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When babies won’t stop crying – infantile colicExcessive crying – for more than three hours in a day, more than three days a week – is often referred to as infantile colic.
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What medicines can I safely use during pregnancy?Something we’re commonly asked is whether a prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin or herbal medicine is safe to use during pregnancy. ORIGINS pharmacist Stephanie Dimitrov-Zeller provides some great advice for expectant mothers.
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Professor Desiree Silva named WA Rising StarThree local legends who are changing the world have been named as this year’s WA Rising Stars – including the ORIGINS Project Co-director and head of paediatrics at Joondalup Health Campus, Professor Desiree Silva.
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Associations between the human immune system and gut microbiome with neurodevelopment in the first 5 years of life: A systematic scoping reviewThe aim of this review was to map the literature assessing associations between maternal or infant immune or gut microbiome biomarkers and child neurodevelopmental outcomes within the first 5 years of life. We conducted a PRISMA-ScR compliant review of peer-reviewed, English-language journal articles.
Exploring the challenges to mental and physical health fathers face during their transition to parenthood.
Supporting healthy tummies in bubs
Reviewing the development and wellbeing of children, prior to them commencing kindergarten
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The ORIGINS Project: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Nutrition Profile of Pregnant Women in a Longitudinal Birth CohortPregnancy is an opportunistic time for dietary intake to influence future disease susceptibility in offspring later in life. The ORIGINS Project was established to identify the factors that contribute to 'a healthy start to life' through a focus supporting childhood health and preventing disease (including non-communicable diseases).
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ORIGINS family finds comfort and communityA Quinns Rocks family who became the 1000th family to sign up for the ORIGINS Project is excited to be contributing to such ground-breaking research.