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Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD): The importance of life-course and transgenerational approaches

With well-established evidence that early life conditions have a profound influence on lifespan and health-span, new interventional birth cohorts are examining ways to optimise health potential of individuals and communities. These are aimed at going beyond preventing disease, to the conditions that facilitate flourishing from an early age.

Citation:
Hagemann E, Silva DT, Davis JA, Gibson LY, Prescott SL. Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD): The importance of life-course and transgenerational approaches. Paediatr Respir Rev. 2021.

Keywords:
Cohorts; Community; DOHaD; Health-span; Intervention

Abstract:
With well-established evidence that early life conditions have a profound influence on lifespan and health-span, new interventional birth cohorts are examining ways to optimise health potential of individuals and communities. These are aimed at going beyond preventing disease, to the conditions that facilitate flourishing from an early age.