Glyn Teale

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

Jane Yelland, Fiona Mensah, Elisha Riggs, Ellie McDonald, Josef Szwarc, Wendy Dawson, Dannielle Vanpraag, Sue Casey, Christine East, Marry Anne Biro, Glyn Teale, Sue Willey, Stephanie J Brown

Journal article  |  2020  |  PLOS MEDICINE

INTRODUCTION: Inequalities in maternal and newborn health persist in many high-income countries, including for women of refugee ba..

A Pedometer-Guided Physical Activity Intervention for Obese Pregnant Women (the Fit MUM Study): Randomized Feasibility Study

Jai N Darvall, Andrew Wang, Mohamed Nusry Nazeem, Cheryce L Harrison, Lauren Clarke, Chennelle Mendoza, Anna Parker, Benjamin Harrap, Glyn Teale, David Story, Elizabeth Hessian

Journal article  |  2020  |  JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH

BACKGROUND: Obesity in pregnancy is a growing problem worldwide, with excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) occurring in the maj..

Enhancing general practice referrals for women of refugee background to maternity care

Dannielle Vanpraag, Wendy Dawson, Bianca Bell, Elisha Riggs, Jo Szwarc, Stephanie Brown, John Furler, Sue Casey, Glyn Teale, Jane Yelland

Journal article  |  2018  |  AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH

This paper presents the findings from a quality improvement project implemented by a maternity hospital located in a region of hig..

The association between maternal size and outcomes for women undergoing for caesarean section: a multicentre prospective observational study (The MUM SIZE Study)

A DENNIS, M Tew, K Dalziel, P Clarke, J Lew, D Story, A Parker, E Hessian, G Teale, S Simmons, D Casalaz

Journal article  |  2017  |  BMJ Open

OBJECTIVES: To investigate associations between maternal body mass index (BMI) at delivery (using pregnancy-specific BMI cut-off v..

Health coaching to prevent excessive gestational weight gain: A randomized-controlled trial

Helen Skouteris, Skye McPhie, Briony Hill, Marita McCabe, Jeannette Milgrom, Bridie Kent, Lauren Bruce, Sharon Herring, Janette Gale, Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Sophy Shih, Glyn Teale, Jennifer Lachal

Journal article  |  2016  |  BRITISH JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to evaluate the efficacy of a health coaching (HC) intervention designed to prevent ..

Bridging the Gap: using an interrupted time series design to evaluate systems reform addressing refugee maternal and child health inequalities

Jane Yelland, Elisha Riggs, Josef Szwarc, Sue Casey, Wendy Dawson, Dannielle Vanpraag, Chris East, Euan Wallace, Glyn Teale, Bernie Harrison, Pauline Petschel, John Furler, Sharon Goldfeld, Fiona Mensah, Mary Anne Biro, Sue Willey, I-Hao Cheng, Rhonda Small, Stephanie Brown

Journal article  |  2015  |  IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE

BACKGROUND: The risk of poor maternal and perinatal outcomes in high-income countries such as Australia is greatest for those expe..

Vitamin D and health in pregnancy, infants, children and adolescents in Australia and New Zealand: a position statement

Georgia A Paxton, Glyn R Teale, Caryl A Nowson, Rebecca S Mason, John J McGrath, Melanie J Thompson, Aris Siafarikas, Christine P Rodda, Craig F Munns

Journal article  |  2013  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

• The recommended level for serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) in infants, children, adolescents and during pregnancy and lactati..

A profile of body mass index in a large rural Victorian obstetric cohort

Chris E Cunningham, Glyn R Teale

Journal article  |  2013  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

OBJECTIVES: To report on the prevalence and implications of overweight and obesity in a rural maternity cohort. DESIGN, SETTING AN..

Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of a specialized health coaching intervention to prevent excessive gestational weight gain and postpartum weight retention in women: the HIPP study

Helen Skouteris, Marita McCabe, Jeannette Milgrom, Bridie Kent, Lauren J Bruce, Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Sharon J Herring, Malcolm Barnett, Denise Patterson, Glyn Teale, Janette Gale

Journal article  |  2012  |  BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

BACKGROUND: Pregnancy is a time of significant physiological and physical change for women. In particular, it is a time at which m..

Vitamin D deficiency is common among pregnant women in rural Victoria

Glyn R Teale, Chris E Cunningham

Journal article  |  2010  |  AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY

There is increasing evidence to implicate vitamin D deficiency in a variety of diseases. Previous advice has been to screen high-r..