Objective To evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic experience on language development among children, we compared language development at 18 months of age, before and during the pandemic in Japan, where strict control measures continued over a long period.
Methods This was a repeated cross-sectional study and we included children who attended the 18-month health check-up provided by the Okayama City Public Health Center between January 2017 and December 2022 (n=33 484). We compared indicators of language development before (from January 2017 to February 2020) and during (from March 2020 to December 2022) the pandemic. Our primary outcome was the proportion of children who required follow-up for language development by the Public Health Center. The secondary outcome was the proportion of children who could not say three or more meaningful words. We estimated risk ratios (RRs) and their 95% CIs, adjusted for potential confounders.
Results The prevalence of the primary outcome
Kim Gyu-jin and Kim Se-yeon held their wedding ceremony during the 2023 Seoul Queer Culture Festival earlier this month in central Seoul. Hundreds at the festival congratulated the wife-wife couple on their union even though it is not legally recognized by South Korean law as well as on the baby they are expecting. The Kim couple revealed that their quest to have a child required a trip to a foreign coun.
South Korean bishop calls for abortion ban after U S Supreme Court ruling myspiritfm.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from myspiritfm.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.