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| The research program of MCHR is focused on the following areas: |
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| Click on each area for details of specific projects and collaborations |
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| Health Services:
Pregnancy and Birth |
| Perinatal and Child Outcomes |
| Cross-Cultural Issues |
| Women's Health Outcomes and Reproduction |
| Tall Girls |
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| The criteria for choosing research topics are that they are major public health issues in terms of the burden of disease, the implications for women and their families, and/or the resource implications of the condition for health services or for society as a whole. |
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| MCHR has a strong interest in health services research building on observational studies to design and implement intervention studies in hospitals, primary care and community settings. A major focus is the maternal sequelae of reproductive events, in particular antecedents of preterm birth and physical and psychological problems initiated or aggravated by pregnancy, labour or birth and intimate partner violence. Another focus of MCHR work is the health and childbearing experiences of immigrant and refugee women, and the development of culturally relevant research methods and approaches. |
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| Studies addressing these issues include use of routinely collected data and record linkage, observational surveys and interview studies, cohort studies and randomised trials with long term follow-up of participants. |
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Content Approved by: Director, Mother and Child Health Research
Page maintained by: Administrator
Last Updated: 1 January 2009 |
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