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Email

clarew@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Principal Research Fellow
Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health
Education
PhD
The University of Melbourne

University of Edinburgh
ORCID

0000-0001-8267-1630

A/Prof Clare Whitehead

Principal Research Fellow
Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health

140 Scholarly works
21 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Identifying Priority Outcomes for Mothers and Babies in Pregnancies With Preterm Pre-Labour Rupture of Membranes for Future Clinical Trials
    DOI: 10.1111/ajo.70112
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Systematic review of national and international clinical practice guidelines for management of preterm prelabor rupture of membranes
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2025.11.030
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Health Economic Evaluations Alongside Adaptive Platform Trials: A Systematic Review
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2026.03.001
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Food, Built and Socio-Economic Environments and Maternal–Infant Outcomes: A Geospatial and Structural Equation Modelling of 163 000 Births
    DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.18357
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Promoat: An Adaptive Platform Trial of Antibiotic Therapy to Improve Outcomes From Preterm Prelabour Rupture of Membranes
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    PRECeDe: Prevention of Neonatal Respiratory Morbidity With Antenatal Corticosteroids Prior to Elective Caesarean Section in Women With Diabetes: A Randomised Trial
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Transforming Perinatal Research to Improve Outcomes in Preterm Birth
Clare Whitehead

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2018
Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRANZCOG)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Clinician's Approach to Antibiotic Treatment and Management of Preterm Prelabour Rupture of Membranes (PPROM) in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand—A Survey
    DOI: 10.1111/ajo.70039
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Research priorities for the most premature babies born <25 weeks' gestation: results of an international priority setting partnership
    DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2024-328133
  • 2025

    Report

    Collaborative Maternity and Newborn Dashboard for the COVID-19 pandemic Report #15
    DOI: 10.26188/30058510
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Presumed etiology of preterm birth: brain injury and neurodevelopmental outcomes
    DOI: 10.1038/s41390-025-03945-x
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Geospatial Determinants of Maternal Overweight, Gestational Diabetes and Large for Gestational Age Birthweight in Melbourne During and After COVID-19 Lockdowns
    DOI: 10.1111/ajo.13943
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Intrapartum Sildenafil to Improve Perinatal Outcomes: A Randomized Clinical Trial
    DOI: 10.1001/jama.2025.7710

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    BabyCCINO: An Adaptive Trial of Caffeine Dosing to Improve Outcomes for Very Preterm Infants
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Cost Effectiveness of Adaptive Platform Trials Versus Conventional Trials

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