This study aimed to measure the effectiveness of three interventions designed to increase the duration of breastfeeding among new parents in urban areas. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• August 2015

Delayed or impaired language development is a common developmental concern, yet there is little agreement about the criteria used to identify and classify... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• July 2016

We outline the processes involved in conducting a Proof of Concept data linkage project including the implementation of national data integration principles ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• January 2016

Vitamin D is involved in the regulation of the immune system and it may play a role in the development, severity and course of asthma and other allergic... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• January 2016

Scabies is endemic in many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, with 69% of infants infected in the first year of life. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• January 2015

Differences in the immune response, detectable by gene expression, between individuals who are susceptible to ARF and those who are not ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• December 2014

Prevalence of allergic diseases in infants, whose parents and siblings do not have allergy, is approximately 10% and reaches 20-30% in those with an allergic... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• January 2015

This report will outline the theory and evidence base for Community Development and Community Engagement, report on consultation activities and findings ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• June 2016

We systematically reviewed the published evidence for the developmental origins of health and disease hypothesis among aboriginal populations from Australia,... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2012
• December 2012

Streptococcus pneumoniae (Pnc), nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) and Moraxella catarrhalis (Mcat) are the most important bacterial pathogens... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2012
• December 2012

The Australian Private Health Insurance Incentive (PHII) policy reforms implemented in 1997-2000 increased PHI membership in Australia by 50%. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2012
• July 2012

This study examined whether maternal and/or fetal folate status in pregnancy is associated with infant allergic outcomes. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2012
• January 2012