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2026

Journal Article

The Indigenous Queensland Family Cohort (I-QFC) study: a feasibility birth cohort study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families – cohort profile

Ahmed, Salma Mohamed, Kendall, Emma, Weatherall, Loretta, Oliveri, Maria, Friday, Rhiannon, Karatela, Shamshad, Borg, Danielle R, Dorey, Emily S, Kumar, Sailesh, Clifton, Vicki and Rae, Kym M (2026). The Indigenous Queensland Family Cohort (I-QFC) study: a feasibility birth cohort study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families – cohort profile. BMJ Open, 16 (7), e117233. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-117233

The Indigenous Queensland Family Cohort (I-QFC) study: a feasibility birth cohort study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families – cohort profile

2026

Journal Article

The Indigenous Health Research Priorities Study: family research priorities identified by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Queensland, Australia

Wheeler, Kai, Ahmed, Salma M, Massi, Luciana, Weatherall, Loretta, Smith, Davina, Friday, Rhiannon, Dorey, Emily S, Fredericks, Bronwyn, Toombs, Maree and Rae, Kym M (2026). The Indigenous Health Research Priorities Study: family research priorities identified by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Queensland, Australia. BMC Public Health, 26 (1) 2019, 1. doi: 10.1186/s12889-026-27521-y

The Indigenous Health Research Priorities Study: family research priorities identified by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Queensland, Australia

2026

Journal Article

Closing the gap in reproductive health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women: lessons learned from longitudinal perinatal cohort studies

Rae, Kym, Massi, Luciana Fiorella, Ahmed, Salma M., Eades, Anne-Marie, Marriott, Rhonda, Garvey, Gail, Eades, Sandra and Toombs, Maree (2026). Closing the gap in reproductive health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women: lessons learned from longitudinal perinatal cohort studies. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 17 e23, 1-8. doi: 10.1017/S2040174426100567

Closing the gap in reproductive health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women: lessons learned from longitudinal perinatal cohort studies

2026

Journal Article

Process of co-designing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander longitudinal birth cohort study (The Strong Families Study)

Massi, Luciana, Smith, Davina, Mohamed Ahmed, Salma, Weatherall, Loretta, Friday, Rhiannon, Dorey, Emily S., Rooney, Rebecca, Reid, Natasha, Wheeler, Kai, Boyd, Roslyn N., Benfer, Katherine, Whittingham, Koa, Callaway, Leonie, Ware, Robert S., Clifton, Vicki, Martin, Elizabeth, Robinson, Paul, Forbes, Josephine, Singh, Gurmeet, Hermith-Ramirez, Diana, Marriott, Rhonda, Eades, Anne-Marie, Toombs, Maree, Eades, Sandra, Rae, Kym M. and Strong Families Study Indigenous Steering Committee (2026). Process of co-designing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander longitudinal birth cohort study (The Strong Families Study). Codesign, 1-25. doi: 10.1080/15710882.2026.2675669

Process of co-designing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander longitudinal birth cohort study (The Strong Families Study)

2026

Journal Article

Strong families study: protocol for a co-designed birth cohort study with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in Queensland, Australia

Ahmed, Salma Mohamed, Dorey, Emily S., Smith, Davina, Weatherall, Loretta, Friday, Rhiannon, Massi, Luciana F., Rooney, Rebecca, Hermith-Ramirez, Diana, Kendall, Emma, Wheeler, Kai, Eades, Anne-Marie, Toombs, Maree, Boyd, Roslyn N., Marriott, Rhonda, Eades, Sandra J., Benfer, Katherine, Reid, Natasha, Whittingham, Koa, Ware, Robert S., Martin, Elizabeth, Robinson, Paul D., Clifton, Vicki, Callaway, Leonie Kaye, Kumar, Sailesh and Rae, Kym M. (2026). Strong families study: protocol for a co-designed birth cohort study with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in Queensland, Australia. BMJ Open, 16 (5) e113766, e113766. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-113766

Strong families study: protocol for a co-designed birth cohort study with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in Queensland, Australia

2026

Journal Article

Breastfeeding among contemporary Australian populations and 2025 national targets: a scoping review of current data and implications for policy and practice

Oliveri, Maria, Young, Jeanine, Rae, Kym M. and Clifton, Vicki (2026). Breastfeeding among contemporary Australian populations and 2025 national targets: a scoping review of current data and implications for policy and practice. International Breastfeeding Journal, 21 (1) 53, 1. doi: 10.1186/s13006-026-00826-9

