A5013224129- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Immune responses and vaccinations
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Family Support in Illness
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Child and Adolescent Health
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Research in Social Sciences
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Employment and Welfare Studies
Barwon Health
2025
Deakin University
2025
Royal Children's Hospital
2018-2022
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
2009-2022
PolicyWise for Children & Families
2021
Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre
2021
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
2017
The bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine has immunomodulatory "off-target" effects that have been hypothesized to protect against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
Nurse home visiting (NHV) may redress inequities in children's health and development evident by school entry. We tested the effectiveness of an Australian NHV program (right@home), offered to pregnant women experiencing adversity, hypothesizing improvements (1) parent care, (2) responsivity, (3) learning environment at child age 2 years.A randomized controlled trial delivered via universal family services was conducted. Pregnant adversity (≥2 10 risk factors) with sufficient English...
Objective To investigate the extent to which primary‐care practitioners routinely inquire about postpartum urinary and faecal incontinence, assess proportion of women who disclose symptoms. Design Prospective pregnancy cohort study nulliparous women. Setting M elbourne, A ustralia. Sample total 1507 recruited in early pregnancy. Method Women were from six public maternity hospitals, with follow up at 3, 6, 9 12 months postpartum. Main outcome measures Standardised bowel symptoms, health...
Abstract Background Research examining long‐term health outcomes for women after childbirth has been limited. The objective of this study was to investigate the natural history common morbidities in 18 months birth a first child, and explore hypothesis that who have cesarean section experience less overall morbidity postnatal period. Methods A prospective nulliparous pregnancy cohort conducted 1,507 recruited early from six public hospitals Melbourne, Australia (mean gestation 15 weeks)....
Much is known about severe maternal morbidity during pregnancy, but there has been little attention paid to the impact of pregnancy itself on women's general health and well-being.To investigate well-being in early examine relationship between age physical mental health.Cross-sectional analysis baseline data from a multicentre, prospective nulliparous cohort study. The questionnaire included SF-36 status measure individual items assessing range common issues. A total 1507 eligible women...
BACKGROUND:Poor mental health is recognized as one of the greatest global burdens disease. Maternal crucial for optimal mothers and their children. We examined effects an Australian Nurse Home Visiting (NHV) program (right@home), offered to pregnant women experiencing adversity, on maternal well-being at child age 3 years.
Nurse home visiting (NHV) is widely implemented to address inequities in child and maternal health. However, few studies have examined longer-term effectiveness or delivery within universal healthcare systems. We evaluated the benefits of an Australian NHV program ("right@home") promoting children's language learning, general mental health, health wellbeing, parenting family relationships, at ages 4 5 years.
Abstract Background Antenatal smoking cessation guidelines have been available in Victoria, Australia, for the past decade. The objective of this study was to assess what extent introduction pregnancy changed practice Victorian public hospitals. Methods Two population‐based postal surveys women giving birth state conducted 2000 and 2008 before after implementation guidelines. Self‐administered questionnaires were distributed by hospitals home practitioners 5–6 months postpartum. Results...
Compared with most other Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, information about the patterns of health service use children from immigrant families in Australia is currently limited, internationally, data on unmet healthcare needs are scarce. This study aims to examine distribution utilisation aged 10–11 years Australia. We drew Longitudinal Study Australian Children Birth (B; n = 5,107) Kindergarten (K; 4,983) cohorts. The exposure was family immigration...
Objectives To investigate the additional programme cost and cost-effectiveness of ‘right@home’ Nurse Home Visiting (NHV) in relation to improving maternal child outcomes at age 3 years compared with usual care. Design A cost–utility analysis from a government-as-payer perspective alongside randomised trial NHV over 3-year period. Costs quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) were discounted 5%. Analysis used an intention-to-treat approach multiple imputation. Setting The right@home was...
BackgroundRecurrences of herpes simplex virus (HSV) in the orofacial region (herpes labialis or cold sores) impact quality-of-life. We aimed to study whether bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine can attenuate sore recurrences through off-target immunomodulatory effects.MethodsIn this nested randomised controlled trial within multicentre, phase 3 BRACE trial, 6828 healthcare workers were 36 sites Australia, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom and Brazil, receive BCG-Denmark no BCG (1:1 ratio...
Background Little is known about the efficacy of pregnancy screening tools using non-sensitive sociodemographic questions to identify possible presence as yet undiagnosed disease in individuals and later adverse childhood events disclosure. Objectives The study aims were to: 1) record prevalence risk disclosed by families during receipt a sustained nurse home visiting program; 2) explore patterns relationships between risks for their child having experiences antenatal tool, which used...