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View article: Replanting the Birthing Trees: A Call to Transform Intergenerational Trauma into Cycles of Healing and Nurturing
Replanting the Birthing Trees: A Call to Transform Intergenerational Trauma into Cycles of Healing and Nurturing Open
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing have fostered physical, social, and emotional wellbeing for millenia, forming a foundation of strength and resilience. However, colonisation, systemic violence and disc…
View article: The Future Healthy Countdown 2030 consensus statement: core policy actions and measures to achieve improvements in the health and wellbeing of children, young people and future generations
The Future Healthy Countdown 2030 consensus statement: core policy actions and measures to achieve improvements in the health and wellbeing of children, young people and future generations Open
Introduction This consensus statement recommends eight high‐level trackable policy actions most likely to significantly improve health and wellbeing for children and young people by 2030. These policy actions include an overarching policy …
View article: <i>Aragung buraay</i>: culture, identity and positive futures for Australian children
<i>Aragung buraay</i>: culture, identity and positive futures for Australian children Open
The Lancet commission on culture in health1 identified positive cultural connections as key to achieving equity in health and wellbeing for all people; however, action towards culture in health has remained largely neglected. The intent of…
View article: Sustainable environments for Australian children's and young people's health and wellbeing: our young's welfare is threatened
Sustainable environments for Australian children's and young people's health and wellbeing: our young's welfare is threatened Open
As highlighted by the recent World Health Organization–UNICEF–Lancet Commission on children wellbeing, our children face an uncertain future.1 As stated in the Commission's report, “Climate change, ecological degradation, migrating populat…
View article: The Future Healthy Countdown 2030: holding Australia to account for the health and wellbeing of future generations
The Future Healthy Countdown 2030: holding Australia to account for the health and wellbeing of future generations Open
It is time to reimagine wellbeing and place the future of our children and young people at the centre of public action As we approach World Children’s Day and the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), we are once again rem…
View article: Do not despair about climate change
Do not despair about climate change Open
We can yet make amends, manage our impact, change the direction of our development and once again become a species in harmony with nature. All we require is the will. – David Attenborough1 David Attenborough is 94 and has probably seen mor…
View article: Australian First Nations response to the pandemic: A dramatic reversal of the ‘gap’
Australian First Nations response to the pandemic: A dramatic reversal of the ‘gap’ Open
Until the recent death in Dubbo of an Aboriginal man, there have been no deaths from Covid 19 in Australia. The extraordinary success of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations in controlling the effects of this pandemic has been…
View article: The Role of Accurate Self-Assessments in Optimising Mate Choice
The Role of Accurate Self-Assessments in Optimising Mate Choice Open
Individuals are thought to seek the best possible romantic partner in exchange for their own desirability. We investigated the strategies that individuals use when choosing a partner, and whether these strategies optimise the quality of mu…
View article: Health and climate change <i>MJA–Lancet</i> Countdown report: Australia gets another failing grade in 2020 but shows signs of progress
Health and climate change <i>MJA–Lancet</i> Countdown report: Australia gets another failing grade in 2020 but shows signs of progress Open
At the end of 2019 and into 2020, catastrophic fires in Australia consumed homes, lives, wildlife and land. Just as the fires subsided, Australia, like the rest of the world, faced another emergency — the COVID-19 pandemic.1 It is instruct…
View article: Abstract Journal General Surgery
Abstract Journal General Surgery Open
Purpose: Surgical site infection (SSI) and wound breakdown following emergency laparotomy is common.These complications incur significant patient morbidity and healthcare costs.Here, we investigated whether negative pressure dressings (NPD…
View article: Disparities between Aboriginal and non‐Aboriginal perinatal mortality rates in Western Australia from 1980 to 2015
Disparities between Aboriginal and non‐Aboriginal perinatal mortality rates in Western Australia from 1980 to 2015 Open
Background Perinatal mortality rates are typically higher in Aboriginal than non‐Aboriginal populations of Australia. Objectives This study aimed to examine the pattern of stillbirth and neonatal mortality rate disparities over time in Wes…
View article: A large proportion of poor birth outcomes among Aboriginal Western Australians are attributable to smoking, alcohol and substance misuse, and assault
