Warwick Lifecourse and Neonatal Group
@warwicklng.bsky.social
Part of Warwick University's Psychology Department, the Warwick Lifecourse and Neonatal Group brings together researcher working in the following projects https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/psych/research/lifespan/preterm-lifecour
Just published: Adolescent mental health outcomes following early regulatory problems by Matic Kadiš, Pauline W. Jansen, Nicole Tsalacopoulos, Rianne Kok, Dieter Wolke & Satja Mulej Bratec:
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#UniversityOfWarwick #WarwickPsychology #HealthResearch #Mentalhealth #ECAP
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Adolescent mental health outcomes following early regulatory problems - European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Early regulatory problems (RPs), including excessive crying, sleeping difficulties, and feeding issues in infancy, are associated with later mental health difficulties. However, existing studies used ...
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September 10, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Just published: Adolescent mental health outcomes following early regulatory problems by Matic Kadiš, Pauline W. Jansen, Nicole Tsalacopoulos, Rianne Kok, Dieter Wolke & Satja Mulej Bratec:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#UniversityOfWarwick #WarwickPsychology #HealthResearch #Mentalhealth #ECAP
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#UniversityOfWarwick #WarwickPsychology #HealthResearch #Mentalhealth #ECAP
New in JAMA Pediatrics: @dieterwolke.bsky.social and team examine childhood factors linked to positive functioning in adulthood among those born very preterm or with very low birth weight.
Read here 👇
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#PretermBirth #ChildDevelopment @warwickpsych.bsky.social
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#PretermBirth #ChildDevelopment @warwickpsych.bsky.social
Childhood Factors and Positive Functioning Among Adults Born Very Preterm or With Very Low Birth Weight
This cohort study identifies positive functioning profiles at 34 years in adults born very preterm and/or very low birth weight and term-born adults and investigates whether identified profiles based ...
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July 22, 2026 at 2:51 PM
New in JAMA Pediatrics: @dieterwolke.bsky.social and team examine childhood factors linked to positive functioning in adulthood among those born very preterm or with very low birth weight.
Read here 👇
doi.org/10.1001/jama...
#PretermBirth #ChildDevelopment @warwickpsych.bsky.social
Read here 👇
doi.org/10.1001/jama...
#PretermBirth #ChildDevelopment @warwickpsych.bsky.social
New findings from the Bavarian Longitudinal Study show that many adult outcomes linked to very preterm birth (<32 weeks) are influenced by childhood experiences. Supportive parenting and school achievement are key targets for improving long-term outcomes.
Read here 👇
bit.ly/4w7Wab0
Read here 👇
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July 15, 2026 at 9:02 AM
New findings from the Bavarian Longitudinal Study show that many adult outcomes linked to very preterm birth (<32 weeks) are influenced by childhood experiences. Supportive parenting and school achievement are key targets for improving long-term outcomes.
Read here 👇
bit.ly/4w7Wab0
Read here 👇
bit.ly/4w7Wab0
Why does my baby cry so much? 👶
@dieterwolke.bsky.social recently joined Greg Foot on The Baby Fact Check to explore the science behind newborn crying, the “crying peak”, and what evidence really tells us about soothing babies and supporting parents. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld6X...
#NewBorn
@dieterwolke.bsky.social recently joined Greg Foot on The Baby Fact Check to explore the science behind newborn crying, the “crying peak”, and what evidence really tells us about soothing babies and supporting parents. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld6X...
#NewBorn
Why does my baby cry so much? Understanding the newborn "Crying Peak"
YouTube video by The Baby Fact Check
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June 30, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Why does my baby cry so much? 👶
@dieterwolke.bsky.social recently joined Greg Foot on The Baby Fact Check to explore the science behind newborn crying, the “crying peak”, and what evidence really tells us about soothing babies and supporting parents. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld6X...
#NewBorn
@dieterwolke.bsky.social recently joined Greg Foot on The Baby Fact Check to explore the science behind newborn crying, the “crying peak”, and what evidence really tells us about soothing babies and supporting parents. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld6X...
#NewBorn
@dieterwolke.bsky.social @warwickpsych.bsky.social and colleagues have used multi-national cohorts to examine socioeconomic inequality in extreme outcomes within very preterm and/or very low birth weight infants.
Read more here 👇
doi.org/10.3389/fpub...
Read more here 👇
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Frontiers | Socioeconomic inequity in extreme outcomes within very pre-term and/or very low birthweight infants: evidence from multi-national cohorts
BackgroundPre-term birth (< 37 weeks' gestation) is a major cause of neonatal mortality, with very pre-term (< 32 weeks' gestation) and extremely pre-term (<...
