Expanding the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease beyond maternal behaviors.

Lee, Alice Rhiannon; Hawcutt, Daniel B; Quint, Jennifer K; Sinha, Ian P · PLoS Med · 2026

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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.

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