Table 4.

The bottom 10 research questions according to their overall research priority score (RPS), with average expert agreement (AEA) related to each question

Rank	Proposed research question	Res. Type	Answerable?	Effective?	Deliverable?	Burden reduct.?	Equitable?	AEA (%)	RPS (weigh)
73	Contribution of preterm birth and intrauterine growth retardation to stunting in childhood (increased risk of LBW in next generation of girls subjected to stunting)	EPI	86	39	22	14	81	71.6	43.6
74	Development of safe and effective pharmacological methods of stimulating breastmilk supply	RDNI	64	41	34	33	42	61.8	41.5
75	Approaches to reduce smoking in fathers of unborn chidren during pregnancy	HPSR	67	25	39	21	50	63.2	37.8
76	Development of interventions for activating endogenous surfactant production through gene switching	RDNI	47	54	6	36	39	62.9	36.2
77	Investigating the relationship between sleeping arrangements, infections and SIDS in LBW infants	EPI	56	56	6	26	44	67.6	35.8
78	Determine the degree to which second-hand smoke contributes to LBW among non-smoking women	EPI	64	42	22	10	56	70.3	34.3
79	Development of methods for harmonising the composition of expressed breastmilk to infant requirements without constraining output	RDNI	50	59	13	19	42	67.1	33.9
80	Development of maternal biochemical indicators predicting low birth weight	EPI	69	28	18	26	31	63.3	33.5
81	Investigating the relationship of the home environment and neurocognitive development of LBW infants	EPI	53	50	28	0	58	71.1	31.9
82	Development of interventions for activation of HbA synthesis to ameliorate early anemia in preterm babies	RDNI	53	46	6	21	39	67.2	31.5

EPI – epidemiological research; HPSR – health policy and systems research; RIEI – research to improve existing interventions; RDNI – research to develop new interventions