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June 16, 2026 at 10:26 AM
@dieterwolke.bsky.social @warwickpsych.bsky.social and colleagues have used multi-national cohorts to examine socioeconomic inequality in extreme outcomes within very preterm and/or very low birth weight infants.
Read more here 👇
doi.org/10.3389/fpub...
Read more here 👇
doi.org/10.3389/fpub...
New research: The Association of Maternal Sensitivity with Subsequent Cognition and Language among Children Born Preterm: An Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis - The Journal of Pediatrics www.jpeds.com/article/S002... @dieterwolke.bsky.social @warwickpsych.bsky.social
The Association of Maternal Sensitivity with Subsequent Cognition and Language among Children Born Preterm: An Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis
To assess variations in children's cognitive and language test scores according to
observed dyadic maternal sensitivity and the child's gestational age, after adjustment
for known confounders.
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April 21, 2026 at 1:45 PM
New research: The Association of Maternal Sensitivity with Subsequent Cognition and Language among Children Born Preterm: An Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis - The Journal of Pediatrics www.jpeds.com/article/S002... @dieterwolke.bsky.social @warwickpsych.bsky.social
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Research Away Day today. From the Lifespan Health & Wellbeing Group, Dieter Wolke is giving a talk about resilience & tradeoffs of biological plasticity and parental investment from projects funded by UKRI and EU. @warwicklng.bsky.social @warwickpsych.bsky.social
March 24, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Research Away Day today. From the Lifespan Health & Wellbeing Group, Dieter Wolke is giving a talk about resilience & tradeoffs of biological plasticity and parental investment from projects funded by UKRI and EU. @warwicklng.bsky.social @warwickpsych.bsky.social
@dieterwolke.bsky.social @warwickpsych.bsky.social Eur Soc of Child & Adol Psychiatry(ESCAP) practical guidance for clinicians & mental health services regarding child to adult mental health service transitions &managed discharge at the service boundary. Read here: doi.org/10.1007/s007...
European Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (ESCAP) practical guidance for clinicians and mental health services regarding child to adult mental health service transitions and managed discharge at the service boundary - European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - The European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (ESCAP) clinical guidance on transition supports care across the child and adolescent mental...
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April 21, 2026 at 12:16 PM
@dieterwolke.bsky.social @warwickpsych.bsky.social Eur Soc of Child & Adol Psychiatry(ESCAP) practical guidance for clinicians & mental health services regarding child to adult mental health service transitions &managed discharge at the service boundary. Read here: doi.org/10.1007/s007...
MILESTONE consortium c @dieterwolke.bsky.social @warwickpsych.bsky.social Bridging Perspectives: Clinician–Adolescent Agreement on Psychopathological Severity in the European MILESTONE Cohort - Marcolini - 2026 - Journal of Clinical Psychology -Wiley Oline Lib onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Bridging Perspectives: Clinician–Adolescent Agreement on Psychopathological Severity in the European MILESTONE Cohort
Objectives
Adolescents transitioning from child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) to adult mental health services (AMHS) may face challenges in accurately identifying and reporting their.....
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February 10, 2026 at 10:54 AM
MILESTONE consortium c @dieterwolke.bsky.social @warwickpsych.bsky.social Bridging Perspectives: Clinician–Adolescent Agreement on Psychopathological Severity in the European MILESTONE Cohort - Marcolini - 2026 - Journal of Clinical Psychology -Wiley Oline Lib onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Read a RECAP consortium (including @dieterwolke.bsky.social @warwickpsych.bsky.social ) article by Hanifer Pilvar on the Outcomes in Early Adulthood for Individuals Born Very Preterm and/or w... here 👇 doi.org/10.1016/j.jp...
Redirecting
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January 6, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Read a RECAP consortium (including @dieterwolke.bsky.social @warwickpsych.bsky.social ) article by Hanifer Pilvar on the Outcomes in Early Adulthood for Individuals Born Very Preterm and/or w... here 👇 doi.org/10.1016/j.jp...
Fetal size gestational age and cognitive performance at 5 yrs in term-born children: 4 national cohorts' study published in IJOG by Xuan Zhao Dr Robert Eves Prof Siobhan Quenby Prof Sakari Lemola and @dieterwolke.bsky.social obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @warwickpsych.bsky.social
OBGYN
Objective
Fetal size and gestational age are essential factors to consider when determining the timing of delivery between mothers and obstetricians in term pregnancies. Previous studies have shown .....
