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CENTRE FOR MIDWIFERY, CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH ANNUAL REPORT 2015

ANNUAL REPORT 2015

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CENTRE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE 3

OUR CENTRE TEAM IN 2015 6

OBJECTIVES 9

OUR RESEARCH PROGRAM 10

INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS 17

COMPLETED STUDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS 21

STUDENTS IN THE HIGHER DEGREE PROGRAM DURING 2015 22

CONSULTING AND TECHNICAL ADVICE 24

OTHER ACTIVITIES 24

SEMINAR AND MASTER CLASS EVENTS 25

PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP 26

PUBLICATIONS FOR 2015 28

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 33

APPROVAL 37

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CENTRE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE

I am pleased to present the 2015 Annual Report for the Centre for Midwifery,

Child and Family Health (CMCFH). The CMCFH is part of the Faculty of Health at

the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). We aim to improve the health of

families through leadership in midwifery, child and family health research,

education, practice development and consultancy, nationally and

internationally. The focus is on childbearing women1, families with children and

young people or adolescents. Our scope also includes children in hospital and

the nurses and other care providers in children’s hospitals.

The CMCFH is committed to meeting the Faculty’s Vision to be a globally engaged world-leading

Faculty of Health. The CMCFH supports achieving our intent through the pursuit of excellence in:

• Globally relevant research-inspired teaching and learning that has impact

• Leading interdisciplinary approaches to health development and improvements

• Collaboration and engagement with industry partners

• Developing graduates who are leaders in their profession

The CMCFH conducts research to improve the quality of practice and services provided by

practitioners, particularly midwives and nurses. We also undertake research to improve the systems

responsible for the delivery of that care in maternity, child and family health and paediatrics. Our

activities inform education, practice and policy development, service delivery, technical advice and

consultancy.

The CMCFH brings together a wonderful team of energetic and enthusiastic academics and

professional staff. Our higher degree research students are an important part of the Centre and as

you can see in the report there are many important studies taking place as a result of their activity.

All of the endeavours that you will read about are made possible by the able support of our

professional staff.

I hope you enjoy our 2015 Annual Report.

Caroline Homer

1Childbearing women also includes their unborn and newly born infant(s) and their partners and support people.

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CENTRE NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS

Key Technology Partner Visiting Fellows

The CMCFH was pleased to welcome three Key Technology Partners (KTP) visiting fellows in 2015.

Dr. Ling Ling Gao is an Associate Professor and Assistant Dean in the School of Nursing, Sun Yat-sen

University, Guangzhou, China. She has received competitive grants from Sun Yat-sen University, The

Chinese University of Hong Kong and Guangdong Province, China. Her research focused on childbirth

education, pregnant women’s mental health, postpartum depression and caesarean section. The

visit allowed us to move beyond individual researcher-to-researcher collaboration and build

institutional research linkages. We are currently completing a paper for publication on midwifery in

Mainland China.

Professor Mary Renfrew from the University of Dundee spent 2 weeks with staff and students at

UTS. Mary Renfrew is Director of the multidisciplinary Mother and Infant Research Unit (MIRU) and

Dean for Research in the School of Nursing and Health Sciences in the University of Dundee, and

Director of the multi-partner Scottish Improvement Science Collaborating Centre. Caroline Homer

and Mary have worked together for some years – most recently on The Lancet’s Series on

Midwifery. Mary met with staff and students, presented at an external seminar hosted by the

CMCFH, advised on UK gender equity initiatives (Athena SWAN) and discussed and planned some

collaborative research activities. We are currently working on developing a dual PhD program

between UTS and the University of Dundee.

Associate Professor Regina Lee from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) visited UTS in

August. Regina is the Deputy Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Health

Services in the School of Nursing at PolyU. Her research focuses on Child and Adolescent Health and

Development. While at UTS Regina and Dr. Angela Dawson discussed the development of a project

that explores how mobile technology can help to promote adolescent sexual and reproductive

health. They are currently writing a systematic review to underpin this work with Prof Fiona Brooks.

Regina ran a session on Phenomenology for the research students and was able to meet with staff

about their research.

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Celebrating International Day of the Midwife (5 May) and International Nurses Day (12 May)

This year, the Faculty of Health, UTS celebrated the International Day of the Midwife and

International Nurses Day and the invaluable contribution that nurses and midwives makes to the

health of society. The Dean of the Faculty, John Daly, and a panel of judges awarded the UTS

Midwife of the Year to Christine Catling.

UTS Alumni Award for Excellence 2015 - Faculty of Health

Tanya Farrell, Adjunct Professor of La Trobe University and Executive Director of Nursing and

Midwifery at the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne, was awarded the UTS Alumni Award for

Excellence 2015 - Faculty of Health. Tanya is a midwife, a long-time associate of the CMCFH and a

strong supporter of midwifery in Australia. We were thrilled that Tanya won this important award.

PINS International Research Meeting and Conference, Sydney June 2015

As part of the Paediatric International Nursing Study (PINS) UTS welcomed a visit by Professor Tanya

McCance In June. Tanya is the Head of the Person-centred Practice Research Centre, Institute of

Nursing and Health Research, Faculty of Life and Health Sciences at Ulster University in Northern

Ireland. As part of her visit Tanya met with the Chief Nurse Susan Pearce and gave a brief

presentation to staff at the Ministry of Health about the ongoing PINS research. In addition a

research meeting was held at UTS with twenty representatives from across Australia, UK and

Denmark in attendance. The aim of the meeting was to critically review the PINS process and plan

for future expansion of the work. A number of ideas for future work were developed.

A one day PINS Conference was held at The Children’s Hospital Westmead with over 100 people in

attendance. Members from eleven of the twelve research sites had representatives in attendance to

share their results, change initiatives, outcomes achieved and experiences in implementing PINS.

New book from UTS midwifery team

We were pleased to launch the new book from the UTS midwifery team – Christine Catling, Allison

Cummins and Rosemarie Hogan called Stories in Midwifery. This was commissioned by Elsevier and is

now being used in midwifery education across the country. Congratulations to the team who

undertook the interviews and designed the learning activities to assist students to engage with the

issues common to midwifery.

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OUR CENTRE TEAM IN 2015

The CMCFH staff includes the professoriate, lecturers, research staff and professional support staff.

Caroline Homer is Professor and Director of the Centre for Midwifery, Child and Family Health. She

has led research into the development and implementation of models of midwifery care and the

development of midwifery practice and education. She is currently leading a number of studies

funded by NHMRC and the ARC. In 2015, she was also the Director of the WHO Maternal and Child

Health Initiative in PNG as part of the UTS World Health Organization Collaborating Centre in

Nursing, Midwifery and Health Development.

Cathrine Fowler is the Professor for the Tresillian Chair in Child and Family Health. Cathrine's

research and clinical practice interests focus on parental learning and developing interventions with

families who experience complex and high risk lives. Cathrine is currently leading research into the

parenting education and support needs of incarcerated mothers and fathers within the NSW

Correctional System.

Maralyn Foureur is a Professor of Midwifery. Maralyn is leading research into place of birth and the

next birth after a previous caesarean section (NHMRC funded) and she leads the Birth Unit Design

research theme. She is also a member of the UTS-wide trans disciplinary teaching team for the

Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation (BCII). The BCII has a focus on high-level conceptual

thinking and problem solving practices that drive creative, innovative and entrepreneurial outcomes

where seemingly unsolvable problems are examined from multiple perspectives, drawing on

thinking from fields as diverse as midwifery, journalism, engineering, law and architecture.

Val Wilson is the Professor of Nursing Research and Practice Development at UTS and The Sydney

Children’s Hospitals Network (at Westmead). Her focus is on working with clinicians to develop

person-centred approaches to care, that are both evidenced based and take into account the needs

of patients and families. Her research focus is in practice development, facilitation, evaluation, and

knowledge translation using action orientated approaches.

Fiona Brooks is Professor of Child and Family Health she joined the Faculty of Health in 2015. She

has international expertise and research leadership in the field of young people’s health and well-

being. She has worked with WHO and researchers across Europe and North America to identify the

determinants of youth health and well-being. A particular area of interest is the identification of

positive health assets and improved health outcomes measures for young people.

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Joanne Gray is the Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning in the Faculty. Joanne has played a key

role in the development and implementation of midwifery curricula over many years. Joanne is also

the Chair of the UTS Academic Board.

Angela Dawson is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health. She is a Social Scientist with over 20

years’ experience in the areas of health services research, Indigenous and international primary

health care workforce development, health promotion and health communication.

