Health in pregnancy and beyond

2025

Genetically edited human placental organoids cast new light on the role of ACE2

Arthurs, A. L., Dietrich, B., Knöfler, M., Lushington, C. J., Thomas, P. Q., Adikusuma, F., Williamson, J. M., Babikha, S., Damhuis, T., Jankovic-Karasoulos, T., Smith, M. D., Pringle, K. G. & Roberts, C. T., 7 Feb 2025, In: Cell Death and Disease. 16, 1, 12 p., 78.

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Treg cells promote decidual vascular remodeling and modulate uterine NK cells in pregnant mice

Hosking, S. L., Moldenhauer, L. M., Tran, H. M., Chan, H. Y., Groome, H. M., Lovell, E. A., Green, E. S., O'Hara, S. E., Roberts, C. T., Foyle, K. L., Davidge, S. T., Robertson, S. A. & Care, A. S., 23 Jan 2025, In: JCI insight. 10, 2, 20 p., e169836.

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Trends and contributors of complete continuum of maternal healthcare service utilization in Ethiopia: a multivariate decomposition analyses

Debie, A., Wassie, M. M., Roberts, C. T., Mittinty, M. N., Wilson, A. & Stephens, J. H., Dec 2025, In: Reproductive Health. 22, 1, p. 9 18 p., 9.

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2023

The association of breast feeding for at least six months with hemodynamic and metabolic health of women and their children aged three years: an observational cohort study

Pathirana, M. M., Andraweera, P. H., Aldridge, E., Harrison, M., Harrison, J., Leemaqz, S., Arstall, M. A., Dekker, G. A. & Roberts, C. T., 19 Jul 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Breastfeeding Journal. 18, 1, 12 p., 35.

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2022

Protective Influence of Breastfeeding on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Women With Previous Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Their Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Pathirana, M. M., Ali, A., Lassi, Z. S., Arstall, M. A., Roberts, C. T. & Andraweera, P. H., Aug 2022, In: Journal of Human Lactation. 38, 3, p. 501-512 12 p.

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Relative importance of metabolic syndrome components for developing gestational diabetes

Grieger, J. A., Leemaqz, S. Y., Knight, E. J., Grzeskowiak, L. E., McCowan, L. M., Dekker, G. A. & Roberts, C. T., Apr 2022, In: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 305, 4, p. 995-1002 8 p.

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2021

A sexually dimorphic murine model of IUGR induced by embryo transfer

Kaur, H., Care, A. S., Wilson, R. L., Piltz, S. G., Thomas, P. Q., Muhlhausler, B. S., Roberts, C. T. & Gatford, K. L., Feb 2021, In: Reproduction (Cambridge, England). 161, 2, p. 135-144 10 p.

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Association between metabolic syndrome and gestational diabetes mellitus in women and their children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Pathirana, M. M., Lassi, Z. S., Ali, A., Arstall, M. A., Roberts, C. T. & Andraweera, P. H., Feb 2021, In: Endocrine. 71, 2, p. 310-320 11 p.

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Bioengineered Microphysiological Placental Models: Towards Improving Understanding of Pregnancy Health and Disease

Winter, M., Jankovic-Karasoulos, T., Roberts, C. T., Bianco-Miotto, T. & Thierry, B., Nov 2021, In: Trends in Biotechnology. 39, 11, p. 1221-1235 15 p.

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Cardiovascular risk factors in women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Pathirana, M. M., Lassi, Z., Ali, A., Arstall, M., Roberts, C. T. & Andraweera, P. H., Dec 2021, In: Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders. 22, 4, p. 729-761 33 p.

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COVID-19 in pregnancy: What we know from the first year of the pandemic

Arthurs, A. L., Jankovic-Karasoulos, T. & Roberts, C. T., 1 Dec 2021, In: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1867, 12, 8 p., 166248.

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Effect of Iodine and Selenium on Proliferation, Viability, and Oxidative Stress in HTR-8/SVneo Placental Cells

Habibi, N., Jankovic-Karasoulos, T., Leemaqz, S. Y. L., Francois, M., Zhou, S. J., Leifert, W. R., Perkins, A. V., Roberts, C. T. & Bianco-Miotto, T., Apr 2021, In: Biological Trace Element Research. 199, 4, p. 1332-1344 13 p.

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Effect of Selenium and Iodine on Oxidative Stress in the First Trimester Human Placenta Explants

Habibi, N., Labrinidis, A., Leemaqz, S. Y. L., Jankovic-Karasoulos, T., McCullough, D., Grieger, J. A., Gilbert, S., Ricciardelli, C., Zhou, S. J., Perkins, A. V., Roberts, C. T. & Bianco-Miotto, T., Mar 2021, In: Nutrients. 13, 3, 14 p., 800.

