Identifying biomarkers of neurodevelopmental and mental health outcomes in a prospective longitudinal cohort of South African children: design and feasibility of the Safe Passage BONO study

Abstract Background Early adversities before and after birth can impact children’s cognitive and socioemotional development by altering critical brain maturational and functional processes. Some of these processes may be linked to later neurodevelopmental and/or mental health conditions. While most...

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Published in:Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Main Authors: Priscilla E. Springer, Lucy T. Brink, Mandy Potter, Wendy Mackay, Petrusa C. Smit, Carlie du Plessis, Julia Koziel, Teresa Del Bianco, Bethany F. M. Oakley, Rianne Haartsen, Emily J H Jones, Marcus Munafò, Hein J. Odendaal, Declan G. Murphy, Eva Loth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2026-05-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-026-01790-1