Fenglian Xu is a Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow at UTS. She has had seven years research

experience in mothers’ mental health using linked New South Wales (NSW) health services data. In

2015, she commenced the study of a predictive model for postpartum depression. Linked population

and health service data from NSW will be utilised to answer the research question ‘whether and how

mothers’ physical problems affect depression after birth’. The findings from this study will help

health care professionals or policy makers develop and implement evidence-based preventive

interventions.

Rosemarie Hogan is a Midwifery Lecturer, the coordinator of the Bachelor of Midwifery course and

the Director of Midwifery Studies. Rosemarie has worked in a broad range of clinical practice areas

as a nurse and midwife in Ireland, London and Sydney. Rosemarie is currently leading teaching and

learning grants in the Faculty and established a midwifery student mentoring program for

undergraduate midwifery students.

Christine Catling is a Midwifery Lecturer. She has past roles in hospital policy development and

antenatal education. She graduated from her PhD in 2013 and is the coordinator of the National

Publicly-Funded Homebirth Consortium. In 2015 she was the first Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

based with the UTS WHO Collaborating Centre and the CMCFH. Christine takes a lead in the higher

degree research student support groups.

Allison Cummins is a Midwifery Lecturer and coordinator of the Graduate Diploma in Midwifery

Degree. She has been a practising midwife with over 20 years’ experience and had the notation of

eligible midwife. She is currently undertaking a PhD about new graduate midwives working in

midwifery continuity of care.

Nicki Watts was the Research Midwife on the Breeching in the System Project. The aim of the study

was to explore the experiences of women who chose a vaginal breech birth and the midwives and

doctors who cared for them. Nicki also assisted with midwifery teaching through the year. Nicki is a

midwife with 17 years’ experience in all aspects of midwifery care in both the public and private

sectors.

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Rachel Smith worked with the CMCFH on a number of projects and contributed to the midwifery

teaching. She was the Project Manager Development for the Building Strong Foundations for

Aboriginal Children, Families and Communities (BSF) Program Service Standards for NSW Kids and

Families (NSW Ministry of Health) and was a member of the midwifery teaching team in 2015.

Ellen Aagaard Nohr is an Adjunct Professor with the Faculty. She is the Danish Professor of

Midwifery from the Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark and the Odense

University Hospital and works closely with the CMCFH supporting ongoing projects in the areas of

Obesity in Pregnancy and Birth unit design.

Pat Brodie AM is an Adjunct Professor with the Faculty. She has been involved in a wide range of

midwifery practice, teaching, research and management roles at UTS and globally. In 2015, she was

the Midwifery Advisor with the CMCFH and the UTS WHO Collaborating Centre, in particular, playing

a significant role with the PNG Maternal and Child Health Initiative (MCHI).

Nicky Leap is an Adjunct Professor with the Faculty and works closely with the CMCFH supporting

ongoing projects and research students. She is part of the Birth Unit Design team and has played a

significant role in teaching and learning initiatives, especially around supporting students to promote

normal birth.

Vanessa Scarf is the Project Manager for the Birthplace in Australia Study which is funded by the

NHMRC. Vanessa has more than 20 years’ experience as a clinical midwife most recently at the Royal

North Shore Hospital.

Sabera Turkmani is a Research Assistant She is Project Coordinator for the Vaginal birth after

caesarean section trial and has been working on the study on female genital mutilation, a study on

the midwifery workforce in the South Pacific Islands nations

Chris Rossiter is a Project Manager and Researcher. She has worked closely with the midwifery team

in 2015 assisting with the preparation of the midwifery curricula for accreditation with the Australian

Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council. She has also worked closely with Cathrine fowler and

Caroline Homer on other research projects within the CMCFH.

Seong Cheah is a statistician with significant experience in data analytics and using linked data. He

graduated from his PhD in 2015 and is the Data Analyst for the NHMRC-funded birthplace in

Australia study.

Karen Gomez is the Faculty of Health’s Research Manager providing high level project advice,

coordination and management for the CMCFH. Karen works closely between the CMCFH and the

Research Team in the Faculty to provide high-level support.

Reema Nair provides administrative support to the CMCFH.

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OBJECTIVES

Each of our objectives relate to our discipline areas of midwifery, child and family health and

paediatric nursing and the health care of young people. Our objectives are to:

1. Conduct high quality research to improve quality of practice, services and systems

2. Develop, evaluate and improve practice development initiatives that are based on evidence

and best practice and provide technical, evidence-based, consultancy services

3. Contribute to, and participate in, the educational and professional development of

midwives, nurses and other relevant health care workers

4. Support capacity building in higher degree research students and early career researchers

and support leadership development

5. Foster collaborative relationships and interdisciplinary research in practice development and

knowledge translation to enable system-level reform

The CMCFH has four main streams of work focusing on childbearing women, children, young people

and families:

1. Strengthening and supporting women, children, young people and families

2. Changing policy and systems especially for those experiencing vulnerabilities

3. Developing workforce capacity and practice in nurses, midwives and other health

professionals

4. Improving outcomes for Indigenous women, children and adolescents

ACTIVITIES

Activities of the CMCFH focus primarily on the following areas:

• Research and higher degree research (HDR) supervision

• Consulting and technical advice to health services nationally and internationally

• Professional leadership including evaluations and reviews

• Seminar series and workshops including topical seminars identifying current issues with

national and international speakers.

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OUR RESEARCH PROGRAM

We have a vibrant research program designed to address our objectives. Some of these projects are

detailed in this section. Many of the projects are across more than one stream but for the ease of

presentation that are placed in one stream in this report.

STREAM 1 – STRENGTHENING AND SUPPORTING

Birth Unit Design Project

The Birth Unit Design (BUD) Project is an ongoing program of work designed to examine the design

of maternity units. Two PhD students are part of this project – one has completed (J. Davis Harte)

and the other (Athena Hammond) will complete in 2016. The project is led by Professor Maralyn

Foureur in collaboration with the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building and the Faculty of Arts

and Social Sciences (UTS). Other research partners in the project are at Griffith University in

Queensland, University of Canberra and Kwantlen Polytechnic in Vancouver, Canada.

Funding: Initially funded by a UTS Challenge Grant (2010) and from 2011-2015 funded through an

ARC Discovery Grant.

CMCFH team: Maralyn Foureur, Caroline Homer, Nicky Leap, Athena Hammond, J. Davis Harte.

Australian Maternity Outcomes Surveillance Study (AMOSS) – the Vasa Previa Study

The Australasian Maternity Outcomes Surveillance System (AMOSS) is led by Professor Elizabeth

Sullivan (Faculty of Health). The project initially collected data on severe obstetric conditions and

interventions, including eclampsia, embolisms, morbid obesity, severe haemorrhage and emergency

hysterectomy. The most recent study that includes the CMCFH is a study of the experiences of

midwives and obstetricians in relation to Vasa Previa. This aspect is being led by a PhD student

Nasrin Javid.

Funding: International Vasa Previa Foundation

CMCFH and Faculty of Health team: Caroline Homer, Elizabeth Sullivan and Nasrin Javid

Birth Utilising Midwifery Practice (BUMP): A randomised controlled trial

This trial is designed to determine whether midwifery continuity of care for women with a previous

caesarean section increases the proportion of women who attempt vaginal birth in their current

pregnancy. The trial is being undertaken at Gosford Hospital (NSW).

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CENTRE FOR MIDWIFERY, CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH ANNUAL REPORT 2015 The study is led by Caroline Homer at UTS with other chief investigators including Prof Maralyn

Foureur (UTS); Prof Deborah Davis (UoC); Prof Jon Adams (UTS) and the team at Gosford Hospital.

Funding: NHMRC Project Grant (2012-2015)

UTS staff and students involved: Caroline Homer, Maralyn Foureur, Jon Adams, Sabera Turkmani,

Danielle Clack and Lyndall Mollart.

Breeching in the system: Expectations and experiences surrounding a planned vaginal breech birth

This is a qualitative study being undertaken in collaboration with the Royal Hospital for Women,

NSW. Initially the study explored the experiences of women who have a breech presentation late in

pregnancy and decide to have a vaginal breech birth. Then we looked at the experiences of clinicians

who have counselled and attended women who plan a vaginal breech birth. Three papers have so

far been published from this work.

Karol Petrovska, a PhD student with the CMCFH is now completing another two studies that includes

an international survey of women and an examination of the media around breech birth.

Funding: Australian College of Midwives (NSW Branch) Research Scholarship.

CMCFH team: Caroline Homer, Christine Catling, Andrew Bisits, Nicole Watts, Karol Petrovska,

Chauncey Sjostedt.

