Understanding and enabling breastfeeding in the context of maternal-infant needs
(2017)
Book Chapter
Tully, K. P., & Ball, H. L. (2018). Understanding and enabling breastfeeding in the context of maternal-infant needs. In C. Tomori, A. Palmquist, & E. Quinn (Eds.), Breastfeeding : new anthropological approaches (199-211). Routledge
Outputs (5)
Babies in boxes and the missing links on safe sleep: Human evolution and cultural revolution (2017)
Journal Article
Bartick, M., Tomori, C., & Ball, H. L. (2018). Babies in boxes and the missing links on safe sleep: Human evolution and cultural revolution. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 14(2), Article e12544. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12544Concerns about bedsharing as a risk for sudden infant death syndrome and other forms of sleep-associated infant death have gained prominence as a public health issue. Cardboard “baby boxes” are increasingly promoted to prevent infant death through se... Read More about Babies in boxes and the missing links on safe sleep: Human evolution and cultural revolution.
The Atlantic Divide: contrasting U.K. & U.S. recommendations on cosleeping and bed-sharing (2017)
Journal Article
Ball, H. (2017). The Atlantic Divide: contrasting U.K. & U.S. recommendations on cosleeping and bed-sharing. Journal of Human Lactation, 33(4), 765-769. https://doi.org/10.1177/0890334417713943
Evolution-informed maternal-infant health (2017)
Journal Article
Ball, H. L. (2017). Evolution-informed maternal-infant health. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 1(3), Article 0073. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-017-0073
Sleep and cognitive function in young children (2017)
Journal Article
Robinson-Smith, L., & Ball, H. L. (2017). Sleep and cognitive function in young children. International Journal of Birth and Parent Education, 5(1), 27-30The emerging picture from research studies that have attempted to define what ‘normal’ sleep duration might be for young children is that sleep duration is subject to great variability resulting from biological, environmental and social factors. Pare... Read More about Sleep and cognitive function in young children.