The Developmental Origins of Health: Biology, Shocks, Investments, and Policies

Project Information

DEVORHBIOSHIP

Grant agreement ID: 819752

DOI

10.3030/819752

Project closed

EC signature date 6 February 2019

Start date 1 April 2019

End date 31 October 2025

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Total cost

€ 1 738 763,00

EU contribution

€ 1 738 763,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
United Kingdom

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Publications

Peer reviewed articles (14)

Early Home Visits and Health Outcomes in Low-Income Mothers and Offspring

Author(s): Gabriella Conti, Joyce Smith, Elizabeth Anson, Susan Groth, Michael Knudtson, Andrea Salvati, David Olds
Published in: JAMA Network Open, Issue 7, 2024, Page(s) e2351752, ISSN 2574-3805
Publisher: American Medical Association (AMA)
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.51752

Impact of lockdown on key workers: findings from the COVID-19 survey in four UK national longitudinal studies

Author(s): Constantin-Cristian Topriceanu, Andrew Wong, James C Moon, Alun D Hughes, Nishi Chaturvedi, Gabriella Conti, David Bann, Praveetha Patalay, Gabriella Captur
Published in: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2021, ISSN 0143-005X
Publisher: British Medical Association
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2020-215889

Overweight and obesity at age 19 after pre-natal famine exposure

Author(s): L. H. Lumey, Peter Ekamper, Govert Bijwaard, Gabriella Conti & Frans van Poppel
Published in: International Journal of Obesity, 2021, ISSN 0307-0565
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41366-021-00824-3

Severe prenatal shocks and adolescent health- Evidence from the Dutch Hunger Winter

Author(s): Gabriella Conti, Stavros Poupakis, Peter Ekamper, Govert E. Bijwaard, L.H. Lumey
Published in: Economics and Human Biology, Issue 53, 2024, ISSN 1570-677X
Publisher: Elsevier BV

Preconception health in England: a proposal for annual reporting with core metrics

Author(s): Judith Stephenson, Christina Vogel, Jennifer Hall, Jayne Hutchinson, Sue Mann, Helen Duncan, Kathryn Woods-Townsend, Simon de Lusignan, Lucilla Poston, Janet Cade, Keith Godfrey, Mark Hanson, Geraldine Barrett, Mary Barker, Gabriella Conti, Geordan Shannon, Tim Colbourn
Published in: The Lancet, Issue 393/10187, 2019, Page(s) 2262-2271, ISSN 0140-6736
Publisher: The Lancet Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(19)30954-7

The effects of home visiting on mother-child interactions: Evidence from a randomized trial using dynamic micro-level data

Author(s): Gabriella Conti, Stavros Poupakis, Malte Sandner, Sören Kliem
Published in: Child Abuse & Neglect, 2021, ISSN 0145-2134
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105021

The economic costs of child maltreatment in UK

Author(s): Gabriella Conti,Elena Pizzo,Stephen Morris,Mariya Melnychuk
Published in: Health Economics, 2021, ISSN 1057-9230
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/hec.4409

Measuring progress in pregnancy planning and preconception health

Author(s): Danielle Schoenaker, Prof Jennifer Hall, Prof Sarah Verbiest, Engelbert A Nonterah, Prof Wendy V Norman, Ghadir Fakhri Al-Jayyousi, Prof Hanan F Abdul Rahim, Nadira Sultana Kakoly, Prof Ana Luiza Vilela Borges, Prof Danielle Mazza, Chee Wai Ku, Prof Jerry Kok Yen Chan, Ilse Delbaere, Prof Shane A Norris, Prof Eric Steegers, Geraldine Barrett, Prof Gabriella Conti, Prof Judith Steph
Published in: The Lancet, 2026, ISSN 1474-547X
Publisher: The Lancet

Efficacy of delivery models in early intervention: Findings from Germany's nurse-family partnership on family and child welfare services and pediatric medical incidents in high-risk families

Author(s): Gabriella Conti, Malte Sandner, Tilman Brand, Sören Kliem
Published in: Child Abuse & Neglect, Issue 166, 2025, Page(s) 107513, ISSN 0145-2134
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107513