Breaking-the-Cycle for Incarcerated Parents: Towards Pro-Social Parenting

This study aims to develop new knowledge about NSW incarcerated parents’ learning and support

needs to enable a shift towards pro-social parenting practices. The expected BTC study outcomes

include: 1) generation of new knowledge about incarcerated parents and their parenting including

current knowledge, skills requirements, support needs and appropriate delivery points for parenting

interventions; 2) an increased evidence base to inform CSNSW policies and inform the design and

implementation of effective parenting support and education interventions for incarcerated parents;

3) enhanced understanding of the effectiveness of two parenting programs for parents in custody

(and those run under CSNSW supervision in the community).

Funding: UTS Partnership Grant, and additional funding from Corrective Services NSW and Keep

Them Safe funding (2013-2015)

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UTS staff involved: Cathrine Fowler, Angela Dawson, Tamara Power, Michael Roche, Debra Jackson

and Chris Rossiter

The Tresillian Experience: Parent and Infant Journey

This project is using data collected as part of a pre-existing quality activity designed by the NSW

Ministry of Health - client experience project. A nurse has interviewed clients asking questions about

their experience at Tresillian. This study is providing information to assist in Tresillian’s service

development.

Funding: Tresillian Family Care Centres (2013-2015)

UTS Staff Involved: Cathrine Fowler

STREAM 2 – CHANGING POLICY AND SYSTEMS

Birthplace in Australia

This study aims to guide national maternity policy by providing evidence on place of birth. The aim is

to examine the neonatal mortality and morbidity associated with births that at the onset of labour

are planned to be at (1) home, in birth centres or in stand-alone midwifery units with (2) those

planned to be in standard labour wards for women at ‘low risk’ of complications. We are collecting

10 years of linked data from around the country. The study is led by Caroline Homer at UTS with

other chief investigators including Prof David Ellwood (ANU); Prof Jeremy Oats (University of

Melbourne); Prof Maralyn Foureur (UTS); Prof David Sibbritt (UTS); A/Prof Helen McLachlan Prof

Della Foster (La Trobe); (La Trobe); Prof Hannah Dalen (UWS). The study also includes two qualitative

studies – one on the experiences of midwives working in publically-funded homebirth programs

(Rebecca Coddington) and the other exploring the transfer experiences from a range of perspectives

(Deborah Fox).


UTS staff and students involved: Caroline Homer, Maralyn Foureur, David Sibbritt, Christine Catling,

Vanessa Scarf, Rebecca Coddington, and Deborah Fox

Costing the place of birth in NSW: New knowledge to support maternity service reform

This project aims to provide evidence on the costs of providing maternity care for low risk mothers

in three different settings – hospital, birth centre, and home. This information will provide health

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planners, policy makers and managers with the data they require to implement innovation in

maternity service provision.

We will be focusing on the costs of care in NSW using 10 years of linked data. The project is

collaboration between the CMCFH, the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation

(CHERE) at UTS (Prof Rosalie Viney) and Western Sydney University (Prof Hannah Dahlen, Dr

Charlene Thornton).


UTS staff and students involved: Caroline Homer, Rosalie Viney, Maralyn Foureur, David Sibbritt,

and Vanessa Scarf.

STREAM 3 – DEVELOPING WORKFORCE CAPACITY AND PRACTICE

Midwifery Transitions, Retention, Experiences and Choices – the MidTREC Study

This is a longitudinal study of midwifery students graduating from 2008-2012. The aim is to analyse

and track workforce participation trends in Australian midwifery graduates over a 5 year period and

identify personal and organisational factors that influence the workforce participation of these

graduates.

Funding: Chancellor’s Doctoral Scholarship (2012-2015)

UTS staff involved: Caroline Homer, Joanne Gray, and Annabel Sheehy

The experiences of new graduate midwives working in midwifery continuity of care models in

Australia

The aim of this study is to explore the experiences of new midwifery graduates working in midwifery

continuity of care in different parts of Australia the study is led by CMCFH team member and PhD

student Allison Cummins. Three papers have been published from this study.

UTS staff involved: Allison Cummins, Caroline Homer, and Elizabeth Denny-Wilson

Reducing risk for vulnerable children by engaging families in the medication safety agenda

The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (SCHN) in collaboration with the University of Technology

Sydney is currently conducting a 3 year (2014-2017) research project to develop, implement and

evaluate an intervention that actively engages families in the medication safety agenda to reduce

the risk of error. Partnering with consumers is widely recognised as being integral to patient safety.

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This project focuses on medication safety for preschool children with complex illnesses. It is

anticipated that the findings themselves will be transferable across all patient care settings

(neonates through to aged care) and post discharge. The specific aims are to:

1. Identify the barriers and facilitators to safe medication practice

2. Develop targeted interventions supporting family involvement in the medication safety.

3. Implement and evaluate targeted interventions to improve medication safety.

4. Develop and implement a translation to practice plan for selected interventions to inform local

policy and guidelines, practice across paediatric healthcare settings and the patient safety agenda in

Australian health policy and beyond.

Funding: SCHN and NSW Health

UTS staff involved: Val Wilson, Beata Bajorek, Nicole Pesa, Patricia Tinsley, Albara Alomari

Improving the Evidence to inform the Health System’s response to Female Genital Mutilation and

Cutting

This project is being undertaken in collaboration with Dr Nesrin Varol and Dr Kirsten Black at the

University of Sydney and Dr Greg Jenkins and Susie Nanayakkara from Auburn Hospital. Dr Angela

Dawson as part of the CMCFH is the UTS-lead. The project is working with the Royal Australian and

New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists to develop an online educational resource

for maternity care providers. The project is also studying the outcomes for women in NSW who have

experienced FGM.

Funding: Department of Health and Aging (DoHA)

UTS staff involved: Angela Dawson, Sabera Turkmani, and Caroline Homer

Characteristics, trends, co-admissions and service needs of women admitted to residential

parenting services

A mixed methods study will examine clinical and demographic characteristics, trends, service needs

and co-admissions to residential parenting services (RPS) of Tresillian and Karitane in NSW from

2000-2010, using NSW linked data, clinical notes audit and focus groups with staff. This study will

provide original evidence about whether characteristics of parents admitted to the RPS differ from

those who are not and if this mirrors what is known about ‘at risk’ groups in the community; and

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whether complications and interventions during childbirth may impact on parenting. This will inform

service delivery, future design and essential skills required by RPS staff

Funding: Australian Research Council Grant

UTS staff involved: Cathrine Fowler

STREAM 4 - IMPROVING ABORIGINAL MATERNAL, CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH

Re-Focussing Qualitative Research: Improving the efficacy, rigour and relevance of focus group

discussions in Aboriginal health service contexts (Re-Focus)

This project involves an in-depth investigation into the use of Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) in

Aboriginal health services research. FGDs are a common way of gathering qualitative data in

Aboriginal health services research, however there have been no studies on the question of whether

they are appropriate research tools in such contexts. The aim of this project is to generate

knowledge to inform the accountable, culturally appropriate, ethically sound and methodologically

rigorous use of FGDs in qualitative Aboriginal health service research.

Funding: Australian Research Council Discovery Grant

CMCFH staff involved: Angela Dawson

A study on outpatient alcohol withdrawal management

The study explores the acceptability and feasibility of an Aboriginal community controlled pilot

outpatient alcohol withdrawal management program (the A-Clinic). It examines the experiences of

clients, service providers and community people.

Funding: Illawarra Aboriginal Medical Services, University of Sydney and UTS, FARE Grants Program

CMCFH staff involved: Angela Dawson

Building Strong Foundations for Aboriginal Children, Families and Communities (BSF) program

service standards

This aim of this project was to develop BSF Service Standards that set out the specifications and

procedures intended to ensure BSF systems are culturally safe, reliable and consistently perform the

way they were intended to. The BSF Service Standards establish a common language that defines

quality and safety criteria, they will be practical, outline achievable goals and be based on best

practice evidence where available or by consensus of relevant clinical/content experts. These have

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now been released by the NSW Ministry of Health and are available on the website:

http://www0.health.nsw.gov.au/policies/pd/2015/pdf/PD2015_042.pdf)

Funding/Commissioned by: NSW Kids and Families, NSW Ministry of Health

CMCFH/FoH staff involved: Caroline Homer, Rachel Smith, Angela Dawson, Cathrine Fowler,

Maralyn Foureur, Juanita Sherwood, David Sibbritt

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http://www0.health.nsw.gov.au/policies/pd/2015/pdf/PD2015_042.pdf


INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS

The CMCFH works closely with the UTS WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing, Midwifery and Health

Workforce (UTS WHO CC) on a number of projects. The largest of these is the Maternal and Child

Health Initiative in Papua New Guinea.

