Overview
Background
Associate Professor Lauren Kearney is a registered midwife and nurse and is employed as a Conjoint Associate Professor in Midwifery between the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, UQ and the Women's and Newborn Services, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. Lauren’s teaching expertise is within the postgraduate and higher degree by research areas. Her research track record is strongly focused upon maternal and child health; specifically, within the domains of evaluation of models of care (relating to the perinatal period and early years), intravenous fluid management and access during labour and birth, facilitators to promote a positive and physiological spontaneous vaginal birth, management of postpartum haemorrhage, and strategies for enabling closeness between mothers and infants in the postpartum period. Lauren has strong industry collaborations. The recipient of several competitive research grants in the maternal and child health area, Lauren is passionate about improving the experience of health care for women and children through translation of high-quality evidence into practice.
Availability
- Associate Professor Lauren Kearney is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of General Nursing, Australian Catholic University
- Graduate Diploma in Community Child Health, Australian Catholic University
- Doctor of Philosophy of Community Child Health, Australian Catholic University
- Bachelor of Midwifery, Australian Catholic University
Works
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2024
Journal Article
The effect of antenatal hypnosis training on pharmacological analgesia use during labour and birth: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Lai, Ms Yee Kay, Wong, Ms Michelle, Kearney, Lauren and Lee, Nigel (2024). The effect of antenatal hypnosis training on pharmacological analgesia use during labour and birth: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Midwifery, 137 104113, 104113. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2024.104113
2024
Journal Article
Midwifery and nursing honours programs in Australia and New Zealand: a scoping review of contemporary challenges and opportunities
Shipton, Emma V., Kearney, Lauren, Delaney, Lori and Kilgour, Catherine (2024). Midwifery and nursing honours programs in Australia and New Zealand: a scoping review of contemporary challenges and opportunities. Women and Birth, 37 (5) 101641, 101641. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2024.101641
2024
Journal Article
Designing a behaviour change intervention using COM-B and the Behaviour Change Wheel: Co-designing the Healthy Gut Diet for preventing gestational diabetes
Meloncelli, Nina, O'Connor, Hannah, de Jersey, Susan, Rushton, Alita, Pateman, Kelsey, Gallaher, Samantha, Kearney, Lauren and Wilkinson, Shelley (2024). Designing a behaviour change intervention using COM-B and the Behaviour Change Wheel: Co-designing the Healthy Gut Diet for preventing gestational diabetes. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. doi: 10.1111/jhn.13355
2024
Journal Article
Factors influencing midwives’ intentions to facilitate normal physiological birth: A qualitative study
Meyer, Holly, Lee, Nigel, George, Kendall and Kearney, Lauren (2024). Factors influencing midwives’ intentions to facilitate normal physiological birth: A qualitative study. Women and Birth, 37 (4) 101617, 101617. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2024.101617
2024
Journal Article
Beyond safety: A design examination of facial PPE in paediatric wards
Chamorro-Koc, Marianella, Gomez, Rafael, Wannenburg, Erina, Byram, Isabel, Thomas, Clare, Kearney, Lauren, Clark, Julia and Atkins, Heidi (2024). Beyond safety: A design examination of facial PPE in paediatric wards. Design Studies, 93-94 101265, 101265. doi: 10.1016/j.destud.2024.101265
2024
Journal Article
Being a First Nations baby is not independently associated with low birthweight in a large metropolitan health service
Pervin, Sonia, Kearney, Lauren, Giudice, Sonita, Holzapfel, Sherry, Denaro, Tara, Dyer, Jodi, Cole, Phillipa E and Callaway, Leonie (2024). Being a First Nations baby is not independently associated with low birthweight in a large metropolitan health service. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13843
2024
Journal Article
The effects of intravenous hydration regimens in nulliparous women undergoing induction of labor: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Kearney, Lauren, Brady, Susannah, Marsh, Nicole, Davies‐Tuck, Miranda, Nugent, Rachael and Eley, Victoria (2024). The effects of intravenous hydration regimens in nulliparous women undergoing induction of labor: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 103 (7), 1254-1262. doi: 10.1111/aogs.14793
2024
Journal Article
Outcomes and perspectives of woman-newborn dyads following discharge from a quaternary maternity service in Australia: a cross-sectional survey
Lai, Melissa M., August, Deanne, Sharfuddin, Zoya, Palmer-Field, Kristina, Johnston, Louise, Main, Elizabeth, Smith, Patricia, Kilgour, Catherine M. and Kearney, Lauren (2024). Outcomes and perspectives of woman-newborn dyads following discharge from a quaternary maternity service in Australia: a cross-sectional survey. Women and Birth, 37 (1), 248-256. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2023.10.007
2024
Journal Article
Partnering with consumers and practising clinicians to establish research priorities for public hospital maternity services
Cole, Roni, Kearney, Lauren, Jenkinson, Bec, Kettle, Imogen, Ng, Beng, Callaway, Leonie and Nugent, Rachael (2024). Partnering with consumers and practising clinicians to establish research priorities for public hospital maternity services. Australian Health Review, 48 (3), 321-331. doi: 10.1071/ah23222
2024
Journal Article
Co-designing The Healthy Gut Diet for Preventing Gestational Diabetes: Co-design methods and process outcomes
