Establishing a healthy growth trajectory from birth: The Baby Milk Trial
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Cambridge
Department Name: UNLISTED
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Organisations
- University of Cambridge (Lead Research Organisation)
- DURHAM UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- Linkoping University (Collaboration)
- Anglia Ruskin University (Collaboration)
- University College London (Collaboration)
- Queensland University of Technology (QUT) (Collaboration)
- Deakin University (Collaboration)
- PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND (Collaboration)
- Karolinska Institute (Collaboration)
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Collaboration)
- Cambridgeshire County Council (Collaboration)
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (Collaboration)
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Publications
Lakshman R
(2013)
Higher maternal education is associated with favourable growth of young children in different countries.
in Journal of epidemiology and community health
Lakshman R
(2017)
Baby-Led Weaning-Safe and Effective but Not Preventive of Obesity.
in JAMA pediatrics
Lakshman R
(2018)
Randomised controlled trial of a theory-based behavioural intervention to reduce formula milk intake.
in Archives of disease in childhood
Mazarello Paes V
(2015)
Determinants of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in young children: a systematic review.
in Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity
Mazarello Paes V
(2015)
Factors influencing obesogenic dietary intake in young children (0-6 years): systematic review of qualitative evidence.
in BMJ open
Pennant ME
(2017)
Premenopausal abnormal uterine bleeding and risk of endometrial cancer.
in BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Redsell SA
(2017)
Digital technology to facilitate Proactive Assessment of Obesity Risk during Infancy (ProAsk): a feasibility study.
in BMJ open
| Description | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Covid response |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| Description | Anglia Ruskin University |
| Organisation | Anglia Ruskin University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Collaboration with Professor Sarah Redsell at Anglia Ruskin University. Collaboration is still under development. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaboration is still under development. |
| Impact | Collaboration is still under development. |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Growing Healthy App |
| Organisation | Deakin University |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Input to content of App |
| Collaborator Contribution | Development and Testing of app |
| Impact | Development of app in process |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Healthcare Public Health Advice Service- Lead for Prioritisation and Pathways |
| Organisation | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group |
| Department | Commissioning, Finance and Senior Management Team |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Robust evaluation of the evidence and benchmarking to develop clinical policies, pathways, surgical thresholds, assess business cases and individual and exceptional funding requests. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GPs and Consultants- clinical input Commissioners- contractual input Lay Members- public opinion |
| Impact | Clinical policies available on the website http://www.cambsphn.nhs.uk/CCPF.aspx |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Healthy feeding, healthy growth in formula fed infants |
| Organisation | Queensland University of Technology (QUT) |
| Department | Institute of Health & Biomedical Innovation |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provided intervention materials from Baby Milk Trial |
| Collaborator Contribution | Conducted a pilot in Australia using a combined 'Baby Milk and Nourish' intervention and in the process of applying for a grant to NHMRC Australia |
| Impact | Completed pilot successfully and applying for a grant to do the definitive trial |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Influence of maternal education on growth of contemporary 4-6 year old children in UK, Sweden and China |
| Organisation | Karolinska Institute |
| Department | Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology |
| Country | Sweden |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Obtained UK data from the Millenium cohort study, performed all the analyses and wrote the paper submited for publication. JDZ extracted and cleaned the China data, RL and KO performed the analyses. JL is the founder and project leader of All Babies in South East Sweden Study (ABIS) and JZ of National Children's Growth Standard Survey (NCGSS). TS co-ordinated compiling the data from Sweden and China and writing the paper. All authors contributed to the critical revision of the manuscript and approved the final version. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Obtained, cleaned and shared data from China (National Children Growth Standard Survey) and Sweden (All babies in Southeast Sweden study ) |
| Impact | Paper titled 'Higher maternal education is associated with favourable growth of young children in different countries' under review with International Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health Authors Rajalakshmi Lakshman, *Jianduan Zhang, Felix S Koch, Jing Zhang, Claude Marcus, Johnny Ludvigsson, Ken K Ong,Tanja Sobko |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | Influence of maternal education on growth of contemporary 4-6 year old children in UK, Sweden and China |
