Publications
2023
Omega-3 Fatty Acids During Pregnancy
Gray NL, Stoodley I, Wood LG, Collins CE, Brown LJ, Rae KM, Pringle KG, Schumacher TL, the Gomeroi Gaaynggal Advisory Committee. Omega-3 Fatty Acids during Pregnancy in Indigenous Australian Women of the Gomeroi Gaaynggal Cohort. Nutrients. 2023; 15(8):1943.
2021
Nutrient intake from food and supplements during pregnancy
Beringer M, Schumacher T, Keogh L, Sutherland K, Knox P, Herden J, Brown L & Rae K 2021. Nutritional adequacy and the role of supplements in the diets of Indigenous Australian women during pregnancy. Midwifery 93.
Maternal diet influences fetal growth but not fetal kidney volume in an Australian Indigenous pregnancy cohort
Lee YQ, Lumbers ER, Schumacher TL, Collins CE, Rae KM, Pringle KG & Committee GGA 2021. Maternal diet influences fetal growth but not fetal kidney volume in an Australian Indigenous pregnancy cohort. Nutrients 13 569.
First foods of infants in the Gomeroi Gaaynggal Study
Onifade OM, Pringle KG, Rollo ME, Collins CE, Schumacher T, Rae KM & The Gomeroi Gaaynggal Advisory Committee 2021. Dietary intake of Indigenous Australian infants and young children in the Gomeroi Gaaynggal cohort. Nutrition & Dietetics 1-11.
Psychological stress in pregnant First Nations women
Mah, B.L., Brown, A., Eades, S. et al. Psychological Distress, Stressful Life Events and Social Disadvantage in Pregnant Indigenous Australian Women Residing in Rural and Remote NSW: a Longitudinal Cohort Study. J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 9, 2197–2207 (2022).
2020
Contraceptive use in Aboriginal Australian women
Schumacher TL, Frawley J, Pringle KG, Keogh L, Sutherland K, Herden J, Knox P, Loxton D & Rae KM 2020 Contraception usage and the desired number of offspring of Indigenous women from the Gomeroi lands. Australian Journal of Rural Health 28 360-365.
What did we find?
•Most women said that 2-3 years was an ideal break between children.
•Many women were happy with their family size.
•Many women who did not use contraception also did not want more children.
•The most popular contraception choices were; condoms, contraceptive pills and long acting reversible contraception.
Factors influencing contraceptive use in Aboriginal Australian people
Coombe J, Anderson AE, Townsend N, Rae KM, Gilbert S, Keogh L, Corby C & Loxton D 2020. Factors influencing contraceptive use or non-use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: A systematic review and narrative synthesis. Reproductive Health 17 155.
What is this review about?
This is a review of what we already know about factors that influence contraceptive use in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Assessing what is already known about how Aboriginal Australians may choose to use or not use contraceptives is important because it will help us to see if there are any gaps in the knowledge that need to be filled so that we can fully understand the topic and help healthcare workers to provide healthcare that completely matches community needs.
2019
Weight gain during pregnancy in Aboriginal Australian women
Schumacher TL, Weatherall L, Keogh L, Sutherland K, Collins CE, Pringle KG & Rae KM 2019. Characterizing gestational weight gain in a cohort of Indigenous Australian women. Midwifery 74 148-156.
The effect of being overweight during pregnancy on the child’s kidney function
Lee YQ, Lumbers ER, Oldmeadow C, Collins CE, Johnson V, Keogh L, Sutherland K, Gordon A, Smith R, Rae KM, et al. 2019. The relationship between maternal adiposity during pregnancy and fetal kidney development and kidney function in infants: The Gomeroi Gaaynggal study. Physiological reports 7 e14227.
What did we find?
•Women who were obese had bigger babies. However, the size of the baby’s kidneys did not increase to match the size of the baby.
•Obesity did not affect kidney function in children.
Stress during pregnancy and its effect on pregnancy outcomes
Mah BL, Pringle KG, Weatherall L, Keogh L, Schumacher T, Eades S, Brown A, Lumbers ER, Roberts CT, Diehm C, et al. 2019. Pregnancy stress, healthy pregnancy and birth outcomes – the need for early preventative approaches in pregnant Australian Indigenous women: A prospective longitudinal cohort study. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease 10 31-38.
