Psychological distress in the early postpartum period can have long-lasting deleterious effects on a mother's well-being and negatively affect her infant's development. Intervention approaches based in contemplative practices such as mindfulness and loving-kindness and compassion are intended to alleviate distress and cultivate well-being and can be delivered effectively as digital mental health interventions. ...

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• 2023
• October 2023

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

24-hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years promote that achieving all three-movement behaviour (sleep, sedentary behaviour and physical activity) recommendations is important for child health and development. We examined the association between meeting all, none and combinations of the Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years and social-emotional development in 1363 preschool (2-5 years) boys (52%) and girls. ...

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• 2022
• June 2022

We examined the relationship between the onset and pattern of childhood mental health disorders and subsequent current smoking status at age 17 years. ...

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• 2012
• May 2012

With more than one in four Australian children overweight or obese, and the significant risks this poses for health problems like asthma, depression,... ...

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• 2013
• August 2013

Pat Deborah Holt Strickland PG DH PhD, DSc, FRCPath, FRCPI, FAA PhD Emeritus Honorary Researcher Program Head, Immunobiology and Immunotherapeutic Program Patrick.Holt@telethonkids.org.au Deb.Strickland@telethonkids.org.au Emeritus Honorary ...

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To investigate epigenomic indices of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) susceptibility among high-risk populations with type 2 diabetes mellitus.  ...

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• 2023
• September 2023

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. ...

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• 2021
• December 2021

The PLAYCE study will empirically investigate the relative and cumulative influence of the day care, and home environment on preschoolers’ physical activity ...

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• 2016
• December 2016

The aim of this study was to assess if MMP activation positively correlates with neutrophil elastase activity, disease severity and bronchiectasis in young... ...

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• 2015
• April 2015

The purpose of this study was to describe qualitatively the experience of parenting for mothers of a child with Down syndrome. ...

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• 2012
• March 2012

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between a child's weight and a broad range of family and maternal factors. ...

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• 2007
• June 2007