Perinatal Implementation Scientist & Postdoctoral Researcher & Science Communicator:
I am a full-time perinatal implementation science researcher. Since 2018, I have worked for the not-for profit, Mater Research, conducting research in implementing stillbirth prevention strategies. My vision is to make substantive improvements in national maternity care standards through actioning effective and targeted evidence-based implementation strategies to embed best practice recommendations into maternity care.I work as a Postdoctoral Research Officer with the Centre for Research Excellence in Stillbirth.
Communication and consumer involvement in research:
I am a leader within Mater Research for enhancing consumer involvement in research. Awarded a Stillbirth Foundation Research Grant (2021) I am leading a research study developing "A Guide to Research for Bereaved Parents", to improve the capacity of researchers and bereaved parents to co-design and translate research together.
Development of research workforce:
As Co-chair of the Early to Mid-Career Researcher (EMCR) Committee, I advocate for EMCRs and clinician researchers. Providing peer support, I organise external speakers to encourage scientific discussions and expertise sharing at monthly meetings. As an EMCR representative on the Mater Research Student Committee, I review student applications, offering constructive feedback to help prospective students obtain scholarships. I judge student awards and regularly chair student sessions at events such as the Mater Research Showcase and monthly Seminar Series.
Within a short time, post-PhD, I have expanded my research expertise, emerging as a senior leader within a large community of practice, with increasing responsibility for specific programs of work, under the mentorship of prominent researchers. I have advisory roles on three state-level government committees informing implementation and evaluation approaches for the #Safer Baby Bundle, which aims to reduce late gestation stillbirths in Australia. I am a key driver of the Safer Baby Bundle initiative, leading the national evaluation of its impact.
Journal Article: Evaluating the reach and impact of Still Six Lives: A national stillbirth public awareness campaign in Australia
Chan, Lilian, Owen, Katherine B., Andrews, Christine J., Bauman, Adrian, Brezler, Leigh, Ludski, Keren, Mead, Jacquelyn, Birkner, Karin, Vatsayan, Ajay, Flenady, Vicki J. and Gordon, Adrienne (2023). Evaluating the reach and impact of Still Six Lives: A national stillbirth public awareness campaign in Australia. Women and Birth, 36 (5), 446-453. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2023.02.006
Journal Article: A systematic review of interventions to increase the use of smoking cessation services for women who smoke during pregnancy
Bailey, Cheryl, Medeiros, Poliana de Barros, Ellwood, David A., Middleton, Philippa, Andrews, Christine J. and Flenady, Vicki J. (2023). A systematic review of interventions to increase the use of smoking cessation services for women who smoke during pregnancy. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13745
Journal Article: Evaluation of an online education program for healthcare professionals on best practice management of perinatal deaths: IMPROVE eLearning
Medeiros, Poliana de Barros, Flenady, Vicki, Andrews, Christine, Forbes, Madeline, Boyle, Fran, Loughnan, Siobhan A., Meredith, Natasha and Gordon, Adrienne (2023). Evaluation of an online education program for healthcare professionals on best practice management of perinatal deaths: IMPROVE eLearning. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13743
(2023) Stillbirth Foundation Australia Trust
Reducing Stillbirth: Stillbirth Education and Awareness
(2022–2024) Commonwealth Department of Health
Together We Can Stop Stillbirth: Education Campaign
(2019–2023) Primary Health Care Development Program: The Stillbirth Education and Awareness Grant Opportunity
(2022) Doctor Philosophy
Perinatal mortality audit and classification to drive practice change in perinatal death and near-miss
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluation of Maternal and Perinatal Death surveillance and Response in Ethiopia: Opportunities and challenges of MPDSR implementation progress
Doctor Philosophy
Chan, Lilian, Owen, Katherine B., Andrews, Christine J., Bauman, Adrian, Brezler, Leigh, Ludski, Keren, Mead, Jacquelyn, Birkner, Karin, Vatsayan, Ajay, Flenady, Vicki J. and Gordon, Adrienne (2023). Evaluating the reach and impact of Still Six Lives: A national stillbirth public awareness campaign in Australia. Women and Birth, 36 (5), 446-453. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2023.02.006
Bailey, Cheryl, Medeiros, Poliana de Barros, Ellwood, David A., Middleton, Philippa, Andrews, Christine J. and Flenady, Vicki J. (2023). A systematic review of interventions to increase the use of smoking cessation services for women who smoke during pregnancy. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13745
Medeiros, Poliana de Barros, Flenady, Vicki, Andrews, Christine, Forbes, Madeline, Boyle, Fran, Loughnan, Siobhan A., Meredith, Natasha and Gordon, Adrienne (2023). Evaluation of an online education program for healthcare professionals on best practice management of perinatal deaths: IMPROVE eLearning. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13743
