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COCOON: Virus transmission, immunity, and family wellbeing during COVID-19

The delay in community transmission of the new Coronavirus in WA, together with the strict, social distancing measures that have been adopted, provide us with an opportunity to observe the level of immunity development to the virus within the community and assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on health and well-

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Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial Investigating the Effects of Maternal Prebiotic Fibre Dietary Supplementation from Mid-Pregnancy to Six Months’ Post-Partum on Child Allergic Disease Outcomes

Infant allergy is the most common early manifestation of an increasing propensity for inflammation and immune dysregulation in modern environments. Refined low-fibre diets are a major risk for inflammatory diseases through adverse effects on the composition and function of gut microbiota. This has focused attention on the potential of prebiotic dietary fibres to favourably change gut microbiota, for local and systemic anti-inflammatory effects.

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Data reveals important clues about child abuse and neglect

Researchers working on the Developmental Pathways Project are determined to find out what makes families vulnerable to child abuse and neglect.

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Graduation goals for community researchers

Five Fitzroy Crossing women have been awarded qualifications after working with The Kids Research Institute Australia’s Alcohol and Pregnancy & FASD Research Team.

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Umbilical Cord Blood Testosterone and Childhood Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior: A Prospective Study

Antenatal testosterone exposure influences fetal neurodevelopment and gender-role behavior in postnatal life and may contribute to differences in...

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Efficacy of infant simulator programmes to prevent teenage pregnancy: a school-based cluster randomised controlled trial in Western Australia

The infant simulator-based Virtual Infant Parenting programme did not achieve its aim of reducing teenage pregnancy

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“It helps and it doesn’t help”: maternal perspectives on how the use of smartphones and tablet computers influences parent-infant attachment

As families increase their use of mobile touch screen devices (smartphones and tablet computers), there is potential for this use to influence parent-child interactions required to form a secure attachment during infancy, and thus future child developmental outcomes. Thirty families of infants (aged 9-15 months) were interviewed to explore how parents and infants use these devices, and how device use influenced parents' thoughts, feelings and behaviours towards their infant and other family interactions.

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Stan Perron Charitable Foundation grants boost WA child health research

New funding from the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation will support innovative research projects and programs at The Kids Research Institute Australia with the aim of improving the health and wellbeing of WA children and their families. 

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Research using linked data to explore outcomes for children who have left out-of-home care

The Kids Research Institute Australia has been commissioned to investigate outcomes for children who have left out-of-home care and are currently 25 years of age.