Publications

Our research has examined sleeping and crying behaviours in thousands of infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers. We use this evidence in our private practice.

Selected research papers

  • Cook F, Conway L, Omerovic E, Cahir P, Giallo R, Hiscock H, Mensah F, Bretherton L, Bavin, E, Eadie P & Reilly S (2021). Infant regulation: associations with language development in a longitudinal cohort. Journal of Pediatrics.

  • Cook, F., Conway, L., Giallo, R., Gartland, D., Sciberras, E. & Brown S. (2020). Infant sleep and child mental health: a longitudinal investigation. Archives of Disease in Childhood.

  • Cook, F., Conway, L., Gartland, D., Giallo, R., Keys, E. & Brown, S. (2019). Profiles and predictors of infant sleep problems across the first year. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. epub ahead of print.

  • Cook, F., Giallo, R., Sanchez, K., Reilly, S. & Hiscock, H. (2019). Infant regulation and child mental health concerns: a longitudinal study. Pediatrics, 143 (3).

  • Cook, F., Mensah, F., Bayer, J.K. & Hiscock, H. (2019). Prevalence, comorbidity, and factors associated with sleeping, crying and feeding problems at 1 month of age: A community based survey of Australian infants. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 55(6):644–51.

  • Bell, G., Hiscock, H., Tobin, S., Cook, F. & Sung, V. (2018). Behavioural outcomes of infant colic in toddlerhood: a longitudinal study. Journal of Pediatrics. Epub ahead of print.

  • Cook, F., Giallo, R., Hiscock, H., Mensah, F., Sanchez, K. & Reilly, S. (2018). Associations between infant regulation and childhood mental health concerns in a large, prospective, community cohort. Journal of Sleep Research, 27.

  • Cook, F., Giallo, R., Petrovic, Z., Coe, A., Seymour, M., Cann, W., & Hiscock, H. (2016). Depression and anger in fathers of unsettled infants: A community cohort study. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 1–5.

  • Le, H. N. D., Gold, L., Mensah, F. K., Cook, F., Bayer, J. K., & Hiscock, H. (2016). Health service use and costs for infant behaviour problems and maternal stress. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 52(4), 402–9.

  • Cook, F., Seymour, M., Giallo, R., Cann, W., Nicholson, J. M., Green, J., & Hiscock, H. (2015). Comparison of methods for recruiting and engaging parents in online interventions: study protocol for the Cry Baby infant sleep and settling program. BMC Pediatrics, 15(1), 174.

  • Hiscock, H., Cook, F., Bayer, J., Le, HND., Mensah, F., Cann, W., Symon, B. & St James-Roberts I. (2014). Preventing early infant sleep and crying problems and postnatal depression: a randomized trial. Pediatrics, 133, 346–354.

  • Cook, F., Bayer, J., Le, H.N.D., Mensah, F., Cann, W. & Hiscock, H. (2012). Baby Business: a randomised controlled trial of a universal parenting program that aims to prevent early infant sleep and cry problems and associated parental depression. BMC Pediatrics, 12 (13).

Selected conference presentations

  • Cook F, Bilgin A, Conway L and Keys E. Identifying, supporting, and predicting outcomes for infants with sleeping, crying and/or feeding problems (dysregulated infants). Symposium at the International Pediatric Sleep Association congress, February 5-6 2021.

  • Cook, F., Giallo, R., Hiscock, H., Mensah, F., Sanchez, K. & Reilly, S. (2019). Profiles of infant regulation: Associations with child mental health in a large, prospective, community cohort. Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, USA.

  • Cook, F., Giallo, R., Hiscock, H., Mensah, F., Sanchez, K. & Reilly, S. (2018). Associations between infant regulation and childhood mental health concerns in a large, prospective, community cohort. Australasian Sleep Association 'Sleep DownUnder' conference, Brisbane, Australia.

  • Cook, F., Giallo, R., Hiscock, H., Mensah, F., Sanchez, K. & Reilly, S. (2018). Profiles of infant regulation: Associations with child social, emotional and behavioural outcomes in a large, prospective, community cohort. Paper presented at the International Pediatric Sleep Association Congress, Paris, France.

  • Cook, F., Bayer, J., Le, H.N.D., Mensah, F., Cann, W., Symon, B., St James-Roberts, I. & Hiscock, H. (2016). Sleep, crying and feeding problems at 1 month of age: prevalence and comorbidity in Australian infants. Paper presented at the International Marcé Society Biennial Scientific Conference, Melbourne, Australia.

