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Practice change intervention to improve antenatal care addressing alcohol consumption during pregnancy: a randomised stepped-wedge controlled trial

This study uses a randomised stepped-wedge controlled trial to estimate the effectiveness of a practice change intervention in improving the provision of antenatal care addressing alcohol consumption during pregnancy in public maternity services in New South Wales, Australia.
  • Publishing Date:

    21 April, 2022

  • Journal Name:

    BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

  • Authors:

    Emma Doherty, Melanie Kingsland, Elizabeth J. Elliott, Belinda Tully, Luke Wolfenden, Adrian Dunlop, Ian Symonds, John Attia, Sarah Ward, Mandy Hunter, Carol Azzopardi, Chris Rissel, Karen Gillham, Tracey W. Tsang, Penny Reeves, John Wiggers

Health-related behaviours and weight status of expectant fathers

This study aimed to examine health-related variables in a cohort of expectant fathers to identify potential focus areas for interventions designed to optimise health and wellbeing outcomes. 498 partners of pregnant women who accessed antenatal services at a large maternity unit in a Western Australian hospital were recruited as part of the ORIGINS Project.
  • Publishing Date:

    31 March, 2022

  • Journal Name:

    Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

  • Authors:

    Simone Pettigrew, Michelle I. Jongenelis, Sophie Cronin, Liyuwork M. Dana, Desiree Silva, Susan L. Prescott, Bu B. Yeap

Impact of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder on families

This study evaluates the impact of FASD on child and family functioning by exploring child-health-related functioning, family impact, impact on siblings and caregiver stress. Caregivers of 35 children with FASD were surveyed.
  • Publishing Date:

    16 March, 2022

  • Journal Name:

    Archives of Disease in Childhood

  • Authors:

    Natalie Lynette Phillips, Marcel David Zimmet, Amy Phu, Meenakshi Rattan, Yvonne Zurynski, Elizabeth J. Elliott

Integrating cultural considerations and developmental screening into an Australian First Nations child health check

The 'Share and Care Check' was co-designed with a remote Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation and led by Aboriginal Health Practitioners/Workers and involved questions regarding cultural and developmental aspects of health, which can assist health providers when considering the best pathway of support for a child and their family.
  • Publishing Date:

    15 March, 2022

  • Journal Name:

    Australian Journal of Primary Health

  • Authors:

    Natasha Reid, Marjad Page, Theresa McDonald, Erinn Hawkins, Wei Liu, Heidi Webster, Codi White, Doug Shelton, Mary Katsikitis, Andrew Wood, Bronwyn Draper, Karen Moritz, Dianne C. Shanley

A data driven approach to identify trajectories of prenatal alcohol consumption in an Australian population-based cohort of pregnant women

As accurate information on dose, frequency and timing of maternal alcohol consumption is critically important when investigating fetal risks from prenatal alcohol exposure, this study aimed to determine group-based trajectories of time-specific, unit-level, alcohol consumption using data from in the Asking Questions about Alcohol in Pregnancy (AQUA) longitudinal study.
  • Publishing Date:

    14 March, 2022

  • Journal Name:

    Scientifc Reports

  • Authors:

    Evelyne Muggli, Stephen Hearps, Jane Halliday, Elizabeth J. Elliott, Anthony Penington, Deanne K. Thompson, Alicia Spittle, Della A. Forster, Sharon Lewis, Peter J. Anderson

It takes a village: Influencing policy and practice to prevent alcohol use in pregnancy and promote better outcomes for individuals living with FASD

This paper describes the approach to policy and practice impact taken by the FASD Research Australia Centre of Research Excellence (CRE), by providing examples of policy and practice influence in FASD prevention, diagnosis and management that have been achieved over the past five years and discusses challenges that are routinely faced in the translation of work.
  • Publishing Date:

    2 March, 2022

  • Journal Name:

    International Journal of Population Data Science

  • Authors:

    Amy Finlay-Jones, Elizabeth Elliott, Astrid Chapman, Jane Halliday, Heather Jones, Natalie Kippin, Narelle Mullan, Hayley Passmore, Tracy Reibel, Neil Reynolds, Martyn Symons, Tracey W Tsang, Rochelle Watkins, Carol Bower

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