The role of size at birth and postnatal catch-up growth in determining systolic blood pressure: a systematic review of the literature

RR Huxley, AW Shiell, CM Law - Journal of hypertension, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Objective To conduct a systematic review in order to (i) summarize the relationship between
birthweight and blood pressure, following numerous publications in the last 3 years,(ii) …

Being big or growing fast: systematic review of size and growth in infancy and later obesity

J Baird, D Fisher, P Lucas, J Kleijnen, H Roberts… - Bmj, 2005 - bmj.com
Objectives To assess the association between infant size or growth and subsequent obesity
and to determine if any association has been stable over time. Design Systematic review …

Is blood pressure inversely related to birth weight? The strength of evidence from a systematic review of the literature

CM Law, AW Shiell - Journal of hypertension, 1996 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To assess the strength of evidence for an inverse relationship between blood
pressure and birth weight. Design: A systematic review of the published literature. Setting …

[HTML][HTML] Language ability after early detection of permanent childhood hearing impairment

CR Kennedy, DC McCann, MJ Campbell… - … England Journal of …, 2006 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Children with bilateral permanent hearing impairment often have impaired
language and speech abilities. However, the effects of universal newborn screening for …

[HTML][HTML] Worked examples of alternative methods for the synthesis of qualitative and quantitative research in systematic reviews

PJ Lucas, J Baird, L Arai, C Law… - BMC medical research …, 2007 - Springer
Background The inclusion of qualitative studies in systematic reviews poses methodological
challenges. This paper presents worked examples of two methods of data synthesis (textual …

Towards a new developmental synthesis: adaptive developmental plasticity and human disease

PD Gluckman, MA Hanson, P Bateson, AS Beedle… - The Lancet, 2009 - thelancet.com
The Lancet has rightly drawn attention to the goals of reducing the burden of maternal and
childhood undernutrition, 1 focusing mainly on short-term outcomes such as infant survival …

Critical periods of brain growth and cognitive function in children

CR Gale, FJ O'Callaghan, KM Godfrey, CM Law… - Brain, 2004 - academic.oup.com
There is evidence that IQ tends to be higher in those who were heavier at birth or who grew
taller in childhood and adolescence. Although these findings imply that growth in both foetal …

Cohort profile: the Southampton women's survey

HM Inskip, KM Godfrey, SM Robinson… - International journal …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Inverse associations between birthweight and later risk of major chronic diseases, notably
cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and osteoporosis, have been found in various studies. 1 …

Effects of infant birthweight and maternal body mass index in pregnancy on components of the insulin resistance syndrome in China

J Mi, C Law, KL Zhang, C Osmond, C Stein… - Annals of Internal …, 2000 - acpjournals.org
Background: Reduced birthweight is associated with increased risk for the insulin resistance
syndrome. Part of this risk is hypothesized to originate from undernutrition in utero. The …

Dietary patterns in infancy: the importance of maternal and family influences on feeding practice

S Robinson, L Marriott, J Poole, S Crozier… - British Journal of …, 2007 - cambridge.org
It is not known what constitutes an optimal diet in infancy. There are relatively few studies of
weaning practice in the UK, and there is a need for prospective data on the effects of infant …