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Publications and Presentations:

2011

Shrivastava, A., Murrin, C., Kelleher, C. for the Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study Steering Group (2011) Familial predictors of variability in pre-school children's health: the Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study. J Epidemiol Community Health, 65 (Suppl 1), pp.A352-A352
Shrivastava, A., Murrin, C., Kelleher, C. for the Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study Steering Group (2011) Familial aggregation in nutrient intake patterns: comparing intergenerational and prenatal-postnatal effects in Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study. J Epidemiol Community Health, 65 (Suppl 1), pp.A16-A16
Shrivastava, A., Murrin, C., Kelleher, C. for the Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study Steering Group (2011) 10-year mortality follow-up of maternal and paternal grandparents shows different patterns of association with their grandchildren's birth weights: the Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study. J Epidemiol Community Health, 65 (Suppl 1), pp.A298-A299
Shrivastava, A., Murrin, C. Kelleher, C. C. for the Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study Steering Group (2011) Cardiovascular risk factors of maternal and paternal grandparents show different patterns of association with their grandchildren's birth weights in the Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study. Eur Heart J, 32 (suppl 1): pp.547
Shrivastava, A., Murrin, C. Kelleher, C. C (2011) Prospective sex-specific trans-generational association between cardiovascular risk factors of maternal and paternal grandparents and their grandchildren's birth weights in the Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study. J Epidemiol Community Health, 65 (Suppl 2), pp.A30-A31

2010

Jessop LJ, Kelleher CC, Murrin C, Lotya J, Clarke AT, O’Mahony D, Fallon UB, Johnson H, Bury G, Murphy AW and the Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study Steering Group. Socio-demographic and health-related predictors of uptake of first MMR immunisation in the Lifeways cohort study. Vaccine 2010; 28(38): 6338-6343.
Jessop LJ, Kelleher CC, Murrin C, Lotya J, Clarke AT, O’Mahony D, Fallon UB, Johnson H, Bury G, Murphy AW and the Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study Steering Group. Determinants of partial or no primary vaccinations. Arch Dis Childhood 2010; 95(8): 603-605.
Jessop LJ, Kelleher CC, Murrin C, Lotya J, Clarke AT, O’Mahony D, Fallon UB, Johnson H, Bury G, Murphy AW and the Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study Steering Group. Accuracy of parent-held records for immunisations compared to parental recall and health service records. Results from the Lifeways prospective cohort study. Ir Med J (in press).
Shrivastava A, Murrin C, Kelleher CC for the Lifeways Cross-generation Cohort Study Steering Group. Predictors of mother-reported health status of children aged 5-years in Lifeways Cross-generation Cohort Study. Faculty of Public Health Medicine Winter Scientific Meeting, December 2010. IJMS (in press).
Owens M, Fitzpatrick P, Hamid NA, Johnson H, Kelleher CC. A geospatial analysis of Traveller families and birth mothers from the All Ireland Traveller Health Study (AITHS) using Health Atlas Ireland. Faculty of Public Health Medicine Winter Scientific Meeting, December 2010. IJMS (in press).
 Boilson A, Scott JM, Staines A, Kelleher C, Daly L, Bailey SW, Alverson PB, Ayling J, Sweeney MR.  Unmetabolised folic acid presence in the majority of a fasted elderly cohort pre the implementation of mandatory folic acid fortification in Ireland.  Poster Presentation, Irish Section Meeting, 16–18 June 2010. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society 2010: 69 (OCE5), E382.
Doyle O, Kelleher C.  A comparative analysis of breastfeeding practices in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Oral presentation, Faculty of Public Health Medicine Winter Scientific Meeting, December 2009. Irish Journal of Medical Science 2010; 179: 444-445 Suppl.
Niedhammer I, Murrin C,  O’Mahony D,  Daly S, Morrison JJ,  Kelleher CC and the Lifeways Cross-Generation Cohort Study Steering Group. Explanations for social inequalities in pregnancy outcomes in the Lifeways Study. Oral presentation, Faculty of Public Health Medicine Winter Scientific Meeting, December 2009.  Irish Journal of Medical Science 2010; 179: 441-441 Suppl.
Shrivastava A, Murrin C, O’Mahony D, Kelleher CC for the Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study Steering Group. Relationship between maternal BMI. Maternal diet and child BMI at 6-year follow-up in Lifeways Cross-generation Cohort Study.  Oral presentation, Faculty of Public Health Medicine Winter Scientific Meeting, December 2009. Irish Journal of Medical Science 2010; 179: 442-442 Suppl.
Murrin, CM, Shrivastava, A, Kelleher, CC and the Lifeways Cross-Generation Cohort Steering group.  Maternal nutrient intake during pregnancy and childhood weight status aged five years. Proc Nut Soc 2010; 69: E345.
Murrin, CM, Shrivastava, A, Kelleher, CC and the Lifeways Cross-Generation Cohort  Steering group. Diet during pregnancy and the association with offspring overweight and obesity: evidence from the Lifeways Cross-Generation Cohort Study in Ireland, 2001 to 2008. Presented at the Association of Schools of Public Health in Europe ASPHER meeting, Amsterdam, November 2010.
Niedhammer I, Murrin C, O’Mahony D, Daly S, Morrison JJ, Kelleher CC and the Lifeways Cohort Study Steering Group. Contribution of obstetrical, behavioural, nutritional, material, and psychosocial factors to social inequalities in pregnancy outcomes in the Lifeways cohort. Manuscript under review.

