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Publications, papers and findings coming out of The ORIGINS Project and its sub-projects

ORIGINS Research Dissemination: Publications and Papers

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  1. GATEWAY TO ALLERGY PREVENTION 

    Editorial comment: “Effect of maternal prebiotic supplementation on human milk immunological composition: Insights from the SYMBA study" https://doi.org/10.1111/pai.70000

  2. ORIGINS 

    Davis, J., Talati, Z., Whalan, S., Billingham, W., D’Vaz, N., Gibson, L., Prescott, S., & Silva, D. (2024). Cohort Profile: The ORIGINS Project pregnancy and birth cohort. International Journal of Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyae146


  3. SCREEN ORIGINS

    Beynon, A.M., Straker, L.M., Rasmussen, C.L., Hendry, D., Stearne, S.M., Zubrick, S.R…Zabatiero, J. (2024). Influence of maternal and infant technology use and other family factors on infant development. BMC Pediatrics, 24(690). DOI: 10.1186/s12887-024-05165-4

  4. COCOON & AERIAL

    Hancock, D.G., Kicic-Starcevich, E., Sondag, T., Rivers, R., McGee, K, Karpievitch, Y.V… Stick, S.M. (2024). Real time monitoring of respiratory viral infections in cohort studies using a smartphone app. iScience, 27(10) 110912 DOI: 10.1101/2024.04.03.24304240

  5. ORIGINS

    Davey, B.C., Billingham, W., Davis, J.A., Gibson, L., D’Vaz, N., Prescott, S.L., Silva, D., & Whalan, S. (2024). Data resource profile: The ORIGINS project databank: A collaborative data resource for investigating the developmental origins of health and disease. International Journal of Population Data Science, 8(6). DOI:10.23889/ijpds.v8i6.2388
  6. Gateway to Allergy Prevention

    Macchiaverni, P., Divakara, N., Saraswati, C., Dempsey, Z., Garssen, J., Silva, D. T., ... & Verhasselt, V. (2024). Effect of Maternal Prebiotic Supplementation on Human Milk Immunological Composition. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, 35(e14226) DOI: 10.1111/pai.14226

  7. ORIGINS

    Pannu, P. K., Scherini, A.J.J., Silva, D., & Whalan, S. (2024). The ORIGINS Project: A cross-sectional analysis of the nutrition profile of pregnant women in a longitudinal birth cohort. Nutrients, 16(15), 2571. DOI: 10.3390/nu16152571

  8. Early Moves

    Alexander, C., Amery, N., Salt, A., Morgan, C., Spittle, A., Ware, R. S., Elliott, C., & Valentine, J. (2024). Inter-rater reliability and agreement of the General Movement Assessment and motor optimality score-revised in a large population-based sample. Early Human Development, 193, 106019. DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2024.106019 
  9. ACE Feeding Study

    Cuffe, C., Giglia, R., Cooper, M. N., Hill, J., Silva, D., Moorhead, A. M., ... & O’Sullivan, T. A. (2024). Study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster (nested) randomized controlled trial of antenatal colostrum expression (ACE) instruction in first-time mothers: The ACE study. Journal of Human Lactation, 40(1), 80-95.DOI: 10.1177/08903344231215074 

  10.  ACE Feeding Study

    Jones, J. M., Reinke, S. N., Mousavi-Derazmahalleh, M., Garssen, J., Jenmalm, M. C., Srinivasjois, R., Silva, D., Keelan, J., Prescott, S. L., Palmer, D. J., & Christophersen, C. T. (2024). Maternal prebiotic supplementation during pregnancy and lactation modifies the microbiome and short chain fatty acid profile of both mother and infant.Clinical Nutrition, 43(4), 969–980. DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2024.02.030 

  11. AERIAL

    Kicic-Starcevich, E., Hancock, D. G., Iosifidis, T., Agudelo-Romero, P., Caparros-Martin, J. A., Karpievitch, Y. V., Silva, D., Turkovic, L., Le Souef, P. N., Bosco, A., Martino, D. J., Kicic, A., Prescott, S. L., & Stick, S. M. (2024). Airway Epithelium Respiratory Illnesses and allergy (AERIAL) birth cohort: Study protocol. Frontiers in Allergy, 5, 1349741.DOI: 10.3389/falgy.2024.1349741

  12. Urinary Ferritin as a Non-Invasive Means of Assessing Iron Status in Young Children

    Moumin, N.A., D’Vaz, N., Kidd, C., MacRae, A., Zhou, S.J., Richards, T., ... & Green, T.J. (2024). Urinary Ferritin as a noninvasive means of assessing iron status in young children. The Journal of Nutrition, 154(9), 2688-2695. DOI: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.04.040
  13. The CASHEW Study

