This study explores how the first wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic influenced family routines, relationships and technology use (smartphones and tablet computers) among families with infants. Infancy is known to be an important period for attachment security and future child development, and a time of being susceptible to changes within and outside of the family unit. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• December 2021

This study aimed to address the acceptance of mHealth applications for a dental screening app that facilitates patient information entry and captures dental photos remotely to assist in caries diagnosis in preschool children in Australia. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• August 2023

This study assessed the contribution of physical factors including lumbar posture to scoliosis in non-ambulatory youth with DMD in Nepal. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• May 2014

We examined risk of intellectual disability and other neuropsychiatric outcomes in children of mothers with and without schizophrenia, bipolar or depression. ...

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

Marked increases in maternal age and primiparous births were observed. A four-fold increase in the rates of pre-existing medical complications over time... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• August 2013

This paper aimed to describe the relationships between level of impairment and participation in community activities for girls and women with Rett syndrome. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• July 2014

With well-established evidence that early life conditions have a profound influence on lifespan and health-span, new interventional birth cohorts are examining ways to optimise health potential of individuals and communities. These are aimed at going beyond preventing disease, to the conditions that facilitate flourishing from an early age. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• May 2021

Since the discovery of MECP2 duplication syndrome (MDS) in 1999, efforts to characterise this disorder have been limited by a lack of large datasets, with small case series often favouring the reporting of certain conditions over others. This study is the largest to date, featuring 134 males and 20 females, ascertained from the international MECP2 Duplication Database (MDBase). ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• April 2022

In girls and women with Rett syndrome, we assessed the accuracy of the StepWatch Activity Monitor™ and investigated relationships between daily step counts,... ...

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

In children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), growth hormone (GH) improves height and body composition; however, may be associated with worsening sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). Some studies have reported less SDB after GH initiation, but follow-up with polysomnography is still advised in most clinical guidelines. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• August 2021