Early childhood is a sensitive and dynamic period during which foundational developmental domains—cognitive, motor, language, and social-emotional—undergo rapid transformation. These trajectories are ...

Early detection of motor development delays is essential for timely intervention. The Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) is a widely used for assessing gross motor development. However, this tool has ...

This chapter presents a historical perspective of the field of developmental toxicology and then an analysis of various mechanisms by which agents cause developmental toxicity, as currently understood ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Three important caveats should be borne in mind when reading this chapter. First, the ...