2009

Niedhammer I, O’Mahony D, Daly S, Morrison JJ, Kelleher CC.Occupational predictors of pregnancy outcomes in Irish working women in the Lifeways cohort. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2009;116:943-952
Doyle O, Cheevers C, Finnegan S, McEntee L, & McNamara K. (2009). Report on Children’s Profile at School Entry 2008-2009: Evaluation of the ‘Preparing For Life’ Early Childhood Intervention Programme. UCD Geary Institute Working Paper Series WP2009/24.
Murrin C, Kelly G, O’Mahony D, Kelleher C and the Lifeways Cohort Study Group, Relationship of body mass index and height in three generations of the Lifeways Cohort, Accepted for oral presentation at the 19th International Congress of Nutrition, Bangkok, 9th October 2009. Ann Nutr Metab 2009; 55(suppl 1) 103-103.
Jessop LJ for the Lifeways Cohort study group. Socio-economic predictors of uptake of MMR immunisation in the Lifeways cohort study. Proceedings of Society for Social Medicine 53rd AGM, Newcastle 9-11 September 2009. Journal Epidemiology and Community Health 2009; 63(11): A6.
Kelleher C, Kelly GE, Murrin C, O'Mahony D for the Lifeways Cohort Study Steering group. Cross-generational and Familial influences on Body Mass Index in the Lifeways Cohort Study Members. Presentation at European Society of Cardiology conference, Barcelona September 2009.  European Heart Journal 2009; 30 (Abstract Supplement), 662.
 Murrin CM, O’Mahony D and Kelleher CC for the Lifeways Cohort Study Steering Group. Perinatal and current maternal socio-demographic, health and lifestyle factors influencing children’s body mass index and waist circumference at seven year follow-up. Oral Presentation at the Nutrition Society Irish Section meeting, Queens University Belfast, June 2009. Proceedings of Nutrition Society 2009; 68 (OCE):E140.
Murrin C, Niedhammer I, Lotya J, O’Hara MC, Morrison JJ, Daly S, and Kelleher CC. The relative influence of vitamin C and other nutrients on low birth weight in the Lifeways Cohort Study. Abstracts from the 2009 Joint Conference-Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism and 49th Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention. Circulation, 2009; 119 (10): E357-E357.
Jessop LJ, Kelleher CC, AW Murphy, Fallon UB, Lotya J  for the Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study Steering Group. Factors associated with Children receiving no or partial primary immunizations or no measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) Vaccine in a prospective cohort in Ireland – The Lifeways cohort study.  24th All Ireland Social Medicine Meeting, Burrendale, Newcastle, Co. Down, March 2009. IJMS 2009; 187 (Suppl 13):S499
Niedhammer I, O’Mahony D, Daly S, Morrison JJ, Kelleher C. Working conditions and pregnancy outcomes in the Lifeways cohort. 56th Annual Meeting of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, Glasgow, March 2009. Reproductive Sciences, 2009; 16(3): 231A-231A Suppl.
Jessop LJ, Kelleher CC, Clarke AC, O’Mahony D, Fallon UB, Lotya J, AW Murphy, for the Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study Steering Group. Do centralised immunization records agree with parent-held records and parental recall of immunizations when their children are 5 years old? Results from the Lifeways prospective cohort study. 24th All Ireland Social Medicine Meeting, Burrendale, Newcastle, Co. Down, March 2009.  IJMS 2009; 187 (Suppl 13):S499
Murrin C, O’Mahony D, Kelleher CC and the Lifeways Cohort Study Steering Group,  Overweight and obesity in five year old Irish children of the Lifeways cohort study’, Presentation to AISM meeting, Newcastle Co Down, March 2009. Irish Journal of Medical Science – Abstract in press, IJMS 2009; 187 (Suppl 13):S490.

