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Impact of fetal treatments for congenital diaphragmatic hernia on lung developmentThe extent of lung hypoplasia impacts the survival and severity of morbidities associated with congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
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‘There’s good and bad’: parent perspectives on the influence of mobile touch screen device use on prenatal attachmentThe 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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Changes in referral patterns for weight in association with the preschool Raising Healthy Kids targetThe 'Raising Healthy Kids (RHK) health target ' recommended that children identified as having obesity [body mass index (BMI) >/=98th centile] through growth screening at the B4 School Check (B4SC) be offered referral for subsequent assessment and intervention.
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Jurisdictional, socioeconomic and gender inequalities in child health and development:Early child development may have important consequences for inequalities in health and well-being. This paper explores population level patterns of child...
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Young Children in Indonesia's Low-income Rural Communities: How are they doing and what do they need?This chapter describes the development of young children in a sample of poor rural communities across Indonesia.
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Child and Family Centres providing important support for parentsTasmania's Child and Family Centres are having a positive impact on parent's use and experiences of services and supports for young children
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Australian Early Development Census National ConferenceThe Australian Early Development Census National Conference 2015 will be held from 18-20 February 2015.
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Key study unveils significant link between hospital admissions and kids with ADHDNew research from The Kids Research Institute Australia has revealed a significant link between kids with severe ADHD and higher rates of early childhood hospital admissions.
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Outcomes to 5 years of outborn versus inborn infants <32 weeks in Western Australia: A cohort study of infants born between 2005 and 2018We compared mortality and morbidity of inborn versus outborn very preterm infants <32 weeks' gestation in Western Australia (WA) between 2005 and 2018
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Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: Early Irritability as a Transdiagnostic Neurodevelopmental Vulnerability to Later Mental Health ProblemsIrritability is a transdiagnostic indicator of child and adolescent internalizing and externalizing problems that is measurable from early life. The objective of this systematic review was to determine the strength of the association between irritability measured from 0 to 5 years and later internalizing and externalizing problems, to identify mediators and moderators of these relationships, and to explore whether the strength of the association varied according to irritability operationalization.