Early Moves (sub –study of Origins Cohort)

CIs: Elliott, Valentine, Spittle, Boyd, Badawi, Morgan, Silva, Geelhoed, Ware, Venkatesh. NHMRC Cohort Study (2020-2024).

Study Design: Prospective longitudinal cohort of infants n=3000.

Aims: identify early biomarkers for babies at risk of cognitive impairment.

Methodology: Double-blind prospective cohort study.

New Knowledge: Parents use Baby Moves App to video their babies’ GMs, with automated scoring being developed through machine-learning. GMs provide insight into early brain function.

Project members

Professor Catherine Elliott

Chair of Allied Health, Child and Adolescent Health Service, School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work

Curtin University

Professor Jane Valentine

Head of Department and Clinical Lead of Paediatric Rehabilitation

Princess Margaret Hospital for Children Western Australia

Associate Professor

University of Western Australia, School of Paediatrics and Child Health

Professor Roslyn Boyd

Scientific Director, Queensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre

Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland

Professor Nadia Badawi

Macquarie Group Foundation Chair of Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral Palsy Alliance.

Neonatologist, Medical Director

Grace Centre for Newborn Care, Westmead

Dr Cathy Morgan

Research Fellow

Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Institute

Professor Robert Ware

Professor, School of Medicine

Griffith University