    Palmer, D.J., Silva, D.T., & Prescott, S.L. (2023). Feasibility and safety of introducing cashew nut spread in infant diets-A randomized trial. (2023). Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, 34, e13969. DOI: 10.1111/pai.13969

  14. TUMS

    Parkin, K., Palmer, D.J., Verhasselt, V., Amenyogbe, N., Cooper, M.N., Christophersen, C.T., Prescott, S.L., Silva, D. & Martino, D. (2023). Metagenomic characterisation of the gut microbiome and effect of complementary feeding on Bifidobacterium spp. in Australian infants. Microorganisms, 12(1), 228. DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12010228 

  15. BioMood    

    Rowley, C.E., Lodge, S., Egan, S., Itsiopoulos, C., Christophersen, C.T., Silva, D.T., Kicic-Starcevich, E., O’Sullivan, T.A, Wist, J., Nicholson, J., Frost, G., Holmes, E., & D’Vaz, N. (2023). Altered dietary behaviour during pregnancy impacts systemic metabolic phenotypes. Frontiers in Nutrition, 4(10),1230480 DOI:10.3389/fnut.2023.1230480

  16. Dental Screening     
                                                                                       
    Azimi, S, Fernando, C., Estai, M., Patel, J., Silva, D.T. & Tennant, M. (2023). Experience of primary caregivers in utilising an mHealth application for remote dental screening in preschool children. Australian Health Review, 47(5).DOI: 10.1071/AH23110

  17. Mums Minds Matter   
                                                                                   
    Davis, J.A., Ohan, J.L., Gregory, S., Kottampally, K., Silv, D.T., Prescott, S.L., & Finlay-Jones, A.L. (2023). Perinatal women’s perspectives of, and engagement in, digital emotional well-being training: Mixed methods study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25, e46852. DOI: 10.2196/46852

  18. SCREEN ORIGINS      
                                                                                 
    Hooda,R., Zabatieroa, J., Silva, D.T., Zubrick, S.R., & Straker, L. (2023). “It helps and it doesn’t help”: Maternal perspectives on how the use of smartphones and tablet computers influences parent-infant attachment. Ergonomics, 67(2), 148-167. DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2023.2212148

  19. Timeout for Wellbeing       
                                                                               
    Davis, J.A., Finlay-Jones, A.L., Bear, N., Prescott, S.L., Silva, D.T., & Ohan, J.L. (2023). Time-out for well-being: A mixed methods evaluation of attitudes and likelihood to engage in different types of online emotional well-being programmes in the perinatal period. Women’s Health, 19.DOI: 10.1177/17455057231184507

  20. TUMS     
                                                                                                         
    Parkin, K., Christophersen, C.T., Verhasselt, V., Cooper, M.N., & Martino, D. (2021). Risk factors for gut dysbiosis in early life. Microorganisms, 9(10), 2066.DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9102066

  21. The ORIGINS Biobank 

    D’Vaz, N., Kidd, C., Miller, S., Amin, M., Davis, J.A., Talati, Z., Silva, D.T., & Prescott, S.L. (2023) The ORIGINS Project Biobank: A collaborative bio resource for investigating the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, 6297. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20136297
  22. The Dental Screening Study

    Azimi, S., Estai, M., Patel, J., & Silva, D. (2023). The feasibility of digital health approach to facilitate remote dental screening among preschool children during COVID‐19 and social restrictions. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 23(3), 234-245 DOI:10.1111/ipd.13054
  23. ENGAGE

    Cleary, D.B., Bunney, A., Henry, L., Renton. M., Granich, J., Green, J., Mayberry, M.T., & Whitehouse, A.J.O. (2022). A parent-mediated intervention for newborns at familial likelihood of autism: Initial feasibility study in the general population. Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 6, 494–505. DOI: 10.1007/s41252-022-00262-w

  24. BEACHES

    Pedrick-Case, R., Bailey, R., Beck, B., Beesley, B., Boruff, B., Brophy, S., C...Griffiths L.J. (2022). Built Environments and Child Health in Wales and Australia (BEACHES): A study protocol. BMJ Open,12(10), e061978. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061978

  25. BENEFIT & PREGGNUT STUDIES

    Palmer, D.J., Silva, D.T. & Prescott, S.L. (2022). Maternal peanut and egg consumption during breastfeeding randomized pilot trial. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, 33(9),e13845. DOI: 10.1111/pai.13845.  
  26. CARE-DADS

    Hadlow, N. C., Brown, S. J., Lim, E. M., Prentice, D., Pettigrew, S., Cronin, S. L., Prescott, S. L., Silva, D., & Yeap, B. (2022). Anti-Müllerian hormone concentration is associated with central adiposity and reproductive hormones in expectant fathers. Clinical Endocrinology, 97(5), 634-642 DOI: 10.1111/cen.14725

