- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Pregnancy and Medication Impact
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Family Support in Illness
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Infant Health and Development
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
Murdoch University
2016-2024
Monash University
2022-2024
Monash Health
2023-2024
Avenir Health
2021-2024
Australian National University
2024
Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute
2024
Monash Medical Centre
2023-2024
King Edward Memorial Hospital
2018-2023
The University of Western Australia
2020-2023
The University of Notre Dame Australia
2016-2022
Attachment theory and research are drawn upon in many applied settings, including family courts, but misunderstandings widespread sometimes result misapplications. The aim of this consensus statement is, therefore, to enhance understanding, counter misinformation, steer family-court utilisation attachment a supportive, evidence-based direction, especially with regard child protection custody decision-making. article is divided into two parts. In the first, we address problems related use...
High intrauterine cortisol exposure can inhibit fetal growth and have programming effects for the child's subsequent stress reactivity. Placental 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11β-HSD2) limits amount of maternal transferred to fetus. However, relationship between psychopathology 11β-HSD2 remains poorly defined. This study examined effect depressive disorder, antidepressant use symptoms depression anxiety in pregnancy on placental gene (HSD11B2) expression. Drawing data from Mercy...
Our purpose was to determine if babies breastfed at 6 months of age were more likely wake night and less sleep alone than formula-fed babies.Data drawn from the first wave The Longitudinal Study Australian Children, an ongoing, nationally representative study growth development Australia's children. 4507 participants met criteria for this study. measures examined infant problems as outcome breastfeeding exposure in addition demographic data, maternal mental health, birthweight gestational...
Antipsychotics are core treatments for people living with psychotic disorders. Understanding individualised factors that influence both efficacy and adverse responses will improve outcomes. The objective of this study was to examine sex differences in antipsychotic-related tolerability. This a secondary analysis data from phase 1 1a Clinical Antipsychotic Trials Intervention Effectiveness (CATIE); participants schizophrenia were randomly assigned double-blinded treatment oral olanzapine,...
Maternal mental health represents a significant global burden. The Mercy Pregnancy and Emotional Well-being Study (MPEWS) was established to provide comprehensive investigation of early developmental mechanisms modifiers for maternal, fetal child emotional well-being. MPEWS is prospective, longitudinal study from pregnancy 36 months postpartum that includes diagnostic measures maternal health, observational the mother-infant relationship, development, repeat biological sampling. A total 282...
Background There have been conflicting findings for severe mental illnesses and the risk gestational diabetes mellitus ( GDM ). Outside of pregnancy, both specific antipsychotic medications associated with an elevated metabolic disorders, including type 2 mellitus. Aim This study examined developing in relation to disorder, psychotropic treatment comorbid factors. Materials Methods A retrospective 539 pregnant women disorders was carried out. Measures included diagnosis, health medication,...
Objectives: The aim of the present study was to examine neonatal symptoms previously reported be associated with exposure antidepressant medication in late pregnancy a group infants exposed antidepressants, using prospective and controlled design. Method: A case–control recruited 27 pregnant women taking matched controls who were not pregnancy. Of medication, 25 remained on third trimester and, these, 23 had complete data available. In after delivery assessed Beck Depression Inventory-II...
There is evidence of increasing prescription antidepressant medication in pregnant women. This has arisen from the recognition importance treating maternal depression. must be balanced, however, with information on outcomes for infants and children exposed to antidepressants pregnancy. The aim present study was examine whether neonatal including gestational age at birth, growth birth then 1 month postpartum were altered by utero exposure using a prospective controlled design.A case-control...
To examine the developmental outcomes in children exposed to antidepressants utero and compare those not these medicationsA prospective case-controlled study of pregnancy assessed 22 19 using Bayley Scales Infant Development, third edition. The control group was measured at a mean age 23.09 (SD 3.82) months medicated 28.53 6.22). Maternal variables were purpose-designed questionnaire Beck Depression Inventory (II) three assessments postpartum.Children antidepressant medication scored lower...