Causal mediation analysis is a useful tool for epidemiologic research, but it has been
criticized for relying on a “cross-world” independence assumption that counterfactual …

Background Early childhood interventions are critical for reducing child health and
development inequities. While most research focuses on the efficacy of single interventions …

BackgroundMaternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum predicts later
emotional and behavioural problems in children. Even though most perinatal mental health …

Postnatal depression (PND) is common and predicts a range of adverse maternal and
offspring outcomes. PND rates are highest among women with persistent mental health …

Background Mechanisms underlying the adiposity–cancer relationship are incompletely
understood. We quantified the mediating roles of C‐reactive protein (CRP), leptin, fasting …

The growing evidence base on the extent of and opportunities to reduce inequities in
children's health and development still lacks the specificity to inform clear policy decisions. A …

There are 2 types of assumptions at play in causal inference. One type encapsulates what
we know (or think we know) both in the content area and about the data we have collected …

Objective Children from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds have poorer
learning outcomes. These inequities are a significant public health issue, tracking forward to …

BACKGROUND Prevention is key to reducing socioeconomic inequities in children's mental
health problems, especially given limited availability and accessibility of services. We …

With multiple possible mediators on the causal pathway from a treatment to an outcome, we
consider the problem of decomposing the effects along multiple possible causal path (s) …