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Students met ORIGINS team at the recent Prospective Student Evening at Telethon Kids Institute.
Accessing the ORIGINS cohort, database or biological samples involves a process of review and approval.
The ORIGINS Biobank is collecting biological samples from participant families at 10 timepoints between the time of pregnancy and the child turning five years of age.
ORIGINS is collecting physiological, biological and clinical data from the mother, partner/father and child at numerous points to track development and change.
A list of organisations that currently collaborate with ORIGINS.
Determining the associations of sun exposure in early life on the development of non-communicable diseases.
The ORIGINS Project (“ORIGINS”) is a longitudinal, population-level birth cohort with data and biosample collections that aim to facilitate research to reduce non-communicable diseases and encourage ‘a healthy start to life’. ORIGINS has gathered millions of datapoints and over 400,000 biosamples over 15 timepoints, antenatally through to five years of age, from mothers, non-birthing partners and the child, across four health and wellness domains.
Psychological distress in the early postpartum period can have long-lasting deleterious effects on a mother's well-being and negatively affect her infant's development. Intervention approaches based in contemplative practices such as mindfulness and loving-kindness and compassion are intended to alleviate distress and cultivate well-being and can be delivered effectively as digital mental health interventions.
An experimental study linked to the Mums Minds Matter project, which aims to determine if pregnant women's willingness to engage in online wellbeing programs varies across types.
Pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood can involve many new challenges.