Neuroimaging

This is a prospective, longitudinal cohort study of the neurodevelopment of children born following low to moderate or binge level alcohol exposure in-utero.

The aims of this study is to understand the impact of the moderate-late preterm birth (between 32 and 36+6 weeks of pregnancy) on neurodevelopment, compared with infants born at 37 weeks or greater, known as “term” babies. This group of children were accessed at 2 years of age and are now coming back for a comprehensive assessment of health, cognitive development and brain development at 9 years. 

The aim of this study is to compare neurobehavioural outcomes and brain structure and function at age 20 years, and the trajectory of brain development and neurobehaviour outcomes from infancy to early adulthood in VP and typically developing individuals. 

The VIBeS 2 project aims to understand the neurobehavioural development of infants born <30 weeks gestational age and their parents psychological wellbeing between birth and five years of age.