When examining the association between prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal effects, the timing and intensity of exposure have been ignored in epidemiological st ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2010
• November 2010

Advances in screening and diagnostics have changed the way in which we identify and diagnose congenital anomalies. ...

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• 2023
• May 2023

We sought to investigate seasonal variation in fetal growth, accounting for important sociodemographic, biological, and environmental exposures. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2012
• January 2012

We examined the relationship between a maternal alcohol-use diagnosis, and the timing of diagnosis, and child protection outcomes in a Western Australian population cohort. ...

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• 2017
• October 2017

Prenatal alcohol exposure is associated with a range of adverse offspring neurodevelopmental outcomes. Several studies suggest that PAE modifies DNA methylation in offspring cells and tissues, providing evidence for a potential mechanistic link to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. ...

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• 2022
• January 2022

Interventions to address alcohol use during pregnancy need to target underlying determinants of the behaviour. Using the theory of planned behaviour as a theoretical framework, the aim of this study was to identify behavioural, normative and control beliefs regarding alcohol use during pregnancy among a sample of women. ...

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• 2021
• October 2021

Neurodevelopmental impairments resulting from Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) can increase the likelihood of justice system involvement. This study compared offence characteristics in young people with FASD to demographically matched controls (n = 500) in Western Australia. ...

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• 2022
• June 2022

Many birth defects surveillance programs ascertain cases of birth defects diagnosed beyond 1 year of age. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2010
• April 2010

Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) exposure during pregnancy is linked to serious adverse child outcomes, including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. The Parent-Child Assistance Program (PCAP) supports women with problematic AOD use, who are pregnant or have young children, and are not effectively engaging with services. PCAP has been shown to reduce alcohol exposed pregnancies, promote AOD abstinence, increase employment and family planning and improve child outcomes. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2022
• August 2022

Carol Bower C MBBS MSc PhD FAFPHM DLSHTM FPHA Senior Principal Research Fellow, Alcohol and Pregnancy & FASD Research; Director, FASD Research Australia CRE 08 6319 1813 carol.bower@telethonkids.org.au Senior Principal Research Fellow; Director, ...

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Abnormally formed lower limbs with varying degrees of fusion are the major feature of sirenomelia whereas maldeveloped lower limbs without fusion are found in a ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2010
• October 2010

Fetal growth restriction has been inconsistently associated with maternal exposure to elevated levels of traffic-related air pollution. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2012
• November 2012