Objective To determine risk factors for childhood overweight that can be identified during the
first year of life to facilitate early identification and targeted intervention. Design Systematic …

Background While maternal, infant and under‐five child mortality rates in developing
countries have declined significantly in the past two to three decades, newborn mortality …

Background Early childhood vaccination is an essential global public health practice that
saves two to three million lives each year, but many children do not receive all the …

The small number and recency of the early childhood obesity‐prevention literature identified
in a previous review of interventions to prevent obesity, promote healthy eating, physical …

Background In industrialised countries injuries (including burns, poisoning or drowning) are
the leading cause of childhood death and steep social gradients exist in child injury mortality …

Initial progress has been made in the conceptualization and study of attachment stability
over time, and substantial evidence has accumulated on the association between …

This book provides a new generation of research in which scholars are investigating mental
health and human development as not merely the absence of illness or dysfunction, but also …

This narrative systematic review examined effectiveness of interventions during pregnancy
and up to 2 years of age in improving energy balance‐related behaviors or prevent …

In recent years the field of mental health promotion and prevention of mental disorders has
acquired world-wide recognition. New initiatives are being undertaken and new research is …

Background Parent education and training programmes can improve maternal psychosocial
health, child behavioural problems, and parenting practices. This review assesses the …