Research Interests
Maternal Health Midwifery Primary Health Care Pregnancy and Birth Translational Health OutcomesKelly Robinson
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
PhD topic: Exploring the value of midwifery-led continuity of care for bereaved families who are pregnant after perinatal loss.
Fifty percent of families who have lost a child due to termination for medical reasons (TMFR), stillbirth or neonatal death embark on a subsequent pregnancy within twelve months of their loss. This is a pregnancy experience fraught with grief and bereavement, but also incredible anxiety and stress. My PhD thesis seeks to explore how the midwifery continuity of care model can support parents through this pregnancy experience, and how having a named caregiver can help alleviate the psychosocial stressors during a pregnancy after loss.
I working under the supervision of A/Prof Clemence Due & Dr Siobhan Loughnan (Centre for Research Excellence in Stillbirth, Mater Mothers, QLD).
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 - 2009 | Otago Polytechnic | New Zealand | BMid |
| 2002 - 2004 | University of Otago | New Zealand | BSc Anatomy & Structural Biology |
| 2001 - 2004 | University of Otago | New Zealand | BA |
| Date | Title | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 - 2021 | Graduate Certificate in Midwifery | Flinders University | Australia |
| 2005 - 2006 | Postgraduate Diploma in Anatomy & Structural Biology | University of Otago | New Zealand |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Whittle, K., Kieser, J., Ichim, I., Swain, M., Waddell, N., Livingstone, V., & Taylor, M. (2008). The biomechanical modelling of non-ballistic skin wounding: Blunt-force injury. Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology, 4(1), 33-39. Scopus43 WoS34 Europe PMC28 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Buckley, H., & Whittle, K. (2008). Identifying child abuse in skeletonised subadult remains.. In M. Oxenham (Ed.), Forensic Approaches to Death, Disaster and Abuse (pp. 123-132). Australian Academic Press. |
| 2008 | Buckley, H., & Whittle, K. (2008). Identifying child abuse in skeletonised subadult remains.. In M. Oxenham (Ed.), Forensic Approaches to Death, Disaster and Abuse (pp. 123-132). Australian Academic Press. |
| 2008 | Kieser, J., Whittle, K., Wong, B., Waddell, J. N., Nicholson, H., Taylor, M., . . . Swain, M. (2008). Understanding Craniofacial Blunt Force Injury: A Biomechanical Perspective.. In P. M. Tsokos (Ed.), Forensic Pathology Reviews 5 (Vol. 5, pp. 39-51). Forensic Pathology Reviews. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Robinson, K., Due, C., & Loughnan, S. (2023). Changing care for parents in subsequent pregnancies following stillbirth or neonatal death in Australia: Exploring support for optimising psychosocial wellbeing outcomes. In WOMEN AND BIRTH Vol. 36 (pp. S37). ELSEVIER. DOI |
2024 Centre for Research Excellence in Stillbirth PhD Top-up Scholarship recipient
2015-2018 UniSA Casual academic - teaching Normal Pregnancy and Childbirth and Complications of Pregnancy tutorials.
2024 - ongoing Flinders University Casual Academic - teaching practical midwifery skills in a clinical simulation environment for 1st and 2nd year Midwifery students.
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 - ongoing | Member | Perinatal Society of Australia & New Zealand (PSANZ) | Australia |
| 2020 - ongoing | Member | Australian College of Midwives | Australia |
| 2010 - ongoing | Member | New Zealand College of Midwives | New Zealand |
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