Antenatal, perinatal and neonatal factors affecting motor development from late childhood to adolescence were explored. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• May 2016

Preliminary evidence suggests that prenatal testosterone exposure may be associated with language delay. However, no study has examined a large sample of... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2012
• January 2012

Childhood maltreatment and history of parental SSD are associated independently with poor early childhood social-emotional functioning ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2016
• August 2016

The present study aims to investigate the association between an early history of recurrent otitis media (OM) with or without ventilation tube insertion and later behavioural problems in childhood and adolescence. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2023
• April 2023

Early childhood education and care (ECEC) services are a key setting to support improvements in the physical activity of young children. This umbrella review gathered and synthesised systematic review evidence of the effectiveness of interventions in the ECEC setting on the physical activity levels of children aged 0–6. ...

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• 2022
• February 2022

Population-level ecological studies show type 1 diabetes incidence is inversely correlated with ambient ultraviolet radiation (UVR) levels. We conducted a nested case–control study using administrative datasets to test this association at the individual level. ...

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• 2021
• September 2021

There is increasing international interest in place-based approaches to improve early childhood development (ECD) outcomes. The available data and evidence are limited and precludes well informed policy and practice change. Developing the evidence-base for community-level effects on ECD is one way to facilitate more informed and targeted community action. ...

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• 2021
• September 2021

The current study provides preliminary evidence that machine learning algorithms provide equivalent predictive accuracy to traditional methods for language difficulties in middle childhood ...

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• 2018
• August 2018

Findings from longitudinal research, globally, repeatedly emphasise the importance of a taking an early life course approach to mental health promotion; one that invests in the formative years of development, from early childhood to young adulthood, just prior to the transition to parenthood for most. While population monitoring systems have been developed for this period, they are typically designed for use within discrete stages. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2023
• February 2023

We describe the application of a participatory action research methodology that is grounded in Aboriginal worldviews ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2019
• October 2019