Undernutrition during pregnancy and the child’s kidney function; a summary of scientific articles
Lee YQ, Beckett EL, Sculley DV, Rae KM, Collins CE & Pringle KG 2019. Relationship between maternal global nutrient restriction during pregnancy and offspring kidney structure and function: A systematic review of animal studies. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology 316 F1227-F1235.
Obesity and diabetes in mums during pregnancy and the effect on the child’s kidney function; a summary of scientific articles
Lee YQ, Collins CE, Gordon A, Rae KM & Pringle KG 2019. The relationship between maternal obesity and diabetes during pregnancy on offspring kidney structure and function in humans: A systematic review. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease 10 406-419.
What did we find?
•There was a higher amount of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy than in the general population.
•There was a higher number of babies born early and/or with a low birth weight.
The effect of obesity in mothers during pregnancy, preterm (early) birth and/or estimated birth weights on the chances of children becoming overweight in early childhood
Pringle KG, Lee YQ, Weatherall L, Keogh L, Diehm C, Roberts CT, Eades S, Brown A, Smith R, Lumbers ER, et al. 2019. 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. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease 10 39-47.
What did we find?
•Women with higher blood sugar levels in pregnancy had babies who were larger at birth.
•Women who had higher levels of fat compared to muscle had children who were larger at birth and were bigger in early childhood.
•Children who were born premature (early) had higher Body Mass Indexes (BMIs) when they reached childhood, than those who were born at term.
What did we find?
•We found that the current papers that use animal studies suggest that under nutrition in mums during pregnancy negatively affects their baby’s kidneys.
•There aren’t many studies using larger animals so more of these are needed.
What did we find?
•From looking at all the studies so far, we found that there is evidence that obesity or diabetes in mums during pregnancy impacts their children’s kidney development and increases their risk of kidney disease later in life.
•However, we also found that there needs to be more studies on this so that we can get a better idea of what is going on.
2018
Physical activity of children with a disability, who live in the country
Wakely L, Langham J, Johnston C & Rae K 2018 Physical activity of rurally residing children with a disability: A survey of parents and carers. Disability and Health Journal 11 31-35.
Proteins in the urine of Aboriginal and non-Indigenous Australian’s
Pringle KG, De Meaultsart CC, Sykes SD, Weatherall LJ, Keogh L, Clausen DC, Dekker GA, Smith R, Roberts CT, Rae KM, et al. 2018 Urinary angiotensinogen excretion in Australian Indigenous and non-Indigenous pregnant women. Pregnancy Hypertension 12 110-117.
There are differences between the diet of pregnant Aboriginal Australian women and the Australian dietary guidelines
Lee YQ, Collins CE, Schumacher TL, Weatherall LJ, Keogh L, Sutherland K, Gordon A, Rae KM & Pringle KG 2018 Disparities exist between the dietary intake of Indigenous Australian women during pregnancy and the Australian dietary guidelines: The Gomeroi Gaaynggal study. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics 31 473-485.
The growth of baby’s kidneys while in mum’s belly and their weight at birth in Aboriginal Australians
Diehm CJ, Lumbers ER, Weatherall L, Keogh L, Eades S, Brown A, Smith R, Johnson V, Pringle KG & Rae KM 2018 Assessment of fetal kidney growth and birth weight in an Indigenous Australian cohort. Frontiers in Physiology 8.
Parents perspectives about the physical activity of children with a disability, who live in the country
Robinson T, Wakely L, Marquez J, Rae K. Surviving, not thriving: a qualitative analysis of parents' perceptions of physical activity participation for rurally residing children with a disability. Rural and Remote Health 2018; 18: 4536.
Nutrition during pregnancy and the child’s kidney function; a summary of scientific articles
Lee YQ, Collins CE, Gordon A, Rae KM & Pringle KG 2018 The relationship between maternal nutrition during pregnancy and offspring kidney structure and function in humans: A systematic review. Nutrients 10 241.
2017
Using a mobile phone app to look at the diet of pregnant women
Ashman AM, Collins CE, Brown LJ, Rae KM & Rollo ME 2017 Validation of a smartphone image-based dietary assessment method for pregnant women. Nutrients 9 73.
Could using ‘personalised medicine’ be a way to improve the health of Aboriginal Australians?
Rae KM, Grimson S & Pringle KG 2017 Personalised medicine: A new approach to improving health in Indigenous Australian populations. Public Health Genomics 20 58-62.
