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Personal profile
Biography
A/Professor Miranda Davies-Tuck is the Head of Epidemiology and Clinical Trials, Hudson Institute of Medical Research and co-lead of the Pregnancy Discovery and Translation Collaborative.
She is also a Chief Investigator on the Stillbirth Centre of Research Excellence where she co-leads the Stillbirth CRE’s Equity Program.
Miranda is also the current President of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ) and executive member of the PSANZ Interdisciplinary Maternal Perinatal Australasian Collaborative Trials (IMPACT) Network.
Research interests
Miranda leads a dynamic and collaborative research program that spans the entire translational pipeline, including discovery science, epidemiology, randomised controlled trials, evidence synthesis, implementation, and evaluation.
Her work seeks to transform care, mitigating adverse events in pregnancy and guaranteeing equitable outcomes for every mother and her baby, irrespective of her background.
Current research:
Endometrial Origins of Stillbirth: This is a project aimed at better understanding the endometrium (lining of the uterus) in women who have experienced a pregnancy loss (either as a late miscarriage or preterm stillbirth) or other adverse pregnancy outcomes (placental insufficiency or preterm birth). We will compare this to the endometrium of women who have had a term, live birth. This will be achieved by collecting menstrual fluid from these women to see if we can identify differences between those who have experienced adverse pregnancy events to those who have not.
https://www.hudson.org.au/endometrial-origins-of-stillbirth-eos-study/
Your Period and Your Pregnancy: Longitudinal cohort to understand the association between a woman’s menstrual cycle and her pregnancy outcomes. Women in early pregnancy (13-15 weeks), free of known endometrial pathologies complete a validated menstrual history. Survey data is then linked with extensive clinical measures and birth outcomes. Collection and biobanking of tissue samples will also occur at birth to enable scientific studies.
PARADIGM: Personalised approaches to reducing adverse outcomes in pregnancy for migrant women
PARADIGM is a consumer, clinician, and partner co-led, multidisciplinary program that will identify, design, and evaluate strategies that target the multifactorial drivers of inequities in pregnancy care and outcomes experienced by migrant and refugee women in Australia.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Pilot of a daily fetal movement score
Bradford, B. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Davies, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Palmer, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Mol, B. (Chief Investigator (CI))
4/02/25 → 3/02/26
Project: Research
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Elucidating the role of the endometrium in predicting pregnancy outcomes
Davies, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Cousins, F. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Gargett, C. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Palmer, K. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Ellery, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Vollenhoven, B. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Gordon, A. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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SURFSUP: A Surfactant Treatment Method for Modern Neonatal Care: SURFactant by SUPraglottic Airway (The SURFSUP RCT)
Roberts, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Manley, B. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Buckmaster, A. G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Davis, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dargaville, P. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dalziel, K. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), O'Shea, J. E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Owen, L. S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Davies, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Roehr, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Goodwin, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Jardine, L. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Fan, W. Q. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Fang, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Agarwal, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Allgood, C. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Kunjunju, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Blank, D. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/07/22 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
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Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth
Flenady, V. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Ellwood, D. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Middleton, P. F. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gordon, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Homer, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Morris, J. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kumar, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Walker, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Boyle, F. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Davies, M. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/11/21 → 31/10/26
Project: Research
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PROTECT Me: Assessing Antenatal Maternal Melatonin Supplementation in Fetal Growth Restriction to Improve Neurodevelopmental Outcomes
Palmer, K. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Wallace, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Groom, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mol, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Davies, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fahey, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Anderson, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Goergen, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Pannek, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Miller, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
NHMRC - National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia)
1/01/20 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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The interplay between birth weight and intraventricular hemorrhage in very preterm neonates—a retrospective cohort study
Piscopo, B. R., Malhotra, A., Hunt, R. W., Davies-Tuck, M. L., Palmer, K. R., Sutherland, A. E., Polglase, G. R., Allison, B. J. & Miller, S. L., Apr 2025, In: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology MFM. 7, 4, 10 p., 101628.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Creatine and pregnancy outcomes: a prospective cohort study of creatine metabolism in low-risk pregnant females
de Guingand, D. L., Palmer, K. R., Callahan, D. L., Snow, R. J., Davies-Tuck, M. L. & Ellery, S. J., Mar 2024, In: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 119, 3, p. 838-849 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus) -
Economic evaluations of assisted reproductive technologies in high-income countries: a systematic review
Olive, E., Bull, C., Gordon, A., Davies-Tuck, M., Wang, R. & Callander, E., May 2024, In: Human Reproduction. 39, 5, p. 981-991 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access5 Citations (Scopus) -
Fetal Surveillance From 39 Weeks' Gestation to Reduce Stillbirth in South Asian-Born Women
Davies-Tuck, M. L., Davey, M. A., Hodges, R. L. & Wallace, E. M., 1 Mar 2024, In: Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey. 79, 3, p. 133-134 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Other › peer-review
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Investigating Menstruation and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: Oxymoron or New Frontier? A Narrative Review
Tindal, K., Cousins, F. L., Ellery, S. J., Palmer, K. R., Gordon, A., Filby, C. E., Gargett, C. E., Vollenhoven, B. & Davies-Tuck, M. L., Aug 2024, In: Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13, 15, 16 p., 4430.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
Activities
- 1 Non-HDR Supervisions
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Supervision - Honours Student
Fooladi, E. (Supervisor), Truong, M. (Supervisor) & Davies, M. (Supervisor)
2020 → 2021Activity: Other Teaching Engagements and non-HDR Supervisions › Non-HDR Supervisions