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171125 Burnet 633 510X288
Alicia Ferguson Joshua Vogel Caroline Homer AO
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Global Women's and Newborn's Health

We aim to improve the health and well-being of women*, newborns and families in the Asia-Pacific region.

About

Our work aims to improve the health and well-being of women, newborns and families in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. We focus on the major causes of maternal, perinatal and neonatal morbidity and mortality and stillbirth. We provide expert guidance and support, strengthening the maternity care workforce.  

We undertake primary research, systematic reviews, training and education in collaboration with partners in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.

Our focus is to:  

  • improve the coverage and quality of sexual, reproductive, maternal and newborn healthcare, with an emphasis on timely, respectful, person-centred care 

  • target major causes of maternal morbidity and mortality, particularly prevention and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage, hypertensive disorders, peripartum infections, unsafe abortion, indirect causes, mental health and nutritional issues 

  • address the major causes of perinatal and neonatal morbidity and mortality, particularly stillbirth, preterm birth, low birth weight and neonatal sepsis 

  • provide expert guidance and support to strengthen the maternity care workforce, particularly through midwifery education and development

  • prioritise women’s and newborn’s health in humanitarian crises and public health emergencies, including environmental change, civil disruption and disease outbreaks.

* We recognise that individuals have diverse gender identities. Terms such as pregnant person can be used to avoid gendering birth, and those who give birth, as feminine. However, because women are also marginalised and oppressed in most places around the world, we have continued to use the terms ‘woman’, ‘mother’ or ‘maternity’. It is not meant to exclude those who give birth and do not identify as women.

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Resources

  • AIME: Alliance to Improve Midwifery Education

    AIME is a global consortium, including Burnet, working to strengthen midwifery education worldwide. This report summarises progress from 2021 to 2024

    Aime Brochure 1 (2) [PDF 9.7 MB]
  • Continuing Professional Development Framework for Midwives in Clinical Practice in Asia and the Pacific

    This technical brief was developed by the UNFPA Asia and the Pacific Office for specific guidance on CPD programme development.

Group contacts

Professor Caroline Homer AO

Professor Caroline Homer AO

Deputy Director – Gender Equity, Diversity & Inclusion; Co-Head, Global Women's and Newborn Health; Co-Head, Immunisation and Health Systems Strengthening
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Professor Joshua Vogel

Professor Joshua Vogel

Co-Program Director, Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health; Co-Head, Global Women’s and Newborn’s Health Group; Senior Principal Research Fellow
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Student supervisor contacts

Professor Caroline Homer AO

Professor Caroline Homer AO

Deputy Director – Gender Equity, Diversity & Inclusion; Co-Head, Global Women's and Newborn Health; Co-Head, Immunisation and Health Systems Strengthening
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Professor Joshua Vogel

Professor Joshua Vogel

Co-Program Director, Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health; Co-Head, Global Women’s and Newborn’s Health Group; Senior Principal Research Fellow
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Dr Maureen Makama

Dr Maureen Makama

Research Officer
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Dr Fiona Bruinsma

Dr Fiona Bruinsma

Senior Research Fellow
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Group members

Professor Caroline Homer AO

Professor Caroline Homer AO

Deputy Director – Gender Equity, Diversity & Inclusion; Co-Head, Global Women's and Newborn Health; Co-Head, Immunisation and Health Systems Strengthening
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Professor Joshua Vogel

Professor Joshua Vogel

Co-Program Director, Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health; Co-Head, Global Women’s and Newborn’s Health Group; Senior Principal Research Fellow
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Alicia  Ferguson

Alicia Ferguson

Masters Student
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Associate Professor Alyce Wilson

Associate Professor Alyce Wilson

Honorary Principal Research Fellow
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Amanda Blair

Amanda Blair

PhD student
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Dr Annie McDougall

Dr Annie McDougall

Senior Research Fellow and Team Leader - Medicines in Pregnancy Research
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Dr Aoife Hurley

Dr Aoife Hurley

Public Health Registrar
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Dr Billie Bradford

Dr Billie Bradford

Research Staff
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Boe Calvert

Boe Calvert

Research Midwife / Research Assistant
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Chanelle Warton

Chanelle Warton

Research Officer
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Dr Elizabeth Armari

Dr Elizabeth Armari

PhD Candidate and Senior Research Officer
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Dr Elly Layton

Dr Elly Layton

Public Health Registrar
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Erin Ryan

Erin Ryan

Midwifery Specialist
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Felicity Copeland

Felicity Copeland

Midwifery Consultant
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Dr Fiona Bruinsma

Dr Fiona Bruinsma

Senior Research Fellow
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Jane Raymond

Jane Raymond

Midwifery Specialist
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Jenny Jung

Jenny Jung

Research Assistant, PhD Candidate
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Dr Joshua  Ginnane

Dr Joshua Ginnane

Public Health Registrar
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Kara Blackburn

Kara Blackburn

Research Midwife
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Kate Mills

Kate Mills

Research Officer
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Katherine Eddy

Katherine Eddy

International Health Project Officer
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Dr Maureen Makama

Dr Maureen Makama

Research Officer
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Phoebe Nguyen

Phoebe Nguyen

Research Assistant
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Rachel Smith

Rachel Smith

Midwifery Specialist
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Rodney Stewart

Rodney Stewart

Senior Project Manager
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Sarah  Cheang

Sarah Cheang

Honours Student
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Dr Sayaka Horiuchi

Dr Sayaka Horiuchi

Research Collaborator
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Shan Huang

Shan Huang

Global Health Specialist
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Sieyin Phung

Sieyin Phung

Program Manager
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Zeshi Fisher

Zeshi Fisher

Technical Officer
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Dr Sarah Bar-Zeev

Dr Sarah Bar-Zeev

Acting Deputy Discipline Head, International Development; Senior Research Fellow (Midwifery)
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