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Sleep duration and adiposity in early childhood: evidence for bidirectional associations from the Born in Bradford study (2016)
Journal Article
Collings, P., Ball, H., Santorelli, G., West, J., Barber, S., McEachan, R., & Wright, J. (2016). Sleep duration and adiposity in early childhood: evidence for bidirectional associations from the Born in Bradford study. SLEEP, 40(2), https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsw054

Study Objectives: To examine independent associations of sleep duration with total and abdominal adiposity, and the bidirectionality of these associations, in a young bi-ethnic sample of children from a disadvantaged location. Methods: Child sleep du... Read More about Sleep duration and adiposity in early childhood: evidence for bidirectional associations from the Born in Bradford study.

Bi-ethnic infant thermal care beliefs in Bradford, UK (2016)
Journal Article
Cronin-de-Chavez, A., Ball, H. L., & Ward-Platt, M. P. (2016). Bi-ethnic infant thermal care beliefs in Bradford, UK. International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, 9(2), 120-134. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijhrh-06-2015-0019

Purpose – Overheating is considered a modifiable risk factor for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The purpose of this paper is to explore differences in infant thermal care beliefs between mothers of South Asian and white British origin in Bradfo... Read More about Bi-ethnic infant thermal care beliefs in Bradford, UK.

Bed-sharing by breastfeeding mothers: who bed-shares, and what is the relationship with breastfeeding duration? (2016)
Journal Article
Ball, H., Howell, D., Bryant, A., Best, E., Russell, C., & Ward-Platt, M. (2016). Bed-sharing by breastfeeding mothers: who bed-shares, and what is the relationship with breastfeeding duration?. Acta Paediatrica: Nurturing the Child, 105(6), 628-634. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.13354

Aim: To explore the link between breastfeeding duration and bed-sharing frequency among women reporting a prenatal intention to breastfeed. Methods: About 870 participants in a randomised breastfeeding trial, recruited at mid-pregnancy, provided week... Read More about Bed-sharing by breastfeeding mothers: who bed-shares, and what is the relationship with breastfeeding duration?.

A qualitative study in parental perceptions and understanding of SIDS-reduction guidance in a UK bi-cultural urban community (2016)
Journal Article
Crane, D., & Ball, H. (2016). A qualitative study in parental perceptions and understanding of SIDS-reduction guidance in a UK bi-cultural urban community. BMC Pediatrics, 16, Article 23. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-016-0560-7

Background: Differences in both Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) rates and infant care practices between white British and South Asians in UK are well known, but research has not yet examined how these two groups understand and implement SIDS-redu... Read More about A qualitative study in parental perceptions and understanding of SIDS-reduction guidance in a UK bi-cultural urban community.