Research on children’s health and wellbeing encompasses the big issues in child health from conception to young adult life that ensure children thrive and develop.

Theme Overview

Including pregnancy, allergy, nutrition and growth and the disciplines of obstetrics, paediatrics, neuroscience, neurophysiology, psychology, occupational science and occupational therapy, engineering and bioinformatics. This theme includes research focused on prevention, detection and treatment of common childhood illnesses, examining the factors that influence children's growth and development, with a particular focus on the developing brain.  The theme aims to make breakthroughs in the fields of assessment, prediction and detection of early brain injury, and the effect of this on lifelong health and wellbeing, with an additional focus on mental health and wellbeing. It includes children’s experiences of healthcare, including their consent to medical treatment, and access to health information and education.