Other Senior Appointments
- Editor, Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Review Group
- Associate Editor, Australian and New Zealand Journal Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist, Women's and Children's Hospital
- NHMRC Neil Hamilton Fairley Fellow
Research Interests
My research interests combine evaluation of health care interventions and evidence
based medicine, with clinical obstetrics and maternal fetal medicine. Appropriate
evaluation of health care interventions is essential to ensure that effective
care is available for women and their babies. This evaluation involves critical
appraisal and systematic review of the literature to identify areas where there
are research gaps in current knowledge, and the subsequent development of randomised
controlled trials to evaluate health care interventions and packages of health
care.
Current research themes include evaluation of interventions to reduce perinatal
mortality and morbidity, care around term and preterm birth, induction of labour,
caesarean birth, multiple pregnancy, fetal anaemia (due to red cell alloimmunisation
or Rhesus disease), and obesity in pregnancy.
Education and Teaching Interests
I have several students (PhD, Honours, Medical Postgraduates) involved in current
research projects, and am interested in developing new research areas with enthusiastic,
high achieving students with an interest in maternal fetal medicine, obstetrics,
evidence based care in pregnancy and childbirth, systematic reviews and randomised
trials. I also have an interest in teaching research methodologies and critical
appraisal techniques to both students and clinicians.
Clinical Interests
I am an active maternal fetal medicine clinician, providing clinical care at
the Women's and Children's Hospital in delivery suite, high-risk pregnancy care,
and prenatal invasive diagnostic and therapeutic interventions.
Recent Publications
I am the author of over 50 peer reviewed publications, including 14 Cochrane
Reviews. Recent publications include:
- Dodd JM, Crowther CA, Robinson JS Dietary and lifestyle interventions
to limit weight gain during pregnancy for obese of overweight women: a systematic
review. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand (in press)
- Dodd JM, Flenady VJ, Cincotta R, Crowther CA Progesterone for the prevention
of preterm birth: A systematic review. Obstet Gynecol (submitted)
- Toal M, Keating S, Machin G, Dodd J, Adamson SL, Windrim RC, Kingdom
JCP. Determinants of adverse perinatal outcome in high-risk women with abnormal
uterine artery Doppler images. AmJOG 2008; 198(3):e1-7. (Impact Factor 2.805)
- Farine D, Mundle WR, Dodd JM, Basso M, Delisle MF, Grabowska K, Hudon
L, Menticoglou SM, Murphy-Kaulbeck LC, Ouellet A, Pressey T, Roggensack A,
Gagnon R The use of progesterone for prevention of preterm birth. J Obstet
Gynaecol Can 2008;30(1):67-71
- Dodd JM, Kingdom JPC, McLeod A, Windrim RC
Antithrombotic therapy to improve maternal or infant health outcomes in women
considered at risk of placental dysfunction (Protocol). In Cochrane Database
Syst Rev 2008(2).
- Dodd JM, vanKamp IL, Windrim RC Techniques of intrauterine
fetal transfusion for women with red cell isoimmunisation for improving health
outcomes (Protocol). In Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2008(2).
- Cyna AM, Dodd JM Clinical Update: Obstetric Anaesthesia. Lancet 2007;370(9588):640-642.
