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1. Does breastfeeding at six months predict cognitive development?

Author

Wigg, Neil R., Tong, Shilu, McMichael, Anthony J., Baghurst, Peter A., Vimpani, Graham, and Roberts, Russell

Subjects
Australia -- Health aspects, Breast feeding -- Health aspects, Cognition -- Health aspects, Health
Abstract

Research has determined that breast feeding is not a major contributor to cognitive development. In Australian tests between 1979 and 1982, assessments were made for bottle-fed and breast-fed children at ages two, four, seven and 11 to 13. After weighting for environmental, biomedical and sociodemographic factors, a statistically insignificant beneficial effect was observed for breast feeding.

Published
1998

2. Opportunistic blood lead testing in a paediatric inpatient population

Author

Aldrich, Rosemary, Toneguzzi, Ruth, Wlodarczyk, John, Hensley, Michael, Nichols, Barry, Gruszynski, Charles, and Vimpani, Graham

Subjects
Health surveys -- Planning, Blood -- Medical examination, Lead poisoning -- Analysis, Health
Abstract

Opportunistic survey methods might provide a practical and resource-efficient alternative to large-scale community surveys, and further studies are underway to validate this method a a community survey tool. The author bases this conclusion on opportunistic blood lead testing of a paediatric inpatient population, and provides statistics to support it.

Published
1997

3. Determinants of blood lead concentrations to age 5 years in a birth cohort study of children living in the lead smelting city of Port Pirie and surrounding areas

Author

Baghurst, Peter A., Tong, Shi-Lu, McMichael, Anthony J., Robertson, Evalyn F., Wigg, Neil R., and Vimpani, Graham V.

Subjects
South Australia -- Demographic aspects, Lead -- Health aspects, Lead in the body -- Measurement, Environmental issues, Health
Abstract

Sources of variation and some principal determinants of blood lead concentration (PbB) were investigated in a cohort of children, followed to age 5 y, who were born near a lead smelter in Port Pirie, South Australia. The child's age and place of residence were the two variables most strongly predictive of PbB. A sharp increase in PbB occurred between 6 and 15 mo of age and was followed by a peak concentration that occurred at approximately 2 y of age, after which PbB steadily and consistently declined. Irrespective of age, the PbBs in children who lived in Port Pirie were significantly higher than levels identified in children who resided outside the city. There was no significant difference in PbB between boys and girls. Elevated PbB at each specific age was associated mainly with increased lead concentrations in the topsoil of the local residential area, employment of the father in the lead industry, parental smoking, and behaviors likely to cause ingestion of dirt. Blood samples taken from children at certain ages and during the warmer months contained more lead than samples obtained during the cooler months. The effects of these determinants on PbB during early childhood were basically consistent in both single and multivariable analyses., The Adverse Effects of excessive lead exposure on the intellectual, cognitive, and behavioral development of young children have received increased attention during the past decade.[1-3] Definitive evidence of neuropsychological effects [...]

Published
1992

4. A picture of Australian's children

Author

Patton, George C., Goldfeld, Sharon R., Pieris-Caldwell, Indrani, Bryant, Meredith, and Vimpani, Graham V.

Subjects
Children -- Death, Children -- Forecasts and trends, Children -- Health aspects, Children -- Analysis, Market trend/market analysis, Health
Abstract

The effects on child health and mortality are striking and the latest report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), 'A picture of Australia's children', documents this coming trend. The fall in deaths from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) to a third of 1991 rates is a tribute to outstanding Australian child health research, as well as the work of child and family health nurses and the SIDS Council of Australia.

Published
2005

5. Catalogue of child abuse

Author

Vimpani, Graham V.

Subjects
Physical signs of child abuse (Book), Books -- Book reviews, Health
Abstract

'Physical Signs of Child Abuse' by Christopher J. Hobbs and Jayne M. Wynne provides information about the full spectrum of child abuse, with guidance on conducting physical exams, taking photographs, and colposcopy. The book spends too much time on some types of injuries and insufficient time on others, as well as having some confusing notes and offering advice for digital photographs which are, in Australia, inadmissible as legal evidence.

Published
2003

6. Child and family outcomes of a long-term nurse home visitation programme: a randomised controlled trial.

Author

Kemp, Lynn, Harris, Elizabeth, McMahon, Catherine, Matthey, Stephen, Vimpani, Graham, Anderson, Teresa, Schmied, Virginia, Aslam, Henna, and Zapart, Siggi

Subjects
NURSING care facilities, LONG-term care facilities, RANDOMIZED controlled trials, CHILDREN'S health, HEALTH
Abstract

Objective To investigate the impact of a long-term nurse home visiting programme, embedded within a universal child health system, on the health, development and well-being of the child, mother and family. Design Randomised controlled trial. Setting/participants 208(111 intervention, 97 comparison) eligible at-risk mothers living in a socioeconomically disadvantaged area in Sydney, booking into the local public hospital for confinement. Intervention A sustained and structured nurse home visiting antenatal and postnatal parenting education and support programme. Control Usual universal care. Main outcome measures The quality of the home environment for child development (12-24 months), parent-child interaction and child mental, psychomotor and behavioural development at 18 months. Results Mothers receiving the intervention were more emotionally and verbally responsive (HOME observation) during the first 2 years of their child's life than comparison group mothers (mean difference 0.5; 95% CI 0.1 to 0.9). Duration of breastfeeding was longer for intervention mothers than comparison mothers (mean difference 7.9 weeks; 95% CI 2.9 to 12.9). There was no significant difference in parent--child interaction between the intervention and comparison groups. There were no significant overall group differences in child mental, psychomotor or behavioural development. Mothers assessed antenatally as having psychosocial distress benefitted from the intervention across a number of areas. Conclusion This sustained nurse home visiting programme showed trends to enhanced outcomes in many, but not all, areas. Specifically, it resulted in clinically enhanced outcomes in breastfeeding duration and, for some subgroups of mothers, women's experience of motherhood and children's mental development. Trial registration number ACTRN12608000473369. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2011
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