Health, wellbeing and equity for mothers, fathers, children and families

Strategies to promote a healthy start to life have been identified as having the greatest potential to reduce health inequalities across the life course.
The Intergenerational Health research program focuses on what can be done in pregnancy and the early postnatal period to improve maternal, newborn and child health outcomes. The group's vision is health, wellbeing and equity for all mothers, fathers, children and families. We have a particular interest in ways that health services can work to improve health outcomes for socially isolated and/or disadvantaged women and families.
In particular, our program of research focuses on improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal families, families of refugee background and women and children experiencing family violence
Maternal Health Study
The Maternal Health Study is multi-wave, prospective cohort study investigating the health and well-being of over 1500 first-time mothers and firstborn children. The study provides a comprehensive picture of women's health during pregnancy, and after first and subsequent births. Data are being collected on common maternal physical and psychological health problems, including urinary and faecal incontinence, sexual health problems, depression, anxiety and intimate partner abuse, and on a range of child health and developmental outcomes at age 4 and age 10. This has resulted in a rich data set with unique data on trajectories of mothers and first-born children. Findings are being used to inform policy and practice in maternity care, early childhood services and primary care.
Aboriginal Families Study
The Aboriginal Families Study began as a population-based study investigating the views and experiences of over 340 Aboriginal women having a baby in urban, regional and remote areas of South Australia between July 2011 and June 2013. We are now extending the study to follow-up mothers and children as the children start school. The study is at the forefront of efforts to work across the interface of policy, health services and community to design and implement strategic, policy relevant research needed for Australia to achieve sustained improvements in the health of Aboriginal women and children. The study is being conducted in partnership with the Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia and involves collaborations with SA Health, SA Department of Human Services and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute.

Childhood Resilience Study
There is overwhelming evidence that childhood adversity has long-term consequences for health, social development, learning and well-being across the life-course and extending to the next generation. What is less well understood is why and how some children do well in the face of adversity. This study - funded by NHMRC - will develop and test a multi-dimensional, socially inclusive measure of resilience in middle childhood. The study is being conducted in partnership with the Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia, the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture and several other health service and community agencies.
Group Pregnancy Care
Group Pregnancy Care is a new approach to antenatal and postnatal care for refugee background families that involves inter-agency collaboration between public maternity hospitals, maternal and child health services and refugee/multicultural agencies. The aim of the program is to provide multifaceted, culturally appropriate preventive health care, information and support to refugee women during and after pregnancy in a group setting. A multidisciplinary team deliver the program in a community-based setting. A rigorous evaluation is underway involving bicultural researchers to investigate improvements in access to care, perinatal outcomes, health literacy and social connections.
Bridging the Gap
Bridging the Gap is a partnership project funded by NHMRC to develop, implement and investigate the impact of quality improvement interventions in maternity and early childhood primary health care sectors on health outcomes for refugee families. The program is being conducted by a partnership of eleven organisations including maternity services, maternal and child health services, local and state government, the Municipal Association of Victoria, VICSEG New Futures, Murdoch Children's Research Institute and Foundation House. Evaluation will include use of routinely collected service data to monitor changes to performance indicators and outcomes over time.
Family Foundations Strengthening parenting partnerships and reducing stress during children’s early life is paramount as this is the time when foundations are laid for health across the lifespan. Family Foundations is an innovative program designed to strengthen parenting relationships, promote parent mental health, and reduce family stress and conflict during pregnancy and the early months after having a baby. We are currently working with Drummond Street Services to assess the feasibility and acceptability of the Family Foundations program for expectant couples and families living in Australia, prior to implementing a full-scale evaluation of the program.