Meloncelli, Nina, Wilkinson, Shelley A., Rushton, Alita, Pateman, Kelsey, Gallaher, Sam, O'Connor, Hannah, Kearney, Lauren and de Jersey, Susan (2024). Co-designing The Healthy Gut Diet for Preventing Gestational Diabetes: Co-design methods and process outcomes. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. doi: 10.1111/jhn.13341
2023
Journal Article
Preventing gestational diabetes with a Healthy Gut Diet: Protocol for a pilot, feasibility randomized controlled trial
Meloncelli, Nina, O’Connor, Hannah, Wilkinson, Shelley A., Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Kearney, Lauren and de Jersey, Susan (2023). Preventing gestational diabetes with a Healthy Gut Diet: Protocol for a pilot, feasibility randomized controlled trial. Nutrients, 15 (21) 4653, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/nu15214653
2023
Journal Article
Evidence-based guidelines for intrapartum maternal hydration assessment and management: A scoping review
Kearney, Lauren, Craswell, Alison, Dick, Nellie, Massey, Debbie and Nugent, Rachael (2023). Evidence-based guidelines for intrapartum maternal hydration assessment and management: A scoping review. Birth, 51 (2), 253-263. doi: 10.1111/birt.12773
2023
Journal Article
Using Web-based Training and Low-fidelity Simulation to Provide Education and Support to Emergency Nurses Undertaking Non-Urgent Paediatric Inter-Hospital Transfers
Cole, Roni, Kearney, Lauren, Amarrador, Amanda, Downer, Terri, Halsall, Rebecca, Davison, Michelle and Thomas, Clare (2023). Using Web-based Training and Low-fidelity Simulation to Provide Education and Support to Emergency Nurses Undertaking Non-Urgent Paediatric Inter-Hospital Transfers. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 83 101435, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.ecns.2023.101435
2023
Journal Article
Factors associated with spontaneous vaginal birth in nulliparous women: A descriptive systematic review
Kearney, Lauren, Nugent, Rachael, Maher, Jane, Shipstone, Rebecca, Thompson, John MD, Boulton, Rachel, George, Kendall, Robins, Anna and Bogossian, Fiona (2023). Factors associated with spontaneous vaginal birth in nulliparous women: A descriptive systematic review. Women and Birth, 37 (1), 63-78. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2023.08.009
2023
Conference Publication
How the intentions of maternity care providers influence normal physiological birth
Meyer, Holly, Kearney, Lauren, Lee, Nigel and George, Kendall (2023). How the intentions of maternity care providers influence normal physiological birth. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2023.07.051
2023
Journal Article
Woman-centred care and integrated electronic medical records within Australian maternity settings: point prevalence audit and observational study
Kearney, Lauren, Craswell, Alison, Cole, Roni, Hadland, Mariann, Smyth, Wendy and Nagle, Cate (2023). Woman-centred care and integrated electronic medical records within Australian maternity settings: point prevalence audit and observational study. Midwifery, 123 103718, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2023.103718
2023
Journal Article
The impact of an autonomous nurse‐led high‐flow nasal cannula oxygen protocol on clinical outcomes of infants with bronchiolitis
Elks, Michelle, Young, Jeanine, Kearney, Lauren and Bernard, Anne (2023). The impact of an autonomous nurse‐led high‐flow nasal cannula oxygen protocol on clinical outcomes of infants with bronchiolitis. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 32 (15-16), 4719-4729. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16525
2023
Journal Article
Perineal repair performed by midwives in Australia: A cross-sectional survey study of education and practice
Lee, Nigel, Hawley, Glenda, Morris, Jessica and Kearney, Lauren (2023). Perineal repair performed by midwives in Australia: A cross-sectional survey study of education and practice. Women and Birth, 37 (1), 153-158. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2023.08.001
2023
Journal Article
Nonurgent pediatric interhospital transfers: a narrative enquiry of nurses’ experiences in Australia
Downer, Terri, Halsall, Rebecca, Cole, Roni, Thomas, Clare and Kearney, Lauren (2023). Nonurgent pediatric interhospital transfers: a narrative enquiry of nurses’ experiences in Australia. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 49 (4), 564-573.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2022.12.007
2023
Journal Article
Nurturing our new midwives: A qualitative enquiry of mentor's experiences of supporting new graduate midwives working in continuity of care models
Hopkinson, Deyna, Gray, Michelle, George, Kendall and Kearney, Lauren (2023). Nurturing our new midwives: A qualitative enquiry of mentor's experiences of supporting new graduate midwives working in continuity of care models. Women and Birth, 36 (4), 357-366. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2022.12.003
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Lauren Kearney is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Factors influencing intentions of women and maternity health care providers to achieve and facilitate a normal physiological birth, using qualitative research approach, underpinned by a critical realist methodology.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nigel Lee
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Doctor Philosophy
Newly qualified midwives employed within continuity of care models: evaluation of a Queensland state-wide initiative to strengthen professional capacity and support organisational change.
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
CPAP for obstructive sleep apnoea during pregnancy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Leonie Callaway
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Doctor Philosophy
Measuring safe practice of undergraduate nursing students
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Fiona Bogossian
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