Breastfeeding among contemporary Australian populations and 2025 national targets: a scoping review of current data and implications for policy and practice

2025

Journal Article

The need for culturally responsive nutritional counselling for pregnant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in Australia

Jalloub, Lina, Gilbert, Stephanie, Collins, Clare, Adam, Marc T. P., Thorogood, Mieka, Smith, Tahlia, Gliddon, Janinne, St Clair, Serena, Turner, Nicole, Marriott, Rhonda, Walker, Roz, Rae, Kym M. and on behalf of Deadly Diets Indigenous Steering Committee (2025). The need for culturally responsive nutritional counselling for pregnant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in Australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22 (7) 1043, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/ijerph22071043

The need for culturally responsive nutritional counselling for pregnant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in Australia

2025

Journal Article

Concomitant vestibular schwannoma and pituicytoma: A case report and review of the literature

Lerch, Aaron, Tien Chau, Anthony Minh, Rae, Kym M., Sly, Benjamin, Bowman, James, Wong, David, House, Eloise, Wood, Martin and Amato, Damian (2025). Concomitant vestibular schwannoma and pituicytoma: A case report and review of the literature. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 40 102017, 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.inat.2025.102017

Concomitant vestibular schwannoma and pituicytoma: A case report and review of the literature

2025

Journal Article

Breastfeeding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander infants from a small rural cohort in Australia

Onifade, Oyepeju M., Endacott, Saije K., Schumacher, Tracy, Rae, Kym M., Pringle, Kirsty G. and Gomeroi Gaaynggal Advisory Comm, (2025). Breastfeeding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander infants from a small rural cohort in Australia. International Breastfeeding Journal, 20 (1) 20, 20. doi: 10.1186/s13006-025-00708-6

Breastfeeding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander infants from a small rural cohort in Australia

2025

Journal Article

Sex-specific associations between feto-placental growth and maternal physical activity volume and sitting time: findings from the Queensland Family Cohort study

Kubler, Jade M., Beetham, Kassia S., Steane, Sarah E., Holland, Olivia J., Borg, Danielle J., Rae, Kym M., Kumar, Sailesh and Clifton, Vicki L. (2025). Sex-specific associations between feto-placental growth and maternal physical activity volume and sitting time: findings from the Queensland Family Cohort study. Placenta, 160, 107-117. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2024.12.027

Sex-specific associations between feto-placental growth and maternal physical activity volume and sitting time: findings from the Queensland Family Cohort study

2024

Journal Article

Soluble (pro)renin receptor (s(P)RR) levels in women carrying Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander babies; the Gomeroi Gaaynggal study

Endacott, Saije K., Brennan, Cassandra, Kahl, Richard G.S., Onifade, Oyepeju M., Rae, Kym M. (The Gomeroi Gaaynggal Advisory Committee), Lumbers, Eugenie R., Pringle, Kirsty G. and The Gomeroi Gaaynggal Advisory Committee (2024). Soluble (pro)renin receptor (s(P)RR) levels in women carrying Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander babies; the Gomeroi Gaaynggal study. Pregnancy Hypertension, 38 101169, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.preghy.2024.101169

Soluble (pro)renin receptor (s(P)RR) levels in women carrying Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander babies; the Gomeroi Gaaynggal study

2024

Journal Article

A systematic review exploring empirical pharmacogenomics research within global Indigenous populations

Nasir, Bushra Farah, Vinayagam, Ritwika, Massi, Luciana, Nagaraj, Shivashankar H., Toombs, Maree and Rae, Kym M. (2024). A systematic review exploring empirical pharmacogenomics research within global Indigenous populations. Molecular Genetics and Genomic Medicine, 12 (10) e70018, 1-25. doi: 10.1002/mgg3.70018

A systematic review exploring empirical pharmacogenomics research within global Indigenous populations

2024

Journal Article

Group B Streptococcus vaginal colonisation throughout pregnancy is associated with decreased Lactobacillus crispatus and increased Lactobacillus iners abundance in the vaginal microbial community

Maidment, Toby I., Pelzer, Elise S., Borg, Danielle J., Cheung, Eddie, Begun, Jake, Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Rae, Kym M., Clifton, Vicki L. and Carey, Alison J. (2024). Group B Streptococcus vaginal colonisation throughout pregnancy is associated with decreased Lactobacillus crispatus and increased Lactobacillus iners abundance in the vaginal microbial community. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 14 1435745, 1-11. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1435745

