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By Elisha Riggs and Nicky Kilpatrick Oral health is a significant public health issue. In Australia, tooth decay in children is one of the most common reasons for hospital admission requiring a general anaesthetic for 1 to 4 year olds. The migration of people from around the world adds complexity
The Victorian Clinical Genetics Services (VCGS), which is based at Murdoch Children's Research Institute, has launched a new non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT), which is called percept™. VCGS is a not-for-profit provider of a comprehensive range of clinical and laboratory genetics
By Cathy Catroppa and Nick Ryan Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common cause of childhood disability, with recent estimates suggesting that up to one in every 30 children will sustain a TBI before the age of 16. The majority of these injuries are mild, and have few, if any, ongoing consequences
Almost nine in 10 women with perinatal depressive symptoms have had similar mental health problems well before becoming pregnant. This new research from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute challenges an old idea that perinatal mental health problems are different to those at other times in
While having a baby brings many new and exciting experiences, research shows that women are at their highest lifetime risk for mental ill health in the time before and after having a baby, and it is well known that postnatal depression is a common experience for many new mums. In Australia, almost
Zoë Davidson PhD, Accredited Practising Dietitian Overweight and obesity is a problem facing all Australians including our own children. Currently, one in four Australian children are overweight or obese; a scary statistic. But what if I was to tell you there are a group of children in which one
Twins come in two types: identical and fraternal. Identical twins result from the splitting of a very early embryo and share the same genetic sequence. Fraternal twins are as genetically different as any two siblings; they just happen to share a womb. When twins are born, the first thing a parent
Australia has the unfortunate title of being the food allergy capital of the world. Recent research, led by Professor Katie Allen, found that one in 10 infants suffers from a food allergy, which is the highest prevalence of food allergy ever reported in the world. Murdoch Children's researchers
From the Raising Children Network Every night, there are parents across Australia hoping that their baby will sleep through the night. For parents whose babies don’t sleep well there are serious consequences. When 700 Victorian women were surveyed in 2001 when their babies were seven months old,
In a first for Australia, the recently launched Healthy Happy Beginnings program provides an opportunity for refugee women in Melbourne’s West to access health care and support during pregnancy. Healthy Happy Beginnings is a community-based, socially inclusive program for Karen women from Burma
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