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Association between interpregnancy interval and adverse birth outcomes in women with a previous stillbirth: an international cohort study

Conception within 12 months of a stillbirth was common and was not associated with increased risk of adverse outcomes in the subsequent pregnancy

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Child protection involvement of children of mothers with intellectual disability

Children born to parents with intellectual disability (ID) have been shown as disproportionally represented in child protection services however with limited population-based research.

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The impact of having a sibling with an intellectual disability:parental perspectives in two disorders

This study describes the impact of having a sibling with Down syndrome or Rett syndrome using a questionnaire completed by parents.

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Physical and mental health of mothers caring for a child with Rett syndrome

This study compared the behavior profile of cases in the Australian Rett Syndrome Database (ARSD) with those in a British study using the Rett Syndrome...

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Rett syndrome is a rare but serious neurological disorder that affects about 1 in 9,000 girls. Even more rarely, boys may be affected.

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Amy Finlay-Jones

Head, Early Neurodevelopment & Mental Health; Healthway WA Senior Research Fellow

Launching The Kids

Western Australia’s biggest and only medical research institute dedicated to improving kids’ health and wellbeing, has rebranded to The Kids Research Institute Australia.

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Monitoring child abuse and neglect at a population level: patterns of hospital admissions for maltreatment and assault

To investigate the prevalence, trends, and characteristics of maltreatment and assault related hospital admissions and deaths among children;

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A Population-Based Matched-Sibling Analysis Estimating the Associations Between First Interpregnancy Interval and Birth Outcomes

Interpregnancy intervals of <6 months were associated with increased odds of preterm birth in second-born infants