capital, to attain the SDGs and to ensure that children or adolescents are not left behind in reaching their developmental potential.https://gh.bmj.com/content/6/4/e004436.full |
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Elizabeth L Prado Bernadette Daelmans Mark Tomlinson Linda Richter Maureen M Black Jere R Behrman Angela C B Trude Donald Wertlieb Alice J Wuermli Hirokazu Yoshikawa The principles of Nurturing Care promote human capital and mitigate adversities from preconception through adolescence BMJ Global Health |
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The principles of Nurturing Care promote human capital and mitigate adversities from preconception through adolescence |
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A comprehensive evidence-based framework is needed to guide policies and programmes that enable children and adolescents to accrue the human capital required to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper proposes a comprehensive, multisectoral, multilevel life-course conceptualisation of human capital development by building on the Nurturing Care Framework (NCF), originally developed for the foundational period of growth and development through the age 3 years. Nurturing care (NC) comprises stable environments that promote children’s health and nutrition, protect from threats, and provide opportunities for learning and responsive, emotionally supportive and developmentally enriching relationships. NC is fostered by families, communities, services, national policies and beyond. The principles apply across the life course, endorse equity and human rights, and promote long-term human capital. This paper presents an evidence-based argument for the extension of the NCF from preconception through adolescence (0–20 years), organised into six developmental periods: preconception/prenatal, newborn/birth, infancy/toddlerhood, preschool, middle childhood and adolescence. The proposed framework advances human capital within each developmental period by promoting resilience and adaptive developmental trajectories while mitigating negative consequences of adversities.Attaining the SDGs depends on strengthening human capital formation, extending throughout childhood and adolescence and supported by NC. Embedded in enabling laws, policies and services, the dynamic NCF components can mitigate adversities, enhance resilience and promote the well-being of marginalised groups. The life-course extension of the NCF is strategically positioned to enhance human capital, to attain the SDGs and to ensure that children or adolescents are not left behind in reaching their developmental potential. |
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