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Jim McKenna
Researcher at Leeds Beckett University
Publications - 334
Citations - 10078
Jim McKenna is an academic researcher from Leeds Beckett University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sudden infant death syndrome & Psychological intervention. The author has an hindex of 55, co-authored 321 publications receiving 9063 citations. Previous affiliations of Jim McKenna include University of Bristol & Carnegie Learning.
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Annual age-grouping and athlete development: a meta-analytical review of relative age effects in sport.
TL;DR: This article represents the first meta-analytical review of RAEs, aimed to collectively determine the overall prevalence and strength of Raes across and within sports, and identify moderator variables.
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Why babies should never sleep alone: A review of the co-sleeping controversy in relation to SIDS, bedsharing and breast feeding
Jim McKenna,Thomas W. McDade +1 more
TL;DR: It is hoped that the studies and data described in this paper, which show that co-sleeping at least in the form of roomsharing especially with an actively breast feeding mother saves lives, is a powerful reason why the simplistic, scientifically inaccurate and misleading statement 'never sleep with your baby' needs to be rescinded.
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Bedsharing Promotes Breastfeeding
TL;DR: It is suggested that, by increasing breastfeeding, bedsharing might be protective against SIDS, at least in some contexts, and maternal reproductive physiology could be impacted because nursing frequency affects ovulation.
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Physical activity and mental well-being in older people participating in the Better Ageing Project
TL;DR: Assessment of well-being and quality of life using standardised questionnaires with 176 adults aged 70 and over and an assessment of the impact of the 12-month Better Ageing structured group exercise programme showed only minor psychological benefits of the exercise intervention.
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Mother–infant cosleeping, breastfeeding and sudden infant death syndrome: What biological anthropology has discovered about normal infant sleep and pediatric sleep medicine
TL;DR: Two decades of research examining parent-infant sleep practices and the variability of maternal and infant sleep physiology and behavior in social and solitary sleeping environments are reviewed, employing a biocultural approach that integrates diverse lines of evidence.