Building resilient societies after COVID-19: the case for investing in maternal, neonatal, and child health

Author(s): Chandni Maria Jacob, Despina D Briana, Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Neena Modi, Flavia Bustreo, Gabriella Conti, Ariadne Malamitsi-Puchner, Mark Hanson
Published in: The Lancet Public Health, Issue 5/11, 2020, Page(s) e624-e627, ISSN 2468-2667
Publisher: Lancet
DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(20)30200-0

Evaluating access to health and care services during lockdown by the COVID-19 survey in five UK national longitudinal studies

Author(s): Constantin-Cristian Topriceanu, Andrew Wong, James C Moon, Alun D Hughes, David Bann, Nishi Chaturvedi, Praveetha Patalay, Gabriella Conti, Gaby Captur
Published in: BMJ Open, 2021, ISSN 2044-6055
Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045813

Inequality in socio-emotional skills: A cross-cohort comparison

Author(s): Orazio Attanasio, Richard Blundell, Gabriella Conti, Giacomo Mason
Published in: Journal of Public Economics, Issue 191, 2020, Page(s) 104171, ISSN 0047-2727
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2020.104171

Maternal and Child Health Following 2 Home Visiting Interventions vs Control

Author(s): Marie Lisanne Schepan, Malte Sandner, Gabriella Conti, Sören Kliem, Tilman Brand
Published in: JAMA Pediatrics, 2025, ISSN 2168-6211
Publisher: AMA

For Better or Worse? Subjective Expectations and Cost‐Benefit Trade‐Offs in Health Behavior: An Application to Lockdown Compliance in the United Kingdom

Author(s): Gabriella Conti, Pamela Giustinelli
Published in: Health Economics, Issue 34, 2025, Page(s) 992-1012, ISSN 1057-9230
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/hec.4942

Conference proceedings (13)

Severe Prenatal Shocks and Adolescent Health: Evidence from the Dutch Hunger Winter

Author(s): Gabriella Conti, Stavros Poupakis, Peter Ekamper, Govert E. Bijwaard, L.H. Lumey
Published in: 2021
Publisher: IZA

Beyond Birthweight: The Origins of Human Capital

Author(s): Gabriella Conti, Mark Hanson, Hazel Inskip, Sarah Crozier, Cyrus Cooper, Keith Godfrey
Published in: 2020
Publisher: IZA

The effects of home visiting on mother-child interactions: Evidence from a randomised trial using dynamic micro-level data

Author(s): Gabriella Conti, Sören Kliem, Stavros Poupakis, Malte Sandner
Published in: IFS Working Paper series, Issue 420, 2026
Publisher: The IFS
DOI: 10.1920/wp.ifs.2020.420

The health effects of universal early childhood interventions: evidence from Sure Start

Author(s): Sarah Cattan, Gabriella Conti, Christine Farquharson, Rita Ginja, Maud Pecher
Published in: IFS Working Paper, Issue 25, 2021
Publisher: Institute for Fiscal Studies

The geography of child disability in Italy: new evidence from administrative data

Author(s): Paola Biasi, Gabriella Conti, De Paola Maria
Published in: IFS Working Paper, Issue 44, 2025
Publisher: IFS

Workforce quality and early childhood development at scale

Author(s): Sarah Cattan, Gabriella Conti, Christine Farquharson
Published in: IFS Working Paper, 2026
Publisher: IFS

The impacts of COVID-19 on Health Visiting in England: First Results

Author(s): Gabriella Conti, Abigail Dow
Published in: 2020
Publisher: UCL

The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on time use, beliefs, childcare and child development for first-time parents in England

Author(s): Gabriella Conti, Ella Johnson-Watts
Published in: Archives of Disease in Chilhdood, 2021, ISSN 0003-9888
Publisher: BMJ

Gene x Environment Interactions: Polygenic Scores and the Impact of an Early Childhood Intervention in Colombia

Author(s): Orazio Attanasio, Gabriella Conti, Pamela Jervis, Costas Meghir, Aysu Okbay
Published in: 2025
Publisher: HCEO