Maternal and Child Health Initiative (PNG)

The Maternal Child Health Initiative (MCHI) in Papua New Guinea (PNG) was funded by the

Australian Government form 2012-2015. The long-term goal of the MCHI is to build midwifery

capacity in PNG to ultimately reduce maternal and child deaths. The MCHI is led by the National

Department of Health in PNG and the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS WHO CC through

accessUTS) is sub-contracted to provide a range of services. UTS have employed 11 clinical midwifery

facilitators (CMF) and two obstetricians. Three education and capacity building workshops per year

were implemented for national midwifery educators, course coordinators and obstetricians,

clinicians and CMFs. Fortnightly teleconferences with the CMs provided a mentoring role and ensure

capacity building can occur effectively.

Funding: Australian Government (2012-2015)

Research Team: Caroline Homer, Alison Moores, Christine Catling, Pat Brodie, Angela Dawson and

Amanda Neill and Michele Rumsey (UTS WHO CC)

The State of the World’s Midwifery: Analysis of the midwifery workforce in selected Arab

countries

Professor Homer’s was engaged to assist ICS Integrare/UNFPA in providing technical inputs for the

development and writing of an analysis of midwifery services and workforce in 14 countries in the

Arab region. The report was released at a meeting in Cairo, Egypt in November 2015 and provided a

detailed analysis of the present progress and future challenges to deliver effective coverage of

midwifery services in these countries.

Funding: UNFPA

CMCFH staff involved: Caroline Homer

Using Data and Evidence to Improve Maternal and Newborn Health in PNG

The overall objective of this program is to deliver new knowledge that will improve reproductive,

maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) in PNG and provide evidence that will have relevance

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in similar countries. We undertook a number of studies that have been produced as policy briefs

including estimating the potential maternal, fetal and neonatal deaths averted and the costs under

different scenarios of coverage of midwifery in PNG from 2010-2025 and mapping the policy and

other changes that have taken place in PNG over the last 20 years.

Funding: Australian Government as part of the MCHI program

CMCFH staff involved: Caroline Homer, Christine Catling

Midwifery Graduates in Papua New Guinea

As part of the MCHI, a study to explore the experience and outcomes of the graduate midwives who

commenced their education program in 2012 and 2013 was undertaken during 2015. This study is

significant as it is the first time the workforce experiences and outcomes of midwifery graduates

have been examined in PNG. The main aims were to:

• To analyze and track workforce participation and experiences in PNG midwifery graduates

who commenced training in 2012 and 2013

• Determine the adequacy of the preparation for practice

• Explore professional outcomes (knowledge, skills and behavior) and experiences

• Note employment trends and career progression since graduation.

• Discover continuing professional development opportunities provided or sought

Funding: Australian Government as part of the MCHI program

Team involved: Alison Moores, Caroline Homer, Christine Catling, Paula Puawe, Nancy Buasi,

Florence West, Mary Killilo Samor, Nina Joseph, Michele Rumsey, and Angela Dawson

Evaluation of the Reproductive Health Training Unit (PNG)

Professor Caroline Homer is part of the team in the UTS WHO Collaborating Centre contracted to

undertake the monitoring and evaluation of the PNG Reproductive Health Training Unit (RHTU). The

PNG Reproductive Health Training Unit is a novel public-private health education partnership

intended to assist interested provinces to improve reproductive health service delivery and

indicators. It is being established in phases at the request of the National Department of Health to

develop and deliver PNG-contextualized Reproductive Health in-service training for their health

workers, as well as RH educators (pre-service, post-graduate and in-service educators).

Funding: Australian Government and Oil Search Health Foundation (2013-2016).

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Team involved: Jodi Thiessen (UTS WHO CC), Michele Rumsey (UTS WHO CC), Caroline Homer

Midwifery in the South Pacific – A snapshot gap analysis of education, regulation and professional

association

The aim of this gap analysis is to explore the current situation of the education, regulation and

association of midwives in 12 Pacific countries and determine the gaps in these three pillars of

midwifery. Education, regulation and association are known by the International Confederation of

Midwives as the three pillars of midwifery. By identifying the current condition both at national and

regional levels in these Pacific countries, attention will be drawn the gaps that need to be addressed

at country level to address maternal and newborn health services.

Team involved: Caroline Homer, Sabera Turkmani, Michele Rumsey (UTS WHO CC)

Paediatric International Nursing Study (PINS): Promoting person centred practice within children’s

hospital services through the use of key performance indicators.

The aim of PINS is to explore the utility of a set of 8 key performance indicators (KPIs) which were

developed by nurses, midwifes and patients and a related measurement framework in supporting

the development of person-centred practice across a range of services provided to sick children. The

study is being conducted in a range of children’s units and hospitals in Australia (six sites in three

states) and Europe (seven sites in four countries) and is a collaboration between Ulster University

(Professor Tanya McCance) and UTS (Professor Val Wilson)

Funding: Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, SCHN, NSW Health & Ulster University

Team involved: Val Wilson, Nicole Pesa and Tanya McCance (UU)

Emergency Contraception Project

The aim of this project was to generate new knowledge to address reproductive health through

collaborative research with the University of Health Sciences (UHS) and National Institute of Public

Health (NIPH) in Cambodia to assess the feasibility of expanded access to emergency contraception

pills (ECP) in the public system.

Team involved: Angela Dawson

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Conducting a Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Adolescent Health Workforce

Assessment

This project was supported through ICS Integrare/UNFPA. The UTS team were asked to assist with

the development of a Handbook that explains clearly and comprehensively the methodology which

will enable countries to better understand and present their workforce data, fill in any gaps in those

data, and conduct evidence-based policy and planning for their sexual, reproductive, maternal,

newborn and adolescent health (SRMNAH) workforce. The Handbook was launched in 2015 and is

available here: http://everywomaneverychild.org/images/H4_SRMNAH_REPORT_LOW_RES.pdf

Team involved: Kristen Beek (UTS), Angela Dawson, Caroline Homer

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http://everywomaneverychild.org/images/H4_SRMNAH_REPORT_LOW_RES.pdf


COMPLETED STUDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

1. Fiona Reid - Master of Midwifery (Research)

Thesis Title : From Alchemy To Epistemology: Intuition and Private Midwifery in Australia

Supervisors: Professor Caroline Homer and Dr Christine Catling

2. Calida Bowden - Bachelor of Midwifery (Honours)

Thesis Title : Birth room images: What they tell us about childbirth

Supervisors: Associate Professor Athena Sheehan (WSU) and Professor Maralyn Foureur

3. Wei Ling Leta Loh - Doctor of Midwifery

Thesis Title: Towards the Promotion of Normal Birth: Action Research in a Tertiary Maternity

Unit in Singapore

Supervisors: Professor Caroline Homer, Adjunct Professor Nicky Leap and Associate Professor

Deborah Davis (UoC).

4. Annette Bennett - Master of Midwifery (Honours)

Thesis Title: A model for direct entry midwifery education and deployment in Ethiopia:

Transforming rural communities and health care to save lives

Supervisors: Doctor Angela Dawson and Professor Caroline Homer

5. Geraldine Gilroy - Master of Midwifery (Honours)

Thesis Title: A case study of “SWIMwithME”: Matching a model of student education to a

continuity of care model in midwifery

Supervisors: Professor Maralyn Foureur and Associate Professor Joanne Gray

6. Melanie White - Bachelor of Nursing (Honours)

Thesis Title: Early career nurses’ experiences of working with voice-hearing consumers

