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        The education word gap emerges by 18 months: findings from an Australian prospective study

        The idea of the '30 million word gap' suggests families from more socioeconomically advantaged backgrounds engage in more verbal interactions with their child than disadvantaged families. Initial findings from the Language in Little Ones (LiLO) study up to 12 months showed no word gap between maternal education groups. ...

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        Review of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

        Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a preventable, lifelong disability that disproportionately affects Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This review provides a comprehensive synthesis of the available information on FASD among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with reference to the limitations on population-based data and evaluated programs. ...

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        Supporting Parents as their Child’s First Teacher: Aboriginal Parents’ Perceptions of KindiLink

        This paper reports on Aboriginal parents’ perceptions about their involvement in a Western Australian pilot initiative called KindiLink. The program seeks to support parents as their child’s first teacher and thereby enhance Aboriginal children’s early-years development, while strengthening relationships between families and schools. A constructivist paradigm was used to inform the methodology which placed Aboriginal voices at the centre of the research. ...

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        Comorbidities of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Pregnancy Risk Factors and Parent Mental Health

        Our study examined the risk of maternal smoking and alcohol consumption in pregnancy associated with child comorbidity in a community sample of children... ...

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        Early life arsenic exposure and acute and long-term responses to influenza A infection in mice

        Exposure to arsenic in early life has been shown to increase the rate of respiratory infections during infancy, reduce childhood lung function, and increase... ...

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        Factors influencing the assessment of lung function in mice with influenza-induced lung disease

        The constant-phase model (CPM) is commonly fit to respiratory system input impedance (Z rs) to estimate lung mechanics. ...

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        How valid are the rates of Down syndrome internationally?

        Rates of Down syndrome (DS) show considerable international variation, but a systematic assessment of this variation is lacking. ...

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        A cross-sectional survey of environmental health in remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia

        Poor environmental health is prevalent in remote Aboriginal communities and requires further delineation to inform environmental health policy ...

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        Older maternal age and child behavioral and cognitive outcomes: A review of the literature.

        Although the physical consequences for offspring in utero and in the prenatal period are well known, the psychologic consequences of older motherhood for... ...

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        Objectively measured infant and toddler screen time: Findings from a prospective study

        Screen time guidelines recommend no screens under two years due to the potential negative impacts on development. While current reports suggest many children exceed this, research relies on parent reports of their children's screen exposure. We objectively assess screen exposure during the first two years and how it differs by maternal education and gender. ...

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        The effects of acamprosate on maternal and neonatal outcomes in a mouse model of alcohol use disorders

        Despite the teratogenic effects of alcohol, little is known about the safety of pharmacotherapies such as acamprosate for the treatment of alcohol use disorders in pregnancy. The aims of this study were to investigate, in a mouse model, the effects of maternally administered acamprosate on maternal and neonatal health, offspring neurodevelopment and behaviour, as well as examine whether acamprosate reduces the neurological harm associated with alcohol consumption in pregnancy. ...

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        They Told Me “This Isn’t a Hotel”: Young People’s Experiences and Perceptions of Care When Presenting to the Emergency Department with Suicide-Related Behaviour

        In Australia, the number of young people presenting to the emergency department with mental health concerns, in particular, suicidal behaviour (defined here as suicidal ideation, thoughts, intent and attempts) is increasing. ...

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