Category: Researcher Profiles
... I am also passionate about exploring the factors associated with adverse reproductive health outcomes such as stillbirth, low birth weight and premature birth. Such negative outcomes can have ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... to develop anxiety Restoring placental steroid supply after preterm birth to ameliorate the effects of preterm birth on brain development ... of the placenta in foetal brain development, and how devastating the outcomes can be following an early loss of the placenta, is an important ... such as preterm birth and postnatal stress, is increasing and the adverse consequences for the child are becoming more recognised. My goal ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... events during pregnancy Improving long term offspring behavioural outcomes following stressful pregnancies using postnatal steroid ... get into research? The early developmental period, before and after birth, are so crucial for how the brain develops and programs the long ... term outcomes of children that have unfortunately been exposed to adverse events during their early development. The number of children ...
Category: News & Articles
... that she could not get to medical care at the time of her child’s birth. We are developing a cheap, effective test to show when birth is ... before 37 weeks gestation. Premature birth can result in serious adverse health outcomes for babies such as cerebral palsy, intellectual disabilities ...
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... that we work together on a systematic review and meta-analysis of adverse perinatal outcomes in pregnant women with asthma. While there was a wealth of ... asthma were at increased risk of adverse outcomes such as preterm birth, low birth weight, pre-eclampsia and congenital malformations, ...
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... overweight or obese increasing the risk of both short- and long-term adverse maternal and child health outcomes. Additionally, 30-50% of women gain excess weight during pregnancy which further increases the risk of adverse health outcomes. Many women go on to retain excess weight ...
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... Rural Health in Tamworth, will examine possible causes of premature birth, the births of small babies and babies with reduced renal ... early findings from the project ‘Linking Cigarette Smoking to Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Aboriginal Women’, which was funded by a pilot grant from ...
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... conception, normal fetal growth, no pregnancy complications, term-birth and for the child to be on a trajectory for health - not ... that is still relatively plastic. Babies who are exposed to an adverse environment are much more likely to develop adult diseases. ... the first 1000 days of their lives and throughout to improve health outcomes of those who participate - and the broader community ...
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... added folate and iodine that’s important in helping prevent some birth defects. Pregnant women need the right amount of these foods – ... vegetables, fruit and legumes – to help achieve the best health outcomes for themselves and their babies.” Previous research has found ... portion sizes therefore plays an important role in preventing adverse health outcomes, such as birth complications. Ms Brown says that ...
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... management of asthma during pregnancy and its impact on perinatal outcomes and infant and childhood respiratory health. Purpose of the ... have an increased risk of poor pregnancy outcomes such as preterm birth and hospitalisation of the newborn. Better management of asthma in pregnancy may significantly reduce the impact of these major adverse outcomes on the offspring. The Breathing for Life Trial will ...
