All Outputs (126)

'New' practice of bedsharing and risk of SIDS (letter). (2004)
Journal Article
Ball, H., Blair, P., & Ward-Platt, M. (2004). 'New' practice of bedsharing and risk of SIDS (letter). The Lancet, 363(9420), https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2804%2916171-0

In commenting on the paper by R G Carpenter and co-workers,1 David Tappin and colleagues (Mar 20, p 994)2 claim parent-infant bedsharing to be a “new practice”, and urge caution in “tampering with our own culturally derived infant care practices”. Bu... Read More about 'New' practice of bedsharing and risk of SIDS (letter)..

Breastfeeding, bed-sharing and infant sleep (2003)
Journal Article
Ball, H. (2003). Breastfeeding, bed-sharing and infant sleep. Birth, 30(3), 181-188. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-536x.2003.00243.x

Background: Expectations for infant sleep development and for the appropriate degree of parental proximity for infant sleep are culturally weighted and historically shifting aspects of parenting behavior, and are known to affect breastfeeding prevale... Read More about Breastfeeding, bed-sharing and infant sleep.

Bed-sharing Research in Britain. (2002)
Other
Ball, H. (2002). Bed-sharing Research in Britain

Rooming-in at the Hospital: Assessing the Practical Considerations. (2002)
Other
Ward-Platt, M., & Ball, H. (2002). Rooming-in at the Hospital: Assessing the Practical Considerations

Reasons to bed-share: why parents sleep with their infants (2002)
Journal Article
Ball, H. (2002). Reasons to bed-share: why parents sleep with their infants. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 20(4), 207-222. https://doi.org/10.1080/0264683021000033147

The pros and cons of parent-infant bed-sharing have been hotly debated in both the academic and professional literature concerning infant health and early parenting. Much of the debate has focused on data from the US, and little research has examined... Read More about Reasons to bed-share: why parents sleep with their infants.

Triadic bed-sharing and infant temperature. (2002)
Journal Article
Ball, H. (2002). Triadic bed-sharing and infant temperature. Child: Care, Health and Development, 28(Supplement s1), 55-58. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2214.2002.00015.x

The effects on infants of sleeping with their parents is currently the subject of much debate. One concern regarding infants who sleep in their parents’ bed involves the possibility of overheating. Previous research reported a significantly greater c... Read More about Triadic bed-sharing and infant temperature..

Risks to infants of sharing the parental bed: a physiological & behavioural study. (2002)
Report
Ball, H. (2002). Risks to infants of sharing the parental bed: a physiological & behavioural study. [No known commissioning body]

Surprised by publication (letter). (2001)
Other
Blair, P., Fleming, P., Ball, H., & Ward-Platt, M. (2001). Surprised by publication (letter)

Child survival and the modulation of parental investment (2001)
Book Chapter
Ball, H. L., & Panter-Brick, C. (2001). Child survival and the modulation of parental investment. In P. Ellison (Ed.), Reproductive ecology and human evolution (249-266). Aldine de Gruyter

Night-time caregiving and parent-infant sleep strategies in the North East of England. (2000)
Report
Ball, H., Hooker, E., & Heslop, E. (2000). Night-time caregiving and parent-infant sleep strategies in the North East of England. [No known commissioning body]

Where will the baby sleep? Attitudes and practices of new and experienced parents regarding cosleeping with their newborn infants. (2000)
Book Chapter
Ball, H., Hooker, E., & Kelly, P. (2000). Where will the baby sleep? Attitudes and practices of new and experienced parents regarding cosleeping with their newborn infants. In E. Junn, & C. Boyatzis (Eds.), Annual Editions: Child Growth and Development. Dushkin/McGraw Hill

Babies and Infants Bed-Sharing. (2000)
Book Chapter
Ball, H. (2000). Babies and Infants Bed-Sharing. In R. C. O. Midwives (Ed.), Midwifery Practice in the Post-natal Period (24-26). Royal College of Midwifes

Parent-Infant Cosleeping: fathers' roles and perspectives (2000)
Journal Article
Ball, H., Hooker, E., & Kelly, P. (2000). Parent-Infant Cosleeping: fathers' roles and perspectives. Infant and Child Development, 9(2), 67-74. https://doi.org/10.1002/1522-7219%28200006%299%3A2%3C67%3A%3Aaid-icd209%3E3.0.co%3B2-7

Dyadic co-sleeping (mother-baby) is a common strategy for night-time infant care in the majority of world cultures. Triadic co-sleeping (mother-father-baby) is less common, although still widely practised cross-culturally. This paper examines triadic... Read More about Parent-Infant Cosleeping: fathers' roles and perspectives.

Sleeping like a baby: parent-infant cosleeping in North Tees, England (2000)
Journal Article
Hooker, E., Ball, H., & Kelly, P. (2000). Sleeping like a baby: parent-infant cosleeping in North Tees, England. Medical Anthropology, 19, 203-222. https://doi.org/10.1080/01459740.2001.9966176

Where will the baby sleep? Attitudes and practices of new and experienced parents regarding cosleeping with their new-born infants (1999)
Journal Article
Ball, H., Hooker, E., & Kelly, P. (1999). Where will the baby sleep? Attitudes and practices of new and experienced parents regarding cosleeping with their new-born infants. American Anthropologist, 101(1), 143-151. https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1999.101.1.143

An evolutionary perspective on human infant sleep physiology suggests that parent-infant cosleeping, practiced under safe conditions, might be beneficial to both mothers and infants. However, cosleeping is not part of mainstream parenting ideology in... Read More about Where will the baby sleep? Attitudes and practices of new and experienced parents regarding cosleeping with their new-born infants.

Parental manipulation of post-natal survival and well-being -- are parental sex preferences adaptive? (1998)
Book Chapter
Ball, H., & Hill, C. (1998). Parental manipulation of post-natal survival and well-being -- are parental sex preferences adaptive?. In T. Pollard, & S. Hyatt (Eds.), Sex, Gender and Health (143-151). Cambridge University Press

What happens to infants who sleep with their parents? (1998)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ball, H., & Hooker, E. (1998). What happens to infants who sleep with their parents?.

Nature, Nurture, and the determinates of Childhood Mortality: A case study from Massachusetts, 1830-1920. (1998)
Book Chapter
Swedlund, A., & Ball, H. (1998). Nature, Nurture, and the determinates of Childhood Mortality: A case study from Massachusetts, 1830-1920. In A. Goodman, & T. Leatherman (Eds.), Building a New Biocultural Synthesis: Political-Economic and Critical Perspectives on Human Biology (191-228). University of Michigan Press

You wanna put a camera in our bedroom? Video observations of parent-infant cosleeping in the home environment. (1998)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ball, H., & Hooker, E. (1998). You wanna put a camera in our bedroom? Video observations of parent-infant cosleeping in the home environment.

Insurance ovulation, embryo mortality and twinning. (1998)
Journal Article
Ball, H., & Hill, C. (1998). Insurance ovulation, embryo mortality and twinning. Journal of Biosocial Science, 31(2), 245-255