Supervisors: Professor Jane Stein-Parbury, Dr Angela Dawson and Fiona Orr

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STUDENTS IN THE HIGHER DEGREE PROGRAM DURING 2015

HDR students - students enrolled in 2015

Given Name

Family

Name Course Principal Supervisor Co-Supervisors

1 Athena Hammond Doctor of Philosophy Maralyn Foureur Caroline Homer

2 Allison Cummins Doctor of Philosophy Caroline Homer Elizabeth Denny-Wilson

3 Yuk Yin Lam Doctor of Philosophy Cathrine Fowler Angela Dawson

4 Deborah Sims Master of Midwifery (Research) Cathrine Fowler Joanne Gray

5 Anna Doab Doctor of Philosophy Angela Dawson Cathrine Fowler, Stephanie Taplin

6 Lisa Charmer Master of Midwifery (Research) Christine Catling Caroline Homer

7 Albara Alomari Doctor of Philosophy Val Wilson Joanne Lewis

8 Karolina Petrovska Doctor of Philosophy Caroline Homer Athena Sheehan

9 Florence West Doctor of Philosophy Caroline Homer Angela Dawson

10 Helen Cooke Doctor of Philosophy Maralyn Foureur Warwick Giles

11 Margaret Kelly Doctor of Philosophy Val Wilson Tanya McCance

12 Sabina Handorf Master of Midwifery (Research) Maralyn Foureur Christine Catling

13 Dianne Hurt Master of Midwifery (Research) Maralyn Foureur Cathrine Fowler

14 Vanessa Scarf Doctor of Philosophy Caroline Homer Rosalie Viney

16 Lynne Roberts Doctor of Philosophy Caroline Homer Greg Davis

17 Annabel Sheehy Doctor of Philosophy Caroline Homer Joanne Gray

18 Kristen Beek Doctor of Philosophy Angela Dawson Anna Whelan

19 Frances Chavasse Doctor of Philosophy Cathrine Fowler Angela Dawson

20 Lyndall Joy Mollart Doctor of Philosophy Maralyn Foureur Jon Adams

21 Elaine McCall Doctor of Nursing Val Wilson Annette Dickinson

22 Dessie Wanda Doctor of Philosophy Val Wilson Cathrine Fowler

23 Deborah Fox Doctor of Philosophy Caroline Homer Athena Sheehan

24 Philip Ayizem Dalinjong Doctor of Philosophy Caroline Homer Alex Wang

25 Kathryn Braye Doctor of Philosophy Maralyn Foureur Jon Ferguson, Christine Catlling

26 Robyn Johnston Doctor of Philosophy Cathrine Fowler Val Wilson and Michelle Kelly

27 Marjorie Atchan Doctor of Philosophy Maralyn Foureur Deborah Davis

28 Rebecca Coddington Doctor of Philosophy Caroline Homer Christine Catling

29 Jane Raymond Doctor of Philosophy Caroline Homer Deborah Davis

30 Catherine Adams Doctor of Midwifery Maralyn Foureur Angela Dawson

31 J. Davis Harte Doctor of Philosophy Maralyn Foureur Athena Sheehan, Susan Stewart

32 Tasnima Akter Doctor of Philosophy David Sibbritt Angela Dawson

33 Mark Andrew Goodhew Doctor of Philosophy Jane Stein-Parbury Angela Dawson

34 Nasrin Zamani

Javid Doctor of Philosophy Elizabeth Sullivan Caroline Homer

35 Reem Samir Zeki Doctor of Philosophy Elizabeth Sullivan Alex Wang and Caroline Homer

36 Jessica Appleton Doctor of Philosophy Elizabeth Denney-Wilson Georgina Russell, Rachel Laws,

Cathrine Fowler

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Bachelor Honours students – students enrolled in 2015

No Family

Name Given Name Course Supervisors Co-Supervisor

1 Corcoran Patricia Bachelor of Midwifery (Honours) Caroline Homer Christine Catling

2 Ford Geraldine Bachelor of Midwifery (Honours) Caroline Homer Christine Catling

3 Merdith Rachele Andre Bachelor of Midwifery (Honours) Caroline Homer Christine Catling

4 Aguanta Lois Kim Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) Val Wilson Kaye Spence

5 Jean Bishop Bachelor of Midwifery (Honours) Angela Dawson Allison Cummins

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CONSULTING AND TECHNICAL ADVICE

The CMCFH continues to provide consultancy and industry support to health services internationally

as well here in NSW and throughout Australia. Some examples are presented in this section.

National Antenatal Guidelines

Professor Caroline Homer and Professor Jeremy Oats have been co-chairing the Expert Advisory

Group for the National Antenatal Guidelines for the Department of Health and Ageing since 2008.

Two modules have been released. We are now working on combining the modules and updating

some of the more contentious topics.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

National Publicly-funded Homebirth Consortium

In 2010, the CMCFH established the first National Publicly-funded Homebirth Consortium in

Australia. This group continues to meet

The aims of the Consortium are to:

• Be an effective network of the publicly-funded homebirth models of care in Australia

• Act as a resource for new models being developed around the country

The consortium continues to meet by teleconference 3-4 times and year providing advice and

support to publically-funded homebirth models.

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SEMINAR AND MASTER CLASS EVENTS

The CMCFH is known for conducting interesting and innovative seminars each year. This year the

Centre held two seminars for midwives, nurses, doctors and educators.

Is best practice common practice? Embedding evidence in clinical practice

This seminar addressed that factors involved in moving research evidence into everyday clinical

practice. Introducing positive, sustainable change in practice requires leadership to model and

reinforce the move forward, communication to keep all stakeholders informed and motivated and

organizational support to maintain the continual improvement. We were very pleased to have

Professor Mary Renfrew (University of Dundee, Scotland) as our keynote speaker. Mary was joined

by a number of excellent speakers including Deb Matha (NSW Kids and Families), Trudy Allende,

Shea Caplice and Andrew Bisits (Royal Hospital for Women), Hannah Dahlen (Western Sydney

University) and Maralyn Foureur (CMCFH UTS).

Supporting women, protecting children: Multidisciplinary approaches to disclosure of domestic

violence

This seminar brought together providers from health, justice, police and community services

together with survivors of domestic violence to talk about the challenges in this area. It was a day

filled with powerful personal and professional stories and very important as it brought together so

many different disciplines and sectors. The day was opened by Jennifer Newman who gave a moving

Acknowledgement of Country and the UTS Vice Chancellor Professor Attila Brungs who highlighted

how important this issue was for UTS to address.

Speakers included Rachel Smith (CMCFH UTS), Jenna Price (UTS, journalist), Bev Lazarou (Legal Aid),

Francine Clough (Crime Policy, Department of Justice), Adele Sheridan-Magro (Social Worker,

Liverpool Hospital), Patricia Tierney (Child Protection Educator, Northern Sydney Child Protection

Service), Mel Reilly (Senior Constable, Police Domestic Violence Liaison Officer), Christine Kerr

(Counselor, Kirkton Road Sexual Health Clinic), Christine Robinson (Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal

Women's Legal Centre), Louise Everitt (Clinical Midwifery Consultant, St George Hospital),Skye

Parsons (Clinical Midwife Consultant, Aboriginal Liaison Midwife, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital) and

Donna Walsh (Child and Family Health Nurse, Nowra Early Childhood Centre

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PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP

• Members of the Centre were involved in providing professional leadership during 2015. Some

examples include:

o President of the Australian College of Midwives (ACM) – Caroline Homer

o Co-Chair, National Antenatal Guidelines Expert Advisory Committee – Caroline Homer

o Chair, NSW Branch of the ACM and Chair of ACM Council – Joanne Gray

o Deputy Chair, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMAC) Midwifery

Accreditation Committee, Joanne Gray

o NSW Kids and Families, NSW Ministry of Health, Maternal and Perinatal Health Advisory

Group – Caroline Homer

o International Practice Development Collaborative – Val Wilson

o Essentials of Care, State Advisory Group – Val Wilson and Deborah Davis

o Child Advocate Mothers and Children’s Program Corrective Services NSW – Cathrine

Fowler

o NSW Health Advisory Group Sustained Health Home Visiting – Cathrine Fowler

o Advisory Panel International Association of Infant Massage Australia – Cathrine Fowler

o Advisory Panel ARACY Sustained Nurse Home Visiting Project – Cathrine Fowler

o Member Postgraduate & Health Studies Advisory Group Whitireia Polytechnic New

Zealand – Cathrine Fowler

Other activities

• Editorial Boards

o Midwifery – Associate Editor – Caroline Homer

o Health and Social Care in the Community - Associate Editor – Fiona Brooks

o HEJ – Health Education Journal – International Editorial Board – Fiona Brooks

o Women and Birth - Editorial Board - Maralyn Foureur

o International Practice Development Journal - Val Wilson

• Editorial Review Boards

o New Zealand College of Midwives Journal – Maralyn Foureur

o Journal of Advanced Nursing - Val Wilson

o Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing - Val Wilson

o Australian Journal of Child And Family Health Nursing – Cathrine Fowler

o Health Education Journal – Angela Dawson

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• Accreditation as an Instructor

o Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics – Maralyn Foureur and Caroline Homer

o NCAST Parent Child Interaction Assessment Scale Instructor University of Washington

Seattle - Cathrine Fowler

o Circle of Security Parenting facilitator - Cathrine Fowler

o Promoting First Relationships facilitator University of Washington Seattle USA - Cathrine

Fowler

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PUBLICATIONS FOR 2015

Journal articles

1. Akter, T., Dawson, A. & Sibbritt, D. 2015, 'What impact do essential newborn care practices have on neonatal mortality in low and lower-middle income countries? Evidence from Bangladesh', Journal of Perinatology. (in press).

