Do early infant feeding patterns relate to breast-feeding continuation and weight gain? Data from a longitudinal cohort study

Casiday, R.E.; Wright, C.M.; Panter-Brick, C.; Parkinson, K.

doi:10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601964

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Children's health and the social theory of risk: Insights from the British measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) controversy (2007)
Journal Article
Casiday, R. (2007). Children's health and the social theory of risk: Insights from the British measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) controversy. Social Science & Medicine, 65(5), 1059-1070. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.04.023

Recent debates in the United Kingdom about the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and its alleged link with autism have centred on contested notions of risk. This paper presents findings from 87 parents’ focus group and interview discussions of... Read More about Children's health and the social theory of risk: Insights from the British measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) controversy.

A survey of UK parental attitudes to the MMR vaccine and trust in medical authority (2006)
Journal Article
Casiday, R., Cresswell, T., Wilson, D., & Panter-Brick, C. (2006). A survey of UK parental attitudes to the MMR vaccine and trust in medical authority. Vaccine, 24(2), 177-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2005.07.063

Contested reports associating the MMR vaccine with autism have resulted in diminished confidence and uptake of the vaccine in the UK. This postal survey of parent's decisions, attitudes and use of information about MMR immunisation was constructed fr... Read More about A survey of UK parental attitudes to the MMR vaccine and trust in medical authority.

Risk and trust in vaccine decision making (2005)
Journal Article
Casiday, R. (2005). Risk and trust in vaccine decision making. Durham anthropology journal, 13(1),

Vaccines are widely hailed as vital, safe, and cost-effective public health interventions that save lives and protect health. However, from the development of the first smallpox vaccine at the end of the eighteenth century until the present day, the... Read More about Risk and trust in vaccine decision making.

Do early infant feeding patterns relate to breast-feeding continuation and weight gain? Data from a longitudinal cohort study (2004)
Journal Article
Casiday, R., Wright, C., Panter-Brick, C., & Parkinson, K. (2004). Do early infant feeding patterns relate to breast-feeding continuation and weight gain? Data from a longitudinal cohort study. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 58(9), 1290-1296. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601964

Objectives: To describe the first-week feeding patterns for breast- vs bottle-fed babies, and their association with sustained breast-feeding and infant weight gain at 6 weeks. Design: A longitudinal cohort study. Setting: Feeding diaries were comple... Read More about Do early infant feeding patterns relate to breast-feeding continuation and weight gain? Data from a longitudinal cohort study.