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November 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Fetal size gestational age and cognitive performance at 5 yrs in term-born children: 4 national cohorts' study published in IJOG by Xuan Zhao Dr Robert Eves Prof Siobhan Quenby Prof Sakari Lemola and @dieterwolke.bsky.social obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @warwickpsych.bsky.social
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🌱 Great energy at today’s Lifespan Health and Wellbeing Group meeting! Huge thanks to our brilliant speakers @sabrinatwilhaar.bsky.social & @adamjowett.bsky.social for their presentations, & to our students who led the discussion. Looking forward to the next one! 💬🧠
#HealthAndWellbeing #Lifespan
#HealthAndWellbeing #Lifespan
November 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
🌱 Great energy at today’s Lifespan Health and Wellbeing Group meeting! Huge thanks to our brilliant speakers @sabrinatwilhaar.bsky.social & @adamjowett.bsky.social for their presentations, & to our students who led the discussion. Looking forward to the next one! 💬🧠
#HealthAndWellbeing #Lifespan
#HealthAndWellbeing #Lifespan
@dieterwolke.bsky.social @warwickpsych.bsky.social and Dr Tanya Lereya’s paper on bullying features as the most cited paper of the 2010s in Archives of Disease and Childhood 100th Anniversary list of most influential papers. Read more here:
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October 30, 2025 at 10:27 AM
@dieterwolke.bsky.social @warwickpsych.bsky.social and Dr Tanya Lereya’s paper on bullying features as the most cited paper of the 2010s in Archives of Disease and Childhood 100th Anniversary list of most influential papers. Read more here:
warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/psyc...
warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/psyc...
Kirsty Lee and @dieterwolke.bsky.social have published a chapter in the APA Handbook on Maladaptive peer relationships and bullying: Associations with child and adolescent health. Read more here: psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
APA PsycNet
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September 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Kirsty Lee and @dieterwolke.bsky.social have published a chapter in the APA Handbook on Maladaptive peer relationships and bullying: Associations with child and adolescent health. Read more here: psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
Modifiable social factors that help preterm children develop better-than-expected mental health, offering new hope for a persistent problem. Read more here👇https://acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcpp.70002 @sabrinatwilhaar.bsky.social @dieterwolke.bsky.social @warwickpsych.bsky.social
<em>Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry</em> | ACAMH Pediatric Journal | Wiley Online Library
Background Children born preterm (<37 weeks' gestation) are at increased risk of mental health problems, and their mental health outcomes have not improved in the past decades. This study aims to (1...
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September 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Modifiable social factors that help preterm children develop better-than-expected mental health, offering new hope for a persistent problem. Read more here👇https://acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcpp.70002 @sabrinatwilhaar.bsky.social @dieterwolke.bsky.social @warwickpsych.bsky.social
@corneliub.bsky.social @dieterwolke.bsky.social et al's research highlighted that maternal sociodemographic characteristics were critical modifiers of VP/VLBW impacts on adult HRQoL, so disadvantaged groups needed targeted health interventions. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A heterogeneity analysis of health-related quality of life in early adults born very preterm or very low birthweight across the sociodemographic spectrum
Preterm birth and very low birthweight (VP/VLBW) are associated with poorer health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes extending into adulthood, …
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September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
@corneliub.bsky.social @dieterwolke.bsky.social et al's research highlighted that maternal sociodemographic characteristics were critical modifiers of VP/VLBW impacts on adult HRQoL, so disadvantaged groups needed targeted health interventions. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Read about a study into Preterm birth, bullying victimization, and mental health in adulthood: A prospective cohort study in Germany - Child and Adolescent Mental Health acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Yanyan Ni Peter Bartmann @dieterwolke.bsky.social @warwickpsych.bsky.social
Yanyan Ni Peter Bartmann @dieterwolke.bsky.social @warwickpsych.bsky.social
<em>Child and Adolescent Mental Health</em> | ACAMH Journal | Wiley Online Library
Background To examine the moderating and mediating roles of bullying victimization in the association between preterm birth and mental health in adulthood. Method As part of a prospective geograph...
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September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Read about a study into Preterm birth, bullying victimization, and mental health in adulthood: A prospective cohort study in Germany - Child and Adolescent Mental Health acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Yanyan Ni Peter Bartmann @dieterwolke.bsky.social @warwickpsych.bsky.social
Yanyan Ni Peter Bartmann @dieterwolke.bsky.social @warwickpsych.bsky.social
Take a look at the latest research into the Socio Economic Outcomes of preterm birth nature.com/articles/s41...