de Barros Medeiros, Poliana, Liley, Helen, Andrews, Christine, Gordon, Adrienne, Heazell, Alexander E.P., Kent, Alison L., Leisher, Susannah H. and Flenady, Vicki (2022). Current approach and attitudes toward neonatal near‐miss and perinatal audits: An exploratory international survey. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 63 (3), 352-359. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13634
Callander, Emily Joy, Andrews, Christine, Sketcher-Baker, Kirstine, Nicholl, Michael Christopher, Farrell, Tanya, Karger, Shae and Flenady, Vicki (2022). Safer Baby Bundle: study protocol for the economic evaluation of a quality improvement initiative to reduce stillbirths. BMJ open, 12 (8) e058988, 1-7. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058988
Neonatal near miss: A review of current definitions and the need for standardisation
Medeiros, Poliana de Barros, Bailey, Cheryl, Andrews, Christine, Liley, Helen, Gordon, Adrienne and Flenady, Vicki (2022). Neonatal near miss: A review of current definitions and the need for standardisation. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 62 (3), 358-363. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13493
Australian women's perceptions and practice of sleep position in late pregnancy: an online survey
Warrilow, K. A., Gordon, A., Andrews, C. J., Boyle, F. M., Wojcieszek, A. M., Stuart Butler, D., Ellwood, D., Middleton, P. F., Cronin, R. and Flenady, V. J. (2022). Australian women's perceptions and practice of sleep position in late pregnancy: an online survey. Women and Birth, 35 (2), e111-e117. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2021.04.006
Flenady, V., Gardener, G., Ellwood, D., Coory, M., Weller, M., Warrilow, K. A., Middleton, P. F., Wojcieszek, A. M., Groom, K. M., Boyle, F. M., East, C., Lawford, H. L.S., Callander, E., Said, J. M., Walker, S. P., Mahomed, K., Andrews, C., Gordon, A., Norman, J. E. and Crowther, C. (2022). My baby's movements: a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised controlled trial of a fetal movement awareness intervention to reduce stillbirths. Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey, 77 (3), 137-139. doi: 10.1097/OGX.0000000000001018
Das, Jui, Andrews, Christine, Flenady, Vicki and Clifton, Vicki L. (2021). Maternal asthma during pregnancy and extremes of body mass index increase the risk of perinatal mortality: a retrospective cohort study. Journal of Asthma, 59 (10), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/02770903.2021.1993249
Medeiros, Poliana, Bailey, Cheryl, Andrews, Christine, Liley, Helen, Pollock, Danielle, Gordon, Adrienne and Flenady, Vicki (2021). Effectiveness of neonatal "near miss" audits in reducing perinatal morbidity and mortality: a systematic review protocol. JBI evidence synthesis, Publish Ahead of Print (3), 847-853. doi: 10.11124/jbies-21-00069
Evaluation of an online education module designed to reduce stillbirth
Andrews, Christine, Meredith, Natasha, Seeho, Sean, Weller, Megan, Griffin, Alison, Ellwood, David, Middleton, Philippa, Jennings, Belinda and Flenady, Vicki (2021). Evaluation of an online education module designed to reduce stillbirth. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 61 (5) ajo.13380, 675-683. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13380
Sexton, Jessica, Andrews, Christine, Carruthers, Selina, Kumar, Sailesh, Flenady, Vicki and Lieske, Scott (2021). Systematic review of ambient temperature exposure during pregnancy and stillbirth: methods and evidence. Environmental Research, 197 111037, 111037. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111037
Andrews, C. J., Ellwood, D., Middleton, P. F., Gordon, A., Nicholl, M., Homer, C. S. E., Morris, J., Gardener, G., Coory, M., Davies-Tuck, M., Boyle, F. M., Callander, E., Bauman, A. and Flenady, V. J. (2020). Implementation and evaluation of a quality improvement initiative to reduce late gestation stillbirths in Australia: Safer Baby Bundle study protocol. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 20 (1), 694. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-03401-0
Andrews, Christine J., Ellwood, David A., Gordon, Adrienne, Middleton, Philippa, Homer, Caroline S.E., Wallace, Euan M., Nicholl, Michael C. , Marr, Carrie, Sketcher-Baker, Kirstine, Weller, Megan, Seeho, Sean K.M. and Flenady, Vicki J. (2020). Stillbirth in Australia 2: Working together to reduce stillbirth in Australia: The Safer Baby Bundle initiative. Women and Birth, 33 (6), 514-519. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2020.09.006
Gordon, Adrienne, Chan, Lillian, Andrews, Christine, Ludski, Keren, Mead, Jacquelyn, Brezler, Leigh, Foord, Claire, Mansfield, Justin, Middleton, Philippa, Flenady, Vicki J. and Bauman, Adrian (2020). Stillbirth in Australia 4: Breaking the Silence: amplifying public awareness of stillbirth in Australia. Women and Birth, 33 (6), 526-530. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2020.09.010
Coming to consensus: what defines deep partial thickness burn injuries in porcine models?
