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Three-Year Sample Collection

Get in Touch Dropping off a sample or attending a Kids Check appointment? Visit us at our Edgewater clinic. The Kids Joondalup Shop 51, Joondalup

Withdrawing From the Study

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Gateway to Allergy Prevention

This project aims to examine whether maternal probiotic supplementation promotes an enhanced immunomodulatory breastmilk composition likely to promote infant oral tolerance, and reduce food allergy in breastfed children.

AERIAL

Investigating the possible contributors to childhood lung disease by studying the epithelial cells from the nose at birth.

ACE Feeding Study

The Antenatal Colostrum Expression (ACE) Study aims to determine whether hand expressing of colostrum in the last few weeks of pregnancy can help new mothers to breastfeed.

Nature Play & Grow

Helping families to unlock the mental and physical health benefits of connecting with nature and community through outdoor play - easily, and locally.

Microbiome

Auto-immune diseases such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis are associated with dysfunction in the microbiome. You need a balance of healthy bugs in your microbiome to keep it on track.

Research

Urinary Ferritin as a Noninvasive Means of Assessing Iron Status in Young Children

Iron deficiency (ID) is the most common nutritional deficiency affecting young children. Serum ferritin concentration is the preferred biomarker for measuring iron status because it reflects iron stores; however, blood collection can be distressing for young children and can be logistically difficult. A noninvasive means to measure iron status would be attractive to either diagnose or screen for ID in young children.