| Organisation | Linkoping University |
| Department | Division of Paediatrics |
| Country | Sweden |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Obtained UK data from the Millenium cohort study, performed all the analyses and wrote the paper submited for publication. JDZ extracted and cleaned the China data, RL and KO performed the analyses. JL is the founder and project leader of All Babies in South East Sweden Study (ABIS) and JZ of National Children's Growth Standard Survey (NCGSS). TS co-ordinated compiling the data from Sweden and China and writing the paper. All authors contributed to the critical revision of the manuscript and approved the final version. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Obtained, cleaned and shared data from China (National Children Growth Standard Survey) and Sweden (All babies in Southeast Sweden study ) |
| Impact | Paper titled 'Higher maternal education is associated with favourable growth of young children in different countries' under review with International Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health Authors Rajalakshmi Lakshman, *Jianduan Zhang, Felix S Koch, Jing Zhang, Claude Marcus, Johnny Ludvigsson, Ken K Ong,Tanja Sobko |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | Influence of maternal education on growth of contemporary 4-6 year old children in UK, Sweden and China |
| Organisation | Tongji Medical College |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Obtained UK data from the Millenium cohort study, performed all the analyses and wrote the paper submited for publication. JDZ extracted and cleaned the China data, RL and KO performed the analyses. JL is the founder and project leader of All Babies in South East Sweden Study (ABIS) and JZ of National Children's Growth Standard Survey (NCGSS). TS co-ordinated compiling the data from Sweden and China and writing the paper. All authors contributed to the critical revision of the manuscript and approved the final version. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Obtained, cleaned and shared data from China (National Children Growth Standard Survey) and Sweden (All babies in Southeast Sweden study ) |
| Impact | Paper titled 'Higher maternal education is associated with favourable growth of young children in different countries' under review with International Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health Authors Rajalakshmi Lakshman, *Jianduan Zhang, Felix S Koch, Jing Zhang, Claude Marcus, Johnny Ludvigsson, Ken K Ong,Tanja Sobko |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | ProAsk-Development and feasibility testing of an interactive, educational programme to facilitate Proactive Assessment of Obesity Risk during Infancy |
| Organisation | Anglia Ruskin University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provide input to protocol, grant application, ethics application, intervention development, outcome measures etc. Co-applicant on MRC PHIND grant application £150,000 |
| Collaborator Contribution | Leading this research |
| Impact | Successful grant application to MRC PHIND scheme |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Public Health England |
| Organisation | Public Health England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Dr Rajalakshmi Lakshman has collaborated with Public Health England as part of their regional and national teams. |
| Collaborator Contribution | To be confirmed. |
| Impact | Still to be confirmed. |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Service Public Health |
| Organisation | Cambridgeshire County Council |
| Department | Public Health Service; Cambridgeshire County Council |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | -Presented work at the Healthy Child Programme Board and Countywide Obesity Group. - Liaised with Director of Public Health and Consultant in Public Health (Health Improvement) to approve funding 'in principle' of intervention costs for Go-Active trial (PI Kirsten Corder) |
| Collaborator Contribution | -Help with recruitment to Baby Milk trial through Children's Centres. -Agreed funding of intervention costs for the Go-Active trial (PI Kirsten Corder) |
| Impact | Mult-disciplinary- councillors, health, social care, |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Systematic Reviews of Determinants of Obesity Related Dietary & Physical Activity Behaviours |
| Organisation | Durham University |
| Department | Wolfson Research Institute |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Obtained funding from the NIHR School for Public Health Research, wrote the protocol paper |
| Collaborator Contribution | Systematic Review and literature searching expertise |
| Impact | Protocol published on PROSPERO, further publications in preparation. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | University College London |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Developing a digital intervention to promote healthy growth in the first 2 years of life |
| Collaborator Contribution | To be determined |
| Impact | To be determined. The collaboration is interdisciplinary. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Baby Milk BBC Radio Cambridgeshire interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | BBC Radio Cambridgeshire interviewed Raj Lakshman, Ann Marie Wardell and study participant about the Baby Milk study. Interview broadcast by BBC Radio Cambridgshire Breakfast Show on 18/08/14 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0247b0r |
