Understanding the Biochemistry of Placental Aging to Develop Diagnostic Tests to Predict Pregnancies at Risk of Stillbirth
In Australia approximately 2,107 babies are stillborn each year, a tragedy for the parents and famil...
Advocacy & Research
Past Research
Since 1988 Red Nose has contributed $16.83 million to research into the possible causes and prevention of sudden unexpected death in infancy and stillbirth.
Bridging the Gap Between Human Postmortem Tissue Analysis and Animal Models in SIDS Research
In 2016 Red Nose made a pledge to the Australian public to find a solution to eliminate preventable ...
Preventing Term Stillbirth in South Asian Born Mothers: A stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial
Duration: Two and a half years Leader: Dr. Miranda Davies-Tuck Team: Professor Euan Wallace; Dr. M...
The effect of migration and acculturation on risk of stillbirth in Western Australia
Duration: Two years Leader: Associate Professor Craig Pennell Team: Dr Maryam Mozooni; Professor ...
An individual participant data meta-analysis of going-to-sleep position and risk of late pregnancy stillbirth
Duration: Two years Leader: Professor Lesley McCowan Team: Professor Edwin Mitchell; Associate Pro...
2006-2008 Transplacental Transmission of Viruses and Pathogenesis of Stillbirth, Preterm Births and Congenital Abnormalities
A collaborative project between Virology Division SEALS POW Hospital, NSW (Prof Bill Rawlinson, Dr L...
2009 Ambulatory Fetal Monitoring
This groundbreaking research has been partly funded by SIDS and Kids and incorporates the accelerome...
Implementation of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand Guidelines for Perinatal Mortality
Improving clinical practice in maternity hospitals to reduce stillbirth and neonatal death and provi...
Reducing Risk for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Babies: Trial of a Safe Sleep Enabler to Reduce the Risk of Sudden Unexpected Deaths in Infancy in High Risk Environments
Red Nose provided a grant to support the first Australian trial of a sleep enabler to reduce the ris...
Underlying Mechanisms of SIDS – Investigation in to the Effects of Intra-uterine Growth Restriction on the Heart and Circulation
Dr. Emily Cohen was the recipient of a three-year Kaarene Fitzgerald PhD scholarship to pursue resea...
Sudden Unexpected Early Neonatal Death or Collapse in Previously Healthy Term Infants in the First 7 Days of Life
The study aims to establish the current incidence of sudden unexplained death or collapse in the ear...
Research Projects 1979-2000 and Fellowships
Research projects funded by Red Nose 1979-2000