@yanlinzhou.bsky.social @marinagmendonca.bsky.social @dieterwolke.bsky.social @warwickpsych.bsky.social
@yanlinzhou.bsky.social @marinagmendonca.bsky.social @dieterwolke.bsky.social @warwickpsych.bsky.social
Socioeconomic outcomes in very preterm/very low birth weight adults: individual participant data meta-analysis - Pediatric Research
Pediatric Research - Socioeconomic outcomes in very preterm/very low birth weight adults: individual participant data meta-analysis
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September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Take a look at the latest research into the Socio Economic Outcomes of preterm birth nature.com/articles/s41...
@yanlinzhou.bsky.social @marinagmendonca.bsky.social @dieterwolke.bsky.social @warwickpsych.bsky.social
@yanlinzhou.bsky.social @marinagmendonca.bsky.social @dieterwolke.bsky.social @warwickpsych.bsky.social
ReadThe Trade‐Off of Delivery Timing Between Reduced Perinatal Complications Versus Adverse Long‐Term Outcomes - Wolke - 2025 - Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@dieterwolke.bsky.social Xuan Zhao Siobhan Quenby @warwickpsych.bsky.social
@dieterwolke.bsky.social Xuan Zhao Siobhan Quenby @warwickpsych.bsky.social
The Trade‐Off of Delivery Timing Between Reduced Perinatal Complications Versus Adverse Long‐Term Outcomes
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September 24, 2025 at 7:54 AM
ReadThe Trade‐Off of Delivery Timing Between Reduced Perinatal Complications Versus Adverse Long‐Term Outcomes - Wolke - 2025 - Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@dieterwolke.bsky.social Xuan Zhao Siobhan Quenby @warwickpsych.bsky.social
@dieterwolke.bsky.social Xuan Zhao Siobhan Quenby @warwickpsych.bsky.social
Read @melissa-thalhammer.bsky.social paper bit.ly/3Ki9pTt @dieterwolke.bsky.social is very pleased to be part of showing the heterogenous effects of prematurity on brain development from birth into adulthood. It indicates there is plasticity and early social environment can make a difference.
Heterogeneous, temporally consistent, and plastic brain development after preterm birth - Nature Communications
This study reveals that brain aberrations after preterm birth are highly individual yet shaped by early injury and social environment, influencing long-term cognitive outcomes.
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September 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Read @melissa-thalhammer.bsky.social paper bit.ly/3Ki9pTt @dieterwolke.bsky.social is very pleased to be part of showing the heterogenous effects of prematurity on brain development from birth into adulthood. It indicates there is plasticity and early social environment can make a difference.
Read the latest research into the role of internalising trajectories in adult wealth and social relationships by @yanlinzhou.bsky.social @elifgonen.bsky.social Peter Bartmann @dieterwolke.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@warwickpsych.bsky.social
@warwickpsych.bsky.social
The role of internalising trajectories in adult wealth and social relationships following very preterm birth/very low birth weight
Individuals born very preterm (VPT; <32 weeks) and/or with very low birth weight (VLBW; <1500 g) are at higher risk for internalising problems and adu…
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September 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Read the latest research into the role of internalising trajectories in adult wealth and social relationships by @yanlinzhou.bsky.social @elifgonen.bsky.social Peter Bartmann @dieterwolke.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@warwickpsych.bsky.social
@warwickpsych.bsky.social
Also @yanlinzhou.bsky.social !
Hear @dieterwolke.bsky.social on Follow-up & long-term consequences of preterm infants/quality of life long-term aspects along with @sabrinatwilhaar.bsky.social & @Xuan Zhao from @warwickpsych.bsky.social #jENScongress2025. NB there are also posters from @elifgonen.bsky.social and @Miranda Wong 👇
Only 1 month left to join 180+ world-renowned experts for 5 days of continuing medical education, networking, and innovation at the #jENScongress 2025, powered by 3 leading organizations advancing #NeonatalCare – onsite in #Belgrade or online from anywhere!
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September 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Also @yanlinzhou.bsky.social !
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On #worldalzheimersday our team
is thrilled with our efforts to understand how amyloid (magenta) interacts with blood vessels (green) and how better 🐁 models and translational approaches will help the fight to #endalz
And 🙏 @alzassociation.bsky.social for the support
is thrilled with our efforts to understand how amyloid (magenta) interacts with blood vessels (green) and how better 🐁 models and translational approaches will help the fight to #endalz
And 🙏 @alzassociation.bsky.social for the support
September 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
On #worldalzheimersday our team
is thrilled with our efforts to understand how amyloid (magenta) interacts with blood vessels (green) and how better 🐁 models and translational approaches will help the fight to #endalz
And 🙏 @alzassociation.bsky.social for the support
is thrilled with our efforts to understand how amyloid (magenta) interacts with blood vessels (green) and how better 🐁 models and translational approaches will help the fight to #endalz
And 🙏 @alzassociation.bsky.social for the support