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Plastics in Pregnancy (Phase One)

STress biOmaRKers in pregnant women

This project aims to investigate the impact of a non-severe burn injury on children's health for life.

Understanding how families engage with screen technologies and how it may influence child development

Reviewing the development and wellbeing of children, prior to them commencing kindergarten

The Happy Parenting Program is investigating new ways to provide support to parents with young children from an early age.

Assessing a dental photographic method as an alternative dental screening method.

Research

Little attention has been given to the health status and lifestyle behaviours of expectant fathers. This study aimed to examine health-related variables in a cohort of expectant fathers to identify potential focus areas for interventions designed to optimise health and wellbeing outcomes in this group.

Research

The ecology of the early environment - including microbial diversity, nutrition, nature, social interactions and the totality of exposures in the wider "exposome" - have life-long implications for all aspects of health and resilience. In particular, the emergence of "microbiome science" provides new evidence for vital relationships between biodiversity and health at every level.

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Mobile touch screen devices (smartphones and tablet computers) have become an integral part of many parents’ and children’s lives, with this interaction linked to physical, mental and social outcomes. Despite the known importance of parent-child attachment, evidence on the association between device use and attachment was yet to be reviewed.