title: Data relating to early child development in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), their relationship with prenatal blood mercury and stratification by fish consumption.
abstract: As part of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), measures of early child development were collected using both hands-on expert assessment (on a random 10% sub-sample) by trained psychologists at 18 months using the Griffiths Mental Development Scales (Extended 0-8 years) and from detailed questionnaires completed by the study mothers on the whole cohort using assessments based on the Denver Developmental Screening Test. The development determined by the psychologists on the 10% subsample showed a correlation of 0.49 (R. Wilson, 2003) [9] with the developmental level estimated from the maternal report. Maternal reports were used to determine the associations between prenatal blood mercury levels and scores of social achievement, fine motor skills, gross motor skills and communication at various preschool ages. (For results, please see doi:10.1016/j.neuro.2016.02.006 [1].).
authors.affiliation: Centre for Child & Adolescent Health, School of Social & Community Medicine, University of Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: Yasmin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iles-Caven
authors.affiliation: Centre for Child & Adolescent Health, School of Social & Community Medicine, University of Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Golding
authors.affiliation: Centre for Child & Adolescent Health, School of Social & Community Medicine, University of Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gregory
authors.affiliation: Centre for Child & Adolescent Health, School of Social & Community Medicine, University of Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Emond
authors.affiliation: Centre for Child & Adolescent Health, School of Social & Community Medicine, University of Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: Caroline M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Taylor
keywords: ALSPAC; Child development; Fish; Maternal blood mercury; Prenatal exposure; Selenium