Many of the School's researchers are examining a wide range of women's and children's health issues providing insights around pregnancy and childbirth, early childhood health, menstruation and menopause, osteoporosis amongst other areas.
Key academics
Case studies
Professor Emily Callander
Professor Callander co-led, with the Office of the Chief Nurse and Midwife, the development of the Normal Birth Strategy for Queensland Health, which outlines Queensland’s strategy for the next five years to reduce overuse of caesarean section in public hospitals.
This was co-designed through a series of workshops with senior obstetric, midwifery and Queensland Health policy leaders, and two consumer groups.
The strategy includes recommendations for a publicly funded homebirth program for Queensland; and universal access to continuity of midwifery care.
This strategy will improve the maternity care provided to the 40,000 women per year giving birth in Queensland public hospitals, with estimated savings of $1.3 billion.
Insight: Women and children's health
The Women and Children's Health Collaborative at UTS brings together leading academics and researchers to build a body of evidence to inform policy and practice through research to benefit women, children and families.