Objective Maternal undernutrition during gestation is associated with increased metabolic
and cardiovascular disease in the offspring. We investigated whether these effects may …

Severe maternal morbidity and mortality continue to increase in the United States, largely
owing to chronic and newly diagnosed medical comorbidities. Interconception care, or care …

Objectives. We examined the effects of self-reported experiences of racial discrimination on
Black–White differences in preterm (less than 37 weeks gestation) and low-birthweight (less …

This study investigates whether childhood health acts as a mechanism through which
socioeconomic status is transferred across generations. The study uses data from the Panel …

Low birth weight is associated with adverse health outcomes. If birth weight records are not
available, studies may use recalled birth weight. It is unclear whether this is reliable. We …

This study assesses retrospective childhood health reports and examines childhood health
as a predictor of adult health. The results suggest that such reports are of reasonable …

Objective Childhood adverse experiences are known to engender persistent changes in
stress-related systems and brain structures involved in mood, cognition, and behavior in …

Background The early life course is assumed to be a critical phase for childhood obesity;
however the significance of single factors and their interplay is not well studied in childhood …

Context Early-onset antisocial behavior accompanied by attention-deficit/hyperactivity
disorder is a clinically severe variant of antisocial behavior that is associated with a …

Classically derived estimates of heritability from twin models have been plagued by the
possibility of genetic-environmental covariance. Survey questions that attempt to measure …