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One in three children in WA suffer iron deficiency leading to poor sleep, fussy eating, and behavioural difficulties. This project aims to develop mechanisms to prevent and treat the problems before they become clinically significant and translate findings to other communities to improve childhood wellness.

ORIGINS has sub-projects exploring the link between a mother's diet during pregnancy and health outcomes of the child. Projects also explore nutrition and eating habits during the early years.

Determining the associations of sun exposure in early life on the development of non-communicable diseases.

Breastfeeding and Eating Nuts and Eggs for Infant Tolerance

Find answers to frequently asked questions about ORIGINS.

Find information on each session, and your pre-appointment checklist to ensure you are prepared.

Information about withdrawing from the study

Instructions on the various birth samples collected by the ORIGINS project and how to collect them.

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What if researchers could shop for different data to help uncover how, when and why chronic conditions such as asthma, obesity, allergies and poor mental health develop?

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The Childhood Allergy and Immunology Research Team at The Kids Research Institute Australia are currently conducting four studies, through ORIGINS, investigating nutritional strategies in the diets of mothers and babies and how these may reduce the development of allergies.