(Impact Factor 25.800)
- Dodd JM, Crowther CA Risks and morbidity associated
with previous caesarean section. Journal Women's Health 2007;3(1):55-61. (Impact
Factor 1.711)
- Crowther CA, Doyle LW, Haslam RR, Hiller JE, Harding JE,
Robinson JS for the Australasian Collaborative Trial of Repeat Doses of Steroids
(ACTORDS) Study Group (including Dodd JM) Outcomes at 2 years of age after
repeat doses of antenatal corticosteroids. NEJM 2007;357:1179-1189. (Impact
Factor 51.296)
- Dodd JM, Crowther CA, Hiller JE, Haslam RR, Robinson JS
Birth after caesarean study - planned vaginal birth or planned elective repeat
caesarean for women at term with a single previous caesarean birth: protocol
for a patient preference study and randomised trial. BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth
2007;7:17 (htpp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/7/17)
- Dodd JM, Crowther
CA, Antoniou G, Baghurst P, Robinson JS Screening for gestational diabetes:
the effect of varying blood glucose definitions in the prediction of adverse
maternal and infant health outcomes. ANZJOG 2007;47:307-12. (Impact Factor
0.854)
- Dodd JM, Ashwood P, Flenady V, Jenkins-Manning S, Cincotta R, Crowther
CA A survey of clinician and patient attitudes towards the use of progesterone
for women at risk of preterm birth. ANZJOG 2007;47:106-109. (Impact Factor
0.854)
- Dodd JM, Crowther CA, Robinson JS Oral misoprostol for the induction
of labour at term: A randomised controlled trial BMJ 2006;332(7540):509-513.
(Impact Factor 9.245)
- Dodd JM, Crowther CA, Robinson JS Morning versus
evening induction of labor: a nested randomized controlled trial. Obstetrics
& Gynecology 2006;108:350-360. (Impact Factor 3.813)
- Dodd JM, Crowther
CA Misoprostol vs cervagem for the induction of labour to terminate pregnancy
in the second and third trimester for women with a fetal anomaly or after
intra-uterine fetal death: A systematic review. Eur J Obstet Gyn Reprod Biol
2006;125(1):3-8. (Impact Factor 1.273)
- Crowther CA, Haslam RR, Hiller
JE, Doyle LW, Robinson JS for the Australasian Collaborative Trial of Repeat
Doses of Steroids (ACTORDS) Study Group (including Dodd JM) Neonatal respiratory
distress syndrome after repeat exposure to antenatal corticosteroids: a randomised
controlled trial. Lancet 2006;367(9526):1913-1919. (Impact Factor 25.800)
- Jenkins-Manning S, Flenady V, Dodd JM, Cincotta R, Crowther CA Care of
women at risk of preterm birth: a survey of reported practice in Australia
and New Zealand ANZJOG 2006;46:546-548 (Impact Factor 0.854)
- Dodd JM,
Crowther CA Cochrane reviews in pregnancy: the role of perinatal randomized
trials and systematic reviews in establishing evidence. Semin Fetal and Neonatal
Med Doyle L (Editor) 2006;11(2):97-103.
- Dodd JM, Crowther CA, Dare M,
Middleton P. Oral betamimetics for maintenance therapy after threatened preterm
labour (Review), in Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006(1);CD003927.
- Dodd JM, Cincotta R, Flenady V, Crowther CA Prenatal administration of progesterone
for preventing preterm birth (Review) in Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006(1);CD004947.
- Dodd JM, O'Brien L, Coffey J Misoprostol for second and third trimester
termination of pregnancy: A review of practice at the Women's and Children's
Hospital. ANZJOG 2005;45(2):137-139. (Impact Factor 0.854)
- Dodd JM, Crowther CA Hospitalisation for bed rest for women with a triplet pregnancy: an abandoned
randomised controlled trial and meta-analysis. BioMed Central Pregnancy and
Childbirth 2005;5:8 (htpp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/5/8).
- Dodd JM, Crowther CA, Cincotta R, Flenady V, Robinson JS Progesterone supplementation
for the prevention of preterm birth: a systematic review. Acta Scand Obstet
et Gynecol 2005;84(6):526-533. (Impact Factor 1.327)
- Crowther CA, Hiller J, Moss J, McPhee A, Jeffries W, Robinson J for the ACHOIS Collaborative Group
(including Dodd JM). Effect of treatment of gestational diabetes mellitus
on pregnancy outcomes. The ACHOIS randomised controlled trial. New England
Journal of Medicine 2005;352(24):2477-2486. (Impact Factor 51.296)
- Dodd JM, Crowther C Specialised antenatal clinics for women with a multiple pregnancy
to improve maternal and infant outcomes (Review). in Cochrane Database Syst
Rev 2005(2);CD005300.
