There is an increasing support from international organizations and the research community for stepping beyond infant or child mortality as the most common... ...

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• 2011
• April 2011

This paper describes the Australian Early Development Index, a developmental census conducted by the Australian Government across the entire population of... ...

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• 2014
• April 2014

Australia is the only developed country to consistently undertake a developmental census of its children nationwide. The repeated collection of the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) has provided an unprecedented opportunity to examine the prevalence of developmental vulnerability across Australia's states and territories, the socio-economic distribution of developmental vulnerability across jurisdictions, and how these distributions might have changed over time. ...

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• 2020
• November 2020

A severity assessment was rapidly developed with input from multiple stakeholders. Refinement through ongoing validation is required for future clinical trials. ...

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• 2019
• August 2019

Neurodevelopmental disorders are a heterogeneous group of conditions with overlapping symptomatology and fluctuating developmental trajectories that transcend current diagnostic categorisation. There is a need for validated screening instruments which dimensionally assess symptomatology from a holistic, transdiagnostic perspective. ...

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• 2021
• December 2021

This opening paper presents the background to this Special Issue devoted to new international research using Early Development Instrument ...

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• 2016
• January 2016

Probiotics may be neuroprotective for preterm neonates due to their anti-inflammatory effects and ability to facilitate nutrition. AIM: To assess long-term effects of early probiotic supplementation on neuropsychological development in preterm infants ...

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• 2020
• August 2020

Somatosensory capacity increased with age for typically developing children aged 6–15 years ...

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• 2019
• March 2019

In all six countries, child development scores increased with age and urban children consistently performed better than rural children ...

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• 2019
• February 2019

We tested the potential for Gazefinder eye-tracking to support early autism identification, including feasible use with infants, and preliminary concurrent validity of trial-level gaze data against clinical assessment scores. We embedded the ~ 2-min 'Scene 1S4' protocol within a comprehensive clinical assessment for 54 consecutively-referred, clinically-indicated infants (prematurity-corrected age 9-14 months). ...

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• 2024
• March 2024

Asthma during pregnancy is associated with a range of adverse perinatal outcomes. It is also linked to increased rates of neurodevelopmental conditions in the offspring. We aimed to assess whether fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO)-based asthma management during pregnancy improves child developmental and behavioural outcomes compared to usual care. The Breathing for Life Trial was a randomised controlled trial that compared FENO-based asthma management during pregnancy to usual care. ...

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• 2024
• May 2024

These challenges in measuring early childhood development are exacerbated when making comparisons across cultures ...

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• 2020
• May 2020