Cannabis use and obesity and young adults

MR Hayatbakhsh, MJ O'Callaghan… - The American journal …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Background: There is shortage of evidence about the relationship between use of cannabis
and obesity. Objectives: This study aimed to examine the association between cannabis use …

[HTML][HTML] Associations of excess weight gain during pregnancy with long-term maternal overweight and obesity: evidence from 21 y postpartum follow-up

AA Mamun, M Kinarivala, MJ O'Callaghan… - The American journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Background: The contribution of gestational weight gain (GWG) to the development of
obesity may have important implications for mothers in their later lives. However, whether …

Family poverty over the early life course and recurrent adolescent and young adult anxiety and depression: a longitudinal study

JM Najman, MR Hayatbakhsh… - … journal of public …, 2010 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We determined whether exposure to family poverty over a child's early life
course predicts adolescent and young adult anxiety and depression. Methods. We used a …

Maternal anxiety and depression, poverty and marital relationship factors during early childhood as predictors of anxiety and depressive symptoms in adolescence

SH Spence, JM Najman, W Bor… - Journal of Child …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Background: This paper examines the degree to which symptoms of anxiety and depression
at age 14 years are associated with early childhood experience of maternal anxiety and …

Does breastfeeding protect against substantiated child abuse and neglect? A 15-year cohort study

L Strathearn, AA Mamun, JM Najman… - Pediatrics, 2009 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES. We explored whether breastfeeding was protective against maternally
perpetrated child maltreatment. METHODS. A total of 7223 Australian mother-infant pairs …

[HTML][HTML] Associations of maternal pre-pregnancy obesity and excess pregnancy weight gains with adverse pregnancy outcomes and length of hospital stay

AA Mamun, LK Callaway, MJ O'Callaghan… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2011 - Springer
Background It is relatively less known whether pre-pregnancy obesity and excess
gestational weight gain (GWG) are associated with caesarean delivery, pregnancy …

Self-regulation: A New Perspective on Learning Problems Experienced by Children Born Extremely Preterm.

LN Lynn, M Cuskelly, MJ O'Callaghan, PH Gray - Australian Journal of …, 2011 - ERIC
Survival rates are increasing for children born extremely preterm, yet despite the majority of
these children having IQ scores within the average range, 50-70% of these children have …

Does maternal smoking during pregnancy have a direct effect on future offspring obesity? Evidence from a prospective birth cohort study

A Al Mamun, DA Lawlor, R Alati… - American journal of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
The authors used a population-based birth cohort of 3,253 children (52% males) born in
Brisbane, Australia, between 1981 and 1984 to prospectively examine whether maternal …

Postnatal depression–myth and reality: maternal depression before and after the birth of a child

JM Najman, MJ Andersen, W Bor… - Social Psychiatry and …, 2000 - Springer
Background: Much has been written about postnatal depression as a clinical condition.
There is some evidence to suggest that a substantial proportion of women who give birth …

Parenting stress in mothers of preterm infants during early infancy

PH Gray, DM Edwards, MJ O'Callaghan… - Early human …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Mothers of preterm infants during the first year of life may experience stresses
greater that those found in mothers of term infants. The aim of the study was to determine the …