@article{PAR00028731,
  title = {{L}anguage processing in breastfed infants at risk of thiamine deficiency benefits from maternal thiamine supplementation},
  author = {{B}aldwin, {D}. {A}. and {M}easelle, {J}. and {G}allivan, {L}. and {S}anchirico, {A}. and {W}einstein, {N}. and {B}ala, {A}. and {C}han, {K}. and {G}allant, {J}. and {B}orath, {M}. and {K}roeun, {H}. and {W}ieringa, {F}ranck and {G}reen, {T}. {J}. and {W}hitfield, {K}. {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n a double-blind, randomized controlled trial, we investigated relationships between infants' exposure to thiamine and their language-processing ability. {T}hree hundred thirty-five lactating {C}ambodian mothers of 161 female/174 male infants received either 0, 1.2, 2.4, or 10 mg of thiamine daily, from 2 to 24 weeks postpartum. {W}e assessed infants' language processing at 24 weeks via the infant-directed speech ({IDS}) task, measuring attentional enhancement to {IDS} versus adult-directed speech. {M}aternal thiamine supplementation displayed a small but statistically significant dose-response relationship to the magnitude of infants' {IDS}-elicited attentional enhancement (adjusted {R}-2 = 0.022, p = .011). {A}s well, only infants whose mothers received a daily thiamine supplement of 10 mg showed fully robust {IDS}-related attentional enhancement. {T}hese findings showcase the {IDS} {T}ask for monitoring the integrity of infants' language processing and underscore the importance of adequate thiamine early in life for ensuring optimal language development.},
  keywords = {language development ; infant-directed speech ; global mental health ; {M}ullen {S}cales of {E}arly {L}earning ; thiamine supplementation},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{D}evelopmental {P}sychology},
  volume = {[{E}arly access]},
  numero = {},
  pages = {},
  ISSN = {0012-1649},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1037/dev0001829},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00028731},
}