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