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ORIGINS

ORIGINS is Australia's largest longitudinal birth cohort study of its kind, following 10,000 WA families from birth into early childhood.

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LOCAL RESEARCH. GLOBAL IMPACT.

ORIGINS is the largest study of its kind in Australia. Following 10,000 WA children from their time in the womb into early childhood, ORIGINS researchers are working to better understand how the early environment impacts the development of non-communicable diseases. 

The unique long-term study is one of the most comprehensive studies of pregnant women and their families in Australia, recruiting families who received pregnancy care at Joondalup Health Campus, as well as families from the Joondalup and Wanneroo communities.

ORIGINS researchers are collecting detailed information from our participating families via questionnaires, in-person checks and collection of biological samples, to determine how the early environment influences the risk of a broad range of diseases, including asthma, allergies, mental health and neurodevelopmental disorders. 

The total ORIGINS population will consist of more than 20,000 individuals within family units - including mothers, partners, children and siblings.

ORIGINS acknowledges core funding provided by the Telethon Perth Children’s Hospital Research Fund, Joondalup Health Campus, the Paul Ramsay Foundation, the Commonwealth Government of Australia through the Channel 7 Telethon Trust, and the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation.

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The Kids logo Joondalup Health Campus logo Paul Ramsay Foundation logo Telethon logo Western Australia Department of Health logo Western Diagnostic Pathology logo Allens Linklaters logo City of Wanneroo logo City of Joondalup logo Cosmed logo Ngala logo Perth Radiological Clinic logo The Raine Study logo Edith Cowan University logo Western Australia Future Health Research & Innovation Fund logo Stan Perron Charitable Donation logo Data Divers logo Busselton Population Medical Research Institute logo Curtin University logo Murdoch University | Australian National Phenome Centre logo Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research logo Murdoch Children's Research Institute logo HBF logo Generation Victoria logo Born in Bradford's Better Start logo Lions Eye Institute logo UNSW logo Nova Institute for Health logo Minderoo Foundation logo Goodstart Early Learning logo Playgroup WA logo The Fathering Project logo Ishar Multicultural Women's Health Services logo

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