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Hospitalisation for bronchiolitis in infants is more common after elective caesarean delivery

The authors previously reported an increased risk of hospitalisation for acute lower respiratory infection up to age 2 years in children delivered by...

Research performance evaluation: The experience of an independent medical research institute

Evaluation of the social and economic outcomes of health research funding is an area of intense interest and debate...

Setting the RECORD straight: Developing a guideline for the reporting of studies conducted using observational routinely collected data

There has been a dramatic increase in the availability of "routine data" for research purposes, including data from electronic medical records,...

Longer duration of exclusive breastfeeding associated with reduced risk of childhood asthma up to age six

Breastfeeding is recommended for all infants irrespective of atopic heredity, although epidemiological studies provide conflicting results in this debate.

Umbilical Cord Blood Testosterone and Childhood Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior: A Prospective Study

Antenatal testosterone exposure influences fetal neurodevelopment and gender-role behavior in postnatal life and may contribute to differences in...

Transforming growth factor-Beta in milk

Findings suggest that TGF-Beta in milk may influence the development of immunological outcomes in offspring.

Women’s Views of their Maternity Services Experience

The following sections of this report result from a project undertaken to develop a theoretically-framed survey tool for use in monitoring and evaluating...

Maternal Attachment Status, Mother-Child Emotion Talk, Emotion Understanding, and Child Conduct Problems

The present study investigated the relations among maternal attachment status, mother-child emotion talk, child emotion understanding, and conduct problems...

Neural tube defects in Australia and food fortification with folic acid

Promotion of periconceptional folic acid supplement use began in Australia following publication of randomised trials showing effectiveness.