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Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and later cardiovascular disease risk in mothers and children

Plummer, M. D., Andraweer, P. H., Garrett, A., Leemaqz, S., Wittwer, M., Aldridge, E., Arstal, M. A., Dekker, G. A. & Robert, C. T., Aug 2021, In: Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. 12, 4, p. 555-560 6 p.

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Is the US failing women?

Roberts, C. T., Jankovic-Karasoulos, T. & Arthurs, A. L., Jan 2021, In: EClinicalMedicine. 31, 2 p., 100701.

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Large-scale transcriptome-wide profiling of microRNAs in human placenta and maternal plasma at early to mid gestation

Smith, M. D., Pillman, K., Jankovic-Karasoulos, T., McAninch, D., Wan, Q., Bogias, K. J., McCullough, D., Bianco-Miotto, T., Breen, J. & Roberts, C. T., 2021, In: RNA Biology. 18, S1, p. 507-520 14 p.

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Maternal diet and offspring telomere length: a systematic review

Habibi, N., Bianco-Miotto, T., Phoi, Y. Y., Jankovic-Karasoulos, T., Roberts, C. T. & Grieger, J. A., 1 Feb 2021, In: Nutrition Reviews. 79, 2, p. 148-159 12 p.

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Maternal folate, one-carbon metabolism and pregnancy outcomes

Jankovic-Karasoulos, T., Furness, D. L., Leemaqz, S. Y., Dekker, G. A., Grzeskowiak, L. E., Grieger, J. A., Andraweera, P. H., McCullough, D., McAninch, D., McCowan, L. M., Bianco-Miotto, T. & Roberts, C. T., Jan 2021, In: Maternal and Child Nutrition. 17, 1, 17 p., e13064.

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Safety of maternal pertussis vaccination on pregnancy and birth outcomes: A prospective cohort study

Mohammed, H., Roberts, C. T., Grzeskowiak, L. E., Giles, L. C., Verburg, P. E., Dekker, G. & Marshall, H. S., 8 Jan 2021, In: Vaccine. 39, 2, p. 324-331 8 p.

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The effect of zinc on human trophoblast proliferation and oxidative stress

Jankovic-Karasoulos, T., McAninch, D., Dixon, C., Leemaqz, S. Y. L., François, M., Leifert, W. R., McCullough, D., Ricciardelli, C., Roberts, C. T. & Bianco-Miotto, T., Apr 2021, In: JOURNAL OF NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY. 90, 10 p., 108574.

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The interaction between metabolic syndrome and physical activity, and risk for gestational diabetes mellitus

Schneider, A. K., Leemaqz, S. Y., Dalton, J., Verburg, P. E., Mol, B. W., Dekker, G. A., Roberts, C. T. & Grieger, J. A., Jul 2021, In: ACTA DIABETOLOGICA. 58, 7, p. 939-947 9 p.

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2020

Animal Models of Preeclampsia: Causes, Consequences, and Interventions

Gatford, K. L., Andraweera, P. H., Roberts, C. T. & Care, A. S., Jun 2020, In: Hypertension. 75, 6, p. 1363-1381 19 p.

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A Protocol for Nurse-Practitioner Led Cardiovascular Follow-Up After Pregnancy Complications in a Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Population

Aldridge, E., Verburg, P. E., Sierp, S., Andraweera, P., Dekker, G. A., Roberts, C. T. & Arstall, M. A., 8 Jan 2020, In: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 6, 8 p., 184.

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Author response: Cardiovascular risk factors in offspring exposed to gestational diabetes mellitus in utero: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Pathirana, M. M., Lassi, Z. S., Roberts, C. T. & Andraweera, P. H., 1 Jun 2020, In: Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. 11, 3, p. 244-245 2 p.

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Cardio-metabolic risk factors among young infertile women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mulder, C. L., Lassi, Z. S., Grieger, J. A., Ali, A., Jankovic-Karasoulos, T., Roberts, C. T. & Andraweera, P. H., 1 Jul 2020, In: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 127, 8, p. 930-939 10 p.

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Cardiovascular risk factors in offspring exposed to gestational diabetes mellitus in utero: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Pathirana, M. M., Lassi, Z. S., Roberts, C. T. & Andraweera, P. H., 1 Dec 2020, In: Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. 11, 6, p. 599-616 18 p.

