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Reducing harms related to alcohol use in pregnancy – policy and practice recommendations

This issues brief outlines opportunities for change to support reduction of harms related to alcohol use in pregnancy

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Maternal pre-pregnancy weight and autistic-like traits among offspring in the general population

This study provides further evidence that maternal pre-pregnancy obesity is associated with autism-like behaviors in offspring

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Characterizing the interplay between autism spectrum disorder and comorbid medical conditions: An integrative review

We review medical conditions that have been repeatedly highlighted as sharing the strongest associations with ASD-epilepsy, sleep, as well as gastrointestinal and immune functioning

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Impact of biobanks on research outcomes in rare diseases: a systematic review

This review made the important observation that registries with biobanks had the function of both stand-alone registries and stand-alone rare disease biobanks

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The Great Recession and Children’s Mental Health in Australia

This paper analyzes the effects of “shocks” to community-level unemployment expectations, induced by the Great Recession, on children’s mental well-being

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Atypical nested 22q11.2 duplications are associated with neurodevelopmental phenotypes including autism spectrum disorder with incomplete penetrance

Our findings contribute to the genotype–phenotype data for atypical nested 22q11.2 duplications, with implications for genetic counseling

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Mental wellbeing in non-ambulant youth with neuromuscular disorders: What makes the difference?

Mental wellbeing was independently associated with academic achievement and perceived family support but not with physical health variables

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Midwives’ attitudes, beliefs and concerns about childhood vaccination: A review of the global literature

The majority of midwives supported vaccination, although a spectrum of beliefs and concerns emerged

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Silver Russel syndrome in an aboriginal patient from Australia

We report a 4-year-old Australian Aboriginal girl who was born at 32 weeks gestation with features strongly suggestive of Silver-Russell syndrome