M. Gladstone

Most-cited papers

1. Neurodevelopmental, cognitive, behavioural and mental health impairments following childhood malnutrition: a systematic review

   Amir Kirolos, Magdalena Goyheneix, Mike Kalmus Eliasz, M. Chisala +3 more

   2022BMJ Global Health140 citations Open access

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2. Accelerating progress on early childhood development for children under 5 years with disabilities by 2030

   Bolajoko O Nem Yun M K C Maureen E Mijna Scott M Cecilia Ni Olusanya Boo Nair Samms-Vaughan Hadders-Algra Wrig, B. Olusanya, N. Boo, M. K. C. Nair +31 more

   2022Lancet Global Health73 citations Open access

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3. The creation of the Global Scales for Early Development (GSED) for children aged 0–3 years: combining subject matter expert judgements with big data

   G. McCray, D. McCoy, P. Kariger, M. Janus +32 more

   2023BMJ Global Health54 citations Open access

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4. Cerebral palsy and developmental intellectual disability in children younger than 5 years: Findings from the GBD-WHO Rehabilitation Database 2019

   B. Olusanya, M. Gladstone, Scott M. Wright, M. Hadders-Algra +19 more

   2022Frontiers in Public Health50 citations Open access

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5. The Bacterial and Viral Complexity of Postinfectious Hydrocephalus in Uganda

   J. Paulson, Brent L. Williams, C. Hehnly, N. Mishra +48 more

   2020Science Translational Medicine44 citations Open access

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6. Exploring the barriers and facilitators to the acceptability of donor human milk in eastern Uganda – a qualitative study

   S. Magowan, K. Burgoine, C. Ogara, J. Ditai +1 more

   2020International Breastfeeding Journal38 citations Open access

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7. Protocol for validation of the Global Scales for Early Development (GSED) for children under 3 years of age in seven countries

   Vanessa Cavallera, G. Lancaster, M. Gladstone, M. Black +41 more

   2023BMJ Open36 citations Open access

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8. Maternal paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy and risk of autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in offspring: umbrella review of systematic reviews

   Jameela Sheikh, J. Allotey, S. Sobhy, M. N. Plana +10 more

   2025British medical journal33 citations Open access

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9. Early childhood development strategy for the world’s children with disabilities

   B. Olusanya, Scott M. Wright, T. Smythe, M. Khetani +15 more

   2024Frontiers in Public Health30 citations Open access

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10. Neurocognitive outcomes in Malawian children exposed to malaria during pregnancy: An observational birth cohort study

    Andrea M. Weckman, A. Conroy, M. Madanitsa, Bruno Gnaneswaran +12 more

    2021PLoS Medicine23 citations Open access

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11. Cerebral palsy in African paediatric populations: A scoping review

    S. Murugasen, Priscilla E. Springer, B. Olusanya, M. Gladstone +3 more

    2024Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology22 citations Open access

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12. Characterizing developing executive functions in the first 1000 days in South Africa and Malawi: The Khula Study

    M. Zieff, Marlie Miles, E. Mbale, E. Eastman +16 more

    2024Wellcome Open Research21 citations Open access

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13. Long-term outcomes for children with disability and severe acute malnutrition in Malawi

    N. Lelijveld, N. Groce, Seema M. Patel, Theresa Nnensa +6 more

    2020BMJ Global Health21 citations Open access

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14. Impact of food supplements on early child development in children with moderate acute malnutrition: A randomised 2 x 2 x 3 factorial trial in Burkina Faso

    M. Olsen, Ann-Sophie Iuel-Brockdorff, C. Yaméogo, B. Cichon +11 more

    2020PLoS Medicine20 citations Open access

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15. Long-term outcomes after severe childhood malnutrition in adolescents in Malawi (LOSCM): a prospective observational cohort study.

