Cate Nagle

Chair in Midwifery (Barwon Health)

Faculty of Health/School of Nursing & Midwifery/Institute for Health Transformation

  • Chair in Midwifery (Barwon Health)
    Faculty of Health/School of Nursing & Midwifery/Institute for Health Transformation
  • +61 428591768 (Work)
  • Geelong Waterfront Campus, 1 Gheringhap Street Geelong, Victoria 3220

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Dr Nagle's research program is primarily concerned with improving the quality
and safety of maternity care. There are three interrelated areas of research:
Public Health Midwifery: topics include such as Obesity, Alcohol use,
Postpartum Haemorrhage and Breastfeeding
Improving Clinical outcomes: topics include Clinical Decision making, Clinical
Deterioration and Physiological Birth
Improving women's experience of maternity care: topics include communication
of risk, consumer participation in care, informed decision making

GRANTS

  • GRANT
    Improving Access and Community Trust in Perinatal Genomics for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations: The ImpACT-PG project
    1 Dec 2025 - 30 Nov 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    • Hui L,
    • Mills C,
    • Archibald A,
    • Lewis S,
    • Marzan M
    MRFF Genomics Health Futures - 2045027 - $10,794.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Joint Appointments: Chair in Midwifery and Senior Research Fellow
    13 Mar 2025 - 30 Jun 2030
    People funded by this grant:
    Barwon Health - $552,852.50
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Development of Midwife standards for practice
    4 Apr 2016 - 31 Aug 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Nagle C,
    • Miles M,
    • McDonald S,
    • Morrow J,
    • Kruger G
    Australian Health Practioner Regulation Agency - $677,720.00
  • GRANT
    Physical, social, psychological and cultural factors influencing breastfeeding intention, initiation and duration among women living with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes (T1DM & T2DM) in Victoria.
    10 Feb 2016 - 10 Feb 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Rasmussen B,
    • Nankervis A,
    • Steele C,
    • Skouteris H,
    • McNamara C
    Nurses Board of VIC Grant - Ella Lowe Research Grants - $50,000.00
  • GRANT
    Improving clinical outcomes in maternity care: recognition and response to clinical deterioriation in the maternity patient
    1 Jul 2012 - 30 Jun 2013
    People funded by this grant:
    Nurses Board of VIC Grant - Ella Lowe Research Grants - $44,000.00