  27. CARE-DADS

    Pettigrew, S., Jongenelis, M., Cronin, S., Dana, L., Silva, D., Prescott, S., & Yeap, B. (2022). Health-related behaviours and weight status of expectant fathers. Australian New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 46(3), 275-280 DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.13216

  28. SCREEN ORIGINS

    Hood, R., Zabatiero, J., Silva, D., Zubrick, S.R., & Straker, L. (2022). ‘There’s good and bad’. Parent perspectives on the influence of mobile touch screen device use on prenatal attachment. Ergonomics, 65(12), 1593-1608. DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2022.2041734

  29. SCREEN ORIGINS

    Hood, R., Zabatiero, J., Zubrick, S. R., Silva, D. & Straker, L. (2021) The association of mobile touch screen device use with parent-child attachment: a systematic review. Ergonomics, 64(12), 1606-1622. DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2021.1948617

  30. SCREEN ORIGINS

    Hood R., Zabatiero J., Silva D., Zubrick S.R. & Straker L. (2021).'Coronavirus changed the rules on everything': Parent perspectives on how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced family routines, relationships and technology use in families with infants. Internaitonal Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,18(23),12865. DOI:10.3390/ijerph182312865.

  31. Mediterranean Diet & Physical Activity 

    Ashwin, D., Gibson, L., Hagemann, E., D’Vaz, N., Bear, N. & Silva, D. (2021). The impact a Mediterranean Diet in the third trimester of pregnancy has on neonatal body fat percentage. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 13(4), 500-507. DOI:10.1017/S2040174421000556

  32. COMMUNITY WELLBEING DURING COVID-19

    Gibson, L.Y., Lockyer, B., Dickerson, J., Endacott, C., Bridges, S., McEachan, R.R.C., Pickett, K.E., Whalan, S., Bear, N.L., Silva, D.T., Prescott, S.L. & Davis, J.A. (2021) Comparison of experiences in two birth cohorts comprising young families with children under four years during the Initial COVID-19 lockdown in Australia and the UK: A qualitative study. Internaitonal Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, 9119. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18179119

  33. COMMUNITY WELLBEING DURING COVID-19

    Davis, J.A., Gibson, L.Y.,  Bear, N.L., Finlay-Jones, A.L., Ohan, J.L., Silva, D.T. & Prescott, S.L. (2021). Can positive mindsets be protective against stress and isolation experienced during the COVID-19 Pandemic? A mixed methods approach to understanding emotional health and wellbeing needs of perinatal women. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,18(13) 6958. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18136958
  34. ORIGINS

    Batty, G. D., & Kivimaki, M. (2021). Adverse childhood experiences and adult health: The need for stronger study designs to evaluate impact. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 75, 485-488.  DOI:10.1136/jech-2020-215870.

  35. ORIGINS

    Baughman, N., Prescott, S.L., & Rooney, R. (2020). The prevention of anxiety and depression in early childhood. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.517896

  36. Chebar Lozinsky, A., Loke, P., Orsini, F., O'Sullivan, M., L Prescott, S., Gold, M. S., Quinn, P., DunnGalvin, A., LK Tang, M., & PPOIT study team. (2020). Study protocol of a multicentre, randomised, controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of probiotic and peanut oral immunotherapy in inducing desensitisation or tolerance in children with peanut allergy compared with oral immunotherapy alone and with placebo (the PPOIT-003 study). BMJ Open, 10(9), e035871.DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035871

  37. Early Moves

    Elliott, C., Alexander, C., Salt, A., Spittle, A., Boyd, R. N., Badawi, N., ... Valentine, J. (2021). Early Moves: A protocol for a population-based prospective cohort study to establish General Movements as an early biomarker of cognitive impairment in infants. BMJ Open, 11(4), e041695. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041695

  38. ORIGINS

    Gamez, C., Metcalfe, J., Prescott, S. L., & Palmer, D. J. (2021). Lower cord blood IL-17 and IL-25, but not other epithelial cell-derived cytokines are associated with atopic dermatitis in infancy. International Archives of Allergy Immunology, 182(6), 474-478. DOI: 10.1159/000512919.

  39. ORIGINS

    Hagemann, E., Silva, D. T., Davis, J. A., Gibson, L. Y., & Prescott, S. L. (2021). Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD): The importance of life-course and transgenerational approaches. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews. DOI:10.1016/j.prrv.2021.05.005
  40. ORIGINS

    Ibilola, O., & Silva, D. (2021). Environmental (Perinatal) risk factors of ADHD in a sibling control design study. Open Access Journal of Behavioural Science & Psychology, 4(1), 209-242

  41. COMMUNITY WELLBEING DURING COVID-19

    Sakalidis, V. S., Rea, A., Perrella, S. L., McEachran, J., Collis, G., Miraudo, J., Prosser, S. A, Gibson, L. Y., Silva, D., & Geddes, D. T. (2021). Wellbeing of breastfeeding women in Australia and New Zealand during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A cross-sectional study. Nutrients, 13(6), 1831-1846. DOI: 10.3390/nu13061831

