ProfessorLinda Sweet
Chair in Midwifery, Western Health
Faculty of Health/School of Nursing & Midwifery/Institute for Health Transformation
- Chair in Midwifery, Western HealthFaculty of Health/School of Nursing & Midwifery/Institute for Health Transformation
- 0404837665 (Mobile)
- +61 3 924 45836 (Work)
- Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Midwifery practice
Pregnant women with Obesity
Midwifery education
Sexual Health
Enhancing Breastfeeding
Sample Projects
• The use of Carbetocin to reduce postpartum haemorrhage
• Peer support for midwives to enhance retention and job satisfaction
• Maternal needs or Oromo, Dinka and Arabic-speaking women in Australia
• Epidemiology and effect of substance use during pregnancy on birth outcomes among migrant African women: a comparative analysis of the Victorian Perinatal Data Collection
• Comparing models of antenatal education for improving birthing outcomes and women's and partners' satisfaction with birth preparedness and birth experience
• The BUMP (Bariatric sUrgery and Maternal nutrition in Pregnancy) Study: A prospective cohort study investigating the impact of bariatric surgery prior to pregnancy on maternal and offspring outcomes”
• Evaluation of graduate nurse and midwife transition to practice, skill competency and support needs using the ANSAT/AMSAT tools
• Partnering to reduce neonatal pain
• Maternal-assisted caesarean section: A rite of passage?
• Understanding factors influencing medication administration: single nurse/midwife versus double nurse/midwife checking
• Evaluating the role of Neonatal Support nurses in the postnatal ward
GRANTS
- INTERNAL GRANTEvaluating the implementation of a multi-component intervention to optimise the timing and use of induction of labour.Institute for Health Transformation1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024People funded by this grant:
- Perlen S,
- Hutchinson A,
- Erwin A,
- Jones K,
- Sweet L
- CONTRACT RESEARCHNurturing Registered Undergraduate Students of Nursing and Midwifery to Optimise Their Experience in Practice Settings.27 Jul 2023 - 29 Feb 2024People funded by this grant:
- Hutchinson A,
- Sweet L,
- Kerr D,
- Phillips N
- CONTRACT RESEARCHEvaluation of maternity self management apps.29 Aug 2022 - 30 Oct 2022People funded by this grant:
- Peeters A,
- Sweet L,
- Angeles MR,
- Dona SWA,
- Nguyen D
- GRANTReview of, and update, the Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Overweight and Obesity for Adults, Adolescents and Children in Australia.8 Jun 2022 - 30 Jun 2026People funded by this grant:
- Salmon J,
- Peeters A,
- Porter J,
- Maddison R,
- Allender S
- CONTRACT RESEARCHThe Pregnancy Research and Translation Ecosystem (PRT-E)1 Jul 2021 - 31 Dec 2024People funded by this grant:
- Vuillermin P,
- Allender S,
- Hutchinson A,
- Sweet L,
- Versace V
- CONTRACT RESEARCHDU - Western Health Joint Appointment Agreement (Midwifery).8 Mar 2019 - 31 Dec 2023People funded by this grant:
- Linda Sweet