Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Improving women and infant health through world-leading research
UWA’s Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology covers research embracing women’s health and the health of infants before, during and after birth. Our work looks at a range of reproductive health and birth issues, from prevention of pre-term birth, through to the prediction and prevention of perinatal congenital anomalies and the diagnosis and treatment of gynaecological cancers.
Obstetrics specialist areas:
- Developmental origins of child and adult disease
- Fetal medicine and surgery
- Prevention of preterm birth (The Whole Nine Months)
- Use of 'omics' to identify women at risk of developing pregnancy complications
- Inflammation-associated preterm labour
- Vaginal microbial health and its significance
- Drug administration, efficacy and safety in pregnancy
- Prenatal diagnosis
- Fetal health and disease using the sheep model
- Intrapartum care
- The microbiome in pregnancy and early life
Our research into gynaecology covers a range of specialist topics including fertility and menopause.
Gynaecology specialist areas:
- Gynaecological cancers
- Adolescent gynaecology
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome
- Reproductive endocrinology
- Surgical training
- Abnormal uterine bleeding
- Endometrial ablation
- Endometrial polyps and dysfunctional uterine bleeding
- Simulation training in obstetrics and gynaecology
Projects
- Traceback: Finding BRCA1 and BRCA2
- Blood-based biomarkers to predict recurrence in ovarian cancer
- feMMe Trial
- Artificial wombs for premature babies
- Infection, inflammation and pregnancy outcomes
- Optimising steroid use in pregnancy
- The Western Australian Preterm Birth Prevention Initiative
- The Western Australian Pregnancy Biobank
RANZCOG honour for student
Rural Clinical School of WA (RCSWA) Port Hedland alumna Mia Dorsett-Sawyer has been recognised by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) for her exceptional performance in the specialty.
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