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View article: The prospective associations between parental feeding practices and fruit & vegetable consumption in young children aged 1–6 years: A systematic review
The prospective associations between parental feeding practices and fruit & vegetable consumption in young children aged 1–6 years: A systematic review Open
Previous research suggests parental feeding practices potentially influence young children's consumption of fruits and vegetables. Most of this research is cross-sectional, with few studies exploring the longer-term associations. Therefore…
View article: Determinants of maternal and infant omega-3 status at 3 months postpartum: findings from the APrON longitudinal cohort study
Determinants of maternal and infant omega-3 status at 3 months postpartum: findings from the APrON longitudinal cohort study Open
View article: Maternal pre-pregnancy diet and prenatal depression: the mediating role of pre-pregnancy weight status and prenatal inflammation
Maternal pre-pregnancy diet and prenatal depression: the mediating role of pre-pregnancy weight status and prenatal inflammation Open
Depression is a common prenatal psychological complication. We aimed to investigate if maternal pre-pregnancy diet can impact prenatal depressive symptoms and the mediating role of pre-pregnancy BMI and inflammation. We used data ( N 1141)…
View article: Pre-Diagnosis Diet Predicts Response to Exclusive Enteral Nutrition and Correlates with Microbiome in Pediatric Crohn Disease
Pre-Diagnosis Diet Predicts Response to Exclusive Enteral Nutrition and Correlates with Microbiome in Pediatric Crohn Disease Open
Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) is effective in inducing remission in pediatric Crohn disease (CD). EEN alters the intestinal microbiome, but precise mechanisms are unknown. We hypothesized that pre-diagnosis diet establishes a baseline …
View article: Applying suggested new terminology and definitions for human milk feeding in the Alberta Pregnancy Outcomes and Nutrition (APrON) longitudinal pregnancy cohort
Applying suggested new terminology and definitions for human milk feeding in the Alberta Pregnancy Outcomes and Nutrition (APrON) longitudinal pregnancy cohort Open
The complexity of human milk-feeding behaviours may not be captured using simpler definitions of “exclusive” and “non-exclusive” breastfeeding. New definitions have been suggested to describe variation in these behaviours more fully but ha…
View article: The Role of Mealtimes in Fostering Language Development and Aligning Home and School Learning: Protocol for a Multi-Method Study of Preschool Children in Rural Kenya and Zambia
The Role of Mealtimes in Fostering Language Development and Aligning Home and School Learning: Protocol for a Multi-Method Study of Preschool Children in Rural Kenya and Zambia Open
Background The association between school and home is fundamental to sustainable education: parents’ understanding of the school’s priorities and teachers’ understanding of their pupils’ home environment are both vital for children to rema…
View article: Influences on the dietary intakes of preschool children: a systematic scoping review
Influences on the dietary intakes of preschool children: a systematic scoping review Open
Background Better diet quality of preschool children is associated with many important health outcomes, but there is significant room for improvement in many children’s dietary intakes. The determinants of children’s dietary intakes are co…
View article: The Role of Mealtimes in Fostering Language Development and Aligning Home and School Learning: Protocol for a Multi-Method Study of Preschool Children in Rural Kenya and Zambia (Preprint)
The Role of Mealtimes in Fostering Language Development and Aligning Home and School Learning: Protocol for a Multi-Method Study of Preschool Children in Rural Kenya and Zambia (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND The association between school and home is fundamental to sustainable education: parents’ understanding of the school’s priorities and teachers’ understanding of their pupils’ home environment are both vital for children to rem…
View article: Qualitative Accounts of School-Aged Children’s Diets during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Rural, Central, Kenya
Qualitative Accounts of School-Aged Children’s Diets during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Rural, Central, Kenya Open
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption to food security in many countries, including Kenya. However, the impact of this on food provision to children at an individual level is unknown. This small study aimed to provide a qualitative s…
View article: Association between breastfeeding during infancy and white matter microstructure in early childhood
Association between breastfeeding during infancy and white matter microstructure in early childhood Open
View article: Association between breastfeeding during infancy and white matter microstructure in early childhood