- National Health and Medical Research Council
- Medical Research Future Fund
- Australian Research Council
- Australian Rotary Health
- Alfred Felton Bequest
- Myer Foundation
- North West Melbourne Primary Health Network
- SA Department of Human Services
- Victorian Department of Health and Human Services
- Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet
- Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia Ltd
- Aboriginal Communities and Families Health Research Partnership (ACRA)
- Berry Street Family Services
- City of Wyndham
- Drummond Street Family Services
- Judith Lumley Centre, La Trobe University
- Merri Health
- Municipal Association of Victoria
- Northern Hospital, Melbourne
- Nutrition CRE
- SA Department of Education
- SA Department of Human Services
- SA Health
- Safer Families CRE
- Stillbirth CRE
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
- The University of Melbourne
- Trinity College Dublin (MAMMI Study)
- Tweddle Child and Family Health Service
- Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO)
- Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS)
- Victorian Department of Education
- Victorian Department of Health and Human Services
- Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture (Foundation House)
- Wadja Aboriginal Family Place, The Royal Children’s Hospital
- Werribee Mercy Hospital, Melbourne
- Western Health, Melbourne
- Yappera Children's Centre
- Children's language abilities at age 10 and exposure to intimate partner violence in early childhood: Results of an Australian prospective pregnancy cohort study. 2021
- Trajectories of interparental conflict and children's emotional-behavioural functioning at 10-11 years: an Australian population-based study. 2021
- 'It requires something drastic': Interviews with health care leaders about organisational responses to social disadvantage. 2020
- Addressing stillbirth inequities in Australia: Steps towards a better future. 2020
- Adolescent Health Literacy in Beijing and Melbourne: A Cross-Cultural Comparison. 2020
- Afghan families and health professionals' access to health information during and after pregnancy. 2020
- An Australian doula program for socially disadvantaged women: Developing realist evaluation theories. 2020
- Assessing the quality of health research from an Indigenous perspective: the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander quality appraisal tool. 2020
- Community Perspectives of Complex Trauma Assessment for Aboriginal Parents: 'Its Important, but How These Discussions Are Held Is Critical'. 2020
- Disparities in outcomes for Indigenous children. 2020
- Economic burden of maternal morbidity - A systematic review of cost-of-illness studies. 2020
- Evaluation of systems reform in public hospitals, Victoria, Australia, to improve access to antenatal care for women of refugee background: An interrupted time series design. 2020
- Facilitators to Engagement in a Mother-Child Therapeutic Intervention Following Intimate Partner Violence. 2020
- Hair cortisol in mother-child dyads: examining the roles of maternal parenting and stress in the context of early childhood adversity. 2020
- Health service utilisation and unmet healthcare needs of Australian children from immigrant families: A population-based cohort study. 2020
- How Valid is the Question of Fear of a Partner in Identifying Intimate Partner Abuse? A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Four Studies. 2020
- Infant sleep and child mental health: a longitudinal investigation. 2020
- Intimate partner violence and maternal mental health ten years after a first birth: An Australian prospective cohort study of first-time mothers. 2020
- Intimate partner violence, maternal depression, and pathways to children's language ability at 10 years. 2020
- Maternal childhood abuse and children's emotional-behavioral difficulties: Intergenerational transmission via birth outcomes and psychosocial health. 2020
- Mental Health Trajectories of Fathers Following Very Preterm Birth: Associations With Parenting. 2020
- Missing pieces of the puzzle: Deriving a theory of father involvement and intellectual disability. 2020
- Modelling the early expressive communicative trajectories of infants/toddlers with early cochlear implants. 2020
- Parent perspectives on children and young people's mental health services in Victoria - What's wrong and how to fix it: A multi-site qualitative study. 2020
- Perceptions of social support: comparisons between fathers of children with autism spectrum disorder and fathers of children without developmental disabilities. 2020
- Perceptions of social support: comparisons between fathers of children with autism spectrum disorder and fathers of children without developmental disabilities. 2020
- Perinatal mental health and the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020
- Physical and Emotional Intimate Partner Violence and Women's Health in the First Year After Childbirth: An Australian Pregnancy Cohort Study. 2020
