Having a preterm (<37 weeks' gestation) birth may increase a woman's risk of early mortality. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have higher preterm birth and mortality rates compared with other Australian women. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• November 2022

The HEAL Network aims to strengthen the Australian health system and community resilience to climate change, extreme events, and environmental degradation. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• October 2022

There is scant literature about the management of stillbirth and the subsequent risk of severe maternal morbidity (SMM). We aimed to assess the risk of SMM associated with stillbirths compared with live births and whether this differed by the presence of maternal comorbidities. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• September 2022

Despite bearing a higher burden of osteoarthritis, little research has examined disparities in the access, utilisation and surgical outcomes associated with total joint replacement (TJR) among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• August 2022

Globally, there is a recognised need that all populations should be able to access the benefits of genomics and precision medicine. However, achieving this remains constrained by a paucity of data that quantifies access to clinical genomics, particularly amongst Indigenous populations. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• August 2022

Previous studies have shown that national cultural traits, such as collectivism–individualism and tightness–looseness, are associated with COVID-19 infection and mortality rates. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• August 2022

Obesity rates have been rising steeply across the globe in recent decades, posing a major threat to global human health. Despite this almost universal increase, differences between countries remain striking, even among equally developed societies. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• June 2022

Mainstream youth mental health services struggle to comprehend the connection between colonisation and service provision for Aboriginal young people. This is the consensus agreed by Aboriginal Elders from Perth, Western Australia and young Aboriginal leaders within their communities. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• July 2022

Increasing evidence suggests that breastfeeding may protect from childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and acute myeloid leukemia. However, most studies have limited their analyses to any breastfeeding, and only a few data have examined exclusive breastfeeding, or other exposures such as formula milk. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• May 2022

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a condition caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol and characterised by severe neurodevelopmental impairment which have lifelong implications. Impairments in executive function, memory, cognition, language and attention are common, and can lead to early and repeat engagement with the criminal justice system. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• January 2021