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Congenital anomalies--why bother?
After randomized, controlled trials established that consumption of folic acid before pregnancy and during the early weeks of gestation reduces the risk...
This paper discusses changes in diagnostic criteria, decreasing age at diagnosis, improved case ascertainment, diagnostic substitution, and social influences.
Physical and mental health in mothers of children with Down syndrome.
To investigate perinatal risk factors for childhood Type 1 diabetes in Western Australia, using a complete population-based cohort.
Information on presence and age at onset of seizures, perinatal and developmental history, and genetic status was abstracted on 275 cases in the Australian...
To examine the prevalence, cumulative incidence, and survival in an Australian cohort with Rett syndrome (RTT).
Public awareness-raising campaigns targeting alcohol use during pregnancy are an important part of preventing prenatal alcohol exposure and FASD.
This research developed messages to promote abstinence from alcohol during pregnancy and identified elements that enhance message persuasiveness.
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are underdiagnosed in Australia, and health professionals have endorsed the need for national guidelines for diagnosis.