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Prof

Lex Doyle

Professor
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women's Hospital/Mercy
infant preterm
outcome
randomised trials
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
humans
infant, newborn
female
pediatrics
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Prof

Lex Doyle

 
Division
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
 
Primary Interest
Long-term outcomes for very preterm infants. Randomised trials in Perinatal and Neonatal care
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Projects

Displaying the 10 most recent projects from 10 for Lex Doyle.

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The C*STEROID Trial: An international, randomised placebo-controlled trial to determine the effect of antenatal corticosteroids on newborn health when given prior to planned caesarean section birth from 35+0 to 39+6 weeks of pregnancy.

2021 - 2025
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INTRATRACHEAL BUDESONIDE MIXED WITH SURFACTANT TO REDUCE BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA IN EXTREMELY PRETERM INFANTS

2019 - 2023
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INTRATRACHEAL BUDESONIDE MIXED WITH SURFACTANT TO REDUCE BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA IN EXTREMELY PRETERM INFANTS

2019 - 2023
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CRE IN NEWBORN MEDICINE

2018 - 2023
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EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND EARLY INTERVENTION FOR INFANTS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY: IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL EVIDENCE-BASED GUIDELINES INTO PRACTICE

The work of science and technology (S&T) policymaking agencies in the United States is important to building knowledge and economic grow..

2018 - 2023
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EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND EARLY INTERVENTION FOR INFANTS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY: IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL EVIDENCE-BASED GUIDELINES INTO PRACTICE

The work of science and technology (S&T) policymaking agencies in the United States is important to building knowledge and economic grow..

2018 - 2023
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LONG-TERM IMPACT OF MODERATE AND LATE PRETERM BIRTH: EFFECTS ON NEURODEVELOPMENT, BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND RESPIRATORY HEALTH AT SCHOOL AGE

2019 - 2022
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IMPROVED RESPIRATORY SUPPORT AND OUTCOMES FOR VERY PRETERM BABIES

Premature babies are born with lungs that are not developed enough to sustain their breathing needs after birth. As a result, they need inte..

2011 - 2015
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Evaluating Intensive Care for Tiny Babies

Most extremely tiny babies, those of birthweight less than 1000 g, need intensive care to survive. However some survivors have substantial p..

2007 - 2008
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School-Age Outcomes of Very Preterm Infants and Antenatal Magnesium Sulphate Therapy - A Randomised Controlled Trial

Despite recent major advances in care around the time of birth that have led to large increases in the survival rates for very preterm babie..

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Project Types

9

Research Grant

1

Research Contracts

Scholarly Works

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Very Preterm Early Motor Repertoire and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at 8 Years.

Sahar Salavati, Arend F Bos, Lex W Doyle, Peter J Anderson, Alicia J Spittle

Journal article  |  2021  |  Pediatrics

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Children born very preterm (<32 weeks' gestation) have more neurodevelopmental problems compared with t..

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School-aged neurodevelopmental outcomes for children born extremely preterm.

Lex W Doyle, Alicia Spittle, Peter J Anderson, Jeanie Ling Yoong Cheong

Journal article  |  2021  |  Arch Dis Child

As survival rates for children born extremely preterm (EP, <28 weeks' gestation) have increased with advances in perinatal and neo..

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Changes in long-term survival and neurodevelopmental disability in infants born extremely preterm in the post-surfactant era.

Rosemarie A Boland, Jeanie L Cheong, Lex W Doyle

Journal article  |  2021  |  Semin Perinatol

Extremely preterm birth before 28 weeks' gestation accounts for less than 1% of births in high-income countries but is associated ..

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Outcomes into adulthood of infants born extremely preterm.

Jeanie LY Cheong, Anjali Haikerwal, Peter J Anderson, Lex W Doyle

Journal article  |  2021  |  Semin Perinatol

As survival of infants born extremely preterm increases, more are now reaching adulthood. It is well documented that survivors bor..

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Changing outcomes for infants born extremely preterm.

Lex W Doyle

Journal article  |  2021  |  Semin Perinatol

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The changing face of neonatal intensive care for infants born extremely preterm (<28 weeks' gestation).

Lex W Doyle, Brian A Darlow

Journal article  |  2021  |  Semin Perinatol

Neonatal intensive care for infants born extremely preterm (<28 weeks' gestation) has changed dramatically over the past 60-70 yea..

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Cannabis and tobacco use prior to pregnancy and subsequent offspring birth outcomes: a 20-year intergenerational prospective cohort study

Lindsey A Hines, Elizabeth A Spry, Margarita Moreno-Betancur, Hanafi Mohamad Husin, Denise Becker, Melissa Middleton, Jeffrey M Craig, Lex W Doyle, Craig A Olsson, George Patton

Journal article  |  2021  |  SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

There is increasing evidence that the life-course origins of health and development begin before conception. We examined associati..

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Temporal Trends in Neurodevelopmental Outcomes to 2 Years After Extremely Preterm Birth

Jeanie LY Cheong, Joy E Olsen, Katherine J Lee, Alicia J Spittle, Gillian F Opie, Marissa Clark, Rosemarie A Boland, Gehan Roberts, Elisha K Josev, Noni Davis, Leah M Hickey, Peter J Anderson, Lex W Doyle

Journal article  |  2021  |  JAMA PEDIATRICS

Importance: Survival of infants born extremely preterm (EP) (<28 weeks' gestation) has increased since the early 1990s. It is nece..

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Development of brain white matter and math computation ability in children born very preterm and full-term.

Simonne E Collins, Deanne K Thompson, Claire E Kelly, Joseph YM Yang, Leona Pascoe, Terrie E Inder, Lex W Doyle, Jeanie LY Cheong, Alice C Burnett, Peter J Anderson

Journal article  |  2021  |  Dev Cogn Neurosci

Children born very preterm (VPT; <32 weeks' gestation) have alterations in brain white matter and poorer math ability than full-te..

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Changes over time in quality of life of school-aged children born extremely preterm: 1991-2005

Stacey Peart, Jeanie Ling Yoong Cheong, Gehan Roberts, Noni Davis, Peter J Anderson, Lex W Doyle

Journal article  |  2021  |  ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD-FETAL AND NEONATAL EDITION

OBJECTIVE: To compare health-related quality of life (HRQOL) at 8 years in children born extremely preterm (EP) with contemporaneo..

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Keyword Analysis

Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health)
Paediatrics
Clinical Health
Reproductive Medicine
Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)
Neurosciences
Clinical Sciences
Health Services and Systems
Evaluation of Health and Support Services
Biological Psychology

News

Displaying the 2 most recent news articles from 2 for Lex Doyle.

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Rethinking premature baby care

Lex Doyle

After decades of incremental improvements in neonatal wards, you’d expect babies born in recent times to be doing much better than those bor..

July 27, 2017
pursuit Article
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How caffeine helps premature babies breathe easy

Lex Doyle

There’s nothing like a good slug of caffeine to keep you on your toes, but it’s probably the last thing you’d want to give to a baby.Yet tha..

July 14, 2017
pursuit Article

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Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2019

Officer of the Order of Australia

2019

Howard Williams Medal

Royal Australasian College of Physicians
1979

FRACP - Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Professor

Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women's Hospital/Mercy

Honorary Member

American Pediatric Society

Member

Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand

Fellow Racp

Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)

Education

Doctor of Medicine

University of Melbourne

Master of Science

McMaster University

Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery

University of Melbourne

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