The potential for human-computer interaction to have a substantial impact on adults is well documented. However, its potential importance prior to birth has rarely been reported. Parental use of smartphones and tablet computers could influence the relationship between parent and baby during pregnancy (prenatal attachment) and thus child development. ...

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• 2022
• December 2022

Clinicians who counsel prospective ART patients about birth defect risk should provide information about the overall risk of having a child with a birth defect ...

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• 2011
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Ella Alix Carton Woolard EC AW Bsc (Hons) BPsych (Hons), PhD PhD Candidate Senior Research Fellow 08 6319 1823 Ella.carton@telethonkids.org.au Alix.woolard@telethonkids.org.au PhD Candidate Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Child Mental Health she/her ...

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Improving maternal gut health in pregnancy and lactation is a potential strategy to improve immune and metabolic health in offspring and curtail the rising rates of inflammatory diseases linked to alterations in gut microbiota. Here, we investigate the effects of a maternal prebiotic supplement (galacto-oligosaccharides and fructo-oligosaccharides), ingested daily from <21 weeks' gestation to six months' post-partum, in a double-blinded, randomised placebo-controlled trial.  ...

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• 2024
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Liz Carol Ursula Milne Bower Kees E C UR MPH PhD MBBS MSc PhD FAFPHM DLSHTM FPHA PhD Honorary Emeritus Fellow Senior Principal Research Fellow, Alcohol and Pregnancy & FASD Research; Director, FASD Research Australia CRE Honorary Emeritus Fellow 08 ...

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Aaron Timothy Bonnie James Ben Simpson Budden Furzer Dimmock Jackson AS TB BF JD BJ BSc (Hons) BSc PhD BA/BSc (Hons) PhD BSc (Hons); BComm; PhD BSc (Hons) PhD PhD Candidate Honorary Research Associate Honorary Research Associate Honorary Research ...

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Promoting psychological well-being and preventing distress among pregnant women is an important public health goal. In addition to adversely impacting the mother's health and well-being, psychological distress in pregnancy increases the risk of poor pregnancy outcomes, compromises infant socioemotional development and bonding, and heightens maternal and child vulnerability in the postpartum period. Mindfulness and compassion-based interventions show potential for prevention and early intervention for perinatal distress. ...

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• 2020
• October 2020

We aimed to elucidate the longitudinal relationship between dietary patterns, adiposity, inflammation and mental health in a population of adolescents. ...

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• 2018
• March 2018

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the commonest childhood malignancy in Australian children ...

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• 2011
• May 2011

This report introduces the DOHaD ANZ Working Groups and summarizes their plans and activities ...

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• 2016
• October 2016

Emma Glenn Martyn Adams Pearson Symons EA G MS BExSc, MPH BA (Education) PhD Candidate B.A. (Hons) PhD. Acting Research Officer -Playce, Research Assistant & PhD student Director of First Nations Strategy and Leadership Honorary Research Associate ...

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Alix Helen Lisa Nicole Woolard Milroy McGivern Wickens AW HM LM NW BPsych (Hons), PhD MBBS; FRANZCP; CATCAP BA (Hons 1, Psych) BHlthSc (Hons) Senior Research Fellow Honorary Research Fellow PhD Candidate & Research Assistant Program Coordinator 08 ...

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