- Physical and mental health of women exposed to intimate partner violence in the 10 years after having their first child: an Australian prospective cohort study of first-time mothers. 2020
- Preservation and reunification for families of young children: case file review of a home-visiting program. 2020
- Prevalence and features of comorbid stuttering and speech sound disorder at age 4 years. 2020
- Profiles and Predictors of Infant Sleep Problems Across the First Year. 2020
- Psychosocial factors associated with trajectories of maternal psychological distress over a 10-year period from the first year postpartum: An Australian population-based study. 2020
- Self-efficacy and doctor support as mediators of depression outcomes following counselling by family doctors for intimate partner violence. 2020
- The Victorian Intergenerational Health Cohort Study (VIHCS): Study design of a preconception cohort from parent adolescence to offspring childhood. 2020
- Two-year follow up of a cluster randomised controlled trial for women experiencing intimate partner violence: effect of screening and family doctor-delivered counselling on quality of life, mental and physical health and abuse exposure. 2020
- Understanding parent-reported factors that influence children and young people's anxiety and depression presentations to emergency departments: A multi-site study. 2020
- "Language Breathes Life"-Barngarla Community Perspectives on the Wellbeing Impacts of Reclaiming a Dormant Australian Aboriginal Language. 2019
- 'We're here to listen and help them as well': a qualitative study of staff and Indigenous patient perceptions about participating in social and emotional wellbeing research at primary healthcare services. 2019
- Associations between early maternal behaviours and child language at 36 months in a cohort experiencing adversity. 2019
- Common maternal health problems among Australian-born and migrant women: A prospective cohort study. 2019
- Confident and Understanding Parents (CUPs) - a child nutrition and active play pilot intervention for disadvantaged families attending Supported Playgroups in Victoria, Australia. 2019
- Efficacy of dynamic visuo-attentional interventions for reading in dyslexic and neurotypical children: A systematic review. 2019
- Ending preventable stillbirths among migrant and refugee populations. 2019
- Getting ahead of the oral health game: it starts before we're born? 2019
- Getting it Right: validating a culturally specific screening tool for depression (aPHQ-9) in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. 2019
- Healing the Past by Nurturing the Future-co-designing perinatal strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents experiencing complex trauma: framework and protocol for a community-based participatory action research study. 2019
- Health care experiences and birth outcomes: Results of an Aboriginal birth cohort. 2019
- Infant Regulation and Child Mental Health Concerns: A Longitudinal Study. 2019
- Influence of Gestational Age and Working Memory on Math Skills in Children Aged 8 to 9 Years. 2019
- Intergenerational Impacts of Family Violence - Mothers and Children in a Large Prospective Pregnancy Cohort Study. 2019
- Interventions with pregnant women, new mothers and other primary caregivers for preventing early childhood caries. 2019
- Mechanisms underlying exposure to partner violence and children's emotional-behavioral difficulties. 2019
- Mothers' Experiences of Parenting Within the Context of Intimate Partner Violence: Unique Challenges and Resilience. 2019
- Parenting after a history of childhood maltreatment: A scoping review and map of evidence in the perinatal period. 2019
- Process evaluation of the Getting it Right study and acceptability and feasibility of screening for depression with the aPHQ-9. 2019
- Promoting resilience and wellbeing in children exposed to intimate partner violence: A qualitative study with mothers. 2019
- Psychotropic medication use and intimate partner violence at 4 years postpartum: Results from an Australian pregnancy cohort study. 2019
- Recruiting fathers for parenting research using online advertising campaigns: Evidence from an Australian study. 2019
- Trajectories of maternal distress and risk of child developmental delays: Findings from the All Our Families (AOF) pregnancy cohort. 2019
- What factors are associated with resilient outcomes in children exposed to social adversity? A systematic review. 2019
- A pilot evaluation of 'Working Out Dads': promoting father mental health and parental self-efficacy. 2018
- Children with cochlear implants in infancy: predictors of early vocabulary. 2018
- Cohort Profile: The Early Language in Victoria Study (ELVS). 2018
- Community engagement in the Aboriginal Families Study: Strategies to promote participation. 2018
- Enhancing general practice referrals for women of refugee background to maternity care. 2018
- Initiation and duration of breastfeeding of Aboriginal infants in South Australia. 2018