Group B Streptococcus vaginal colonisation throughout pregnancy is associated with decreased Lactobacillus crispatus and increased Lactobacillus iners abundance in the vaginal microbial community

2024

Journal Article

Delivery mode is a larger determinant of infant gut microbiome composition at 6 weeks than exposure to peripartum antibiotics

Leech, Sophie M., Borg, Danielle J., Rae, Kym M., Kumar, Sailesh, Clifton, Vicki L. and Dekker Nitert, Marloes (2024). Delivery mode is a larger determinant of infant gut microbiome composition at 6 weeks than exposure to peripartum antibiotics. Microbial Genomics, 10 (7) 001269, 1-11. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.001269

Delivery mode is a larger determinant of infant gut microbiome composition at 6 weeks than exposure to peripartum antibiotics

2024

Journal Article

Association between maternal mental health-related hospitalisation in the 5 years prior to or during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes: a population-based retrospective cohort data linkage study in the Northern Territory of Australia

Dadi, Abel Fekadu, He, Vincent, Brown, Kiarna, Hazell-Raine, Karen, Reilly, Nicole, Giallo, Rebecca, Rae, Kym M., Hazell, Philip and Guthridge, Steven (2024). Association between maternal mental health-related hospitalisation in the 5 years prior to or during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes: a population-based retrospective cohort data linkage study in the Northern Territory of Australia. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 46 101063, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101063

Association between maternal mental health-related hospitalisation in the 5 years prior to or during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes: a population-based retrospective cohort data linkage study in the Northern Territory of Australia

2024

Journal Article

Looking after bubba for all our mob: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community experiences and perceptions of stillbirth

Massi, Luciana, Lewis, Carolyn, Stewart, Skye, Jans, Diana, Gautam, Rupesh, Jalloub, Lina, Bowman, Anneka, Middleton, Philippa, Vlack, Sue, Boyle, Frances M., Shepherd, Carrington, Flenady, Vicki, Stuart-Butler, Deanna and Rae, Kym M. (2024). Looking after bubba for all our mob: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community experiences and perceptions of stillbirth. Frontiers in Public Health, 12 1385125, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1385125

Looking after bubba for all our mob: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community experiences and perceptions of stillbirth

2024

Journal Article

Epigenetic science and Indigenous health: key issues and considerations for future research

Keaney, Jaya, Byrne, Henrietta, Warin, Megan, Kowal, Emma, Meloni, Maurizio, Gilbert, Stephanie, Craig, Jeffrey, Rae, Kym, Wenitong, Mark and Brown, Alex (2024). Epigenetic science and Indigenous health: key issues and considerations for future research. The International Indigenous Policy Journal, 14 (3) 14820, 1-24. doi: 10.18584/iipj.2023.14.3.14820

Epigenetic science and Indigenous health: key issues and considerations for future research

2024

Journal Article

Barriers and facilitators for recruiting and retaining male participants into longitudinal health research: a systematic review

Borg, Danielle J., Haritopoulou-Sinanidou, Melina, Gabrovska, Pam, Tseng, Hsu-Wen, Honeyman, David, Schweitzer, Daniel and Rae, Kym M. (2024). Barriers and facilitators for recruiting and retaining male participants into longitudinal health research: a systematic review. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 24 (1) 46, 46. doi: 10.1186/s12874-024-02163-z

Barriers and facilitators for recruiting and retaining male participants into longitudinal health research: a systematic review

2023

Journal Article

Intimate partner violence is a significant risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes

Lockington, Elizabeth P., Sherrell, Helen C., Crawford, Kylie, Rae, Kym and Kumar, Sailesh (2023). Intimate partner violence is a significant risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes. AJOG Global Reports, 3 (4) 100283, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.xagr.2023.100283

Intimate partner violence is a significant risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes

2023

Journal Article

Working with Indigenous Australian communities designing a nutritional mHealth tool during the Covid-19 pandemic

Gilbert, Stephanie, Irvine, Rachel, D’Or, Melissa, Rae, Kym and Murphy, Nicole (2023). Working with Indigenous Australian communities designing a nutritional mHealth tool during the Covid-19 pandemic. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 19 (3), 574-583. doi: 10.1177/11771801231189346

Working with Indigenous Australian communities designing a nutritional mHealth tool during the Covid-19 pandemic