  • Cook, F., Giallo, R., Petrovic, Z., Coe, A., Seymour, M., Cann, W. & Hiscock, H. (2016). Associations between unsettled infant behaviour, paternal depressive symptoms and anger: a community cohort study. Paper presented at the International Marcé Society Biennial Scientific Conference, Melbourne, Australia.

  • Cook, F., Seymour, M., Giallo, R., Cann, W., Nicholson, J.M., Green, J. & Hiscock, H. (2016). Cry Baby: An online infant sleep and settling program. Paper presented at the International Marcé Society Biennial Scientific Conference, Melbourne, Australia.

  • Cook, F., Bayer, J., Cann, W., Hiscock, H., Symon, B. & St James-Roberts I. (2014). Can infant sleep and cry problems and associated postnatal depression be prevented? Results of a randomised controlled trial. The Great Baby Sleep Debate.

Other child development publications

  • Gartland, D., Conway L, Giallo R, Mensah F, Cook F, Hegarty K, Herrman H, Nicholson J, Reilly S, Hiscock H, Sciberras E and Brown SJ (2021). "Intimate partner violence and child outcomes at 10: a pregnancy cohort." Archives of Disease in Childhood.

  • Brown S, Gartland D, Woolhouse H, Giallo R, McDonald E, Seymour M, Conway L, Fitzpatrick K, Cook F, Papadopoullos S, McArthur C, Hegarty K, Herrman H, Nicholson J, Hiscock H and Mensah F (2021). The Maternal Health Study: study design update for a prospective cohort of first-time mothers and their first-born children from birth to age ten. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology.

  • Smith, J., Levickis, P., Goldfeld, S., Kemp., & Conway, L. (2021). Maternal linguistic input and child language in a cohort at risk of experiencing social adversity. Language Learning and Development, in press.

  • Brown S, Conway L, Fitzpatrick K, Hegarty K, Mensah F, Papadopoullos S, Woolhouse H, Giallo R and Gartland D (2021). Physical and mental health of women exposed to intimate partner violence in the ten years after having their first child: an Australian prospective cohort study of first-time mothers. BMJ Open, in press.

  • Conway LJ, Cook F, Brown S, Cahir P , Gartland D, Giallo R, Mensah F, & Reilly S. (2021).Children's language abilities at age 10 and exposure to intimate partner violence in early childhood: Results of an Australian prospective pregnancy cohort study. Child Abuse & Neglect, 111.

  • Conway LJ, Cook F, Cahir P, Mensah F, Reilly S, Brown S, Gartland D & Giallo R. (2020) Intimate partner violence, maternal depression and pathways to children’s language ability at 10 years. Journal of Family Psychology.

  • Matov, J., Cook, F., Mensah, F., Dowell, R. & Reilly, S. (2020) Short language measure (SLaM) development and validation: a short language measure for speech-language therapists and paraprofessionals to sample general language ability and screen children in their first year at school. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders.

  • Unicomb, R., Kefalianos, E., Reilly, S., Cook, F. & Morgan, A. (2020). Prevalence and clinical features of comorbid stuttering and speech sound disorder diagnoses at age 4 years: A prospective, community cohort study. Journal of Communication Disorders.

  • Matov, J., Mensah, F., Cook. F. & Reilly, S. (2018). Investigation of the language tasks to include in a short language measure for children in the early school years. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 53 (4), 735-747.

  • Smith, J., Levickis, P., Eadie, P., Bretherton, L., Conway, L., & Goldfeld, S. (2019) Associations between early maternal behaviours and child language at 36 months in a cohort experiencing adversity. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 54(1):110-122.

  • Conway LJ, Levickis, P.A., Mensah, F., Smith, J., Wake, M., & Reilly S (2018). Association between joint engagement and language in a sample of slow to talk children. Journal of Child Language, 45(6), 1275-1293.

  • Eadie, P., Conway LJ, Hallenstein B, McKean M., Mensah F, & Reilly S. (2018) Quality of Life in Children with Developmental Language Disorder. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorder, 53(4), 799-810.

  • Conway LJ, Levickis, P.A., Smith, J., Mensah, F., Wake, M., & Reilly S. (2018) Maternal communicative behaviors and interaction quality as predictors of language development: Findings from a community-based study of slow-to-talk toddlers. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 53(2), 339-354.

