Caroline Homer

Improving maternal and newborn health and reducing stillbirths in the Western Pacific Region - current situation and the way forward.

Lisa M Vallely, Boe Calvert, Manarangi De Silva, Leeanne Panisi, Delly Babona, John Bolnga, Titilola Duro-Aina, Amanda Noovao-Hill, Swaran Naidu, Susannah Leisher, Vicki Flenady, Rachel M Smith, Joshua P Vogel, Caroline SE Homer

Journal article  |  2023  |  Lancet Reg Health West Pac

Despite positive trends in many indicators, there remains an unacceptable burden of preventable maternal, newborn deaths and still..

A scoping review of nurse-led randomised controlled trials.

Marion Eckert, Kate Kennedy, Kim Neylon, Claire M Rickard, Samantha Keogh, Richard Gray, Sandy Middleton, Caroline Homer, Lisa Whitehead, Greg Sharplin

Journal article  |  2023  |  J Clin Nurs

BACKGROUND: Nurses comprise the largest portion of the healthcare workforce worldwide. However, nurse representation in the leader..

The United Kingdom and the Netherlands maternity care responses to COVID-19: A comparative study.

Lauri MM van den Berg, Marie-Clare Balaam, Rebecca Nowland, Gill Moncrieff, Anastasia Topalidou, Suzanne Thompson, Gill Thomson, Ank de Jonge, Soo Downe, undefined ASPIRE-COVID19 Research Team

Journal article  |  2023  |  Women Birth

BACKGROUND: The national health care response to coronavirus (COVID-19) has varied between countries. The United Kingdom (UK) and ..

Health and economic benefits of achieving contraceptive and maternal health targets in Small Island Developing States in the Pacific and Caribbean

Sherrie L Kelly, Tom Walsh, Dominic Delport, Debra Ten Brink, Rowan Martin-Hughes, Caroline SE Homer, Jennifer Butler, Olanike Adedeji, Davide De Beni, Federica Maurizio, Howard S Friedman, Doretta Di Marco, Federico Tobar, Maria Pilar de la Corte Molina, Andre S Richards, Nick Scott

Journal article  |  2023  |  BMJ GLOBAL HEALTH

INTRODUCTION: Reducing unmet need for modern contraception and expanding access to quality maternal health (MH) services are prior..

Low knowledge of newborn danger signs among pregnant women in Papua New Guinea and implications for health seeking behaviour in early infancy - findings from a longitudinal study.

Donya Eghrari, Michelle JL Scoullar, Alyce N Wilson, Elizabeth Peach, Arthur Elijah, Pele Melepia, Hadlee SupSup, Lisa M Vallely, Peter M Siba, Elissa C Kennedy, Joshua P Vogel, Caroline SE Homer, Leanne J Robinson, Freya JI Fowkes, William Pomat, Brendan S Crabb, James G Beeson, Christopher J Morgan

Journal article  |  2023  |  BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

BACKGROUND: Globally, 2.5 million babies die in the first 28 days of life each year with most of these deaths occurring in low- an..

Implementing the WHO Labour Care Guide to reduce the use of Caesarean section in four hospitals in India: protocol and statistical analysis plan for a pragmatic, stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized pilot trial.

Joshua P Vogel, Veronica Pingray, Fernando Althabe, Luz Gibbons, Mabel Berrueta, Yeshita Pujar, Manjunath Somannavar, Sunil S Vernekar, Alvaro Ciganda, Rocio Rodriguez, Saraswati A Welling, Amit Revankar, Savitri Bendigeri, Jayashree Ashok Kumar, Shruti Bhavi Patil, Aravind Karinagannanavar, Raveendra R Anteen, MR Pavithra, Shukla Shetty, B Latha, et al.

Journal article  |  2023  |  Reprod Health

BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) Labour Care Guide (LCG) is a paper-based labour monitoring tool designed to facili..

Preterm birth and total healthcare use and costs in the first five years of life: a population-based study.

Serena Yu, Kei Lui, Denzil GFiebig, Javeed Travadi, Caroline Se Homer, Lynn Sinclair, Vanessa Scarf, Rosalie Viney

Journal article  |  2023  |  J Pediatr

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the relationship between preterm birth and hospital / out-of-hospital care and costs over the first fiv..

The representation of women on Australian clinical practice guideline panels, 2010-2020

Anna Shalit, Lauren Vallely, Renae Nguyen, Meghan Bohren, Agnes Wilson, Caroline SE Homer, Joshua Vogel

Journal article  |  2023  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

OBJECTIVES: To assess the composition by gender of Australian clinical practice guideline development panels; to explore guideline..

Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours surrounding preconception and pregnancy health: an Australian cross-sectional survey.

Loretta Musgrave, Caroline Homer, Adrienne Gordon

Journal article  |  2023  |  BMJ Open

OBJECTIVE: To understand Australian women's knowledge, attitudes and behaviours surrounding preconception and pregnancy health and..

"Tell us what's going on": Exploring the information needs of pregnant and post-partum women in Australia during the pandemic with 'Tweets', 'Threads', and women's views.

Cassandra Caddy, Marc Cheong, Megan SC Lim, Robert Power, Joshua P Vogel, Zoe Bradfield, Benjamin Coghlan, Caroline SE Homer, Alyce N Wilson

Journal article  |  2023  |  PLoS One

INTRODUCTION: The provision of maternity services in Australia has been significantly disrupted in response to the COVID-19 pandem..