- Investigation of the language tasks to include in a short-language measure for children in the early school years. 2018
- Maternal postnatal mental health and offspring symptoms of ADHD at 8-9 years: pathways via parenting behavior. 2018
- Midwives' and women's views on accessing dental care during pregnancy: an Australian qualitative study. 2018
- Preconception prediction of expectant fathers' mental health: 20-year cohort study from adolescence. 2018
- Predictors of learning outcomes for children with and without chronic illness: An Australian longitudinal study. 2018
- Prevalence, comorbidity and factors associated with sleeping, crying and feeding problems at 1 month of age: A community-based survey.. 2018
- Quality of life in children with developmental language disorder. 2018
- Repeated early-life exposure to inter-parental conflict increases risk of preadolescent mental health problems. 2018
- Resumption of sex after a second birth: An Australian prospective cohort. 2018
- The prevalence and correlates of self-harm ideation trajectories in Australian women from pregnancy to 4-years postpartum. 2018
- The role of joint engagement in the development of language in a community-derived sample of slow-to-talk children. 2018
- Trajectories of maternal depressive symptoms during pregnancy and the first 12 months postpartum and child externalizing and internalizing behavior at three years. 2018
- Trajectories of maternal stress and anxiety from pregnancy to three years and child development at 3 years of age: Findings from the All Our Families (AOF) pregnancy cohort. 2018
- Translational delivery of Cool Little Kids to prevent child internalising problems: Randomised controlled trial. 2018
- 'Partnerships are crucial': an evaluation of the Aboriginal Family Birthing Program in South Australia. 2017
- A Cultural Competence Organizational Review for Community Health Services. 2017
- Associations between expressive and receptive language and internalizing and externalizing behaviours in a community-based prospective study of slow-to-talk toddlers. 2017
- Attitudinal barriers to help-seeking and preferences for mental health support among Australian fathers. 2017
- Bio-ecological factors associated with the psychological distress of fathers of children with autism spectrum disorder: A population-based study of Australian families. 2017
- Cultural safety and belonging for refugee background women attending group pregnancy care: An Australian qualitative study. 2017
- Improving the ascertainment of refugee-background people in health datasets and health services. 2017
- Language and social-emotional and behavioural wellbeing from 4 to 7 years: a community-based study. 2017
- Language Outcomes at 7 Years: Early Predictors and Co-Occurring Difficulties. 2017
- Longitudinal trajectories of mental health in Australian children aged 4-5 to 14-15 years. 2017
- Maternal communicative behaviours and interaction quality as predictors of language development: findings from a community-based study of slow-to-talk toddlers. 2017
- Midwives' perceptions and experiences of engaging fathers in perinatal services. 2017
- Physical, sexual and social health factors associated with the trajectories of maternal depressive symptoms from pregnancy to 4 years postpartum. 2017
- Pregnant Women's Perceptions of the Risks and Benefits of Disclosure During Web-Based Mental Health E-Screening Versus Paper-Based Screening: Randomized Controlled Trial. 2017
- Pregnant Women's Views on the Feasibility and Acceptability of Web-Based Mental Health E-Screening Versus Paper-Based Screening: A Randomized Controlled Trial. 2017
- Psychosocial interventions for supporting women to stop smoking in pregnancy. 2017
- Sexual pleasure and emotional satisfaction in the first 18 months after childbirth. 2017
- The History of Stuttering by 7 Years of Age: Follow-Up of a Prospective Community Cohort. 2017
- The physical and mental health problems of refugee and migrant fathers: findings from an Australian population-based study of children and their families. 2017
- The psychological and physical health of fathers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder compared to fathers of children with long-term disabilities and fathers of children without disabilities. 2017
- Translation and validation of “Adolescent Resilience Questionnaire” for Iranian adolescents 2017
- 'We are all scared for the baby': promoting access to dental services for refugee background women during pregnancy. 2016
- A systematic review of interventions targeting paternal mental health in the perinatal period. 2016
- Bridging the language gap: a co-designed quality improvement project to engage professional interpreters for women duing labour. 2016
- Child and Family Antecedents of Pain During the Transition to Adolescence: A Longitudinal Population-Based Study. 2016
- Child oral health in migrant families: A cross-sectional study of caries in 1-4 year old children from migrant backgrounds residing in Melbourne, Australia. 2016