  • McKean, C., Reilly, S., Bavin, E.L., Bretherton, L., Cini, E., Conway, L., Cook, F., Eadie, P., Prior, M., Wake, M. & Mensah, F. (2017). Language outcomes at 7 years: early predictors and co-occurring difficulties. Pediatrics, 139 (3).

  • McKean, C., Wraith, D., Eadie, P., Cook, F., Mensah, F. & Reilly, S. (2017). Subgroups in language trajectories from 4 to 11 years: the nature and predictors of stable, improving and decreasing language trajectory groups. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 58 (10), 1081-1091.

  • Reilly, S., Cook, F. (joint first author), Bavin, E., Bretherton, L., Cahir, P., Eadie, P., Gold, L., Mensah, F., Papadopoullos, S. & Wake, M. (2017). Cohort Profile: The Early Language in Victoria Study (ELVS). International Journal of Epidemiology, 48, pp329.

  • Conway LJ, Levickis P, Mensah F, McKean C, Smith KA, & Reilly S (2017). Associations between expressive and receptive language and internalising and externalising behaviours: Findings from a community-based slow-to-talk sample. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders 52 (6): 839-853.

  • Levickis, P., Sciberras, E., McKean, C., Conway, L., Pezic, A., Mensah, F. K., Bavin, E. L., Bretherton, L., Eadie, P., Prior, M., & Reilly, S. (2017). Language and social-emotional and behavioural wellbeing from 4 to 7 years: a community-based study. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 27(7), 849-859.

  • Kefalianos E., Reilly S., Onslow M, Block S., Packman A., Bavin E., Conway L., Vogel A., Pezic A., and Mensah F (2017). The history of stuttering by 7 years: Follow up of a prospective community cohort. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, 60(10), 2828-2839.

  • Smith, J, Levickis, P., Eadie, P., Bretherton, L., Conway, L., & Goldfeld, S. (2017). Associations between maternal behaviours and child language at 2 years in a cohort of women experiencing adversity. Infancy, 23(1), 74-102.

  • Smith, J, Levickis, P., Conway, L., Eadie, P., Bretherton, L., & Goldfeld, S (2017). Concurrent associations between maternal behaviours and infant communication within a cohort of women and their infants experiencing adversity. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 20(5), 516-527.

  • Vogel, A. P., Block, S., Kefalianos, E., Onslow, M., Eadie, P., Barth, B., Conway, L., Mundt, J. C., & Reilly, S. (2015). Feasibility of automated speech sample collection with stuttering children using interactive voice response (IVR) technology. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 17 (2), 115-120.

  • Reilly, S, Onslow M, Packman A,  Cini E, Conway L, Ukoumunne O,  Bavin E, Prior M, Eadie P, Block S, Wake M. (2013) Natural History of Stuttering to 4 Years of Age: A Prospective Community-Based Study. Pediatrics, 132(3), 460-467.

  • Ukoumunne OC, Wake M, Carlin J, Bavin EL, Lum J, Skeat J, Williams J, Conway L, Cini E, Reilly S. (2012). Profiles of language development in pre-school children: Longitudinal latent class analysis of data from the Early Language in Victoria Study. Child: Care, Health and Development, 38 (3), 341-9.

  • Reilly S, Wake M, Ukoumunne OC, Bavin EL, Prior M; Cini E, Conway L, Eadie P, Bretherton L (2010). Predicting Language Outcomes at 4 Years: Longitudinal Findings from the Early Language in Victoria Study. Pediatrics, 126 (6), e1530-7.

  • Reilly SR, Bavin, E.L., Bretherton, L., Conway, L., Eadie, P., Cini, E., Prior, M., Ukoumunne, O., Wake, M (2009). The Early Language in Victoria Study (ELVS): a prospective, longitudinal study of communication skills and expressive vocabulary development at 8, 12 and 24 months. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 11 (5), 344-357.

  • Cook, F., Ciorciari, J., Varker, T., & Devilly, G. J. (2009). Changes in long term neural connectivity following psychological trauma. Clinical Neurophysiology, 120 (2), 309–314.

  • Ciorciari, J., Cook, F., Turton, C. & Devilly, G. (2006). Psychophysiological correlates of past trauma and dissociation. Australian Journal of Psychology, 58, 122-123.

  • Devilly, G. J., Ciorciari, J., Piesse, A., Sherwell, S., Zammit, S., Cook, F., & Turton, C. (2007). Dissociative tendencies and memory performance on directed-forgetting tasks. Psychological Science, 18 (3), 212–217.