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International trends of Down syndrome 1993-2004: Births in relation to maternal age and terminations of pregnanciesThe aim of this study was to examine trends of Down syndrome (DS) in relation to maternal age and termination of pregnancies (ToP) in 20 registries
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Evidence of a complex association between dose, pattern and timing of prenatal alcohol exposure and child behaviour problemsThere is a lack of evidence regarding the effect of dose, pattern and timing of prenatal alcohol exposure and behaviour problems in children aged 2 years.
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Gross motor performance in children prenatally exposed to alcohol and living in remote AustraliaA higher than expected proportion of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders had gross motor scores that indicated impairment and need for therapy
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Maternal alcohol disorders and school achievement: a population cohort record linkage study in Western AustraliaChildren of mothers with alcohol use disorders are at risk of not meeting minimum educational benchmarks in numeracy and literacy, with the risk highest among Indigenous children.
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Long-term survival for infants born with orofacial clefts in Western AustraliaParents with a child diagnosed with an OFC ± additional minor anomalies only can be reassured that the OFC does not influence survival rates in infancy
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Linking a pharmaceutical claims database with a birth defects registry to investigate birth defect rates of suspected teratogensData linkage of population administrative data is being investigated as a tool for pharmacovigilance in pregnancy in Australia.
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Prevalence of neural tube defects in Australia prior to mandatoryTo establish baseline prevalence of neural tube defects (NTDs) prior to mandatory folic acid fortification in Australia.

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Major conference tackles FASD from the head and the heartHundreds of delegates from around Australia, Canada and New Zealand arrive in Perth this week to discuss the latest knowledge about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) at the 2nd Australasian FASD Conference 2018.
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Alert Program®Emma Glenn Martyn Adams Pearson Symons BExSc, MPH BA (Education) PhD Candidate B.A. (Hons) PhD. Acting Research Officer - Playce & PhD student
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Machine learning vs addiction therapists: A pilot study predicting alcohol dependence treatment outcome from patient data in behavior therapy with adjunctive medicationThe majority of staff and machine learning models were not more accurate than suggested by chance