Expanding the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease beyond maternal behaviors
Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) research has long emphasized maternal pregnancy behaviors as key determinants of child health. New evidence recently published in PLOS Medicine suggests the greatest opportunities to improve child health may lie in tackling socioeconomic disadvantage rather than maternal behavior alone.
Authors
- Daniel B. Hawcutt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8120-6507)
- Jennifer Kathleen Quint (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0149-4869)
- Alice Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9197-1082)
- Ian P. Sinha
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Alder Hey Children's Hospital (GB)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS Medicine
- Published
- 2026-07-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1005208
- Primary Topic
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Health Data Research UK