Professor Helen Ball's Outputs (7)

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.

Baby-Lag: Methods for assessing parental tiredness and fatigue (2016)
Book Chapter
Rudzik, A. E., & Ball, H. L. (2016). Baby-Lag: Methods for assessing parental tiredness and fatigue. In L. L. Seivert, & D. E. Brown (Eds.), Biological measures of human experience across the lifespan : making visible the invisible (29-46). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44103-0_3

Altered sleep patterns, inadequate sleep, and fatigue are extremely common among new parents and form a major part of postpartum life. The first months of a new infant’s life are a time of extensive adjustment for families, and the experience of new... Read More about Baby-Lag: Methods for assessing parental tiredness and fatigue.

Early Childhood Pediatric Sleep Concerns for Parents: Co-sleeping (2016)
Book Chapter
Sullivan, S., & Ball, H. (2017). Early Childhood Pediatric Sleep Concerns for Parents: Co-sleeping. In J. Stein (Ed.), Reference module in neuroscience and biobehavioral psychology. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-809324-5.00880-4

Of all the sleep-related challenges in infancy and early childhood, none has generated the attention and controversy of co-sleeping. Rates of co-sleeping vary across countries and cultures. While in some studies co-sleeping has been associated with p... Read More about Early Childhood Pediatric Sleep Concerns for Parents: Co-sleeping.

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.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (2016)
Book Chapter
Russell, C. K., Volpe, L. E., & Ball, H. L. (2016). Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. In A. Alvergne, C. Jenkinson, & C. Faurie (Eds.), Evolutionary thinking in medicine : from research to policy and practice (61-74). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29716-3_5

Evolutionary understanding of infant biology emphasises that human newborns have unique needs due to poorly developed neuromuscular capabilities, and physiological vulnerability in the absence of a caregiver. This perspective has been used to critica... Read More about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

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.