- Community-based population-level interventions for promoting child oral health. 2016
- Confirmatory Factor Analysis of a Questionnaire Measure of Managerial Stigma Towards Employee Depression. 2016
- Fathers' postnatal distress, parenting self-efficacy, later parenting behavior, and children's emotional-behavioral functioning: A longitudinal study. 2016
- Frequency of "Time for Self" Is a Significant Predictor of Postnatal Depressive Symptoms: Results from a Prospective Pregnancy Cohort Study. 2016
- Frequency, severity and persistence of postnatal dyspareunia to 18 months post partum: A cohort study. 2016
- Improving Access to Antenatal Care for Aboriginal Women in South Australia: Evidence from a Population-Based Study. 2016
- Improving health literacy in refugee populations. 2016
- Maternal depressive symptoms at three months postpartum and breastfeeding rates at six months postpartum: Implications for primary care in a prospective cohort study of primiparous women in Australia. 2016
- Neonatal Outcomes in Women With Untreated Antenatal Depression Compared With Women Without Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. 2016
- Perinatal depressive symptoms preceded by mental health problems - Authors' reply. 2016
- Primary health care for Aboriginal women and children in the year after birth: findings from a population-based study in South Australia. 2016
- Racial and Ethnic Differences in Prenatal Life Stress and Postpartum Depression Symptoms. 2016
- Refugee child oral health. 2016
- Stillbirths: recall to action in high-income countries. 2016
- Stressful events, social health issues and psychological distress in Aboriginal women having a baby in South Australia: implications for antenatal care. 2016
- Support group programme for siblings of children with special needs: predictors of improved emotional and behavioural functioning. 2016
- The bidirectional relationship between sleep problems and internalizing and externalizing problems in children with ADHD: a prospective cohort study. 2016
- U.S. Caregivers with Mental Health Problems: Parenting Experiences and Children's Functioning. 2016
- Understanding language development in a community sample: The Early Language in Victoria Study (ELVS) 2016
- Use of cannabis during pregnancy and birth outcomes in an Aboriginal birth cohort: a cross-sectional, population-based study. 2016
- Vulnerability to intimate partner violence and poor mental health in the first 4-year postpartum among mothers reporting childhood abuse: an Australian pregnancy cohort study. 2016
- WITHDRAWN: Community-based population-level interventions for promoting child oral health. 2016
- "I didn't know it was possible to feel that tired": exploring the complex bidirectional associations between maternal depressive symptoms and fatigue in a prospective pregnancy cohort study. 2015
- A controlled trial of the SibworkS group program for siblings of children with special needs. 2015
- Barriers and facilitators of mental health screening in pregnancy. 2015
- Breaking down the barriers: a qualitative study to understand child oral health in refugee and migrant communities in Australia. 2015
- Bridging the Gap: using an interrupted time series design to evaluate systems reform addressing refugee maternal and child health inequalities. 2015
- Comparison of methods for recruiting and engaging parents in online interventions: study protocol for the Cry Baby infant sleep and settling program. 2015
- Compromised communication: a qualitative study exploring Afghan families and health professionals' experience of interpreting support in Australian maternity care. 2015
- Consultation about Sexual Health Issues in the Year after Childbirth: A Cohort Study. 2015
- Consultation about urinary and faecal incontinence in the year after childbirth: a cohort study. 2015
- Differentiating maternal fatigue and depressive symptoms at six months and four years post partum: Considerations for assessment, diagnosis and intervention. 2015
- Dyspareunia and childbirth: a prospective cohort study. 2015
- Early childhood nutrition, active outdoor play and sources of information for families living in highly socially disadvantaged locations. 2015
- Exploring child dental service use among migrant families in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia. 2015
- Exposure to Inter-Parental Conflict Across 10 Years of Childhood: Data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. 2015
- Fatherhood in a New Country: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Experiences of Afghan Men and Implications for Health Services. 2015
- Frequency, severity and risk factors for urinary and faecal incontinence at 4 years postpartum: a prospective cohort. 2015
- Improving Aboriginal women's experiences of antenatal care: findings from the Aboriginal families study in South Australia. 2015
- Maternal anxiety, risk factors and parenting in the first post-natal year. 2015
