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Can baby’s early movements predict learning difficulties later in childhood?

This research focuses on understanding how maternal health, lifestyle, and fertility influence pregnancy outcomes and the early development of children.

The Antenatal Colostrum Expression (ACE) Study aims to determine whether hand expressing of colostrum in the last few weeks of pregnancy can help new mothers to breastfeed.

Pregnancy Lifestyle Activity and Nutrition (PLAN)

ORIGINS sub-projects that are currently inactive

Pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood can involve many new challenges.

STARS for Kids, a sub-project of ORIGINS, received a three-year grant to advance the development of a scalable, online, tiered model of care to better support disadvantaged communities, where 20-25 per cent of children are entering school developmentally vulnerable.

This research domain focuses on understanding how early biological and physical factors shape infant growth, body composition, and neurodevelopment from the earliest stages of life.

Communicating with and Understanding your Baby