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Reports and Findings

Maternal antibiotic exposure during pregnancy and hospitalization with infection in offspring: a population-based cohort study

Antibiotic exposure before or during pregnancy was associated with increased risk of childhood hospitalized infections

Clinical acceptability of the sense_assess© kids: Children and youth perspectives

This study has demonstrated the acceptability of sense_assess© kids for the population for whom it is intended

A prospective study of fetal head growth, autistic traits and autism spectrum disorder

This large population-based study identified no consistent association across two cohorts between prenatal head growth and postnatal autistic traits

The Western Environment Reduces Innate Immune Cytokine Production in Chinese Immigrants

We recruited age- and sex-matched Chinese immigrants living in Western Australia for less than 6 months (newly arrived, n = 22) or more than 5 years.

How ‘healthy’ do children really need to be? Going beyond the limits

The authors assessed the impact of including preschool‐aged children with a history of preterm birth, early life wheeze, asthma diagnoses and/or recent respiratory symptoms in healthy reference ranges for respiratory impedance using the forced oscillation technique (FOT).

Unusual paediatric spinal myxopapillary ependymomas: Unique molecular entities or pathological variations on a theme?

We describe two unusual cases of MPE and use DNA methylation analyses to compare their signatures to try and distinguish if these represent a unique subset.

Determinants of a dietary pattern linked with greater metabolic risk and its tracking during adolescence

Although growing evidence suggests that dietary patterns associated with noncommunicable disease in adulthood may develop early in life.

Exploring factors impacting early childhood health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and communities

The impact of perinatal outcomes, maternal social and health outcomes and level of culturally secure service availability on the health outcomes of Western Australian Aboriginal infants and children

Is forced oscillation technique the next respiratory function test of choice in childhood asthma

While spirometry contributes to asthma diagnosis and management in older children, it has a limited role in younger children whom are unable to perform FOM.