- Maternal depression from early pregnancy to 4 years postpartum in a prospective pregnancy cohort study: implications for primary health care. 2015
- Maternal depression from pregnancy to 4 years postpartum and emotional/behavioural difficulties in children: results from a prospective pregnancy cohort study. 2015
- Maternal depressive symptoms across early childhood and asthma in school children: findings from a Longitudinal Australian Population Based Study. 2015
- Maternity services are not meeting the needs of immigrant women of non-English speaking background: Results of two consecutive Australian population based studies. 2015
- Mothers' work-family conflict and enrichment: associations with parenting quality and couple relationship. 2015
- Prediction of perinatal depression from adolescence and before conception (VIHCS): 20-year prospective cohort study. 2015
- Prevalence and course of anxiety disorders (and symptom levels) in men across the perinatal period: A systematic review. 2015
- Promoting the inclusion of Afghan women and men in research: reflections from research and community partners involved in implementing a 'proof of concept' project. 2015
- Quality of prenatal care questionnaire: psychometric testing in an Australia population. 2015
- Risk factors associated with the mental health of fathers of children with an intellectual disability in Australia. 2015
- Teeth Tales: a community-based child oral health promotion trial with migrant families in Australia. 2015
- The emotional-behavioural functioning of children exposed to maternal depressive symptoms across pregnancy and early childhood: a prospective Australian pregnancy cohort study. 2015
- The relationship between parental fatigue, parenting self-efficacy and behaviour: implications for supporting parents in the early parenting period. 2015
- Trajectories of Fathers' Psychological Distress Across the Early Parenting Period: Implications for Parenting. 2015
- What matters for working fathers? Job characteristics, work-family conflict and enrichment, and fathers' postpartum mental health in an Australian cohort. 2015
- Who is holding the baby? Women's experiences of contact with their baby immediately after birth: An Australian population-based survey. 2015
- An exploratory trial implementing a community-based child oral health promotion intervention for Australian families from refugee and migrant backgrounds: a protocol paper for Teeth Tales. 2014
- Antenatal mindfulness intervention to reduce depression, anxiety and stress: a pilot randomised controlled trial of the MindBabyBody program in an Australian tertiary maternity hospital. 2014
- Asking Women about Mental Health and Social Adversity in Pregnancy: Results of an Australian Population-Based Survey. 2014
- Assessing the cultural competence of oral health research conducted with migrant children. 2014
- Changes to sexual and intimate relationships in the postnatal period: women's experiences with health professionals. 2014
- Changing models of public antenatal care in Australia: Is current practice meeting the needs of vulnerable populations? 2014
- Early childhood nutrition concerns, resources and services for Aboriginal families in Victoria. 2014
- Factors associated with trajectories of psychological distress for Australian fathers across the early parenting period. 2014
- Fathers at Work: Work-Family Conflict, Work-Family Enrichment and Parenting in an Australian Cohort 2014
- Fatigue in mothers of infants and young children: factor structure of the fatigue assessment scale 2014
- Hard to reach communities or hard to access services? Migrant mothers' experiences of dental services. 2014
- How do Australian maternity and early childhood health services identify and respond to the settlement experience and social context of refugee background families? 2014
- Improving Population-Level Maternal Health: A Hard Nut to Crack? Long Term Findings and Reflections on a 16-Community Randomised Trial in Australia to Improve Maternal Emotional and Physical Health after Birth [ISRCTN03464021]. 2014
- On the road to inclusion: Evaluation of a refugee driver education program in regional Victoria, Australia 2014
- Physical health after childbirth and maternal depression in the first 12 months post partum: Results of an Australian nulliparous pregnancy cohort study. 2014
- Risk factors associated with trajectories of mothers' depressive symptoms across the early parenting period: an Australian population-based longitudinal study. 2014
- Study protocol for a randomized, controlled, superiority trial comparing the clinical and cost- effectiveness of integrated online mental health assessment-referral-care in pregnancy to usual prenatal care on prenatal and postnatal mental health and infant health and development: the Integrated Maternal Psychosocial Assessment to Care Trial (IMPACT). 2014
- Supporting schools to create an inclusive environment for refugee students 2014
