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Expanding the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease beyond maternal behaviors

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: 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.

Source: PLoS Medicine

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1005208

Authors: Alice Rhiannon Lee, Daniel B. Hawcutt, Jennifer K. Quint, Ian P. Sinha

Institutions: University of Liverpool, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Imperial College London

Language: English

Topic: Birth, Development, and Health

Subfield: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $6,460