The Antenatal Colostrum Expression (ACE) Study aims to determine whether hand expressing of colostrum in the last few weeks of pregnancy can help new mothers to breastfeed. ...

• The ORIGINS Project
• Sub-projects
• Nutrition & Metabolism

We can all appreciate the benefits of a good night’s sleep, but for premature babies that can be hard to achieve. Their body clocks are not properly ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Research Impact
• 2022
• Paradigm shift

At two hospitals in Western Australia, we conducted a prospective, open-label, randomised, controlled trial of 240 patients undergoing tonsillectomy to investigate the effect of chewing a confectionery jelly snake on postoperative nausea and vomiting. The results were published in Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine. Recruitment for this study was completed uneventfully between July 2018 and August 2019. ...

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

Influenza infection contributes substantially to global morbidity and mortality, with children undergoing treatment for cancer among the most vulnerable due to immunosuppression associated with disease and treatment. However, influenza remains one of the most common vaccine-preventable diseases. ...

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

The type of oral steroid seems to have no clinically significant impact on efficacy, both acutely and during the week after treatment ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• September 2019

Agreement between the DDD and vial-based measures of use supports the use of DDD for select antibiotics that may be targeted by antimicrobial stewardship programs ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• July 2019

Our results support a fundamental assumption that facial sexual dimorphism is an indicator of immune function during the development of facial sexual dimorphism ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• May 2020

There is an urgent need to develop high-quality falls prevention services for older adults with intellectual disability ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• May 2020

The study highlights the need for support for parents and carers of young people who engage in self-harm ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• May 2020

Do you want to join? Discover. Prevent. Cure. Join our Consumer Reference Group Expressions of interest are being invited for our Child and ...

• Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre
• Projects
• AREST CF (Cystic Fibrosis)