2. Alexakis, C., Nash, A., Lloyd, M., Brooks, F., Lindsay, J.O. & Poullis, A. 2015, 'Inflammatory bowel disease in young patients: Challenges faced by black and minority ethnic communities in the UK', Health and Social Care in the Community, vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 665-672.

3. Alomari, A., Wilson, V., Davidson, P.M. & Lewis, J. 2015, 'Families, nurses and organizations as contributing factors to medication administration error in paedrics; a literature review', International Practice Development Journal, vol. 5, no. 1.

4. Boniel-Nissim M, Tabak I, Mazur J, Borraccino A, Brooks, F et al (2015) Supportive communication with parents moderates the negative effects of electronic media use on life satisfaction during adolescence. International Journal of Public Health 60(2): 189-198 DOI 10.1007/s00038-014-0636-9

5. Brooks, F., Zaborskis, A., Tabak, I., Granado Alcón, M.D.C., Zemaitiene, N., De Roos, S. & Klemera, E. 2015, 'Trends in adolescents' perceived parental communication across 32 countries in Europe and North America from 2002 to 2010', European Journal of Public Health, vol. 25, pp. 46-50.

6. Catling, C., Hogan, R., Fox, D., Cummins, A., Kelly, M. & Sheehan, A. 2015, 'Simulation workshops with first year midwifery students', Nurse Education in Practice.

7. Catling, C.J. & Homer, C.S.E. 2015, 'Twenty-five years since the Shearman Report: How far have we come? Are we there yet?’ Women and Birth.

8. Catling, C.J., Medley, N., Foureur, M., Ryan, C., Leap, N., Teate, A. & Homer, C.S.E. 2015, 'Group versus conventional antenatal care for women', The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, vol. 2, p. CD007622

9. Catling, C., Petrovska, K., Watts, N.P., Bisits, A. & Homer, C.S.E. 2015, 'Care during the decision-making phase for women who want a vaginal breech birth: Experiences from the field', Midwifery.

10. Catling, C., Petrovska, K., Watts, N., Bisits, A. & Homer, C.S.E. 2015, 'Barriers and facilitators for vaginal breech births in Australia: Clinician's experiences', Women and Birth.

11. Catling, C., Petrovska, K., Watts, N.P., Bisits, A. & Homer, C.S.E. 2015, 'Care during the decision-making phase for women who want a vaginal breech birth: Experiences from the field', Midwifery

12. Cavallo, F., Dalmasso, P., Ottová-Jordan, V., Brooks, F., Mazur, J., Välimaa, R., Gobina, I., De Matos, M.G. & Raven-Sieberer, U. 2015, 'Trends in self-rated health in European and North-American adolescents from 2002 to 2010 in 32 countries', European Journal of Public Health, vol. 25, pp. 13-15

13. Cummins, A.M., Denney-Wilson, E. & Homer, C.S.E. 2015, 'The experiences of new graduate midwives working in midwifery continuity of care models in Australia', Midwifery, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 438-444.

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http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/caroline.homer


http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/nicole.watts





http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/allison.cummins

http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/elizabeth.denney-wilson



14. Dawson, A., Clapham, K. & Daniels, J. 2015, 'The Contribution of Focus Group Discussions to Aboriginal Australian Health Service Research: a Content Analysis of Practice and Experience', International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 1-15.

15. Dawson, A., Kililo, M., Geita, L., Mola, G., Brodie, P.M., Rumsey, M., Copeland, F., Neill, A. & Homer, C.S. 2015, 'Midwifery capacity building in Papua New Guinea: Key achievements and ways forward.', Women Birth.

16. Dawson, A., Lam, W. & Fowler, C. 2015, 'The Health Literacy of Hong Kong Chinese Parents with Preschool Children in Seasonal Influenza Prevention: A Multiple Case Study at Household Level', PLoS One.

17. Dawson, A., Homer, C.S.E., Turkmani, S., Black, K. & Varol, N. 2015, 'A systematic review of doctors' experiences and needs to support the care of women with female genital mutilation', International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, vol. 131, no. 1, pp. 35-40.

18. Dawson, A.J., Nkowane, A.M. & Whelan, A. 2015, 'Approaches to improving the contribution of the nursing and midwifery workforce to increasing universal access to primary health care for vulnerable populations: A systematic review', Human Resources for Health, vol. 13, no. 1.

19. Dawson, A., Tran, N.T., Westley, E., Mangiaterra, V. & Festin, M. 2015, 'Workforce interventions to improve access to emergency contraception pills: A systematic review of current evidence in low- and middle-income countries and recommendations for improving performance', BMC Health Services Research, vol. 15, no. 1.

20. Dawson, A., Turkmani, S., Fray, S., Nanayakkara, S., Varol, N. & Homer, C. 2015, 'Evidence to inform education, training and supportive work environments for midwives involved in the care of women with female genital mutilation: A review of global experience', Midwifery, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 229-238.

21. Dawson, A.J., Turkmani, S., Varol, N., Nanayakkara, S., Sullivan, E. & Homer, C.S.E. 2015, 'Midwives' experiences of caring for women with female genital mutilation: Insights and ways forward for practice in Australia', Women and Birth, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 207-214.

22. Doab, A., Fowler, C. & Dawson, A. 2015, 'Factors that influence mother-child reunification for mothers with a history of substance use: A systematic review of the evidence to inform policy and practice in Australia', International Journal of Drug Policy, pp. 820-831.

23. Duffield, C.M., Roche, M.A., Dimitrelis, S., Homer, C. & Buchan, J. 2015, 'Instability in patient and nurse characteristics, unit complexity and patient and system outcomes', Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol. 71, no. 6, pp. 1288-1298.

24. Everitt, L., Fenwick, J. & Homer, C.S.E. 2015, 'Midwives experiences of removal of a newborn baby in New South Wales, Australia: Being in the 'head' and 'heart' space', Women and Birth, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 95-100.

25. Fennessy, K., Rhodes, P., Wilson, V., Uddin, S., Dickens, K., Wilson, A., Bless, R., Ellery, A., Errol, V. and Ogilvy, L. (2015), Systemic Consultation in Intellectual Disability Case Management. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 36: 258–272. doi: 10.1002/anzf.1104

26. Fowler C, Rossiter C, Sherwood J, Day C, 2015, New understandings of mothering: Mothers in an abstinence-based drug treatment program International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 173-184.

27. Fowler C, Schmied V, Psalia K, Kruske S, Rossiter C, 2015, Ready for practice: What child and family health nurses say about education. Nurse Education Today, vol. 35, vol. 2, pp. e67-e72

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http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/patricia.brodie

http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/michele.rumsey

http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/felicity.copeland

http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/amanda.neill

http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/amanda.neill







http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/elizabeth.sullivan


http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/christine.duffield

http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/michael.roche

http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/sofia.dimitrelis




28. García-Moya, I., Brooks, F., Morgan, A. & Moreno, C. 2015, 'Subjective well-being in adolescence and teacher connectedness: A health asset analysis', Health Education Journal, vol. 74, no. 6, pp. 641-654.

29. Hagell, A , J. Coleman and F Brooks. (2015). (eds). Key Data on Adolescence 2013: 10th Edition. London: Association for Young People's Health (AYPH, Public Health England) London.

30. Harte, J.D., Homer, C.S., Sheehan, A., Leap, N. & Foureur, M. 2015, 'Using video in childbirth research: Ethical approval challenges.’ Nursing Ethics.

31. Homer, C.S. 2015, 'Quality of prenatal care questionnaire: Psychometric testing in an Australia population', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, pp. 1-9.

32. Homer, C.S.E., Watts, N.P., Petrovska, K., Sjostedt, C.M. & Bisits, A. 2015, 'Women's experiences of planning a vaginal breech birth in Australia', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, vol. 15, no. 1.

33. Jackson, D., Peters, K., Andrew, S., Daly, J., Gray, J. & Halcomb, E. 2015, 'Walking alongside: a qualitative study of the experiences and perceptions of academic nurse mentors supporting early career nurse academics.’ Contemporary Nurse, pp. 1-14.

34. Johnston, R., Fowler, C., Wilson, V. & Kelly, M. 2015, 'Opportunities for Nurses to Increase Parental Health Literacy: A Discussion Paper', Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing.vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 266-281.