Gibson, Angela L. F., Carney, Bonnie C., Cuttle, Leila, Andrews, Christine J., Kowalczewski, Christine J., Liu, Aiping, Powell, Heather M., Stone, Randolph, Supp, Dorothy M., Singer, Adam J., Shupp, Jeffrey W., Lily, Stalter and Moffatt, Lauren T. (2020). Coming to consensus: what defines deep partial thickness burn injuries in porcine models?. Journal of Burn Care and Research, 42 (1), 98-109. doi: 10.1093/jbcr/iraa132
Davies-Tuck, Miranda, Ruzic, Mikayla, Davey, Mary-Ann, Hodges, Ryan, Nowotny, Benjamin, Flenady, Vicki, Andrews, Christine and Wallace, Euan M (2020). Understanding staff views and experiences of a clinical practice change to reduce stillbirth in South Asian women: a cross-sectional survey. Women and Birth, 34 (4), e390-e395. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2020.07.010
Andrews, C. J., Ellwood, D., Middleton, P. F., Homer, C. S.E., Reinebrant, H. E., Donnolley, N., Boyle, F. M., Gordon, A., Nicholl, M., Morris, J., Gardener, G., Davies-Tuck, M., Wallace, E. M. and Flenady, V. J. (2019). Survey of Australian maternity hospitals to inform development and implementation of a stillbirth prevention ‘bundle of care’. Women and Birth, 33 (3), 251-258. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2019.06.001
Evans, Jemma, Infusini, Giuseppe, McGovern, Jacqui, Cuttle, Leila, Webb, Andrew, Nebl, Thomas, Milla, Liz, Kimble, Roy, Kempf, Margit, Andrews, Christine J., Leavesley, David and Salamonsen, Lois A. (2018). Menstrual fluid factors facilitate tissue repair: identification and functional action in endometrial and skin repair. FASEB Journal, 33 (1), fj201800086R-605. doi: 10.1096/fj.201800086R
Andrews, Christine J. and Cuttle, Leila (2017). Comparing the reported burn conditions for different severity burns in porcine models: a systematic review. International Wound Journal, 14 (6), 1199-1212. doi: 10.1111/iwj.12786
Andrews, Christine J, Kimble, Roy M, Kempf, Margit and Cuttle, Leila (2017). Evidence-based injury prediction data for the water temperature and duration of exposure for clinically relevant deep dermal scald injuries. Wound Repair and Regeneration, 25 (5), 792-804. doi: 10.1111/wrr.12577
Skin thickness measurements increase with excision and biopsy processing procedures
Andrews, Christine J., Kempf, Margit, Kimble, Roy and Cuttle, Leila (2017). Skin thickness measurements increase with excision and biopsy processing procedures. Wound Repair and Regeneration, 25 (2), 338-340. doi: 10.1111/wrr.12525
Andrews, Christine J., Cuttle, Leila and Simpson, Matthew J. (2016). Quantifying the role of burn temperature, burn duration and skin thickness in an in vivo animal skin model of heat conduction. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 101, 542-549. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2016.05.070
Development of a consistent and reproducible porcine scald burn model
Andrews, Christine J., Kempf, Margit, Kimble, Roy and Cuttle, Leila (2016). Development of a consistent and reproducible porcine scald burn model. Plos One, 11 (9) e0162888, e0162888. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162888
Survey of Australian maternity services on care practices to reduce stillbirth
Andrews, C., Middleton, P., Ellwood, D., Gordon, A., Homer, C., Donnolley, N., Boyle, F., Morris, J. and Flenady, V. (2019). Survey of Australian maternity services on care practices to reduce stillbirth. 23rd Annual Congress of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ), Gold Coast, Queensland, 17-20 March 2019. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14409_4
Report on the 2nd European Tissue Repair Society summer school, Brussels, September 11–12th, 2017
Dijksteel, Gabrielle, Kuch, Natalia, op 't Veld, Roel C. and Andrews, Christine (2017). Report on the 2nd European Tissue Repair Society summer school, Brussels, September 11–12th, 2017. In: 2nd European Tissue Repair Society summerschool, Brussels, Belgium, (1027-1028). September 11–12th, 2017. doi:10.1111/wrr.12596
Assessment of tissue damage from burn injuries using a porcine scald burn model
Andrews, Christine, Kempf, Margit, Kimble, Roy and Cuttle, Leila (2016). Assessment of tissue damage from burn injuries using a porcine scald burn model. Joint meeting of the Australasian Wound and Tissue Repair Society (AWTRS) and the Molecular & Experimental Pathology Society of Australasia (MEPSA), Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia, 7-9 November 2016. Hoboken, NJ, United States: Wiley-Blackwell.
Andrews, Christine J. (2018). Validating the relationship between burn temperature, duration of exposure and tissue injury severity for scald burns. PhD Thesis, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2018.171
(2023) Stillbirth Foundation Australia Trust
Reducing Stillbirth: Stillbirth Education and Awareness
(2022–2024) Commonwealth Department of Health
Together We Can Stop Stillbirth: Education Campaign
(2019–2023) Primary Health Care Development Program: The Stillbirth Education and Awareness Grant Opportunity
Preventing stillbirth: the Australian Safe Baby Bundle
(2019–2022) MRFF Accelerated Research Program administered by AusIndustry
Perinatal mortality audit and classification to drive practice change in perinatal death and near-miss
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Evaluation of Maternal and Perinatal Death surveillance and Response in Ethiopia: Opportunities and challenges of MPDSR implementation progress
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Smoking cessation referral and uptake of Quitline services for pregnant women
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
(2022) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors: