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Associate Professor Lauren Kearney
Associate Professor

Lauren Kearney

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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, and facilitators to promote a positive and physiological spontaneous vaginal birth. She is also committed to enhancing women's opportunity to breastfeed and thrive in the postpartum period. Lauren has strong industry collaborations. The recipient of several competitive research grants, 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

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

Search Professor Lauren Kearney’s works on UQ eSpace

77 works between 2012 and 2025

1 - 20 of 77 works

2025

Journal Article

Pregnant women's experiences of nutrition care after previous bariatric surgery

Guthrie, Taylor M., Kearney, Lauren, Snape, Kahlee, Sweet, Linda, Vasilevski, Vidanka and de Jersey, Susan (2025). Pregnant women's experiences of nutrition care after previous bariatric surgery. Midwifery, 143 104333, 104333. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2025.104333

Pregnant women's experiences of nutrition care after previous bariatric surgery

2025

Journal Article

Confirming the validity and reliability of the Placement Evaluation Tool to evaluate midwifery practice placements (PET-Midwifery)

Bogossian, Fiona, Bloxsome, Dianne, Brown, Angela, Cant, Robyn, Hunter, Susan, Kearney, Lauren, Kuliukas, Lesley, Ross, Carolyn and Cooper, Simon (2025). Confirming the validity and reliability of the Placement Evaluation Tool to evaluate midwifery practice placements (PET-Midwifery). Midwifery, 143 104310, 104310-143. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2025.104310

Confirming the validity and reliability of the Placement Evaluation Tool to evaluate midwifery practice placements (PET-Midwifery)

2025

Journal Article

A qualitative analysis of Australian midwifery students’ perspectives of Midwifery Practice Experience: characteristics that enhance or diminish clinical education placements

Kearney, L., Bloxsome, D., Hunter, S., Brown, A., Cooper, S. and Bogossian, F. (2025). A qualitative analysis of Australian midwifery students’ perspectives of Midwifery Practice Experience: characteristics that enhance or diminish clinical education placements. Women and Birth, 38 (2) 101887, 101887. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2025.101887

A qualitative analysis of Australian midwifery students’ perspectives of Midwifery Practice Experience: characteristics that enhance or diminish clinical education placements

2025

Journal Article

Intrapartum hydration assessment and management: A cross-sectional survey of Australian and New Zealand maternity units

McIntyre, Brianne G., Massey, Debbie, Lee, Nigel and Kearney, Lauren (2025). Intrapartum hydration assessment and management: A cross-sectional survey of Australian and New Zealand maternity units. Women and Birth, 38 (1) 101865, 101865-1. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2024.101865

Intrapartum hydration assessment and management: A cross-sectional survey of Australian and New Zealand maternity units

2025

Journal Article

Learning From Pregnant Women Eating 5 Servings or More of Vegetables Daily: Strategies, Behaviors, and Motivators

Maher, Judith, Annetts, Emma, Lee, Sandra, Meloncelli, Nina and Kearney, Lauren (2025). Learning From Pregnant Women Eating 5 Servings or More of Vegetables Daily: Strategies, Behaviors, and Motivators. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 57 (3), 198-207. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2024.12.004

Learning From Pregnant Women Eating 5 Servings or More of Vegetables Daily: Strategies, Behaviors, and Motivators

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, 64 (6), 608-18. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13843

Being a First Nations baby is not independently associated with low birthweight in a large metropolitan health service

2024

Journal Article

The effect of antenatal hypnosis training on pharmacological analgesia use during labour and birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Lai, Yee Kay, Wong, 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. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2024.104113

The effect of antenatal hypnosis training on pharmacological analgesia use during labour and birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

Conference Publication

Intrapartum hydration assessment and management: a cross-sectional survey of Australian and New Zealand maternity units

McIntyre, Brianne, Massey, Debbie and Kearney, Lauren (2024). Intrapartum hydration assessment and management: a cross-sectional survey of Australian and New Zealand maternity units. Australian College of Midwives National Conference: Moving Midwifery Forward, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 10-12 September 2024. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2024.101770

Intrapartum hydration assessment and management: a cross-sectional survey of Australian and New Zealand maternity units

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

Midwifery and nursing honours programs in Australia and New Zealand: a scoping review of contemporary challenges and opportunities

2024

Conference Publication

Larger bodied women's experiences of maternity care: a national photo-voice study [RADIANT Study]

Kearney, Lauren, Jenkinson, Bec, Hill, Briony, Griffiths, Ahlia and Callaway, Leonie (2024). Larger bodied women's experiences of maternity care: a national photo-voice study [RADIANT Study]. Australian College of Midwives National Conference - Moving Midwifery Forward, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 10 - 12 September 2024. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2024.101767

Larger bodied women's experiences of maternity care: a national photo-voice study [RADIANT Study]

2024

Conference Publication

Using online photovoice to understand larger bodied women’s experience in Australian maternity care: A pilot study

Khalesi, Helia, Jenkinson, Bec, Kearney, Lauren, Nugent, Rachael, Callaway, Leonie and Hill, Briony (2024). Using online photovoice to understand larger bodied women’s experience in Australian maternity care: A pilot study. ANZOS (Australian & New Zealand Obesity Society) Conference 2024, Sydney, NSW Australia, 16-18 October 2024. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2024.09.121

Using online photovoice to understand larger bodied women’s experience in Australian maternity care: A pilot study

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, 37 (6), 1391-1406. doi: 10.1111/jhn.13355

Designing a behaviour change intervention using COM-B and the Behaviour Change Wheel: Co-designing the Healthy Gut Diet for preventing gestational diabetes

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, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2024.101617

Factors influencing midwives’ intentions to facilitate normal physiological birth: A qualitative study

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

Beyond safety: A design examination of facial PPE in paediatric wards

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

The effects of intravenous hydration regimens in nulliparous women undergoing induction of labor: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

2024

Journal Article

The effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure for treating obstructive sleep apnoea in pregnancy: a systematic review

Nugent, R., Wee, A., Kearney, L. and de Costa, C. (2024). The effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure for treating obstructive sleep apnoea in pregnancy: a systematic review. Obstetric Anesthesia Digest, 44 (1), 27-29. doi: 10.1097/01.aoa.0001005364.90547.dc

The effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure for treating obstructive sleep apnoea in pregnancy: a systematic review

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

Outcomes and perspectives of woman-newborn dyads following discharge from a quaternary maternity service in Australia: a cross-sectional survey

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

Partnering with consumers and practising clinicians to establish research priorities for public hospital maternity services

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, 37 (5), 1231-1244. doi: 10.1111/jhn.13341

Co-designing The Healthy Gut Diet for Preventing Gestational Diabetes: Co-design methods and process outcomes

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

Preventing gestational diabetes with a Healthy Gut Diet: Protocol for a pilot, feasibility randomized controlled trial

Funding

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2025
    Weight-inclusive maternity care: Codesigning best practice principles with women, clinicians and key stakeholders
    WHRTN Co-Production Grant
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Building capacity to prevent healthcare harm for hospitalised infants: A Type 1 Hybrid Randomised Controlled Trial
    NHMRC MRFF Clinician Researchers: Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Grant
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2024
    Weight bias, attitudes and beliefs of maternity care providers in Australia: a cross-sectional survey (Monash University administered CRE HiPP - Seed Funding grant)
    Monash University
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2024
    Fluid in Labour EnsUring Materal Euvolemia (FLUME) study (MNHHS SERTA Project led by RBWH)
    Metro North Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Associate Professor Lauren Kearney is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Factors influencing intentions to birthing women and maternity healthcare providers to experience and facilitate a normal physiological birth, using a qualitative research approach underpinned by a critical realist methodology

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Nigel Lee

  • 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

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Postpartum midwifery care for larger bodied women: a mixed methods study

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Bec Jenkinson

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Measuring safe practice of undergraduate nursing students

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Fiona Bogossian

  • Doctor Philosophy

    CPAP for obstructive sleep apnoea during pregnancy

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Leonie Callaway

  • Doctor Philosophy

    CPAP for obstructive sleep apnoea during pregnancy

    Associate Advisor

Media

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