The ultimate goal of the Alcohol and Pregnancy and FASD Research Team is to make FASD history in Australia. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Brain and Behaviour
• Development and Disability

Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) is associated with growth deficits and neurodevelopmental impairment including foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Difficulties with oral and written communication skills are common among children with PAE; however, less is known about how communication skills of adolescents who have PAE compare with those who do not. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• June 2021

We must celebrate success and hope through a process of mapping and building recovery capital in the justice context at an individual and institutional level ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• June 2020

Evidence based strategies are needed to enhance the ability of the Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) sector to prevent prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and harms including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). In Australia FASD prevention research has largely focused on primary care and child development sectors, while little research has been conducted with AOD services providing comprehensive support to high risk women. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• November 2020

The Lililwan Project was the first Australian population-based prevalence study of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) using active case ascertainment. Conducted in 2010-2011, the study included 95% of all eligible children aged 7-9 years living in the very remote Aboriginal communities of the Fitzroy Valley, Western Australia. ...

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

While early exposure to alcohol may influence the development of facial structures, it does not appear to be associated with ASD phenotypic variability ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• March 2020

Drawing on previous research, caseload midwifery has potential to support the prevention of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder through continuity of care ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• February 2019

The aim of this study was to describe clinical characteristics, outcomes and causes of microcephaly in children whose condition was identified within the first year of life. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• September 2021

Having a national policy guideline for safe alcohol consumption during lactation has not promoted awareness of this topic among maternal health practitioners ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• July 2019

Alcohol use in pregnancy is thought to be common in remote Australian communities, but no population-based data are available. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• May 2015