Birthplace in Australia: A Prospective Cohort Study

Project Member(s): Homer, C.

Funding or Partner Organisation: National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC Project Grants)

Start year: 2012

Summary: APP1022422

Publications:

Cheah, SL, Scarf, VL, Rossiter, C, Thornton, C & Homer, CSE 2019, 'Creating the first national linked dataset on perinatal and maternal outcomes in Australia: Methods and challenges', Journal of Biomedical Informatics, vol. 93, pp. 103152-103152.
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Fox, D, Sheehan, A & Homer, C 2018, 'Birthplace in Australia: Processes and interactions during the intrapartum transfer of women from planned homebirth to hospital', Midwifery, vol. 57, pp. 18-25.
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Fox, D, Sheehan, A & Homer, CS 2018, 'Birthplace in Australia: Antenatal preparation for the possibility of transfer from planned home birth', Midwifery, vol. 66, pp. 134-140.
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Scarf, VL, Rossiter, C, Vedam, S, Dahlen, HG, Ellwood, D, Forster, D, Foureur, MJ, McLachlan, H, Oats, J, Sibbritt, D, Thornton, C & Homer, CSE 2018, 'Maternal and perinatal outcomes by planned place of birth among women with low-risk pregnancies in high-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Midwifery, vol. 62, pp. 240-255.
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Fox, D, Vedam, S, Sheehan, A & Homer, C 1970, 'Principles for handover in the homebirth transfer context', Women and Birth, Elsevier BV, pp. S33-S33.
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Coddington, R, Catling, C & Homer, CSE 2017, 'From hospital to home: Australian midwives’ experiences of transitioning into publicly-funded homebirth programs', Women and Birth, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 70-76.
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Vedam, S, Rossiter, C, Homer, CSE, Stoll, K & Scarf, VL 2017, 'The ResQu Index: A new instrument to appraise the quality of research on birth place', PLoS ONE, vol. 12, no. 8, pp. e0182991-e0182991.
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Fox, D, Sheehan, A & Homer, C 1970, 'Birthplace in Australia: Processes of referral and transfer from planned homebirth to hospital', 15th World Congress on Public Health, 15th World Congress on Public Health, Melbourne.

Fox, D, Sheehan, A & Homer, C 1970, 'Birthplace in Australia: Supporting woman centred care in homebirth transfer.', International Confederation of Midwives Congress, International Confederation of Midwives Congress, Toronto Canada.

Davis, DL & Homer, CSE 2016, 'Birthplace as the midwife's work place: How does place of birth impact on midwives?', Women and Birth, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 407-415.
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Scarf, V, Catling, C, Viney, R & Homer, C 2016, 'Costing alternative birth settings for women at low risk of complications: A systematic review', PLoS ONE, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. e0149463-e0149463.
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Fox, D, Sheehan, A & Homer, C 1970, 'Birthplace in Australia: Qualitative perspectives on intrapartum transfer from planned homebirth to hospital', Canadian Association of Midwives 16th Annual Conference, Canadian Association of Midwives 16th Annual Conference, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Fox, D, Sheehan, A & Homer, CSE 1970, 'Birthplace in Australia: Midwives' experiences of intrapartum homebirth transfer', WOMEN AND BIRTH, ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, pp. S15-S15.
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Homer, CSE, Thornton, C, Scarf, VL, Ellwood, DA, Oats, JJN, Foureur, MJ, Sibbritt, D, McLachlan, HL, Forster, DA & Dahlen, HG 2014, 'Birthplace in New South Wales, Australia: An analysis of perinatal outcomes using routinely collected data', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 206-206.
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Catling-Paull, C, Coddington, RL, Foureur, MJ & Homer, CSE 2013, 'Publicly funded homebirth in australia: A review of maternal and neonatal outcomes over 6 years', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 198, no. 11, pp. 616-620.
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FOR Codes: Midwifery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Public Health and Health Services, Nursing, Women's Health, Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) not elsewhere classified, Public health, Obstetrics and gynaecology , Specific population health (excl. Indigenous health), Clinical health, Provision of health and support services

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.