2008

Kelleher CC, Lotya J, O’Hara MC, and Murrin C. Nutrition and Social Disadvantage in Ireland. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 2008; 67(4):363-70.
Niedhammer I, O’Mahony D, Kelleher C. Occupational factors and pregnancy outcomes in working women in the Lifeways cohort. Summer Scientific Meeting, Faculty of Public Health Medicine, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Dublin, May 2008. IJMS 2010; 179: 415-415 Suppl.
Niedhammer I, O’Mahony D, Daly S, Morrison J, Kelleher C. Occupational predictors of pregnancy outcomes in working women in the Lifeways cohort. 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Social Medicine, Southampton, September 2008. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2008; 62: suppl 1, 29.

2007

Fitzsimon N, Fallon U, O'Mahony D, Loftus BG, Bury G, Murphy AW, Kelleher CC;
Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study Steering Group. Mothers' dietary patterns during pregnancy and risk of asthma symptoms in children at 3 years. Ir Med J. 2007 Sep;100(8):suppl 27-32. PubMed PMID: 17955698.

Fallon UB, Murphy AW, Majawit E, O'Riordan C, Bury G, O'Mahony D, Kelleher CC; Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study Steering Group. Primary care utilization rates in pre-school children. Ir Med J. 2007 Sep;100(8):suppl 23-7. PubMed PMID: 17955697.

Murrin C, Segonds-Pichon A, Fallon UB, Hannon F, Bury G, Loftus BG, Murphy AW,Morrison JJ, Daly S, Kelleher CC; Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study Steering Group. Self-reported pre-pregnancy maternal body mass index and infant birth-weight. Ir Med J. 2007 Sep;100(8):suppl 20-3. PubMed PMID: 17955696.

Kelleher CC, Fallon UB, Fitzsimon N, Bimpeh Y, Murphy G, Bury G, Murphy AW;
Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study Steering Group. The risk factor profile ofgrandparents. Ir Med J. 2007 Sep;100(8):suppl 15-9. PubMed PMID: 17955695.

Murrin C, Fallon UB, Hannon F, Nolan G, O'Mahony D, Crowley D, Bury G, Daly S, Morrison JJ, Murphy AW, Kelleher CC; Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study Steering Group. Dietary habits of pregnant women in Ireland. Ir Med J. 2007
Sep;100(8):suppl 12-5. PubMed PMID: 17955694.

Segonds-Pichon A, Daly FH, Morrison JJ, Bury G, Murphy AW, Kelleher CC;
Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study Steering Group. Socio-demographic, lifestyle and cross-generation predictors of self-rated health in mothers during pregnancy. Ir Med J. 2007 Sep;100(8):suppl 7-12. PubMed PMID: 17955693.

O'Mahony D, Fallon UB, Hannon F, Kloeckner K, Avalos G, Murphy AW, Kelleher
CC; Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study Steering Group. The Lifeways Cross-Generation Study: design, recruitment and data management considerations.
Ir Med J. 2007 Sep;100(8):suppl 3-6. PubMed PMID: 17955692.

Kelleher CC. The Health Research Board Unit for Health Status and Health Gain 1999-2007: a reflection on the evidence and future directions for both policy and research. Ir Med J. 2007 Sep;100(8):suppl 1-2. PubMed PMID: 17955691.

2006

Fallon U. Primary care utilization rates in pre-school children: The Lifeways Cross-generation cohort study. Proceedings of winter scientific meeting of Faculty of Public Health Medicine, 2006. Ir J Med Sci 2006; 175 (4) es3:1-29.

Fitz-simon N, Fallon U, Bury G, Murphy AW, Kelleher C for the Lifeways Steering Group. Predictors of the level of general practice consultation in Lifeways cohort grandparents: A multivariate analysis of socio-demographic and lifestyle risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Proceedings of summer scientific meeting of Faculty of Public Health Medicine. May 2006. Ir J Med Sci 2006; 175 (2)es2:1-27.

Fallon UB, Bury G, Daly S, Hannon F, Loftus BG, Morrison J, Murphy AW, O’Mahony D, Kelleher CC. The Lifeways cross-generation cohort study: design and considerations behind it. International Conference on Child Cohort Studies, 12014 Sept 2006, St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford.

Fitz-simon N, Fallon UB, O’Mahony D, Kelleher CC, Murphy A for the Lifeways Cohort study steering group. Predictors of asthma in children in Ireland: a multivariate analysis of deprivation and social support. Society for Social Medicine 50th Annual Scientific meeting Leeds, 13-15 Sept 2006. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2006; 60 (suppl 1): A12-A13.

