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Interpregnancy intervals of <6 months were associated with increased odds of preterm birth in second-born infants
To investigate the prevalence, trends, and characteristics of maltreatment and assault related hospital admissions and deaths among children;
To investigate specific child and parental factors associated with increased vulnerability to substantiated child maltreatment.
Our results indicate that an increase in the prelabour caesarean delivery rate for private patients in private hospitals has been driving the increase in the...
Despite the rates of low Apgar scores being higher in public patients, the rates of special care admission were lower.
Publicly insured women usually have a different demographic background to privately insured women, which is related to poor neonatal outcomes after birth.
Rebecca Fiona Carrington Glauert Stanley Shepherd BPsych (Hons) PhD FAA FASSA MSc MD FFPHM FAFPHM FRACP FRANZCOG HonDSc HonDUniv HonFRACGP HonMD
Families who introduce peanut butter and eggs to their baby’s diet at around six months of age can significantly reduce the chances of them developing a life-threatening allergy, according to a new study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology – In Practice.
Mothers eating a diet rich in peanuts while breastfeeding might be helping to reduce their baby’s risk of developing a peanut allergy – that’s the hypothesis of a new clinical trial that has been granted $2.29 million in funding by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
In celebration of World Breastfeeding Week (1 – 7 August), we sat down with Professor Valerie Verhasselt to ask her some of the top questions about breastfeeding and immunology.