Mothers’ and Young People’s Study

Publications

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Pregnancy to 18 Months Postpartum

Cohort Profile


Maternal health study: a prospective cohort study of nulliparous women recruited in early pregnancy (2006)

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 6, 12


Pregnancy

Maternal depression and physical health problems in early pregnancy: Findings of an Australian nulliparous pregnancy cohort study (2013)

Midwifery, 29(3), 233–239

Urinary incontinence in nulliparous women before and during pregnancy: prevalence, incidence, and associated risk factors (2010)

International Urogynecology Journal, 21(2), 193–202

Women’s health in early pregnancy: findings from an Australian nulliparous cohort study (2010)

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 50(5), 413–418

Fear of an Intimate Partner and Women’s Health in Early Pregnancy: Findings from the Maternal Health Study (2008)

Birth, 35(4), 293–302

Birthing Experience / Methods of Delivery


Does method of birth make a difference to when women resume sex after childbirth? (2013)

BJOG, 120(7), 823–830

Effects of prolonged second stage, method of birth, timing of caesarean section and other obstetric risk factors on postnatal urinary incontinence: an Australian nulliparous cohort study (2011)

BJOG, 118(8), 991–1000

First 18 months After Childbirth


Physical and Emotional Intimate Partner Violence and Women’s Health in the First Year After Childbirth: An Australian Pregnancy Cohort Study (2022)

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(3–4), NP2147–NP2176

Common maternal health problems among Australian-born and migrant women: A prospective cohort study (2019)

PLOS ONE, 14(2), e0211685

Sexual pleasure and emotional satisfaction in the fist 18 months after childbirth (2017)

Midwifery, 55, 60–66

Maternal depressive symptoms at three months and breastfeeding rates at six months postpartum: Implications for primary care in a prospective cohort study of primiparous women in Australia (2016)

Women and Birth, 29(4), 381–387

Frequency of “Time for Self” is a significant predictor of postnatal depressive symptoms: Results from a prospective pregnancy cohort study (2016)

Birth, 43(1), 58–67

Frequency, severity and persistence of postnatal dyspareunia to 18 months postpartum: A cohort study (2016)

Midwifery, 34, 15–20

Dyspareunia and childbirth: A prospective cohort study (2015)

BJOG, 122(5), 672–679

Changes to sexual and intimate relationships in the postnatal period: Women’s experiences with health professionals (2015)

Australian Journal of Primary Health, 20(3), 298–304

Consultation about sexual health issues in the year after childbirth: A cohort study (2015)

Birth, 42(4), 354–361

Consultation about urinary and faecal incontinence in the year after childbirth: A cohort study (2015)

BJOG, 122(7), 954–962

Physical health after childbirth and maternal depression in the first 12 months postpartum: Results of an Australian nulliparous pregnancy cohort study (2014)

Midwifery, 30(3), 378–384

Physical health and recovery in the first 18 months postpartum: Does cesarean section reduce long-term morbidity? (2012)

Birth, 39(3), 221–229

Depressive symptoms and intimate partner violence in the 12 months after childbirth: A prospective pregnancy cohort study (2012)

BJOG, 119(3), 315–323

Fecal incontinence during the first 12 months postpartum: Complex causal pathways and implications for clinical practice (2012)

Obstetrics & Gynecology, 119(2 Pt 1), 240–249

Assessing obstetric risk factors for maternal morbidity: congruity between medical records and mothers’ reports of obstetric exposures (2012)

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 206(2), 152.e1–10

Onset, recurrence and risk factors for urinary incontinence in the first 18 months after a first birth: an Australian nulliparous cohort study (2012)

BJOG, 119(11), 1361–1369

Intimate partner violence during pregnancy and the first year postpartum in an Australian pregnancy cohort study (2011)

Maternal and Child Health Journal, 15(5), 570–578

Postpartum anxiety, depression and social health: findings from a population-based survey of Australian women (2010)

BMC Public Health, 10, 771

Birth outcomes, postpartum health and primary care contacts for immigrant mothers in an Australian nulliparous pregnancy cohort study (2010)

Maternal and Child Health Journal, 14(5), 807–816

Seeking help for anxiety and depression after childbirth: results of the Maternal Health Study (2009)

Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 12(2), 75–83