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Auckland Birthweight Collaborative (ABC) Study
Rapid progress is being made on DNA papers for the data collected at 11 years (data has also been collected and analysed at birth, 12 months, 3.5 and seven years). Professor Mitchell’s team is now planning a 16 year follow-up.
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A randomised controlled trial of the effects of probiotics on the development of atopy and allergic disease in early childhood.
The six year follow-up is progressing well.
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Plagiocephaly studies
This series of studies is now completed. See Publications 7.
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The Auckland Stillbirth Study
The important finding of maternal sleep position resulted in considerable interest when presented in Sydney. Several papers from this study have been published. See Publications 12. and 14.
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Sleep and arousal in infants exposed to methamphetamine in utero
Data collection is now complete from all of the 100 subjects and the data are being anlaysed.
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Dose and safety RCT of vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy and infancy
This study is now progressing well after enrolment was delayed in 2009.
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Ringtones RCT
The manufacturing problems with the new device have been sorted and patients are now being recruited.
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CLA butter supplementation study
Professor Mitchell and his team had hoped that this supplement would be an effective treatment for mild to moderate eczema in children. The study has been completed, however there was no evidence of a beneficial effect in the dose used.
