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The effects of physical activity throughout pregnancy on maternal lumbopelvic musculoskeletal health

Researchers followed women during pregnancy and early postpartum to explore how physical activity relates to common musculoskeletal conditions, including urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, and lumbopelvic pain.

The Indigenous Queensland Family Cohort (I-QFC) study: a feasibility birth cohort study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families – cohort profile

I-QFC provides insights into culturally grounded research with Indigenous families, with the potential to strengthen health and well-being across generations.

Prevalence, Severity and Impact of Foot Pain in 419 Pregnant Participants: The Queensland Family Cohort Study

This study highlights that foot pain may be a more prevalent problem during pregnancy than previously indicated.

An allele-resolved nanopore-guided tour of the human placental methylome

We present this landscape through the application of nanopore sequencing technology to provide a more comprehensive picture of female placental genomics and methylomics along with integrated haplotype-resolved transcriptomic analyses across eight trios.

Delivery Mode and Antibiotic Exposure on Gut Microbiomes

Delivery mode is a larger determinant of infant gut microbiome composition at 6 weeks than exposure to peripartum antibiotics

Supplement Use During Pregnancy

Dietary supplements, guideline alignment and biochemical nutrient status in pregnancy: Findings from the Queensland Family Cohort pilot study

Effects of excessive sitting in pregnancy

Sex-specific associations between feto-placental growth and maternal physical activity volume and sitting time: Findings from the Queensland Family Cohort study

Pre-conception alcohol consumption linked to placental damage

Prenatal alcohol exposure is associated with altered feto-placental blood flow and sex-specific placental changes

“It’s research, our input can grow” - Identifying health research priorities with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities—study protocol

I-QFC Health priorities protocol

Glucocorticoids and Their Receptor Isoforms: Roles in Female Reproduction, Pregnancy, and Foetal Development

QFC PhD student Sreeparna Bhaumik publishes review paper

The importance of including fathers in studies to achieve a whole family approach to well-being

All members in the family unit play an important role for good mental health

The impact of COVID-19 lockdown and the COVID-19 pandemic reduces severe anxiety

COVID-19 lockdown and lifting of lockdowns impact on the mental health of pregnant and postpartum families.

Dietary intake of mothers and their partners during pregnancy

What does dietary intake look like in partners and pregnant women in Queensland?

The effect of maternal weight and gestation weight gain on placental elastrography

Understanding whether maternal obesity influences placental stiffness measured via ultrasound elastrography.

Inequality of Economic Opportunity in the Queensland Family Cohort

What is the use of healthcare in expecting families in Queensland?

Placental elastography in the third trimester

Can elastrography evaluate placental changes throughout gestation and is this impacted by small of gestational age pregnancies?

Sonoelastography in placental research

Understanding whether sonoelastography can investigate placental dysfunction by providing detailed information regarding placental structure and function.

The Queensland Family Cohort : a study protocol

The pilot protocol for the Queensland Family Cohort took three years to develop with consumers and collaborating basic science and clinical researchers.

Reliability of 2D Shear Wave Elastrography

Is the use of 2D Shear Wave Elastrography reliable?