QLD Family Cohort

Our team is developing a State-Based Family Mental Health Registry - helping to improve support for families and strengthen mental health care across Queensland.
👉Read our latest news article: https://news.uq.edu.au/2025-09-uq-research-puts-spotlight-perinatal-mental-health

Interested in joining the study? https://www.qldfamilycohort.org/register-here

Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science 💜

We’re celebrating the brilliant women leading the QFC study and all the researchers who have contributed to its success along the way. Thank you for breaking barriers, driving discoveries, and inspiring future generations to pursue their passions in STEM.

Here’s to the women shaping the future of science! 🔬

📢 New Research Spotlight: Foot Pain During Pregnancy 👣🤰

This study highlights that foot pain may be a more prevalent problem during pregnancy than previously indicated. Foot pain is common during pregnancy and impacts work, daily activities, and quality of life—even when pain is only mild to moderate.
👉 Prenatal and postnatal care is a key opportunity to assess and manage foot pain.

Congratulations on the publication Dr Dilani Mendis and team. Read full article here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jfa2.70132

✨ 12–24 weeks pregnant? Or already part of the QFC family? ✨
✅ Complete your QFC survey and you’ll automatically go into the draw to win a $200 grocery voucher 🛒💛
🎉 Every completed survey = one automatic entry into our quarterly prize draw.
Not in the study yet? You can join the Queensland Family Cohort Study today and helps us improve the health and wellbeing of Queensland families.
👉 Head to the website to register today! https://www.qldfamilycohort.org/register-here

✨🎄Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us at the Queensland Family Cohort! 🎄✨
We're grateful for your support and wish you and your loved ones a holiday season filled with happiness and good health. 🌟
Here's to a wonderful 2026! 💜

Exciting news! Our latest paper, “An allele-resolved nanopore-guided tour of the human placental methylome”, has just been published in Nature Communications, a high-impact journal. 🎉
Congratulations to all the authors for this incredible achievement!
🔗 Read the full article here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-65337-3

🌟 Are you 12–24 weeks pregnant and living in QLD? 🌟
Join the QLD Family Cohort Study and help shape the future of family health and well-being! 💜

✅ Register online today
✅ Complete online surveys about your pregnancy and parenting journey

Together, we can make a real difference for future generations 👶

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🔗 Join the study now 👉 https://www.qldfamilycohort.org/qld-wide-study

🚨 Exciting news! 🚨 We’re thrilled to announce that we'll be at the PBC Expo this June! 💫
Come say hi 👋 and learn all about our exciting research supporting the health of children and families.
Are you 12-24 weeks pregnant? 🤰 We are recruiting across QLD NOW! Check out all the details here 👉 https://www.qldfamilycohort.org/qld-wide-study
🗓 June 21-22
📍 Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
✨ Have you got your tickets yet?
Get 50% OFF with our exclusive code: F5CN33
🔗 Book your tickets here: pbcexpo.com.au

Australian Research Program | Queensland Family Cohort Study The Queensland Family Cohort is an Australian research program which aims to understand factors that influence healthy growth, wellbeing and ageing of Queensland children and families

Wishing all our families a safe and happy holiday period, 💓 The QFC team

That's a wrap- the 2024 highlight reel for the Queensland Family Cohort.

Did you know around 20 million pregnant people carry Group B Streptococcus? 🦠 Group B Strep—what is it? Dr. Alison Carey, co-lead of the microbiome theme within the Queensland Family Cohort and group leader at QUT (Queensland University of Technology) Centre for Immunology and Infection Control, dives into whether Group B Strep is a persistent or transient infection during pregnancy. Check out this infographic or the paper here- https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2024.1435745

Learn more and find support groups on the Group B Strep International resources page.