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Do raised two-hour pre-pregnancy insulin levels confer the same risks of developing GDM, as raised fasting levels, in recurrent miscarriage patients?

McCormack, C., Leemaqz, S., Furness, D., Dekker, G. & Roberts, C. T., 17 Aug 2020, In: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 40, 6, p. 803-807 5 p.

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Effectiveness of birthing kits for clean childbirth: a systematic review

Lassi, Z. S., Fisher, Z., Andraweera, P., Cummins, A. & Roberts, C. T., 1 Jan 2020, In: International Health. 12, 1, p. 3-10 8 p.

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Folic acid supplementation is associated with size at birth in the Screening for Pregnancy Endpoints (SCOPE) international prospective cohort study

Bulloch, R. E., Wall, C. R., Thompson, J. M. D., Taylor, R. S., Poston, L., Roberts, C. T., Dekker, G. A., Kenny, L. C., Simpson, N. A. B., Myers, J. E., McCowan, L. M. E. & SCOPE consortium, Aug 2020, In: Early Human Development. 147, 8 p., 105058.

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Mechanisms linking exposure to preeclampsia in utero and the risk for cardiovascular disease

Andraweera, P. H., Gatford, K. L., Care, A. S., Bianco-Miotto, T., Lassi, Z. S., Dekker, G. A., Arstall, M. & Roberts, C. T., 1 Jun 2020, In: Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. 11, 3, p. 235-242 8 p.

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Pregnancy, but not dietary octanoic acid supplementation, stimulates the ghrelin-pituitary growth hormone axis in mice

Kaur, H., Muhlhausler, B. S., Sim, P. S. L., Page, A. J., Li, H., Nunez-Salces, M., Clarke, G. S., Huang, L., Wilson, R. L., Veldhuis, J. D., Chen, C., Roberts, C. T. & Gatford, K. L., May 2020, In: Journal of Endocrinology. 245, 2, p. 327-342 16 p.

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Psychosocial determinants of pertussis and influenza vaccine uptake in pregnant women: A prospective study

Mohammed, H., Roberts, C. T., Grzeskowiak, L. E., Giles, L., Leemaqz, S., Dalton, J., Dekker, G. & Marshall, H. S., 9 Apr 2020, In: Vaccine. 38, 17, p. 3358-3368 11 p.

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Reduced Dietary Calcium and Vitamin D Results in Preterm Birth and Altered Placental Morphogenesis in Mice During Pregnancy

Wilson, R. L., Phillips, J. A., Bianco-Miotto, T., McAninch, D., Goh, Z., Anderson, P. H. & Roberts, C. T., 1 Jun 2020, In: Reproductive Sciences. 27, 6, p. 1330-1339 10 p.

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Safety and protective effects of maternal influenza vaccination on pregnancy and birth outcomes: A prospective cohort study

Mohammed, H., Roberts, C. T., Grzeskowiak, L. E., Giles, L. C., Dekker, G. A. & Marshall, H. S., Sept 2020, In: EClinicalMedicine. 26, 9 p., 100522.

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Sex- and growth-specific characteristics of small for gestational age infants: A prospective cohort study

The SCOPE Consortium, 5 May 2020, In: Biology of Sex Differences. 11, 10 p., 25.

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Temporal placental genome wide expression profiles reflect three phases of utero-placental blood flow during early to mid human gestation

Breen, J., McAninch, D., Jankovic-Karasoulos, T., McCullough, D., Smith, M. D., Bogias, K. J., Wan, Q., Choudhry, A., Hin, N., Pederson, S. M., Bianco-Miotto, T. & Roberts, C. T., 29 Jun 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: medRxiv. p. 1-18 18 p.

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The association of parental methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphisms (MTHFR 677C > T and 1298A > C) and fetal loss: a case–control study in South Australia

Kos, B. J. P., Leemaqz, S. Y., McCormack, C. D., Andraweera, P. H., Furness, D. L., Roberts, C. T. & Dekker, G. A., 3 Mar 2020, In: Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. 33, 5, p. 752-757 6 p.

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The deleterious effects of cannabis during pregnancy on neonatal outcomes

Grzeskowiak, L. E., Grieger, J. A., Andraweera, P., Knight, E. J., Leemaqz, S., Poston, L., McCowan, L., Kenny, L., Myers, J., Walker, J. J., Dekker, G. A. & Roberts, C. T., Jun 2020, In: Medical Journal of Australia. 212, 11, p. 519-524 6 p.