One-Size-Fits-Some: Insights from a Randomized COVID-19 Intervention

Author(s): Gabriella Conti, Pamela Giustinelli, Mirko de Maria
Published in: 2026
Publisher: UCL

For Better or Worse? Subjective Expectations and Cost-Benefit Trade-Offs in Health Behavior

Author(s): Gabriella Conti, Pamela Giustinelli
Published in: IFS Working Paper Series, 2023
Publisher: IFS

Parental Beliefs, Perceived Health Risks, and Time Investment in Children

Author(s): Gabriella Conti, Michele Giannola, Alessandro Toppeta
Published in: IFS Working Paper Series, 2022
Publisher: IFS

Using FOI data to assess the state of Health Visiting Services in England before and during COVID-19

Author(s): Gabriella Conti, Abigail Dow
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UCL

Book chapters (5)

Early childhood interventions to reduce intergenerational inequality

Author(s): Gabriella Conti, Sweta Gupta
Published in: Research Handbook on Intergenerational Inequality, 2024
Publisher: Edward Elgar

Developmental Origins of Health Inequality

Author(s): Gabriella Conti, Giacomo Mason and Stavros Poupakis
Published in: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Health Economics, 2020, ISBN 9780190902179
Publisher: Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/acref/9780190902179.001.0001

The Developmental Origins of Health Inequality

Author(s): Gabriella Conti
Published in: Health and Inequality, 2025, Page(s) 285-309
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
DOI: 10.1108/s1049-2585(2013)0000021025

Developmental Origins of Health Inequality

Author(s): Gabriella Conti, Giacomo Mason and Stavros Poupakis
Published in: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Health Economics, Issue 1, 2018
Publisher: Oxford University Press

The Economics of Multisystemic Resilience

Author(s): Gabriella Conti, Tatiana Paredes
Published in: Multisystemic Resilience, 2021
Publisher: Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190095888.001.0001

Non-peer reviewed articles (3)

The Health Effects of Universal Early Childhood Interventions: Evidence from Sure Start

Author(s): Sarah Cattan, Gabriella Conti, Christine Farquharson, Rita Ginja, Maud Pecher
Published in: SSRN Electronic Journal, Issue 20, 2025, ISSN 1556-5068
Publisher: IFS
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.5243386

Early Home Visiting Delivery Model and Maternal and Child Mental Health at Primary School Age

Author(s): Gabriella Conti, Sören Kliem, Malte Sandner,
Published in: AEA Papers & Proceedings, 2024, ISSN 2574-0776
Publisher: American Economic Association

Developmental Origins of Health Inequality

Author(s): Gabriella Conti, Giacomo Mason, Stavros Poupakis
Published in: SSRN Electronic Journal, 2025, ISSN 1556-5068
Publisher: IFS
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.5242264

Other (7)

The State of Health Visiting in England: Workforce Composition, Caseloads and Service Delivery

Author(s): Gabriella Conti, Gabriel Weber Costa, Dylan D'Mello, Yichen Yu
Published in: 2026
Publisher: UCL

Short- and Medium-Term Effects of In-Utero Health Interventions: Evidence from the Treatment of Gestational Diabetes 

Author(s): Gabriella Conti, Paul Rodriguez-Lesmes
Published in: 2026
Publisher: UCL

Supporting parents and children in the early years during (and after) the COVID-19 crisis

Author(s): Gabriella Conti
Published in: VOXEU, 2020
Publisher: CEPR

Parental involvement in home schooling and developmental play during lockdown

Author(s): Aase Villadsen, Gabriella Conti, Emla Fitzsimons
Published in: 2020
Publisher: UCL Institute of Education

Neonatal Health and Long-Term Outcomes: Twin-Based Evidence from Linked Scandinavian Registers

Author(s): Evelina Björkegren, Aline Bütikofer, Gabriella Conti, Mårten Palme, Kjell Salvanes
Published in: 2026
Publisher: UCL

Genes, Parental Education, and Inequality in Human Capital: Evidence from Two British Cohorts

Author(s): Gabriella Conti
Published in: 2026
Publisher: UCL

Rebuilding the health visiting workforce: costing policy proposals

Author(s): Gabriella Conti, Abigail Dow
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UCL