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

Carol Helen Bower Leonard C HM MBBS MSc PhD FAFPHM DLSHTM FPHA MBChB MPH Senior Principal Research Fellow, Alcohol and Pregnancy & FASD Research; ...

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The largest survey ever undertaken of Aboriginal children and families has thrown new light on why most existing intervention programs are failing. ...

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• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2006
• November

Four Telethon Kids Institute researchers – working across diverse fields including paediatric anaesthesia, bioinformatics, ear health, and the health impacts of biodiesel exhaust – have been named as finalists in the 2021 Premier’s Science Awards. ...

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• 2021
• July

The social determinants of health such as access to income, education, housing and healthcare, strongly shape the occurrence of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease at the household, community and national levels.  ...

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• 2023
• October 2023

This study explores the differential impact of weather on time allocation to physical activity and sleep by children and their parents. We use nationally representative data with time use indicators objectively measured on multiple occasions for more than 1,100 child-parent pairs, coupled with daily meteorological data. ...

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• 2021
• July 2021

The RHD Endgame Strategy: the blueprint to eliminate rheumatic heart disease in Australia by 2031 (the Endgame Strategy) is the blueprint to eliminate rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Australia by 2031. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live with one of the highest per capita burdens of RHD in the world. ...

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• 2020
• November 2020

The Child Development Atlas is proving popular even before its official launch - bringing together government services. ...

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• 2019
• Impact

Individuals with concurrent first episode of psychosis and ASD can present with distinct clinical characteristics that require specialised assessment and treatment ...

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• 2020
• February 2020

Having good genetic knowledge may not be enough to understand core concepts of preconception carrier screening ...

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• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• November 2018