Along with physical growth and development these sub-projects explore what it means for a child to truly flourish.
They explore how flourishment can be enhanced as well as looking at the long-term impacts of childhood trauma on health and development.
With 22% of Australian children entering school developmentally vulnerable, The Flourishing Child study is developing a tool to connect parents and carers with support so they can best support their child's flourishing.
Testosterone and Language in Kids
Reviewing the development and wellbeing of children, prior to them commencing kindergarten
Investigating school readiness in ORIGINS' five-year-olds
This research aims to examine subfertility in a population pregnancy cohort, analysing the underlying differences between sub fertile couples who conceive naturally, sub fertile couples who conceive using ART or non-IVF, and fertile couples.
Exploring whether urinary ferritin can be used as an alternative biomarker for measuring iron status in young children over blood draws.
Research shows at least a third of newborns receive formula in hospital, a practice shown to be associated with an increased risk of cow’s milk allergy.
Determining the associations of sun exposure in early life on the development of non-communicable diseases.
Understanding how families engage with screen technologies and how it may influence child development
This study explores the role of infant sleep in early childhood development.
This study is investigating whether a machine learning based approach can be used to improve fetal brain anatomy measurement for learning development studies.
Enhancing psychological wellbeing in families from pregnancy to infancy
Can baby’s early movements predict learning difficulties later in childhood?
This sub-project aims to fill the gap in knowledge of the effects of climate change on child health and wellbeing in Australia, and to propose data-driven adaptation trials to counter the most serious impacts.