BACKGROUND: Breastfeeding is an important determinant of early infant immune function
and potentially future health. Although numerous studies have reported rising breastfeeding …

Background Numerous studies have reported associations between delivery mode and
health outcomes in infancy and later life. Previous smaller studies indicated a relationship …

Gestational weight gain (GWG) is an important modifiable factor known to influence fetal
outcomes including birth weight and adiposity. Unlike behaviors such as smoking and alcohol …

Background The vast array and quantity of longitudinal samples collected in The Environmental
Determinants of Diabetes in the Young study present a series of challenges in terms of …

Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are a major cause of hospitalization in infants.
Research suggests that immunomodulatory properties of vitamin D may influence LRTI risk. This …

Early-age carbonation curing of concrete is receiving more interest in terms of performance
improvement and emission reduction. However, the volume change of cement-based …

… Chad Logan contributed to study design and data collection, conducted the statistical
analyses, interpreted the data, and wrote the manuscript. Dietrich Rothenbacher conceived the …

Psychosocial stress is thought to influence gestational weight gain (GWG), but results are
inconsistent. We investigated the relationship of questionnaire-based maternal stress and …

The objective of the study was to investigate the potential association of human milk leptin
concentrations with child body mass index (BMI) and BMI trajectory patterns up to two years of …

Background Previous observational studies have implied breastmilk fatty acid composition
may play a role in the development of atopic eczema or atopic sensitization in breastfed …