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Development of a referral pathway framework for foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in the Pilbara

The process of referral pathway development provided a service mapping and gapping exercise to facilitate service integration

RE-AIM evaluation of a teacher-delivered programme to improve the self-regulation of children attending Australian Aboriginal community primary schools

Benefits in teaching the Alert Program® to students in a region with high reported rates of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder and self-regulation impairment

Maternal Alcohol-Use Disorder and Child Outcomes

The effects of maternal alcohol-use disorder are experienced by the majority of exposed children rather than a vulnerable subgroup of this population

Hypospadias Prevalence and Trends in International Birth Defect Surveillance Systems, 1980–2010

We report on the prevalence and trends of hypospadias which indicate that the prevalence of hypospadias continues to increase internationally

Overcoming the challenges of caring for a child with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder: a Pilbara community perspective

The caregivers in this study have gained valuable knowledge and wisdom through caring for a child with FASD

Review of Aboriginal child health services in remote Western Australia identifies challenges and informs solution

We aimed to identify and map child health services in the very remote Fitzroy Valley, West Kimberley, and document barriers to effective service delivery

Folate Status and Neural Tube Defects in Aboriginal Australians: The Success of Mandatory Fortification in Reducing a Health Disparity

Mandatory flour fortification with folic acid in 2009, led to further reductions in overall neural tube defects

The provision of alcohol and breastfeeding information by maternal health practitioners in the Australian setting

Despite the existence of a national alcohol guideline for breastfeeding women, maternal health practitioners are not incorporating this advice

Impact of assisted reproductive technologies on intrauterine growth and birth defects in singletons

This paper presents data that infants born following assisted reproductive technologies (ART) compared with non-ART singletons display increases in low birth...

Children diagnosed with attention deficit disorder and their hospitalisations: population data linkage study

We conducted a population-based, record linkage study to examine the hospital admission risk in young children who are subsequently diagnosed with attention...