35. Lam, W., Dawson, A. & Fowler, C. 2015, 'Health promotion interventions to prevent early childhood human influenza at the household level: A realist review to identify implications for programmes in Hong Kong', Journal of Clinical Nursing, vol. 24, no. 7-8, pp. 891-905.

36. Lam, W., Dawson, A. & Fowler, C. 2015, ‘The health literacy of Hong Kong Chinese parents with preschool children in seasonal influenza prevention: a multiple case study at household level’, PLOS one, vol. 10, no.12, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143844.

37. Li, Z., Umstad, M.P., Hilder, L., Xu, F. & Sullivan, E.A. 2015, 'Australian national birthweight percentiles by sex and gestational age for twins, 2001-2010', BMC Pediatrics.

38. Lopes, S.C., Titulaer, P., Bokosi, M., Homer, C.S.E. & ten Hoope-Bender, P. 2015, 'The involvement of midwives associations in policy and planning about the midwifery workforce: A global survey', Midwifery, vol. 31, no. 11, pp. 1096-1103.

39. McCance T & Wilson V (2015) Using person-centred key performance indicators to improve paediatric services: an international venture. International Practice Development Journal 5 (suppl) [8]

40. Maude, R.M., Skinner, J.P. & Foureur, M.J. 2015, 'Putting intelligent structured intermittent auscultation (ISIA) into practice', Women and Birth.

41. McDonnell, N., Knight, M., Peek, M.J., Ellwood, D., Homer, C.S.E., McLintock, C., Vaughan, G., Pollock, W., Li, Z., Javid, N. &Sullivan, E. 2015, 'Amniotic fluid embolism: An Australian-New Zealand population-based study', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, vol. 15, no. 1.

42. McCormack B, Borg M, Cardiff S, Dewing J, Jacobs G, Janes N, Karlsson B, McCance T, Mekki T-E, Porock D, van Lieshout F and Wilson V. Person-centredness – the ‘state’ of the art. International Practice Development Journal 5 (suppl) [1]

43. Moores, A., Catling, C., West, F., Neill, A., Rumsey, M., Kilio Samor, M. & Homer, C.S.E. 2015, 'What motivates midwifery students to study midwifery in Papua New Guinea?', Pacific Journal of Reproductive Health, vol. 1, no. 2.

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http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/athena.sheehan

http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/nicky.leap

http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/maralyn.foureur




http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/chauncey.sjostedt

http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/debra.jackson

http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/john.daly

http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/joanne.gray



http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/zhuoyang.li

http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/geraldine.vaughan



http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/elizabeth.sullivan





44. Mollart, L.J., Adam, J. & Foureur, M. 2015, 'Impact of acupressure on onset of labour and labour duration: A systematic review',Women and Birth, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 199-206

45. Patterson, J., Skinner, J. & Foureur, M. 2015, 'Midwives' decision making about transfers for 'slow' labour in rural New Zealand',Midwifery, vol. 31, no. 6, pp. 606-612

46. Power, T., Virdun, C., Sherwood, J., Parker, N., Van Balen, J., Gray, J. & Jackson, D. 2015, 'REM: A Collaborative Framework for Building Indigenous Cultural Competence.’ J Transcult Nursing.

47. Procter, S., Brooks, F., Wilson, P., Crouchman, C. & Kendall, S. 2015, 'A case study of asthma care in school age children using nurse-coordinated multidisciplinary collaborative practices', Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, vol. 8, pp. 181-188.

48. Renfrew, M.J., Homer, C.S.E., Van Lerberghe, W. & Ten Hoope-Bender, P. 2015, 'Authors' reply', The Lancet, vol. 385, no. 9962, p. 27.

49. Roche, M.A., Duffield, C.M., Homer, C., Buchan, J. & Dimitrelis, S. 2015, 'The rate and cost of nurse turnover in Australia', Collegian, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 353-358.

50. Rossiter, C., Power, T., Fowler, C., Jackson, D., Hyslop, D. & Dawson, A. 2015, 'Mothering at a Distance: what incarcerated mothers value about a parenting programme.', Contemporary Nurse, vol. 50, no. 2-3, pp. 238-255

51. Rumsey, M. & Homer, C.S.E. 2015, 'Global health and nursing and midwifery leadership', Journal of Nursing Management, vol. 23, no. 8, pp. 963-964.

52. Schmied, V., Homer, C.S., Fowler, C.M., Psalia, K., Barclay, L., Wilson, I., Kemp, L., Fasher, M. & Kruske, S. 2015, 'Implementing a national approach to universal child and family health services in Australia: professionals' views of the challenges and opportunities’, Health and Social Care in the Community, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 159-170.

53. Simpson, M. & Catling, C. 2015, 'Understanding psychological traumatic birth experiences: A literature review.’ Women Birth.

54. Sullivan, E.A., Dickinson, J.E., Vaughan, G.A., Peek, M.J., Ellwood, D., Homer, C.S.E., Knight, M., McLintock, C., Wang, A., Pollock, W., Jackson Pulver, L., Li, Z., Javid, N., Denney-Wilson, E. & Callaway, L. 2015, 'Maternal super-obesity and perinatal outcomes in Australia: A national population-based cohort study', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, vol. 15, no. 1.

55. Tang, L., Xu, F., Zhang, T., Lei, J., Binns, C.W. & Lee, A.H. 2015, 'White rice consumption and risk of esophageal cancer in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, northwest China: a case-control study.', J Health Popul Nutr, vol. 33, no. 1, p. 4.

56. Townsend, B., Fenwick, J., Thomson, V. & Foureur, M. EPub 2015, 'The birth bed: A qualitative study on the views of midwives regarding the use of the bed in the birth space', Women and Birth.

57. Tran, N.-.T., Dawson, A., Meyers, J., Krause, S. & Hickling, C. 2015, 'Developing Institutional Capacity for Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings: A Descriptive Study', PLoS One.

58. Vallely, L.M., Homiehombo, P., Kelly-Hanku, A., Vallely, A., Homer, C.S.E. & Whittaker, A. 2015, 'Childbirth in a rural highlands community in Papua New Guinea: A descriptive study', Midwifery, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 380-387.

59. Varol, N., Turkmani, S., Black, K., Hall, J. & Dawson, A. 2015, 'The role of men in abandonment of female genital mutilation: A systematic review', BMC Public Health, vol. 15, no. 1.

60. Wanda, D., Fowler, C. & Wilson, V. 2015, 'Using flash cards to engage Indonesian nursing students in reflection on their practice',Nurse Education Today.

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http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/tamara.power

http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/claudia.virdun

http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/nicola.parker

http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/joanne.gray

http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/debra.jackson


http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/michael.roche

http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/christine.duffield


http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/sofia.dimitrelis




http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/cathrine.fowler




http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/alex.wang






61. West, F., Homer, C. & Dawson, A. 2015, 'Building midwifery educator capacity in teaching in low and lower-middle income countries. A review of the literature', Midwifery.

62. White, C. 2015, 'A longitudinal study of aspects of a hospital's family-centred nursing: Changing practice through data translation', Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol. 71, no. 1, pp. 100-114.

63. Wilson, V. & Chando, S. 2015, 'Parental experiences with a hospital-based bead programme for children with congenital heart disease’, Journal Of Clinical Nursing, vol. 24, no. 3-4, pp. 439-446.

64. Wilson V & McCance (2015) Good enough evaluation. International Practice Development Journal 5 (suppl) [10]

Books

65. Catling, C. Cummins, A. Hogan, R. (2016) Stories in Midwifery. Elsevier, Sydney

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http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/florence.west




CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Members of the CMCFH and the higher degree research students who are part of the Centre have

attended and presented at a number of state, national and international conferences in 2015. Some

of these are highlighted below:

Brodie P. 2015. ‘Midwifing ourselves and each other’: Exploring the potential of clinical supervision. Australian College of Midwives 19th Biennial Conference, Gold Coast, October.

Braye K, Stephens J, Foureur M. (2015) Group B streptococcus: Are we doing more harm than good? Australian College of Midwives 19th Biennial Conference, Gold Coast, October.

Brooks, F (2015) Protective health assets in adolescence: National and international evidence. Department of Health Wellington House, London, December.

Brooks, F (2015) Attainment and well-being for the school aged population in the 21st Century. Coram Life Ed – event – Foundling Hospital Museum. London, November.

Brooks, F. (2015) Adolescent perceptions of parental communication in Europe and North America 2002-2010 - A protective health asset Excellence in Paediatrics. International Conference, Westminster, London.

