Publications
For articles relating to DOHaD follow the Journal Developmental Origins of Health and Disease.
In this section you can find some relevant publications related to DOHaD studies.
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Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
2nd edition
Edited by Lucilla Poston, King's College London, Keith M. Godfrey, University of Southampton, Peter D. Gluckman, University of Auckland, Mark A. Hanson, University of Southampton
This fully revised second edition highlights scientific and clinical advances in the field, exploring new understanding of mechanisms such as epigenetics and the increasingly recognised role of external influences, including pollution. The book is structured logically, covering environment, clinical outcomes, mechanisms of DOHaD, interventions throughout the lifespan and finally implications for public health and policy. Clinicians and scientists alike will improve their understanding of the developmental origins of health and disease with this essential text.
The Epigenome and Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
Edited by Cheryl S. Rosenfeld
The book mines the existing literature from a variety of disciplines from toxicology to nutrition to epigenetics to reveal how contrasting maternal in utero environmental changes might be leading to epigenetic convergence and the resulting deleterious phenotypic and physiological effects in our offspring.
Life Before Birth: The Challenges of Fetal Development
Peter Nathanielsz
In Life Before Birth Peter Nathanielsz guides us through easily followed, exciting stories on the science of our miraculous and mysterious journey from conception to birth.
Nathanielsz and his colleague Thomas McDonald were the first to show that the signal that starts the birth process releases a specific hormone from a small set of nerve cells deep within the fetal brain. He was also the first to show that the uterine muscle rhythmically hugs the baby, changing their sleep state, body movements, brain and hormone function.