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The effect of interactions between folic acid supplementation and one carbon metabolism gene variants on small-for-gestational-age births in the screening for pregnancy endpoints (Scope) cohort study

Bulloch, R. E., Wall, C. R., McCowan, L. M. E., Taylor, R. S., Roberts, C. T. & Thompson, J. M. D., 4 Jun 2020, In: Nutrients. 12, 6, p. 1-14 14 p., 1677.

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The metabolic syndrome in pregnancy and its association with child telomere length

McAninch, D., Bianco-Miotto, T., Gatford, K. L., Leemaqz, S. Y., Andraweera, P. H., Garrett, A., Plummer, M. D., Dekker, G. A., Roberts, C. T., Smithers, L. G. & Grieger, J. A., Oct 2020, In: Diabetologia. 63, 10, p. 2140-2149 10 p.

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2019

Agreement of aneroid and oscillometric blood pressure devices used in pregnancy

Aldridge, E., Mollen, J., Verburg, P. E., Wittwer, M., Dekker, G., Roberts, C. T. & Arstall, M. A., Jul 2019, In: Pregnancy Hypertension. 17, p. 43-48 6 p.

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Anti-Müllerian hormone levels in recurrent embryonic miscarriage patients are frequently abnormal, and may affect pregnancy outcomes

McCormack, C. D., Leemaqz, S. Y., Furness, D. L., Dekker, G. A. & Roberts, C. T., 4 Jul 2019, In: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 39, 5, p. 623-627 5 p.

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Association between vitamin D status and hyperinsulinism

McCormack, C., Leemaqz, S., Furness, D., Dekker, G. & Roberts, C., 2 Dec 2019, In: Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. 32, 23, p. 4005-4008 4 p.

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A systematic review of interventions to improve uptake of pertussis vaccination in pregnancy

Mohammed, H., McMillan, M., Roberts, C. T. & Marshall, H. S., Mar 2019, In: PLoS One. 14, 3, 14 p., e0214538.

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Effect of Birth Weight and Early Pregnancy BMI on Risk for Pregnancy Complications

Andraweera, P. H., Dekker, G., Leemaqz, S., McCowan, L., Myers, J., Kenny, L., Walker, J., Poston, L., Roberts, C. T. & SCOPE consortium, 1 Feb 2019, In: Obesity. 27, 2, p. 237-244 8 p.

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Influence of maternal adiposity, preterm birth and birth weight centiles on early childhood obesity in an Indigenous Australian pregnancy-through-to-early-childhood cohort study

Pringle, K. G., Lee, Y. Q., Weatherall, L., Keogh, L., Diehm, C., Roberts, C. T., Eades, S., Brown, A., Smith, R., Lumbers, E. R., Brown, L. J., Collins, C. E. & Rae, K. M., 1 Feb 2019, In: Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. 10, 1, p. 39-47 9 p.

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Lifestyle and pregnancy complications in polycystic ovary syndrome: The SCOPE cohort study

Bahri Khomami, M., Moran, L. J., Kenny, L., Grieger, J. A., Myers, J., Poston, L., McCowan, L., Walker, J., Dekker, G., Norman, R. & Roberts, C. T., Jun 2019, In: Clinical Endocrinology. 90, 6, p. 814-821 8 p.

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Low Serum Levels of HtrA3 at 15 Weeks of Gestation Are Associated with Late-Onset Preeclampsia Development and Small for Gestational Age Birth

Teoh, S. S. Y., Wang, Y., Li, Y., Leemaqz, S.Y.-L., Dekker, G. A., Roberts, C. T. & Nie, G., 1 Dec 2019, In: Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy. 46, 6, p. 392-401 10 p.

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Maternal selenium, copper and zinc concentrations in early pregnancy,and the association with fertility

Grieger, J. A., Grzeskowiak, L. E., Wilson, R. L., Bianco-Miotto, T., Leemaqz, S. Y., Jankovic-Karasoulos, T., Perkin, A. V., Norman, R. J., Dekker, G. A. & Roberts, C. T., Jul 2019, In: Nutrients. 11, 7, 12 p., 1609.

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Metabolic syndrome and time to pregnancy: a retrospective study of nulliparous women

Grieger, J. A., Grzeskowiak, L. E., Smithers, L. G., Bianco-Miotto, T., Leemaqz, S. Y., Andraweera, P., Poston, L., McCowan, L. M., Kenny, L. C., Myers, J., Walker, J. J., Norman, R. J., Dekker, G. A. & Roberts, C. T., Jun 2019, In: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 126, 7, p. 852-862 11 p.

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