Helen L Ball

Summary

Affiliation: University of Durham
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) risk reduction and infant sleep location - moving the discussion forward
    Helen L Ball
    Parent Infant Sleep Lab, Department of Anthropology and Wolfson Research Institute, Durham University, Dawson Building, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK
    Soc Sci Med 79:84-91. 2013
  2. ncbi Infant care practices related to sudden infant death syndrome in South Asian and White British families in the UK
    Helen L Ball
    Parent Infant Sleep Lab and Medical Anthropology Research Group, Department of Anthropology, Durham University, UK
    Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 26:3-12. 2012
  3. ncbi Bed- and sofa-sharing practices in a UK biethnic population
    Helen L Ball
    Parent Infant Sleep Laboratory and Medical Anthropology Research Group, Durham University, Durham, UK
    Pediatrics 129:e673-81. 2012
  4. ncbi Triadic bed-sharing and infant temperature
    H L Ball
    Infancy and Childhood Research Group, Department of Anthropology, University of Durham, Durham, UK
    Child Care Health Dev 28:55-8. 2002
  5. ncbi Randomised trial of sidecar crib use on breastfeeding duration (NECOT)
    Helen L Ball
    Department of Anthropology, Durham University, Dawson Building, South Road, Durham, UK
    Arch Dis Child 96:630-4. 2011
  6. ncbi Airway covering during bed-sharing
    H Ball
    Parent Infant Sleep Lab and Medical Anthropology Research Group, Department of Anthropology, Durham University, Durham, UK
    Child Care Health Dev 35:728-37. 2009
  7. ncbi Together or apart? A behavioural and physiological investigation of sleeping arrangements for twin babies
    Helen L Ball
    Parent Infant Sleep Lab and Medical Anthropology Research Group, Department of Anthropology, Durham University, 43 Old Elvet, Durham, DH1 3HN, UK
    Midwifery 23:404-12. 2007
  8. ncbi Randomised trial of infant sleep location on the postnatal ward
    H L Ball
    Parent Infant Sleep Laboratory and Medical Anthropology Research Group, Department of Anthropology, Durham University, Durham, UK
    Arch Dis Child 91:1005-10. 2006
  9. ncbi Breastfeeding, bed-sharing, and infant sleep
    Helen L Ball
    Parent-Infant Sleep Lab and Infant and Child Research Group, Department of Anthropology, University of Durham, Durham, United Kingdom
    Birth 30:181-8. 2003
  10. ncbi Nighttime parenting strategies and sleep-related risks to infants
    Lane E Volpe
    Department of Anthropology, Parent Infant Sleep Lab, Durham University, UK Electronic address
    Soc Sci Med 79:92-100. 2013

Detail Information

Publications13

  1. ncbi Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) risk reduction and infant sleep location - moving the discussion forward
    Helen L Ball
    Parent Infant Sleep Lab, Department of Anthropology and Wolfson Research Institute, Durham University, Dawson Building, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK
    Soc Sci Med 79:84-91. 2013
    ..We present examples of how more detailed research and culturally-embedded interventions could reorient discussion around infant sleep location...
  2. ncbi Infant care practices related to sudden infant death syndrome in South Asian and White British families in the UK
    Helen L Ball
    Parent Infant Sleep Lab and Medical Anthropology Research Group, Department of Anthropology, Durham University, UK
    Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 26:3-12. 2012
    ..These differences may explain the lower rate of SIDS in this population...
  3. ncbi Bed- and sofa-sharing practices in a UK biethnic population
    Helen L Ball
    Parent Infant Sleep Laboratory and Medical Anthropology Research Group, Durham University, Durham, UK
    Pediatrics 129:e673-81. 2012
    ..To describe the prevalence and associations of bed- and sofa-sharing in a biethnic UK birth cohort...
  4. ncbi Triadic bed-sharing and infant temperature
    H L Ball
    Infancy and Childhood Research Group, Department of Anthropology, University of Durham, Durham, UK
    Child Care Health Dev 28:55-8. 2002
    ..These preliminary analyses suggest a night-time difference in rectal temperature between routine bed-sharers and routine cot sleepers, however, these findings will be further explored in the full analyses for this study...
  5. ncbi Randomised trial of sidecar crib use on breastfeeding duration (NECOT)
    Helen L Ball
    Department of Anthropology, Durham University, Dawson Building, South Road, Durham, UK
    Arch Dis Child 96:630-4. 2011
    ..To determine whether the use of sidecar cribs on the postnatal ward affects breastfeeding duration...
  6. ncbi Airway covering during bed-sharing
    H Ball
    Parent Infant Sleep Lab and Medical Anthropology Research Group, Department of Anthropology, Durham University, Durham, UK
    Child Care Health Dev 35:728-37. 2009
    ..To further understand the role of airway covering and compression in creating risks for bed-sharing infants, we report here on a sleep-lab trial of two infant sleep conditions...
  7. ncbi Together or apart? A behavioural and physiological investigation of sleeping arrangements for twin babies
    Helen L Ball
    Parent Infant Sleep Lab and Medical Anthropology Research Group, Department of Anthropology, Durham University, 43 Old Elvet, Durham, DH1 3HN, UK
    Midwifery 23:404-12. 2007
    ..In this two-part study, I explore the behaviour and physiology of twin babies sleeping separately and together...
  8. ncbi Randomised trial of infant sleep location on the postnatal ward
    H L Ball
    Parent Infant Sleep Laboratory and Medical Anthropology Research Group, Department of Anthropology, Durham University, Durham, UK
    Arch Dis Child 91:1005-10. 2006
    ..To determine whether postnatal mother-infant sleep proximity affects breastfeeding initiation and infant safety...
  9. ncbi Breastfeeding, bed-sharing, and infant sleep
    Helen L Ball
    Parent-Infant Sleep Lab and Infant and Child Research Group, Department of Anthropology, University of Durham, Durham, United Kingdom
    Birth 30:181-8. 2003
    ..Health professionals should discuss safe bed-sharing practices with all parents...
  10. ncbi Nighttime parenting strategies and sleep-related risks to infants
    Lane E Volpe
    Department of Anthropology, Parent Infant Sleep Lab, Durham University, UK Electronic address
    Soc Sci Med 79:92-100. 2013
    ..Exploring why mothers might choose to manage sleep and nighttime parenting in ways that appear to increase potential risks to infants may help illuminate how risks occur for individual infants...
  11. ncbi Use of interactive telephone technology for longitudinal data collection in a large trial
    Charlotte Russell
    Parent Infant Sleep Lab, Durham University, Queen s Campus, University Boulevard, Thornaby, Stockton on Tees, TS17 6BH, United Kingdom
    Contemp Clin Trials 33:364-8. 2012
    ..Depending on the target population, however, considerable staff time may be required to manage attrition and consequent data loss, and alternative strategies should be considered to minimize this...
  12. ncbi Mother-infant cosleeping, breastfeeding and sudden infant death syndrome: what biological anthropology has discovered about normal infant sleep and pediatric sleep medicine
    James J McKenna
    Department of Anthropology and Mother Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
    Am J Phys Anthropol . 2007
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  13. ncbi "New" practice of bedsharing and risk of SIDS
    Helen L Ball
    Lancet 363:1558. 2004