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This sub-project aims to fill the gap in knowledge of the effects of climate change on child health and wellbeing in Australia, and to propose data-driven adaptation trials to counter the most serious impacts.

This Australian-first study will simultaneously identify childhood exposure to heavy metals in regional and remote communities and provide these communities with training in drinking water quality, STEM and dental hygiene.

Plastics in Pregnancy (Phase One)

Supporting healthy tummies in bubs

This research aims to examine subfertility in a population pregnancy cohort, analysing the underlying differences between sub fertile couples who conceive naturally, sub fertile couples who conceive using ART or non-IVF, and fertile couples.

An outline of ORIGINS' active and completed sub-projects.

ORIGINS is no longer offering courier services or home collection of samples.

Examining the pathways of perinatal maternal mental health that influence child mental health outcomes.

A lifestyle intervention starting in the first-trimester pregnancy utilising e-health mode of delivery is feasible

Complementary feeding induces dramatic ecological shifts in the infant gut microbiota toward more diverse compositions and functional metabolic capacities, with potential implications for immune and metabolic health. The aim of this study was to examine whether the age at which solid foods are introduced differentially affects the microbiota in predominantly breastfed infants compared with predominantly formula-fed infants.