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Use of parenteral nutrition in term and late preterm infants: An Australian and New Zealand Survey

There is limited information regarding the use of parenteral nutrition (PN) in term and late preterm infants. We conducted a survey to study the current clinical practices within Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). A 15-question online-survey was distributed to 232 neonatologists and 55 paediatric intensivists across ANZ between September and November 2019.

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The role of social support in differentiating trajectories of adolescent depressed mood

This study explored the extent to which disaggregated support from family, peers, close friendships, teachers, and schools predicted membership into identified, sex-specific trajectories of depressed mood in 3210 Australian adolescents (49% females) based on self-report data collected at four annual time points from school Grade 6 to 9 (ages 10–16).

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Playful Bytes

Nurturing children's health together: A collaboration between early childhood education and care (ECEC) educators and parents on active play and eating well

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Life skills for every child

Colab’s new Bright Tomorrows parent app is helping families across Australia give their young children the best developmental start in life.

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How to tell if your baby is meeting their social and developmental milestones

Paediatrician and researcher Dr Lana Bell shares some important milestones for social development to look out for in the first year of life.

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Brain & Behaviour community forum

We invite you to join us for a community forum on the future of research in our Brain & Behaviour Research Focus Area.

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New clues into language development

A world-first study from The Kids for Child Health Research has identified risk factors for receptive language development in Australian children.

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School success starts before birth

Link between healthy growth in the womb and improved numeracy and literacy skills in early primary school.

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Evaluating a community-based early childhood education and development program in Indonesia: study protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial

The aim of the trial is to evaluate a community-based early education and development program launched by the Government of Indonesia.

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Parental occupational exposure to potential endocrine disrupting chemicals and risk of hypospadias in infants

Rates and types of hospitalisations for children who have subsequent contact with the child protection system: a population based case-control study