- The case for early intervention to reduce the impact of intimate partner abuse on child outcomes: results of an Australian cohort of first-time mothers. 2014
- The Efficacy of an Intervention for the Management of Postpartum Fatigue. 2014
- The emotional and behavioural functioning of siblings of children with special health care needs across childhood. 2014
- The wellbeing of siblings of children with disabilities. 2014
- Why are Young Women Less Likely to Breastfeed? Evidence From an Australian Population-Based Survey. 2014
- Writing a new story for Australia's children. 2014
- Aboriginal families study: a population-based study keeping community and policy goals in mind right from the start. 2013
- Applying a social disparities lens to obesity in pregnancy to inform efforts to intervene. 2013
- Does method of birth make a difference to when women resume sex after childbirth? 2013
- Effect of type and severity of intimate partner violence on women's health and service use: findings from a primary care trial of women afraid of their partners. 2013
- Have guidelines about smoking cessation support in pregnancy changed practice in victoria, australia? 2013
- Maternal depression and physical health problems in early pregnancy: findings of an Australian nulliparous pregnancy cohort study. 2013
- Parental self-efficacy and oral health-related knowledge are associated with parent and child oral health behaviors and self-reported oral health status. 2013
- Psychosocial interventions for supporting women to stop smoking in pregnancy. 2013
- Screening and counselling in the primary care setting for women who have experienced intimate partner violence (WEAVE): a cluster randomised controlled trial. 2013
- Vitamin D deficiency awareness among African migrant women residing in high-rise public housing in Melbourne, Australia: a qualitative study. 2013
- Working better together: new approaches for understanding the value and challenges of organizational partnerships. 2013
- 'You're more likely to tell the GP if you're asked': women's views of care from general practitioners in the first postpartum year. 2012
- Accessing maternal and child health services in Melbourne, Australia: Reflections from refugee families and service providers. 2012
- Adding mindfulness to CBT programs for binge eating: a mixed-methods evaluation. 2012
- Assessing obstetric risk factors for maternal morbidity: congruity between medical records and mothers' reports of obstetric exposures. 2012
- Depressive symptoms and intimate partner violence in the 12 months after childbirth: a prospective pregnancy cohort study. 2012
- Does health promotion need a code of ethics? 2012
- Fecal incontinence during the first 12 months postpartum: complex causal pathways and implications for clinical practice. 2012
- Flexible models for learning English are needed for refugee mothers 2012
- Physical health and recovery in the first 18 months postpartum: does cesarean section reduce long-term morbidity? 2012
- Social Inequalities in the Organization of Pregnancy Care in a Universally Funded Public Health Care System. 2012
- The onset, recurrence and associated obstetric risk factors for urinary incontinence in the first 18 months after a first birth: an Australian nulliparous cohort study. 2012
- Using documents to investigate links between implementation and sustainability in a complex community intervention: the PRISM study. 2012
- Women's experience of discrimination in Australian perinatal care: the double disadvantage of social adversity and unequal care. 2012
- Women's experience of domiciliary postnatal care in Victoria and South Australia: a population-based survey. 2012
- Women's experiences of sex and intimacy after childbirth: making the adjustment to motherhood. 2012
- Development of a multi-dimensional measure of resilience in adolescents: The Adolescent Resilience Questionnaire 2011
- Effects of prolonged second stage, method of birth, timing of caesarean section and other obstetric risk factors on postnatal urinary incontinence: an Australian nulliparous cohort study 2011
- Ethical complexities of screening for depression and intimate partner violence (IPV) in intervention studies. 2011
- Feeling the blues of infertility in a South Asian context: Psychological well-being and associated factors among Sri Lankan women with primary infertility 2011
- Finding my ground in public health research: lessons from my Grandmother's kitchen. 2011
- Guided by women's voices RANZCOG 2011
- In-hospital formula supplementation of breastfed babies: a population-based survey. 2011
- Intimate partner violence during pregnancy and the first year postpartum in an Australian pregnancy cohort study. 2011
- Stressful life events, social health issues and low birthweight in an Australian population-based birth cohort: challenges and opportunities in antenatal care 2011
- The power of social connection and support in improving health: lessons from social support interventions with childbearing women. 2011