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Health-related parenting practices partially mediate the association between low family socioeconomic status and delayed early infant neurodevelopment, while unhealthy parenting practices independently increase neurodevelopmental risk across all socioeconomic levels. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This research aims to explore how parental socioeconomic status and health-related practices influence early neurodevelopment in infants.

June 6, 2026BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthOpen Access

Socioeconomic disparities and health-related parenting practices in shaping early infant neurodevelopment: evidence from a Chinese prospective birth cohort

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This research aims to explore how parental socioeconomic status and health-related practices influence early neurodevelopment in infants.
Included 4,791 singleton live births from November 2017 to December 2022.
Classified family SES as low or high through latent class analysis.
Assessed infant neurodevelopment at one year using Bayley Scales across five cognitive domains.
Low family SES was associated with an increased risk of emerging issues in receptive communication (RR, 1.42; 95% CI, 1.24-1.62; P <.001).
Health-related parenting practices partially mediated the SES-neurodevelopment relationship (mediated proportion, 6.3%; 95% CI, 0.9% to 14.1%).
Infants from low-SES families with 0-2 healthy practices faced the highest risk compared to those from high-SES with 3-4 healthy practices (RR, 1.73; 95% CI, 1.41-2.12; P <.001).

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Randomized trial examines the impact of family socioeconomic status and parenting practices on infant development, suggesting interventions are necessary.

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Chen et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a23bb4471a5da9775e76c4e https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-026-09360-2

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Randomized trial examines the impact of family socioeconomic status and parenting practices on infant development, suggesting interventions are necessary.

Socioeconomic disparities and health-related parenting practices in shaping early infant neurodevelopment: evidence from a Chinese prospective birth cohort

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Socioeconomic disparities and health-related parenting practices in shaping early infant neurodevelopment: evidence from a Chinese prospective birth cohort

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