Dr Mridula Shankar
Research Fellow in Sexual & Repro. Health & Rights
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
35 Scholarly works
7 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Journal article
Bridging disciplinary siloes: a scoping review on the inclusion and exclusion of pregnant and lactating populations in clinical research.
DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2025-0034232025
Journal article
Migrant Mums and Maternity Care: A Qualitative Participatory Health Research Study
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.182492025
Research grants (other domestic)
Co-Designing Accountability: A Feasibility Study of a Consumer Reporting Tool for Unprofessional Abortion Care
2025
Journal article
Factors that affect the provision of medical abortion services in Australian primary care: a mixed methods systematic review
DOI: 10.5694/mja2.527072025
Journal article
Factors Influencing Pregnant Women's Participation in Randomised Clinical Trials in India: A Qualitative Study
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.180742024
Research grants (other domestic)
Abortion Self-Management as Health System Innovation: Preparing for the Future
2022
Research contracts (non-grants)
Accelerating Innovation for Mothers (AIM) - Gender
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2025
Journal article
Time trends and characteristics associated with abortion method used by young Australian women
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyaf0282025
Journal article
Quality of care offered by health care retail markets for medication abortion self-management: Findings from states in Nigeria and India
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.00039712024
Journal article
Correction to: Eliminating gender bias in biomedical research requires fair inclusion of pregnant women and gender diverse people (Communications Medicine, (2024), 4, 1, (211), 10.1038/s43856-024-00629-1)
DOI: 10.1038/s43856-024-00689-32024
Journal article
Eliminating gender bias in biomedical research requires fair inclusion of pregnant women and gender diverse people
DOI: 10.1038/s43856-024-00629-12024
Journal article
Factors influencing the participation of pregnant and lactating women in clinical trials: A mixed-methods systematic review
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.10044052024
Journal article
The prevalence of and factors associated with prior induced abortion among women who gave birth in Victoria, 2010-2019
DOI: 10.5694/mja2.52202
RECENT PROJECTS
2024
Research contracts (non-grants)
Co-Designing Abortion Care in Melbourne\2019s North
2025
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
ARPAN - Accelerating Research and Progress in Maternal and Newborn Health: A Centre for Research Excellence to Improve Maternal and Newborn Health in the Post-Covid-19 Pandemic Era