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Maternal Alcohol Use and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Infant Mortality Excluding SIDSThe highest risk of SIDS occurred when a maternal alcohol diagnosis was recorded during pregnancy or within 1 year postpregnancy.
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Messages that increase women's intentions to abstain from alcohol during pregnancyPublic awareness-raising campaigns targeting alcohol use during pregnancy are an important part of preventing prenatal alcohol exposure and FASD.
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Promoting abstinence from alcohol during pregnancy: Implications from formative researchThis research developed messages to promote abstinence from alcohol during pregnancy and identified elements that enhance message persuasiveness.
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Recommendations from a consensus development workshop on the diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in Australia.Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are underdiagnosed in Australia, and health professionals have endorsed the need for national guidelines for diagnosis.
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Descriptive epidemiology of cleft lip and cleft palate in Western AustraliaThese data provide a picture of the prevalence of OFCs in WA since 1980, and provide a useful reference for OFC data in Australia and internationally.
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Community Priority setting for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Research in AustraliaIntroduction Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE). FASD research is a rapidly growing field that crosses multiple disciplines. To ensure research is relevant and meaningful for people living with FASD, their families, and the broader public there is a need to engage community members in setting priorities for research.
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Hospital admissions in children with developmental disabilities from ethnic minority backgroundsChildren with CP and intellectual disability, particularly from minority backgrounds, were at higher risk of being admitted to hospital after the first year of life
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: the importance of assessment, diagnosis and support in the Australian justice contextThe current article outlines how individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder may experience inequities within the justice system
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Online Video Instruction on Hand Expression of Colostrum in Pregnancy is an Effective Educational ToolFindings suggest that the use of an online expert video is an acceptable and effective way to educate pregnant women in antenatal colostrum expression
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The Development and Implementation of a Culturally Safe Survey for Measuring Knowledge, Attitudes and Values around FASD and Alcohol Use During Pregnancy in a Remote Australian Aboriginal Community SettingGlenn Martyn Pearson Symons BA (Education) PhD Candidate B.A. (Hons) PhD. Director of First Nations Strategy and Leadership; Head, First Nations