- Dodd JM, Crowther CA Evidence based care for women with a multiple pregnancy. Best Practice and Research Clinical Obstetrics
and Gynaecology: Evidence Based Obstetrics Neilson J (Editor) 2005;19(1):131-153.
(Impact Factor 1.504)
- Crowther CA, Dodd JM Multiple pregnancy - obstetric management. In High-risk pregnancy management options 2005 James D, Steer
P, Weiner C, Gonik B (eds) WB Saunders.
- Dodd JM, Crowther CA Should we
deliver twins electively at 37 weeks' gestation? Current Opinion in Obstetrics
and Gynecology Gubby A & Aquilina J (Editors) 2005;17(6):579-583. (Impact
Factor 1.634)
- Dodd JM, Crowther CA Multifetal reduction for women with
a triplet or higher order multiple pregnancy to twins. Fertility and Sterility
2004; 81(5):1420-1422. (Impact Factor 3.483)
- Dodd JM, Hedayati H, Pearce
E, Hotham N, Crowther CA Rectal analgesia for the relief of perineal pain
after childbirth: a randomised controlled trial of diclofenac suppositories.
British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2004 111(10):1059-1064. (Impact
Factor 2.126)
- Dodd JM, Crowther C Induction of labour for women with a
previous caesarean birth: a systematic review of the literature. ANZJOG 2004;44(5):392-395.
(Impact Factor 0.854)
- Dodd JM, Crowther C Vaginal birth after caesarean
versus elective repeat caesarean for women with a single prior caesarean birth:
a systematic review of the literature. Australian and New Zealand Journal
of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2004;44(5):387-391. (Impact Factor 0.854)
- Dodd JM, Pearce E, Crowther C Women's experiences and preferences following
caesarean birth. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
2004 44(6):521-524. (Impact Factor 0.854)
- Dodd JM, Dare M, Middleton P.
Treatment for women with postpartum iron deficiency anaemia (Review), in Cochrane
Database Syst Rev 2004(4);CD004222.
- Dodd JM, Crowther CA, Huertas E, Guise
J, Horey D. Planned elective repeat caesarean section versus planned vaginal
birth for women with a previous caesarean birth (Review), in Cochrane Database
Syst Rev 2004(4);CD004224.
- Dodd JM, Anderson E, Gates S Surgical techniques
for the uterus at caesarean section (Review) in Cochrane Database Syst Rev
2004(2);CD004732.
- Dodd JM, Pearce E Rectal analgesia after caesarean section
for pain relief (Review) in Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2004(2);CD004738.
- Dodd JM, Crowther C Elective repeat caesarean birth versus induction of labour
for women with a previous caesarean birth (Review). in Cochrane Database Syst
Rev 2004(1);CD004906.
- Dodd JM, Crowther C Misoprostol for induction of
labour in the second and third trimester of pregnancy, for women with an intrauterine
fetal death or fetal anomaly (Protocol). in Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2004(3);CD004901.
- Dodd JM, Reid K Tocolysis for caesarean birth (Review). in Cochrane Database
Syst Rev 2004(4);CD004944.
- Dodd JM, Robinson JS Commentary: Public and
private intervention rates in obstetric practice. Australian Health Review
2004; 27(2):10-13.
- Dodd JM, Crowther CA. Vaginal birth after caesarean
section: a survey of practice in Australia and New Zealand. Australian and
New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2003;43(2):226-231. (Impact
Factor 0.854)
- Dodd JM, Robinson JS, Crowther CA, Chan A. Stillbirth and
neonatal outcomes in South Australia, 1991-2000. American Journal of Obstetrics
and Gynecology 2003; 189:1731-1736. (Impact Factor 2.805)
- Dodd JM, Crowther
C: Elective delivery for women with a twin pregnancy from 37 weeks' gestation
(Review), in Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2003(1);CD003582.
- Dodd JM, Crowther
CA. Reduction of the number of fetuses for women with triplet and higher order
multiple pregnancies (Review), in Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2003(2);CD003932.
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