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Lung problems continue into childhood for premmie babies

New research from Perth’s The Kids Research Institute Australia shows that babies born premature continue to have lung problems well into childhood.

Help our kids reach their potential

You're invited to join the Early Childhood Development and Learning Collaboration on Monday 15 August from 7pm to help every child reach their potential.

Australian Early Development Census National Conference

The Australian Early Development Census National Conference 2015 will be held from 18-20 February 2015.

Child and Family Centres providing important support for parents

Tasmania's Child and Family Centres are having a positive impact on parent's use and experiences of services and supports for young children

New collaboration to boost kids early childhood development outcomes across Australia

A new collaboration has been launched to fast track research into action to improve outcomes in the crucial early years of child development and learning.

Healthy and Sustainable Diet Index: Development, Application and Evaluation Using Image-Based Food Records

There are limited methods to assess how dietary patterns adhere to a healthy and sustainable diet. The aim of this study was to develop a theoretically derived Healthy and Sustainable Diet Index.

Impact of fetal treatments for congenital diaphragmatic hernia on lung development

The extent of lung hypoplasia impacts the survival and severity of morbidities associated with congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

Nurturing families: One year pilot outcomes for a modified Parent Child Assistance Program in Australia

Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) exposure during pregnancy is linked to serious adverse child outcomes, including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. The Parent-Child Assistance Program (PCAP) supports women with problematic AOD use, who are pregnant or have young children, and are not effectively engaging with services. PCAP has been shown to reduce alcohol exposed pregnancies, promote AOD abstinence, increase employment and family planning and improve child outcomes.

Multimodal brain features at 3 years of age and their relationship with pre-reading measures 1 year later

Pre-reading language skills develop rapidly in early childhood and are related to brain structure and functional architecture in young children prior to formal education. However, the early neurobiological development that supports these skills is not well understood.

Lipopolysaccharide-induced interferon response networks at birth are predictive of severe viral lower respiratory infections in the first year of life

Appropriate innate immune function is essential to limit pathogenesis and severity of severe lower respiratory infections (sLRI) during infancy, a leading cause of hospitalization and risk factor for subsequent asthma in this age group.