    Amir Kirolos, P. P. Harawa, Takondwa Chimowa, O. Divala +7 more

    2024The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health19 citations Open access

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16. Global leadership is needed to optimize early childhood development for children with disabilities

    B. Olusanya, S. Gulati, B. Berman, M. Hadders-Algra +21 more

    2023Nature Medicine17 citations Open access

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17. The current landscape and future of tablet-based cognitive assessments for children in low-resourced settings

    M. McHenry, Debarati Mukherjee, Supriya Bhavnani, A. Kirolos +3 more

    2023PLOS Digital Health16 citations Open access

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18. Measuring functional disability in children with developmental disorders in low-resource settings: validation of Developmental Disorders-Children Disability Assessment Schedule (DD-CDAS) in rural Pakistan

    S. Hamdani, Zill-e Huma, L. Wissow, A. Rahman +1 more

    2020Global Mental Health16 citations Open access

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19. How congenital Zika virus impacted my child’s functioning and disability: a Brazilian qualitative study guided by the ICF

    T. N. C. Campos, V. Schiariti, M. Gladstone, A. Melo +3 more

    2020BMJ Open16 citations Open access

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20. Neurodevelopment assessment of small for gestational age children in a community-based cohort from Pakistan

    Sabahat Naz, Z. Hoodbhoy, Ali Jaffar, Sidra Kaleem +3 more

    2022Archives of Disease in Childhood15 citations Open access

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21. Validation of the Infant and Young Child Development (IYCD) Indicators in Three Countries: Brazil, Malawi and Pakistan

    M. Gladstone, G. Lancaster, G. McCray, Vanessa Cavallera +6 more

    2021International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health15 citations Open access

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22. International Consensus on Standard Outcome Measures for Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Consensus Statement.

    M. Mulraney, U. de Silva, Andria Joseph, Sousa Fialho Maria da Luz +28 more

    2024JAMA Network Open14 citations Open access

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23. ‘They said, let’s teach you how you are going to care for the child at home…’: caregivers’ and healthcare worker’s perceptions and experiences of post-discharge preterm care in eastern Uganda

    H. Lyne, K. Burgoine, C. Ogara, J. Ditai +1 more

    2022BMC Health Services Research14 citations Open access

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24. Aetiology, neuroradiological features, risk factors for mortality and long-term neurosequelae of febrile coma in Malawian children: A prospective cohort study

    Stephen T. J. Ray, Charlotte E Fuller, Ajisa Ahmadu, Edith Kafoteka +34 more

    2025Lancet Global Health13 citations Open access

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25. Managing mothers' and fathers' uncertainty during their journey through early neurodevelopmental follow-up for their high-risk infants-A qualitative account.

    Alice Fortune, Elizabeth Perkins, F. Paize, Balamurugan Palanisami +1 more

    2023Child: Care, Health and Development12 citations Open access

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26. Vaginal microbiome topic modeling of laboring Ugandan women with and without fever

    Mercedeh Movassagh, L. Bebell, K. Burgoine, C. Hehnly +20 more

    2021npj Biofilms and Microbiomes11 citations Open access

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27. Feasibility and acceptability of implementing the Global Scales for Early Development (GSED) package for children 0–3 years across three countries

    A. Merchant, Raghbir Kaur, G. McCray, Vanessa Cavallera +37 more

    2025Pilot and Feasibility Studies10 citations Open access

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28. Characterising school-age health and function in rural Zimbabwe using the SAHARAN toolbox

    Joe D. Piper, C. Mazhanga, G. Mapako, I. Mapurisa +12 more

    2021medRxiv10 citations Open access

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29. “We can’t handle things we don’t know about”: perceived neurorehabilitation challenges for Malawian paediatric cerebral malaria survivors

    A. Boubour, S. Mboma, Tracy Vo, G. Birbeck +6 more

    2020BMC Pediatrics10 citations Open access

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30. Experiences of identifying pre-school children with disabilities in resource limited settings – an account from Malawi, Pakistan and Uganda

    Paul Lynch, H. M. Nabwera, H. Babikako, Muneera A. Rasheed +7 more

    2023Disability & Society9 citations Open access

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31. Neurodevelopment and Recovery From Wasting.

    H. Babikako, C. Bourdon, E. Mbale, Peace Aber +16 more

    2022Pediatrics9 citations Open access

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32. A Mixed-Methods Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of a Hospital-Based Psychosocial Stimulation and Counseling Program for Caregivers and Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition

    A. Daniel, Mike Bwanali, Josephine Chimoyo Tenthani, M. Gladstone +10 more

    2021Current Developments in Nutrition9 citations Open access

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33. Understanding modifiable caregiver factors contributing to child development among young children in rural Malawi

    Lilia Bliznashka, O. Nwabuikwu, Marilyn N. Ahun, Karoline Becker +11 more

    2024Maternal and Child Nutrition8 citations Open access

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34. Adjunctive rosiglitazone treatment for severe paediatric malaria: a randomized placebo-controlled trial in Mozambican children.

