作為一個權威的，被高度引用的早期人類發(fā)展的聲音，早期人類發(fā)展為研究人員和臨床醫(yī)生提供了一個獨特的機會，以彌合學科之間的溝通鴻溝。該雜志為有關早期人類生長和發(fā)育的富有成效的交流創(chuàng)造了一個論壇，發(fā)表原創(chuàng)研究和臨床論文，特別強調胎兒生命和圍產期之間的連續(xù)性;受早期事件影響的產后生長的各個方面;以及人類生存質量的保障?！对缙谌祟惏l(fā)展》是這一日益重要領域的第一本綜合性和跨學科雜志，對下列主題領域作出了有關貢獻:胎兒學;圍產期學;兒科;增長和發(fā)展;婦產科;生殖和生育能力;流行病學;行為科學;營養(yǎng)和代謝;畸形學;神經學;大腦生物學;發(fā)展心理學和篩選。

Established as an authoritative, highly cited voice on early human development, Early Human Development provides a unique opportunity for researchers and clinicians to bridge the communication gap between disciplines. Creating a forum for the productive exchange of ideas concerning early human growth and development, the journal publishes original research and clinical papers with particular emphasis on the continuum between fetal life and the perinatal period; aspects of postnatal growth influenced by early events; and the safeguarding of the quality of human survival.The first comprehensive and interdisciplinary journal in this area of growing importance, Early Human Development offers pertinent contributions to the following subject areas:Fetology; perinatology; pediatrics; growth and development; obstetrics; reproduction and fertility; epidemiology; behavioural sciences; nutrition and metabolism; teratology; neurology; brain biology; developmental psychology and screening.