Association between breastfeeding during infancy and white matter microstructure in early childhood Open
Introduction Associations between breastfeeding and brain development, in the context of child, perinatal, and sociodemographic variables, remain unclear. This study investigates whether exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months and t…
View article: Development of a diet quality index to assess adherence to Canadian dietary recommendations in 3-year-old children
Development of a diet quality index to assess adherence to Canadian dietary recommendations in 3-year-old children Open
Objective: Little is known about the diet quality of preschool children in Canada. We adapted an established diet quality index for European preschool children to align with the Canadian context and applied the index to dietary data of 3-y…
View article: Prevalence and experiences of food insecurity among immigrant women connected to perinatal programs at a community-based organization in Edmonton, Canada
Prevalence and experiences of food insecurity among immigrant women connected to perinatal programs at a community-based organization in Edmonton, Canada Open
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the prevalence of household food insecurity among immigrant women connected to perinatal programs offered through a community-based organization in Edmonton, and to explore their experien…
View article: Healthy conversation skills as an intervention to support healthy gestational weight gain: Experience and perceptions from intervention deliverers and participants
Healthy conversation skills as an intervention to support healthy gestational weight gain: Experience and perceptions from intervention deliverers and participants Open
View article: Dietary Patterns Prior to Pregnancy and Associations with Pregnancy Complications
Dietary Patterns Prior to Pregnancy and Associations with Pregnancy Complications Open
Few studies have explored pre-pregnancy diet and its relationship with pregnancy outcomes. The objectives of this study were to: (1) derive pre-pregnancy dietary patterns for women enrolled in a prospective cohort in the province of Albert…
View article: P21 Patterns of breastfeeding at 3 months postpartum in the alberta pregnancy outcomes and nutrition (apron) study
P21 Patterns of breastfeeding at 3 months postpartum in the alberta pregnancy outcomes and nutrition (apron) study Open
Background Infant feeding is often characterised in broad categories, such as exclusive breastfeeding, partial breastfeeding and formula feeding. However there is little information about detailed patterns of feeding within these groups. T…
View article: OP44 Feeding difficulties and maternal concerns at age 3 years are associated with a decline in children’s diet quality to age 6
OP44 Feeding difficulties and maternal concerns at age 3 years are associated with a decline in children’s diet quality to age 6 Open
Background Cross-sectional studies show that picky eating behaviours in young children are associated with poorer quality diets. Limited longitudinal research explores whether these effects persist until later childhood. We assessed feedin…
View article: Adherence to Canada’s Food Guide Recommendations during Pregnancy
Adherence to Canada’s Food Guide Recommendations during Pregnancy Open
View article: Translating Developmental Origins: Improving the Health of Women and Their Children Using a Sustainable Approach to Behaviour Change
Translating Developmental Origins: Improving the Health of Women and Their Children Using a Sustainable Approach to Behaviour Change Open
Theories of the developmental origins of health and disease imply that optimising the growth and development of babies is an essential route to improving the health of populations. A key factor in the growth of babies is the nutritional st…
View article: Southampton PRegnancy Intervention for the Next Generation (SPRING): protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Southampton PRegnancy Intervention for the Next Generation (SPRING): protocol for a randomised controlled trial Open
View article: The relationship between maternal self-efficacy, compliance and outcome in a trial of vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy
The relationship between maternal self-efficacy, compliance and outcome in a trial of vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy Open
View article: Patterns and trajectories of gestational weight gain: a prospective cohort study
Patterns and trajectories of gestational weight gain: a prospective cohort study Open
Adherence to Health Canada's guidelines for gestational weight gain was low. Excess gestational weight gain was most marked among those with a prepregnancy BMI in the overweight or obese category. The findings suggest that weight managemen…
View article: How do mothers manage their preschool children's eating habits and does this change as children grow older? A longitudinal analysis
How do mothers manage their preschool children's eating habits and does this change as children grow older? A longitudinal analysis Open