| Description | Baby Milk Cambridgeshire News |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Submitted draft article on Baby Milk study for publication in health section of Cambridge News. Raj Lakshman, Fiona Whittle, Paul Browne |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Baby Milk Study 500th baby |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | MRC Epidemiology Unit press release "500th baby joins pioneering infant nutrition study at the University of Cambridge" issued to regional media outlets : Cambridge News, Peterborough Telegraph, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, Heart FM. On 21 /07/14 published on Unit website and tweeted to @MumsnetCambs, @LocalSCambridge, @CambridgeNews @CambridgeCC @camscience @BBCCambs @enableeast @peterboroughtel@richardkendall @julianhuppert @SJacksonMP @JDjanogly @SteveBarclayMP. Article in Cambridge News. News Editor BBC Cambridgeshire / BBC Look East requested interviews with parents/lead researchers for radio report after a tweet was forwarded to her. ITV News Anglia interiewed lead researcher and mum on 05/08/2014 Unit tweets retweeted by 8 accounts, including 2 of those targeted (@MumsnetCambs and @camscience). @richardkendall (digital content social media editor at Peterborough telegraph) forwarded story to the PT news desk. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/500th-baby-joins-pioneering-infant-nutrition-study-at-the-university-o... |
| Description | Baby-Milk Study press Release - Regional |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Baby-Milk Study press Release - Regional |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Cambridge News - Walking Routes |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Quoted in new Cambridge News article on new map of walking routes in Cambridge |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/New-walking-map-set-launch-Addenbrooke-8217-s/story-26523253-detail/... |
| Description | Education Cell Chair |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Rajalakshmi Lakshman is the Chair of the Education Cell for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | ITV News Anglia about Baby Milk study |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Raj Lakshman and study volunteer interviewed by reporter from ITV News Anglia about Baby Milk study Report broadcast by ITV News Anglia in 6pm bulletin 06/08/14 http://vimeo.com/102734731 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://vimeo.com/102734731 |
| Description | Interviews with newspaper journalists and magazine editors |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The journal did a press release for the paper- Systematic review of parents experiences of bottle feeding. This was picked up by 191 press articles and I did interviews for journalists. Greater awareness among health professionals and the public about issues related to bottle feeding. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| Description | Local Baby Milk Press Release |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Press release for Baby Milk Study issued to 11 local newspapers in Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire, to encourage bottle feeding mothers to join in orrder to meet recruitment target. Raj Lakshman, Fiona Whittle. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | NIHR SfPHR Annual Scientific meeting, poster presentation on sytematic reviews of determinants of obesity related dietary and physical activity behaviours |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Poster presented and added to website NIHR PHR and other researchers asked for the results of these systematic reviews |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://sphr.nihr.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Summary-SPHR-CAM-PH1-PSO-Oct2014.pdf#view=Fit |
| Description | Publication in South Cambs and Cambridgeshire City magazines |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Information about the study was adversited in the Local Authoritiy magazines in the Autumn 2011 editions. Recruitment of participants into the trial. Enquiries from Mother and Baby magazine and public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Study to discover babies |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | "APU and University of Nottingham press release on ProAsk online resource ""Study to discover babies' risk of becoming overweight: New computer programme allows health visitors to talk to parents and intervene"" // Reported on AM BBC Look East (19/05/15), and PM ITV Anglia News , and article on MedicalXpress http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-05-baby-healthy.html. Also reported in Cambridge Evening News and on Heart FM, Capital Radio, Smooth Radio and on the Mark Forrest show 18 May (20.40) which goes out across 39 different local Radio Stations . // http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2015-05-19/could-a-new-computer-programme-tell-us-if-babies-will-grow-up-obese/" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2015-05-19/could-a-new-computer-programme-tell-us-if-babies-wi... |
| Description | Talks to Regional Infant feeding coordinators, Community Midwives, Health Visitors |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Discussion of early childhood obesity prevention. Greater awarness of issues with formula-milk feeding and childhood obesity, help with recruitment to the study |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |