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Preventive health risks in pregnancy: Cross-sectional prevalence survey in three regions of New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania

This study uses cross-sectional surveys to examine the proportion of pregnant people meeting preventive health guideline recommendations in three regions of New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania.
  • Publishing Date:

    29 April, 2025

  • Journal Name:

    Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

  • Authors:

    Emma Doherty, Sophie Dilworth, John Wiggers, Luke Wolfenden, Angie Wilson, Cathy Leane, Natasha Schranz, Judy Parish, Monique Reardon, Belinda Tully, Jenna Hollis, Justine Daly, Melanie Kingsland

Suboptimal industry adherence to the design specifications of the mandatory pregnancy warning label

The aim of this study was to assess whether products sold in the Australian alcohol market are displaying the mandatory pregnancy warning warning label as per the design requirements.
  • Publishing Date:

    11 April, 2025

  • Journal Name:

    Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

  • Authors:

    Asad Yusoff, Bella Sträuli, Alexandra Jones, Paula O'Brien, Jacquie Bowden, Michelle Jongenelis, Aimee Brownbill, Tim Stockwell, Simone Pettigrew

FASD identification in Australia: A qualitative analysis of perspectives from psychologists and individuals with lived and living experience

This study aimed to understand the perspectives of psychologists, parents, caregivers, and adults with FASD on the current assessment process, as well as methods to improve FASD training and universal screening of PAE.
  • Publishing Date:

    31 March, 2025

  • Journal Name:

    Alcohol Clinical Experimental Research

  • Authors:

    Katherine L. Kerimofski, Kirsten R. Panton, Grace Kuen Yee Tan, Carmela F. Pestell

Prevalence of maternal substance use problems during pregnancy and the first 2 years of life: a whole-population birth cohort of 970 470 Australian children born 2008–2017

This study examined the prevalence of documented maternal substance use problems, including alcohol and other drug use, during pregnancy and the first 1,000 days of life among nearly one million children born in New South Wales between 2008 and 2017, and found that 3.4 % of these children had at least one record of such maternal issues when combining health, death, and child-protection data sources.
  • Publishing Date:

    24 March, 2025

  • Journal Name:

    BMJ Open

  • Authors:

    Madeleine Powell, Rhiannon Pilkington, Tasnia Ahmed, Mark Hanly, BJ Newton, John W Lynch, Timothy Dobbins, Jessica Stewart, Michelle Cretikos, Alys Havard, Kathleen Falster

Analysis of risk factors associated with suicidality in children and adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Western Australia

This study is the first to characterise suicidality (i.e., suicidal ideation/suicide attempt) and explore associated risk factors in young individuals with FASD within the Australian context.
  • Publishing Date:

    19 March, 2025

  • Journal Name:

    Alcohol Clinical & Experimental Research

  • Authors:

    Grace Kuen Yee Tan, Sophia G. Connor, Sunee Quinn, James Fitzpatrick, Isabelle Adams, Carmela F. Pestell

Suboptimal industry adherence to the design specifications of the mandatory pregnancy warning label

This study evaluated nearly 6,000 alcoholic products sold in Sydney between June and November 2023 and found that while 63% displayed the mandatory pregnancy warning label, around 11% of those labels failed to meet design specifications, particularly on spirits (73% adherence) and large containers, indicating suboptimal industry compliance under Australia’s Food Standards Code.
  • Publishing Date:

    11 March, 2025

  • Journal Name:

    Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

  • Authors:

    Asad Yusoff, Bella Sträuli, Alexandra Jones, Paula O’Brien, Jacquie Bowden, Michelle Jongenelis, Aimee Brownbill, Tim Stockwell, Simone Pettigrew

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