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With well-established evidence that early life conditions have a profound influence on lifespan and health-span, new interventional birth cohorts are examining ways to optimise health potential of individuals and communities. These are aimed at going beyond preventing disease, to the conditions that facilitate flourishing from an early age.

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ORIGINS Co-Director, Dr Jackie Davis, collaborated with researchers at The Kids to develop and pilot the Mums Minds Matter study.

Mental health and wellness is critical to the overall wellbeing of a person, and can also impact on physical health. Researchers are exploring the mental wellbeing of mothers and their experience of motherhood and pregnancy, and effective support options available. Mental health development of the child is also explored, as well as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our ORIGINS families.

This study is investigating whether a machine learning based approach can be used to improve fetal brain anatomy measurement for learning development studies.

This project aims to investigate the impact of a non-severe burn injury on children's health for life.

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This fellowship will assist Associate Professor Palmer in her large-scale food allergy prevention trials.

By participating in ORIGINS, you are contributing to one of the largest and most comprehensive birth cohort studies ever.

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Miss Braddon will be awarded with $15,000 to go towards her research project, DreamStart

This study explores the role of infant sleep in early childhood development.

The BioMood project will study how following a Mediterranean diet during pregnancy affects the gut microbiome, metabolism, and inflammation, with the expectation that it will promote a healthier microbiome and better mental health.