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Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) is associated with growth deficits and neurodevelopmental impairment including foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Difficulties with oral and written communication skills are common among children with PAE; however, less is known about how communication skills of adolescents who have PAE compare with those who do not.
Physical and mental health in mothers of children with Down syndrome.
To investigate perinatal risk factors for childhood Type 1 diabetes in Western Australia, using a complete population-based cohort.
The majority of staff and machine learning models were not more accurate than suggested by chance
This study of young people in detention in Western Australia, has documented a high prevalence of FASD and severe neurodevelopmental impairment
This issues brief outlines opportunities for change to support reduction of harms related to alcohol use in pregnancy
MatCH is an Australian study to investigate the links between the health, wellbeing and living conditions of mothers and the health and development of their children
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.
Findings suggest that the use of an online expert video is an acceptable and effective way to educate pregnant women in antenatal colostrum expression
Drawing on previous research, caseload midwifery has potential to support the prevention of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder through continuity of care