Is rapid growth after birth linked to improved intelligence in children who had poor fetal growth?

Great to see the 2023/24 Southampton Public Health Annual Report from @DebbieDla1 - really important recommendations relating to community based actions to reduce health disparities

UK Govt publishes response to House of Lords inquiry "Preterm birth: reducing risks & improving lives". 1 of 9 recommendations was ensuring "all women have access to information & advice on pregnancy planning & preconception health at an appropriate time"

RT @SouthamptonBRC: Southampton is at the heart of a national effort to tackle maternity disparities. The new @NIHRresearch collaboration….

Mothers with high blood pressure in pregnancy or with small for gestational age infants tend to #breastfeed for a shorter duration, but only high blood pressure disorders were associated with biomarkers of compromised milk production; our new findings

Great to see this research from our Nipper trail highlighted nationally @UoSMedia @UoS_Medicine @SouthamptonBRC.

NIHR Challenge: Tackling Maternity Disparities Launches with Networking Event - our event focused on preconception & interconception care marked the initiation of priority setting for the £50m NIHR Challenge @SouthamptonBRC @NIHRinvolvement @UoS_Medicine

Our new research suggests a molecule in olive leaves could help combat age-related muscle loss by increasing calcium uptake into the mitochondria that generate energy in our muscle cells @SouthamptonBRC @MyAgeNetwork @UoS_Medicine

Shifts in health of young people will impact pregnancies: new data from @D_Schoenaker show ongoing challenges in preconception health across generations in the UK, especially related to low fruit intake & rising obesity rates @SouthamptonBRC

Commons Select Committee Report "Women's reproductive health conditions" recommends a Women’s Health Strategy for England implementation plan, funding for healthcare improvements/research & recognising the £11 return for each £1 invested in O&G services

If Prevention Is Better Than Cure, We Need to Prioritise Children's Health | The King's Fund - but important that a substantial part of children's health originates prior to conception, & the UK currently has no functional preconception care system

Our new method in @IntJObesity offers a convenient tool for clinicians to monitor BMI growth in children, allowing them to prospectively identify children with high predicted overweight/obesity risk & implement timely interventions @SouthamptonBRC

Dorset Integrated Care Board is leading the way in its commitment to reducing the high levels of overweight in children. This will require policies across education, cultural, healthcare & local government to promote diets of high quality, physical activity & healthy sleep habits.

Expert reaction to the case for ‘fully effective folic acid fortification’ for the prevention of neural tube defects | Science Media Centre

Birth defects prevented by fortifying flour with folic acid - but @NeenaModi1 correctly indicates the precise approach will disadvantage groups such as women who are sensitive to gluten, eat rice in preference to bread & products made from wholemeal flour

RT @SouthamptonBRC: “The benefits of taking extra vitamin D during pregnancy persist into mid-childhood." 📢🌟. These are the new findings fr….

Vitamin D supplements in pregnancy shown to improve bone density in children. Our MAVIDOS trial paper is published today @SouthamptonBRC via @MailOnline.

Less sugar in first 1,000 days of life protects against chronic disease, study finds: important new data published in @ScienceMagazine @SouthamptonBRC my comments at.

Access to a nearby Sure Start centre age 0-4 yrs reduced youth crime resulting in convictions/custodial sentences. Living <2.5 km of a Sure Start centre reduced the share of 16-yr-olds who had ever received a criminal conviction by 13% @Gabri_EllaConti

RT @mbrrace: 275 women died in the UK during pregnancy or up to six weeks after the end of pregnancy in 2020-2022 from causes related to or….