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Jane Yelland

Researcher at University of Melbourne

Publications -  85
Citations -  2678

Jane Yelland is an academic researcher from University of Melbourne. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Postnatal Care. The author has an hindex of 28, co-authored 80 publications receiving 2352 citations. Previous affiliations of Jane Yelland include La Trobe University & Royal Children's Hospital.

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Postpartum anxiety, depression and social health: findings from a population-based survey of Australian women.

TL;DR: Health care providers including midwives, nurses, medical practitioners and community health workers need to be alert to women's social circumstances and life events experienced in the perinatal period and the interplay between social and emotional health.
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The early postnatal period : exploring women's views, expectations and experiences of care using focus groups in Victoria, Australia

TL;DR: Women have anxieties and fears around early parenting and their changing role, and may consider that the physical availability of professional care providers will help during this time, and should be cognisant of these potential issues.
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Cross-cultural experiences of maternal depression: associations and contributing factors for Vietnamese, Turkish and Filipino immigrant women in Victoria, Australia.

TL;DR: Evidence is found for quite marked cross-cultural similarity in the associations of maternal depression and in women's views about their experiences in an Australian study of immigrant women conducted 6–9 months following childbirth.
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Mothers in a New Country: The Role of Culture and Communication in Vietnamese, Turkish and Filipino Women's Experiences of Giving Birth in Australia

TL;DR: Outcomes and experiences for women with different levels of English fluency were studied, as were women's needs and preferences for assistance with interpreting, and observation of traditional cultural practices surrounding birth and the impact of not being able to observe such practices on women's experiences of care.
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Stressful life events, social health issues and low birthweight in an Australian population-based birth cohort: challenges and opportunities in antenatal care

TL;DR: There is a window of opportunity in antenatal care to implement targeted preventive interventions addressing potentially modifiable risk factors for poor maternal and infant outcomes and developing the evidence base and infrastructure necessary is long overdue.