This article presents findings from a randomized controlled trial of 1,279 healthy newborns in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on the effects of swaddling—the tight, prolonged binding of infants—on development.

Patient choice is at the heart of health-care reform programmes in the UK and in many other countries. The success of patient choice initiatives is dependent on a well-functioning agency relationship in health care. We interviewed 197 patients from 13 general practices in the West Midlands, UK,...

This article presents findings from a randomized controlled trial of 1,279 healthy newborns in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on the effects of swaddling—the tight, prolonged binding of infants—on development.