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Promoting psychological well-being and preventing distress among pregnant women is an important public health goal. In addition to adversely impacting the mother's health and well-being, psychological distress in pregnancy increases the risk of poor pregnancy outcomes, compromises infant socioemotional development and bonding, and heightens maternal and child vulnerability in the postpartum period. Mindfulness and compassion-based interventions show potential for prevention and early intervention for perinatal distress.

Probiotics may be neuroprotective for preterm neonates due to their anti-inflammatory effects and ability to facilitate nutrition. AIM: To assess long-term effects of early probiotic supplementation on neuropsychological development in preterm infants

Glenn Martyn Pearson Symons BA (Education) PhD Candidate B.A. (Hons) PhD. Director of First Nations Strategy and Leadership; Head, First Nations

These cases, both without seizures but with apparent behavioral symptomatology, together question whether seizures are mandatory in this disorder

There is an urgent need to develop high-quality falls prevention services for older adults with intellectual disability

For mothers with intellectual disability, modifiable risk factors for adverse outcomes need addressing

Almost half of stillbirths could be potentially identified antenatally based on a combination of factors

Developmental assessment of infants with fetal growth restriction was mostly comparable to those born without fetal growth restriction at 12 months

We argue that 'high functioning autism' is an inaccurate clinical descriptor when based solely on intelligence quotient demarcations

People with intellectual disability fall at a younger age compared with the broader community