Professor Helen Ball's Outputs (2)

Bedding-in and Rooming-in on the post-natal ward: breastfeeding initiation (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Heslop, E., Ball, H., & Leech, S. (2023, August). Bedding-in and Rooming-in on the post-natal ward: breastfeeding initiation. Presented at Measuring Behavior 2005 : 5th International Conference on Methods and Techniques in Behavioral Research, Wageningen, Netherlands

Hospitals making a commitment to the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative adopt a number of practices to help increase breastfeeding initiation rates. Allowing mothers and their infants uninterrupted skin to skin contact for at least the first 30 minut... Read More about Bedding-in and Rooming-in on the post-natal ward: breastfeeding initiation.

Observing mother-infant sleep behaviour (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ball, H. L., Volpe, L. E., Heslop, E., & Leech, S. J. (2023, August). Observing mother-infant sleep behaviour. Presented at Measuring Behavior 2005 : 5th International Conference on Methods and Techniques in Behavioral Research, Wageningen, Netherlans

Research teams from the Parent-Infant Sleep Lab at Durham University, UK, and the Mother-Baby Sleep Lab at Notre Dame University, USA both study mother-infant sleep behavior and night-time care-giving and utilise The Observer® Video Pro 5.0 (Noldus I... Read More about Observing mother-infant sleep behaviour.