L
Laura Oakley
Researcher at University of London
Publications - 55
Citations - 2201
Laura Oakley is an academic researcher from University of London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Pregnancy. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 41 publications receiving 1839 citations. Previous affiliations of Laura Oakley include University of Hertfordshire & Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
Papers
More filters
Reference EntryDOI
Interventions for promoting smoking cessation during pregnancy
Judith Lumley,Catherine Chamberlain,Therese Dowswell,Sandy Oliver,Laura Oakley,Lyndsey Watson +5 more
TL;DR: Smoking cessation interventions in pregnancy reduce the proportion of women who continue to smoke in late pregnancy, and reduce low birthweight and preterm birth.
Journal ArticleDOI
The effectiveness of antenatal care programmes to reduce infant mortality and preterm birth in socially disadvantaged and vulnerable women in high-income countries: a systematic review
TL;DR: There was insufficient evidence of adequate quality to recommend routine implementation of any of the programmes as a means of reducing infant mortality in disadvantaged/vulnerable women.
Journal ArticleDOI
Lifetime prevalence of infertility and infertility treatment in the UK: results from a population-based survey of reproduction
TL;DR: There is no evidence to support an overall increase in unresolved infertility over the past 15 years, and the vast majority of women aged 40-55 who reported difficulties conceiving did have a child, or children, at some point in their lives.
Journal ArticleDOI
Health promotion for adolescents in primary care: randomised controlled trial.
Zoe Walker,Joy Townsend,Laura Oakley,Chris Donovan,Hilary Smith,Zunia Hurst,Janet Bell,Sally M. Marshall +7 more
TL;DR: Change in behaviour was slight but encouraging, and the intervention was well received and relatively cheap.
Journal ArticleDOI
Factors associated with breastfeeding in England: an analysis by primary care trust
TL;DR: The results show striking associations between sociodemographic factors and breastfeeding at the area level, with much of the variation in breastfeeding rates explained by the sociodEMographic profile.