  42. MUMS MINDS MATTER

    Finlay-Jones, A. L., Davis, J. A., O'Donovan, A., Kottampally, K., Ashley, R. A., Silva, D., Ohan, J. L., Prescott, S. L., & Downs, J. (2020). Comparing web-based mindfulness with loving-kindness and compassion training for promoting well-being in pregnancy: Protocol for a three-arm pilot randomized controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 9(10), e19803. DOI: 10.2196/19803
  43. Paediatric Burns 

    Johnson, B. Z., McAlister, S., McGuire, H. M., Palanivelu, V., Stevenson, A., Richmond, P., Palmer, D. J., Metcalfe, J., Prescott, S. L., Wood, F. M., Fazekas de St Groth, B., Linden, M. D., Fear, M. W., & Fear, V. S. (2020). Pediatric burn survivors have long-term immune dysfunction with diminished vaccine response. Frontiers in Immunology, 11, 1481. DOI:10.3389/fimmu.2020.01481

  44. ADAPTS

    Jois, R. S., Tan, J. K., & Silva, D. (2020). Do probiotics in pregnancy reduce the risk of group B streptococcal colonisation? Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 56(9), 1468-1472. DOI:10.1111/jpc.15021

  45. ORIGINS

    Lai, C. L., Campbell, D. E., Palmer, D. J., Makrides, M., Santner-Nanan, B., Gold, M., Tan, J. W., Valerio, C., Nanan, R., Prescott, S. L., & Hsu, P. S. (2021). Longitudinal egg-specific regulatory T- and B-cell development: Insights from primary prevention clinical trials examining the timing of egg introduction. Allergy, 76(5), 1385–1397. DOI: 10.1111/all.14621

  46. ORIGINS

    Meldrum, S., Heaton, A., Foster, J., Prescott, S., & Simmer, K. (2020). Do infants of breast-feeding mothers benefit from additional long-chain PUFA from fish oil? A 6-year follow-up. British Journal of Nutrition, 124(7), 701-708. DOI: 10.1017/S000711452000135X

  47. ORIGINS

    Prescott, S. L. (2020). Allergy as a sentinel measure of planetary health and biodiversity loss. Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 75(9), 2358-2360. DOI: 10.1111/all.14255

  48. ORIGINS

    Rueter, K., Jones, A. P., Siafarikas, A., Lim, E. M., Prescott, S. L., & Palmer, D. J. (2020). In "High-Risk" infants with sufficient vitamin D status at birth, infant vitamin D supplementation had no effect on allergy outcomes: A randomized controlled trial. Nutrients, 12(6), 1747. DOI: 10.3390/nu12061747.
  49. ORIGINS

    Silva, D. T., Hagemann, E., Davis, J. A., Gibson, L. Y., Srinivasjois, R., Palmer, D. J., Colvin, L., Tan, J., & Prescott, S. L. (2020). Introducing The ORIGINS project: A community-based interventional birth cohort. Reviews on Environmental Health, 35(3), 281-293. DOI:10.1515/reveh-2020-0057
  50. ORIGINS

    Stinson, L. F., Gay, M., Koleva, P. T., Eggesbø, M., Johnson, C. C., Wegienka, G., du Toit, E., Shimojo, N., Munblit, D., Campbell, D. E., Prescott, S. L., Geddes, D. T., & Kozyrskyj, A. L. (2020). Human milk From atopic mothers has lower levels of short chain fatty acids. Frontiers in Immunology, 11, 1427. DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01427

  51. ORIGINS

    Wabnitz, K. J., Gabrysch, S., Guinto, R., Haines, A., Herrmann, M., Howard, C., Potter, T., Prescott, S. L., & Redvers, N. (2020). A pledge for planetary health to unite health professionals in the Anthropocene. Lancet (London, England), 396(10261), 1471-1473. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32039-0

  52. The PLAN Project

    Willcox, J. C., Chai, D., Beilin, L. J., Prescott, S. L., Silva, D., Neppe, C., & Huang, R. C. (2020). Evaluating engagement in a digital and dietetic intervention promoting healthy weight gain in pregnancy: Mixed methods study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(6), e17845. DOI: 2196/17845

  53. The PLAN Project

    Huang, R-C., Silva, D., Beilin, L., Neppe, C., Mackie, K. E., Roffey, E., Gibson, L. Y., D’Vaz, N., Christian, H., Reid, C. M., & Prescott, S. L. (2019) Feasibility of conducting an early pregnancy diet and lifestyle e-health intervention: the Pregnancy Lifestyle Activity Nutrition (PLAN) project. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 11(1), 58-70. DOI: 10.1017/S2040174419000400