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Educational Outcomes of Children in Contact with the Child Protection System: A Longitudinal Population StudyMelissa Fiona Helen O'Donnell Stanley Leonard BPsych (Hons), MPsych, GradDip Ed, PhD FAA FASSA MSc MD FFPHM FAFPHM FRACP FRANZCOG HonDSc HonDUniv
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Changes in risk factors for preterm birth in Western Australia 1984-2006Marked increases in maternal age and primiparous births were observed. A four-fold increase in the rates of pre-existing medical complications over time...
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Changes in caesarean delivery rates in Western Australia from 1995 to 2010 by gestational age at birthThe objective of this paper was to measure changes in caesarean delivery rates for primiparous women in Western Australia during 1995–2010 stratified by...
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Application of Population-Based Linked Data to the Study of Intellectual Disability and AutismData linkage is the bringing together of specific datasets from different sources using demographic information on individuals within a population.
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Predicting Long-Term Survival Without Major Disability for Infants Born PretermApgar score, birth weight, sex, socioeconomic status, and maternal ethnicity, in addition to gestational age, have pronounced impacts on disability-free survival.

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The Kids researchers who helped identify rare disorder now poised to help the hunt for treatmentTwo The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers recognised for their role in building a global database for CDKL5 deficiency disorder are now helping to set the scene for clinical trials of much-needed potential treatments.
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Intellectual DisabilityAbout 2 per cent of children are estimated to have an intellectual disability. The cause of the condition is unknown in at least 50 per cent of cases.
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Maternal Conditions and Perinatal Characteristics Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual DisabilityFindings show that indicators of a poor intrauterine environment are associated with an elevated risk of ID, while for ASD, and particularly ASD without ID,...
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Caregiver-mediated interventions to support self-regulation among infants and young children (0-5 years): A protocol for a realist reviewSelf-regulation is a modifiable protective factor for lifespan mental and physical health outcomes. Early caregiver-mediated interventions to promote infant and child regulatory outcomes prevent long-term developmental, emotional and behavioural difficulties and improve outcomes such as school readiness, educational achievement and economic success. To harness the population health promise of these programmes, there is a need for more nuanced understanding of the impact of these interventions.