2005

Murrin, C.M., Bury, G., Daly, S., Fallon, U., Hannon, F., Loftus, B.G., Morrison, J., Murphy, A.W., Nolan, G., O’Mahony, D. and Kelleher, C.C. Alcohol consumption in pregnant Irish women. Proceedings Nutrition Society, 64: 49A-49A Suppl S2005.
Fallon, U.B., Murrin, C.M., Bury, G., Daly, S., Hannon, F., Loftus, B.G., Morrison, J., Murphy, A.W., Nolan, G., O’Mahony, D. and Kelleher, C.C. Planned pregnancy is no guarantee of folic acid compliance. Proceedings Nutrition Society, 64: 40A-40A Suppl s2005.
Kelleher CC, Segonds-Pichon A, Hannon F, Fallon UB, O’Mahony D, on behalf of Lifeways Cross-generation Cohort Study steering Group. The cardiovascular risk factor profile of grandparents and its contribution to infant birthweight in the Lifeways cross-generation cohort study. 6th international conference on preventive Cardiology, Brazil, May 21-25, 2005. Prevention and Control 2005; 1(1): 54.
2003/4
Fallon UB, Murrin, C.M., Segonds-Pichon, A., Kelleher, C.C., Hannon, F., O’Mahony, D., Murphy, A., Daly, S., Morrison, J., Bury, G., Loftus, B.G.  Predictors of Baby’s birthweight in the Lifeways Cross-Generation cohort study in the Republic of Ireland. Oral presentation at the Faculty of Public Health Medicine Meeting, December 2004.
Murrin, C., Segonds-Pichon, A., Kelleher, C.C., Hannon, F., O’Mahony, D., Crowley, D., Ip, V., Nolan, G., Murphy, A., Daly, S., Morrison, J., Bury, G. & Loftus, B.G. Predictors of body mass index and dietary compliance in pregnant Irish Women: The Lifeways Cross-Genertaion cohort study in the Republic of Ireland. Poster Presentation at CELSE meeting, September 2004.

Kelleher CC, Segonds-Pichon A, Hannon F et al. Predictors of self-rated health in pregnant Irish women: first findings from the Lifeways Cross-generation cohort study. Third conference of Epidemiological Longitudinal Studies in Europe , CELSE, 22-24 Sept 2004.

Ip V, Crowley D, Nolan G, Kelleher CC. Dietary habits of pregnant women in Ireland: Faculty of Public Health Medicine Winter Scientific Meeting 2003. Ir J Med Sci 2003; Suppl 172e41.

Useful Documents & Survey Forms:

The following instruments have been used in the Lifeways project and may be obtained by contacting the Lifeways team.

Electronic Copies:

Data Dictionary		Description of Lifeways database. Listing of all tables, fields, constraints and connections.
2011 GP Form		A form sent to general practitioners asking for their willingness to participate in a data/sample collection exercise in 2012.
2011 Parents Questionnaire		Questionnaire sent to Lifeways mothers and fathers, November 2011. Questions concerning health, work, household, mental well-being, economic circumstances, and asthma in the Lifeways child.
2011 Contact Check		Form sent to Lifeways mothers to check contact details, dates of birth of all family members.
2007 Questionnaire		Questionnaire sent to Lifeways mothers. Questions covering a wide range of research areas: nutrition, socio-economic factors, mothers’ health, children’s health, development and behaviour.
Baseline Questionnaire		The baseline questionnaire. Questions concerned health, diet, exercise, consumption of alcohol and other substances, socio-economic factors. A modified version was sent to the Lifeways mothers with some extra questions covering consumption of vitamin, mineral or other food supplements during the course of their pregnancy.
		A modified version was sent to the Lifeways mothers with some extra questions covering consumption of vitamin, mineral or other food supplements during the course of their pregnancy.

Hard Copies:

Year 3 Grandparent Follow-Up		A form sent to grandparents' GPs asking for some details of their health.
Adult Health Record		A health "diary" kept by all Lifeways adults, recording contacts with health care providers, dental treatments, visits to complementary medicine practitioners.
Parent-Held Child Study Record		For a subset of Lifeways children the parents maintained a record of the child's contacts with health care professionals and of developmental milestones.
2002 Grandparent Exam		A clinical examination of Lifeways grandparents was undertaken in their homes. Anthropometric measurements were taken, some questions regarding health were asked and a blood sample was taken for analysis.
2002 Recruitment Form		A form collecting names and contact details of both Lifeways parents and all four grandparents.
Consent Form		The form used to gather consent for participation in the study.