A large proportion of poor birth outcomes among Aboriginal Western Australians are attributable to smoking, alcohol and substance misuse, and assault Open
Background Aboriginal infants have poorer birth outcomes than non-Aboriginal infants. Harmful use of tobacco, alcohol, and other substances is higher among Aboriginal women, as is violence, due to factors such as intergenerational trauma a…
View article: Poor birth outcomes among Aboriginal Western Australians and smoking, alcohol and substance misuse, and assault
Poor birth outcomes among Aboriginal Western Australians and smoking, alcohol and substance misuse, and assault Open
IntroductionOn average, Aboriginal neonates in Western Australia (WA) weigh 200g less than non-Aboriginal infants and are 2-3 times more likely to be preterm, stillborn, or die neonatally. They are also more likely to be exposed in utero t…
View article: A Population-Based Matched-Sibling Analysis Estimating the Associations Between First Interpregnancy Interval and Birth Outcomes
A Population-Based Matched-Sibling Analysis Estimating the Associations Between First Interpregnancy Interval and Birth Outcomes Open
The association between a single interpregnancy interval (IPI) and birth outcomes has not yet been explored using matched methods. We modeled the odds of preterm birth, being small for gestational age, and having low birth weight in a seco…
View article: Trends in alcohol-related injury admissions in adolescents in Western Australia and England: population-based cohort study
Trends in alcohol-related injury admissions in adolescents in Western Australia and England: population-based cohort study Open
Background Alcohol-related harm in young people is now a global health priority. We examined trends in hospital admissions for alcohol-related injuries for adolescents in Western Australia (WA) and in England, identified groups most at ris…
View article: Alcohol-related injury admission trends in adolescents: A comparison between Western Australia and England
Alcohol-related injury admission trends in adolescents: A comparison between Western Australia and England Open
ObjectivesThis study aims to determine trends in hospital admissions for alcohol-related injuries among young people in Western Australia and England and whether these admissions are intentionally or unintentionally caused. In addition, th…
View article: Non-linear relationship between maternal work hours and child body weight: Evidence from the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study
Non-linear relationship between maternal work hours and child body weight: Evidence from the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study Open
Using longitudinal data from the Western Australia Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study and both random-effects and fixed-effects models, this study examined the connection between maternal work hours and child overweight or obesity. Following c…
View article: Data linkage in an established longitudinal cohort: the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study
Data linkage in an established longitudinal cohort: the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study Open
The Western Australian Data Linkage System is one of a few comprehensive, population-based data linkage systems worldwide, creating links between information from different sources relating to the same individual, family, place or event, w…
View article: Stillbirth and neonatal death rates across time: the influence of pregnancy terminations and birth defects in a Western Australian population-based cohort study
Stillbirth and neonatal death rates across time: the influence of pregnancy terminations and birth defects in a Western Australian population-based cohort study Open
Changes in clinical practice related to pregnancy terminations have played a substantial role in shaping stillbirth and neonatal death rates in Western Australia over the 2½ decades to 2010. The study underscores the need to disaggregate p…
View article: Hospital Utilisation in Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Infants under 12 Months of Age in Western Australia, Prospective Population Based Data Linkage Study
Hospital Utilisation in Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Infants under 12 Months of Age in Western Australia, Prospective Population Based Data Linkage Study Open
WA Indigenous infants have much higher hospital utilisation than non Indigenous infants. WA health services should prioritise Indigenous infants regardless of their socio economic status or where they live.
View article: Trends in maternal and newborn health characteristics and obstetric interventions among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers in Western Australia from 1986 to 2009
Trends in maternal and newborn health characteristics and obstetric interventions among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers in Western Australia from 1986 to 2009 Open
Encouraging trends include reduced rates of teenage pregnancy, pre-eclampsia and antepartum haemorrhage. The persistent high rates of smoking during pregnancy, preterm births, stillbirths, neonatal deaths and increasing rates of diabetes i…