    R. Varo, Valerie M Crowley, Humberto Mucasse, A. Sitoe +16 more

    2023International Journal of Infectious Diseases8 citations Open access

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35. Establishing performance standards for child development: learnings from the ECDI2030

    Nicole Petrowski, Filipa de Castro, Susan Davis-Becker, M. Gladstone +11 more

    2023Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition8 citations Open access

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36. The PRECISE-DYAD protocol: linking maternal and infant health trajectories in sub-Saharan Africa

    R. Craik, Marie-Laure Volvert, A. Koech, H. Jah +20 more

    2022Wellcome Open Research8 citations Open access

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37. Developmental and Nutritional Changes in Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition Provided with n-3 Fatty Acids Improved Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food and Psychosocial Support: A Pilot Study in Tanzania

    F. C. Mwita, G. PrayGod, E. Sanga, T. Setebe +11 more

    2024Nutrients7 citations Open access

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38. Growth, physical, and cognitive function in children who are born HIV-free: School-age follow-up of a cluster-randomised trial in rural Zimbabwe

    Joe D. Piper, C. Mazhanga, M. Mwapaura, G. Mapako +32 more

    2024PLoS Medicine7 citations Open access

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39. Neurofilament Light Chain as a Biomarker of Neuronal Damage in Children With Malaria

    Núria Balanza, Caroline K Francis, Valerie M. Crowley, Andrea M. Weckman +22 more

    2023Journal of Infectious Diseases7 citations Open access

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40. Training packages for the use of child development tools in low/middle-income countries: a review

    M. Neocleous, Katelyn Hepworth, Vanessa Cavallera, M. Gladstone

    2022Archives of Disease in Childhood6 citations Open access

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41. Changing Incidence of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Infants Less Than 90 Days of Age Before and After Introduction of the 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Blantyre, Malawi: A 14-Year Hospital Based Surveillance Study

    Marianne Koenraads, T. Swarthout, N. Bar-Zeev, C. Brown +7 more

    2021medRxiv6 citations Open access

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42. Iron deficiency anaemia in mothers and infants with high inflammatory burden: Prevalence and profile in a South African birth cohort

    J. Ringshaw, M. Zieff, Sadeeka Williams, C. A. Jacobs +14 more

    2025PLOS Global Public Health5 citations Open access

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43. Impact evaluation of a maternal and child cash transfer intervention, integrated with nutrition, early childhood development, and agriculture messaging (MAZIKO-IE): a study protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled trial

    A. Gelli, Jan Duchoslav, M. Gladstone, Daniel O. Gilligan +5 more

    2024Trials5 citations Open access

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44. Enhancing comparability in early child development assessment with the D-score

    S. van Buuren, I. Eekhout, G. McCray, Gillian Lancaster +6 more

    2024International Journal of Behavioral Development5 citations Open access

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45. 955 The Creation and Validation of the Global Scales for Early Development (GSED)

    M. Gladstone, G. McCray, Vanessa Cavallera

    2023International Child Health Group5 citations

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46. The Sanitation Hygiene Infant Nutrition Efficacy (SHINE) Trial: Protocol for school-age follow-up

    Joseph D Piper, C. Mazhanga, M. Mwapaura, G. Mapako +31 more

    2023Wellcome Open Research5 citations Open access

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47. Pathways between caregiver body mass index, the home environment, child nutritional status, and development in children with severe acute malnutrition in Malawi

    A. Daniel, Mike Bwanali, E. Ohuma, C. Bourdon +6 more

    2021PLoS ONE5 citations Open access

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48. The effect of environment and in utero HIV exposure on neurodevelopment in infants

    Andrea G. Buchwald, M. Crespo-Llado, Limbika Maliwichi, Christabell Mdhluli +7 more

    2025AIDS (London)4 citations Open access

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49. Caregiver Nutrition and Nurturing Care: A Scoping Review

    T. J. Smith, Alice Fortune, M. Gladstone

    2025Maternal and Child Nutrition4 citations Open access

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50. School-age growth and development following infant feeding and/or water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions in rural Zimbabwe: long-term follow-up of a cluster-randomised trial

    Joe D. Piper, C. Mazhanga, M. Mwapaura, G. Mapako +31 more

    2024EClinicalMedicine4 citations Open access

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