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Maternal Use of Folic Acid and Other Supplements and Risk of Childhood Brain Tumors

Interest in a possible protective effect of maternal vitamin use before or during pregnancy against childhood brain tumors (CBT) and other childhood cancers...

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A Novel Approach to Transforming Smoking Cessation Practice for Pregnant Aboriginal Women and Girls Living in the Pilbara

Tobacco smoking during pregnancy contributes to a range of adverse perinatal outcomes; but is a potentially modifiable behavior.

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Identification of health risk behaviours among adolescent refugees resettling in Western Australia

We aim to identify health risk behaviours among adolescent refugees resettling in WA and assess the feasibility of using a standardised questionnaire.

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Assessing motor skills to inform a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnosis focusing on persons older than 12 years: a systematic review of the literature

A systematic review of current evidence using various electronic databases was conducted. Studies were appraised using a recognised clinical appraisal tool.

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Linking a pharmaceutical claims database with a birth defects registry to investigate birth defect rates of suspected teratogens

Data linkage of population administrative data is being investigated as a tool for pharmacovigilance in pregnancy in Australia.

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The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher a nominee for WA’s Young Australian of the Year

Dr Hayley Passmore is among four nominees for Western Australia’s 2022 Young Australian of the Year.

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1 in 3 young people in detention has alcohol related brain damage

About a third of young people in youth detention in Western Australia have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), data has found.

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A systematic review of prevention interventions to reduce prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Indigenous communities

Liz Martyn Milne Symons MPH PhD B.A. (Hons) PhD. Honorary Emeritus Fellow Honorary Research Associate 08 6319 1672 martyn.symons@thekids.org.au

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Precision pathways for young children at risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Early identification and adaptive intervention starting from the prenatal period

Amy Andrew Carol Deborah Gail Helen Jenny Kandice Martyn Videos Finlay-Jones Whitehouse Watch and listen to Andrew Bower Strickland Alvares Leonard

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Maltreatment risk among children with disabilities

Supports are needed for families with children with disabilities to assist in meeting the child's health and developmental needs, but also to support the parents in managing the often more complex parenting environment.