Competition for nutrients in pregnant adolescents : consequences for maternal, conceptus and offspring endocrine systems

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Weight change across the start of three consecutive pregnancies and the risk of maternal morbidity and SGA birth at the second and third pregnancy

Funding: This work was funded by the Scottish Government's Rural and Environmental Science and Analytical Services Division (RESAS, Theme 7: Diet and Health). The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish or preparation of the manuscript.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Independence at Risk: Older Californians With Disabilities Struggle to Remain at Home as Public Supports Shrink

Presents findings about aging Californians with disabilities who depend on paid public programs and unpaid help to live at home. Makes policy recommendations, including consolidating long-term care programs and enhancing support for caregivers

Early pregnancy weight gain and fat accrual predict pregnancy outcome in growing adolescent sheep

Funding: This work was funded by the Scottish Government’s Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services Division. Author contribution statement: JW developed the animal model, performed experiments, analysed the data and wrote the paper. RA and JM performed experiments and conducted the laboratory analysis. Acknowledgements: Dr Graham Horgan (Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland) provided statistical advice and Dr Clare Adam gifted the leptin antibody.Peer reviewedPostprin

A new customised placental weight standard redefines the relationship between maternal obesity and extremes of placental size and is more closely associated with pregnancy complications than an existing population standard

JW and GH were funded by the Scottish Government’s Rural and Environmental Science and Analytical Services Division (RESAS) who had no input into the content or preparation of the manuscript.Peer reviewedPostprin

Sleep as an Occupation in College Students: A Mixed Method Study

Sleep is an emerging area of research and practice for occupational therapists. The purpose of this study was to identify and investigate how college students’ cognitive perceptions and beliefs about sleep affect their quality of sleep. Four college students participated in qualitative interviews investigating their sleep beliefs and attitudes. The students also completed a two-week daily sleep diary to report their sleep beliefs, attitudes, and daily living patterns. Four emerging themes were identified from the interviews: beliefs about sleep patterns related to temporal structure of sleep, stress, daytime performance associated with sleep, and conflicting beliefs about sleep. Daily sleep diaries also revealed inconsistencies between idealized and actual sleep patterns. Based on the identified themes and sleep diary data, researchers concluded that college students do not have defined beliefs and attitudes about the value of sleep or consistent, routine sleep schedules. Occupational therapy interventions should strive to identify beliefs and attitudes about sleep in order to change non-adaptive beliefs and help clients develop routines to improve sleep quality and daytime performance

Inter-Pregnancy Weight Change and the Risk of Recurrent Pregnancy Complications

Funding: Funded by the Scottish Government’s Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services Division (RESAS, Theme 7: Diet and Health). The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of this manuscript. Data Availability: All relevant data are owned by the Aberdeen Maternity and Neonatal Databank. Interested parties may request access to the data by following the instructions at http://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/research/obsgynae/amnd/access.php.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Holding On: Older Californians With Disabilities Rely on Public Services to Remain Independent

Presents findings from a study of low-income older Californians with disabilities receiving Medicare, Medi-Cal, and In-Home Supportive Services; their unmet physical, mental health, and social needs; and limited care options. Outlines policy implications

Does interpregnancy BMI change affect the risk of complications in the second pregnancy? : Analysis of pooled data from Aberdeen, Finland and Malta

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Perinatal complications and maximising lamb survival in an adolescent paradigm characterised by premature delivery and low birthweight

Acknowledgments Dr Anja Petrie provided supporting veterinary input in her role as Named Veterinary Surgeon. Funding acquisition: Jacqueline M. Wallace.Peer reviewedPublisher PD