Brooks, F, Redmond G (Flinders Australia) Freeman J (Queen’s Canada) 2015 Symposium: Mental health in Adolescence: Protective Factors and Emerging Risks. AAAH National Youth Health Conference. Melbourne.

Catling, C. 2015, 'Regulation, Association and Education of midwives', International Seminar, Akademi Kebidanan Kartini, Bali, February.

Cummins, A, 2015, ‘What are the experiences of new graduate midwives working in midwifery continuity of care models’ International Confederation of Midwives Asia Pacific region conference July

Cummins, A, 2015, ‘Reducing culture shock for first year midwifery students on their first clinical placement, International Confederation of Midwives Asia Pacific region conference, July

Dawson, A. (2015) Reproductive Health in the Changing Humanitarian Context Key Findings from the IAWG on Reproductive Health in Crises’ 2012-2014 Global Evaluation The 6th Conference of the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRIM -TIFAC 2015) “Disaster Risk Reduction: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Growth” Scope Complex, New Delhi, India 28 – 30 October

Nkowane, A., Dawson, A., Whelan, A., (2015) Universal Health Coverage: The significant contribution of nurses ICN Conference and CNR Global Citizen, Global Nursing Seoul, Korea, 19-23 June

Dawson, A. 2015 Invited Speaker: Health Literacy Empowering Parents and improving Child Health Tresillian conference: Educating Today’s Parents, North Sydney, November

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CENTRE FOR MIDWIFERY, CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH ANNUAL REPORT 2015 Foureur M. (2015) Invited speaker: Does continuity of midwife care increase vaginal births after Caesarean Section? The Perinatal Society Of Australia & New Zealand (PSANZ) Impact Network For Improving Mothers And Babies Health June, 2015 Westmead Millenium Institute NSW

Foureur M. (2015) Invited speaker: Mothers’ and midwives’ responses to stressful environments: implications for childbirth. PSANZ Impact Network Workshop/ Westmead International Update on Advances in Perinatal Care, June, 2015 Westmead Millenium Institute NSW

Foureur M. (2015) Invited speaker: Translating Epigenetics into Practice. ‘Midwifery Be Inspired’ Conference of the Australian College of Midwives, Silverwater Resort, Phillip Island, Vic, May 2015

Fowler, C. 2015 Invited Speaker: Breaking the Cycle for incarcerated Parent. Tresillian conference: Educating Today’s Parents, North Sydney, November

Fowler, C. 2015 Invited speaker: A national perspective on parenting and working with families, Healthy Kids, Healthy State: The changing environment of child and youth health – Queensland Statewide Child & Youth Clinical Network, Brisbane, July.

Fowler, C. 2015, Becoming a “better” father: supporting the needs of incarcerated fathers, Sigma Theta Tau International's 26th International Nursing Research Congress, Puerto Rico, July.

Fowler, C. 2015 Invited speaker: Where we were, where we are now & where we need to go NSW Kids and Families – Child and Family Health Centenary conference, Sydney, May.

Fowler, C. 2015 Invited speaker: Incarcerated fathers: are there family sensitive interventions for incarcerated fathers? The MHS Summer Forum, Sydney, February.

Fowler, C. 2015, Invited speaker: Understanding Infant Cues National University of Seoul Conference for Home Visiting Nurses, South Korea, January.

Fox D, Sheehan A, Homer C. (2015) Birthplace in Australia: Midwives’ experiences of intrapartum homebirth transfer. Australian College of Midwives 19th Biennial Conference, Gold Coast, October. Harte D. 2015.

Hogan R. 2015. Sustaining super midwives: Building resilience in midwifery students. Australian College of Midwives 19th Biennial Conference, Gold Coast, October.

Homer C. (2015). Invited speaker: Maternity services in remote areas –whose narrative are we listening to? CRANAplus National Conference, Alice Springs, October.

Homer C. (2015). Health Workforce and Stillbirths: Impact of Midwifery Care. Global Maternal and Newborn Health Conference, Mexico, November,

Homer C (2015). Keynote speaker: Protecting women, protecting midwives: Saving a species from extinction. Australian College of Midwives – NSW Branch Conference, Dubbo, September.

Homer C, McConville F. (2015). Lancet Series on Midwifery: The process for developing global research priorities for maternal and newborn health. International Confederation of Midwives Regional Asia Pacific Conference, Yokohama, Japan, July.

Homer C. (2015). Twinning to build midwifery capacity: Lessons learned and strategies for the future. International Confederation of Midwives Regional Asia Pacific Conference, Yokohama, Japan, July.

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CENTRE FOR MIDWIFERY, CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH ANNUAL REPORT 2015 Homer C (2015). Making the Case for Midwifery: A Toolkit for Using Evidence from The State of the World’s Midwifery 2014 report to Create Policy Change at the Country Level. International Confederation of Midwives Regional Asia Pacific Conference, Yokohama, Japan, July.

Homer C (2015). The State of the Pacific’s Midwifery - Education, Regulation, Association and the Workforce. Pacific Society for Reproductive Health Conference, Fiji, July,

Homer C on behalf of the MCHI team (2015). Maternal and Child Health Initiative in PNG – 4 years of capacity building. Pacific Society for Reproductive Health Conference, Fiji, July.

Homer C. (2015). Invited Speaker: Midwifery Education in the Pacific. Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists World Congress, Brisbane June.

Homer C. (2015). Invited speaker: Continuity in Midwifery care – evidence for safe and professional practice. Northern Territory’s Nursing and Midwifery Awards Symposium, Darwin, May.

Homer C (2015). Invited speaker: Developing a Midwifery Practice Scheme (MPS). Homebirth Australia National Conference, Melbourne, May.

Homer C (2015). Invited speaker: Midwives – What we need for a better tomorrow. Australian College of Midwives WA Branch International Midwives Day Conference, Perth, May.

Homer C (2015). Invited speaker: Millennium Goals – The Global Picture. The RHW Midwifery Conference: Strong Futures The Millennium Goals Perspectives from Australia and beyond, Sydney, February.

Hurt D, Fowler C, Foureur M. (2015) Midwives’ understanding of perinatal depression and the scope of midwifery practice. Australian College of Midwives 19th Biennial Conference, Gold Coast, October.

Jepsen I, Foureur M, Nohr E, Ellgaard Soerensen E, Mark E. (2015) Qualitative research on how midwives experience caseload midwifery Australian College of Midwives 19th Biennial Conference, Gold Coast, October.

Turkmani S. 2015. Midwives’ experiences of caring for women with female genital mutilation: Insights and ways forward for practice in Australia. Australian College of Midwives 19th Biennial Conference, Gold Coast, October.

Mollart L, Leiser B, Clack D, Turkmani S, Homer C, Foureur M. (2015). Supporting vaginal birth after caesarean section: perceptions of health professionals. International Confederation of Midwives Regional Asia Pacific Conference, Yokohama, Japan, July.

Mollart L, Foureur M, Skinner V (2015) Pregnant women and health professionals views on CAM in pregnancy specifically acupressure and being involved in a randomised controlled trial. Australian College of Midwives 19th Biennial Conference, Gold Coast, October.

Moores A. 2015. Developing Super Midwives – Motivation to become a midwife in Papua New Guinea. Australian College of Midwives 19th Biennial Conference, Gold Coast, October.

Wilson V (2015) Invited speaker: Practice Development informing cultural changes. Macquarie Nursing Symposium, NSCCH.

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CENTRE FOR MIDWIFERY, CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH ANNUAL REPORT 2015 Wilson V (2015) Invited Keynote Speaker: Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I will try again tomorrow. South Australian Annual Nursing and Midwifery Research Symposium.

Wilson V (2015) Invited Speaker: Person Centred Care and Practice Development. ACCCN ICE 2015 Conference Glenelg SA.

Wilson V (2015) Invited Speaker and Facilitator: Action Research for Health and Social Care Practices Buskerud University, Drammen, Norway

Xu F, Sullivan S, Forero R, Homer C. (2015). Oral presentation: An Epidemiological Study of Emergency Department (ED) Presentations during Pregnancy and Postnatal Depression after birth. The 47th Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) Conference, Bandung, Indonesia, Oct.

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APPROVAL

Name: Professor Caroline Homer

Organisation: Centre for Midwifery, Child and Family Health, Faculty of Health

Title: Professor of Midwifery

Director, Centre for Midwifery, Child and Family Health

Associate Dean (International & Development)

Phone: +61 2 9514 4886

Email: [email protected]

Comments: Thank you for the opportunity to present this report.

Thank you to the Dean and the Faculty and UTS for ongoing support of the Centre.

Signature:

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