Fats and markers of inflammation in pregnant Aboriginal Australian women
Schumacher TL, Oldmeadow C, Clausen D, Weatherall L, Keogh L, Pringle KG & Rae KM 2017 Reference intervals for non-fasting CVD lipids and inflammation markers in pregnant Indigenous Australian women. Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) 5 72.
PTSD in pregnant Aboriginal Australian women
Mah B, Weatherall L, Burrows J, Blackwell CC, Gwynn J, Wadhwa P, Lumbers ER, Smith R & Rae KM 2017 Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in pregnant Australian Indigenous women residing in rural and remote New South Wales: A cross-sectional descriptive study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 57 520-525.
2016
Student and graduate cultural experiences with the Gomeroi Gaaynggal arts health program
Rae K, Bohringer E, Ashman A, Brown L & Collins C 2016 Cultural experiences of student and new-graduate dietitians in the Gomeroi Gaaynggal artshealth program: A quality assurance project. Health Promotion Journal of Australia 27 162-166.
Carers of Aboriginal Australian children
Mah B & Rae KM 2016 Carers of Indigenous children: Services and systems failure? Where to next? Medical Journal of Australia 205 19-20.
Diets and body measurements of Aboriginal Australian women and children
Ashman AM, Collins CE, Weatherall LJ, Keogh L, Brown LJ, Rollo ME, Smith R & Rae KM 2016 Dietary intakes and anthropometric measures of Indigenous Australian women and their infants in the Gomeroi Gaaynggal cohort. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease 7 481-497.
The Gomeroi Gaaynggal Study
Ashman AM, Collins CE, Weatherall L, Brown LJ, Rollo ME, Clausen D, Blackwell CC, Pringle KG, Attia J, Smith R, et al. 2016 A cohort of Indigenous Australian women and their children through pregnancy and beyond: The Gomeroi Gaaynggal study. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease 7 357-368.
The art of pregnancy
Pringle KG and Rae KR 2016. The art of pregnancy. Australasian Science Magazine.
Examples of how doll-making can express well-being in Aboriginal Australian culture
Kandasamy S, Anand S, Wahi G, Wells K, Pringle KG, Weatherall L, Keogh L, Bailey J, & Rae K. 2016 Re-stitching and strengthening community: Three global examples of how doll-making translates into well-being in Indigenous cultures. Journal of Applied Arts and Health. 7 55-75.
A tool that can be used to measure diet and guide nutrition counselling in pregnant women
Ashman AM, Collins CE, Brown LJ, Rae KM, Rollo ME 2016. A Brief Tool to Assess Image-Based Dietary Records and Guide Nutrition Counselling Among Pregnant Women: An Evaluation. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 4 e123.
2015-2009
The Gomeroi Gaaynggal Cohort
Pringle KG, Weatherall L, Corbisier de Meaultsart C, Keogh L, Sands, Blackwell CC, Hall S, Clausen D, Apen K, Hollebone K, Roberts CT, Eades S, Brown A, Wadhwa PD, Collins CE, Smith R, Lumbers ER & Rae K 2015. The Gomeroi Gaaynggal Cohort: A Preliminary Study of the Maternal Determinants of Pregnancy Outcomes in Indigenous Australian Women. J Preg Child Health 2 211.
Kidney disease in Aboriginal Australians extends poverty
Smith R and Pringle KG 2013. Kidney disease in Aboriginal Australians perpetuates poverty. The Conversation.
Effect of inflammation in mums and cigarette smoke on their baby’s birth weight and delivery early (preterm) in Aboriginal Australian women
Pringle KG, Rae K, Weatherall L, Hall S, Burns C, Smith R, Lumbers ER & Blackwell CC 2015. Effects of maternal inflammation and exposure to cigarette smoke on birth weight and delivery of preterm babies in a cohort of Indigenous Australian women. Frontiers in Immunology 6.
Wearing someone else’s shoes
Rae K 2010. Wearing someone else's shoes. Medical Humanities 36 40-42.
The Gomeroi Gaaynggal Study tackles kidney disease in the Aboriginal Australian community
Rae KM, Weatherall L, Blackwell CC, Pringle KG, Smith R, Lumbers ER 2014. Long Conversations: Gomeroi Gaanynggal tackles renal disease in the Indigenous community. Australasian Epidemiologist 21 44-48.
The birth of Gomeroi Gaaynggal
Rae K, Weatherall L, Smith R & Mackay P 2009. The birth of Gomeroi Gaaynggal. Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal 33 3-5.