About Us
We are a team of researchers from the University of Auckland. We are obstetricians, midwives, sleep specialists, statisticians, research assistants, PhD students, and medical students.
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Kathleen Antony
Associate Professor of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Obstetrician
No Merikana ahau.
Ko Wisconsin te kāinga.
Ko Oconomowoc te awa.
He Tangata Tiriti ahau.
He Kairangahau
obstetrician ahau i
Waipapa Taumata Rau.
Ko Katie Antony toku
ingoa.
Antalya Stevens
Research Assistant
Hayley Ngo
Research Assistant & Medical Student at University of Otago with an interest in wāhine health
Ngaire Anderson
Senior Lecturer
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
University of Auckland
Obstetrician at Waitemata
Robin Cronin
Research Midwife and Lecturer
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
University of Auckland
Midwife at Middlemore
Kara Okesene-Gafa
Head of Pacific Health
University of Auckland School of Medicine and Public Health
Obstetrician at Middlemore
William Good
Respiratory and Sleep Consultant
Senior Lecturer
Sleep Specialist at Middlemore Hospital, Department of Medicine
PhD Candidate,
University of Auckland
Meghan Hill
Senior Lecturer, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
University of Auckland
Obstetrician at Auckland
Shania Kumar
Medical Student Researcher
University of Auckland
Charlotte Oyston
Senior Lecturer
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
University of Auckland
Obstetrician at Middlemore
John Thompson
Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
University of Auckland
Andrew Veale
Sleep Specialist in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine
New Zealand Respiratory and Sleep Institute
&
Middlemore Hospital
Our team has done prior studies on sleep during pregnancy, both locally and abroad
Anderson, N.H., Gordon, A., Li, M., Cronin, R. S., Thompson, J. M. D., Raynes-Greenow, C. H., Heazell, A. E. P., Stacey, T., Culling, V. M., Wilson, J., Askie, L. M., Mitchell, E. A., & McCowan, L. M. E. (2019). Association of Supine Going-to-Sleep Position in Late Pregnancy with Reduced Birth Weight: A Secondary Analysis of an Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis. JAMA Network Open, 2(10). https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.12614
Anderson, N.H., Sadler, L. C., Stewart, A. W., Fyfe, E. M., & McCowan, L. M. E. (2012). Ethnicity, body mass index and risk of pre-eclampsia in a multiethnic New Zealand population. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 52(6), 552–558. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1479-828X.2012.01475.x
Antony, K. M., Agrawal, A., Arndt, M. E., Murphy, A. M., Alapat, P. M., Guntupalli, K. K., & Aagaard, K. M. (2014a). Association of adverse perinatal outcomes with screening measures of obstructive sleep apnea. Journal of Perinatology, 34(6), 441–448.
Antony, K. M., Agrawal, A., Arndt, M. E., Murphy, A. M., Alapat, P. M., Guntupalli, K. K., & Aagaard, K. M. (2014b). Obstructive sleep apnea in pregnancy: reliability of prevalence and prediction estimates. Journal of Perinatology, 34(8), 587–593. https://doi.org/10.1038/jp.2014.48
Antony, K. M., Jacobson, N. M., Rice, A. L., Wiedmer, A. M., Mourey, H., & Bazalakova, M. (2021). Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy : Early Lessons From Our Sleep Pregnancy Clinic. WMJ, E1, 1–7.
Antony, K. M., Rice, A. L., Bajaj, S., Wiedmer, A., Jacobson, N., Nick, J., Eichmann, A., Stanic, A., & Bazalakova, M. H. (2023). Determinants of non-completion of sleep apnea testing during pregnancy. Frontiers in Sleep, 2, 1–9. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.3389/frsle.2023.1144213
Bajaj, S., Rice, A. L., White, P., Wiedmer, A. M., Jacobson, N. M., Jones, N. R., Bazalakova, M. H., & Antony, K. M. (2023). Clinical application of a previously validated pregnancy-specific screening tool for sleep apnea in a cohort with a high prevalence of obesity. Sleep Medicine: X, 5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleepx.2023.100061
Bui, L. M., Bazalakova, M., Antony, K. M., & Cooney, L. G. (2022). Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Another Condition to Screen for in Women with Infertility. Women, 2(1), 56–63. https://doi.org/10.3390/women2010006
Cronin, R. S., Chelimo, C., Mitchell, E. A., Okesene-Gafa, K., Thompson, J. M. D., Taylor, R. S., Hutchison, B. L., & McCowan, L. M. E. (2017). Survey of maternal sleep practices in late pregnancy in a multi-ethnic sample in South Auckland, New Zealand. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 17(1), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-017-1378-5
Cronin, R. S., Li, M., Thompson, J. M. D., Gordon, A., Raynes-Greenow, C. H., Heazell, A. E. P., Stacey, T., Culling, V. M., Bowring, V., Anderson, N.H., O’Brien, L. M., Mitchell, E. A., Askie, L. M., & McCowan, L. M. E. (2019). An Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis of Maternal Going-to-Sleep Position, Interactions with Fetal Vulnerability, and the Risk of Late Stillbirth. EClinicalMedicine, 10, 49–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2019.03.014
Cronin, R. S., Thompson, J. M. D., Taylor, R. S., Wilson, J., Falloon, K. F., Skelton, S., Brown, E., Culling, V. M., Mitchell, E. A., & McCowan, L. M. E. (2021). Modification of maternal late pregnancy sleep position: A survey evaluation of a New Zealand public health campaign. BMJ Open, 11(5), 3–5. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047681
Cronin, R. S., Wilson, J., Gordon, A., Li, M., Culling, V. M., Raynes-Greenow, C. H., Heazell, A. E. P., Stacey, T., Askie, L. M., Mitchell, E. A., Thompson, J. M. D., McCowan, L. M. E., & O’Brien, L. M. (2020). Associations between symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing and maternal sleep patterns with late stillbirth: Findings from an individual participant data meta-analysis. PLoS ONE, 15(3), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230861
Hutchison, B. L., Stone, P. R., McCowan, L. M. E., Stewart, A. W., Thompson, J. M. D., & Mitchell, E. a. (2012). A postal survey of maternal sleep in late pregnancy. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 12(1), 144. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-12-144
Larson, J. M., Bazalakova, M. H., Godecker, A., Cooney, L., DelBeccaro, M., Aagaard, K. M., & Antony, K. M. (2023). Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Risk of Miscarriage. Reproductive Medicine, 4(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.3390/reprodmed4010001
Larson, J. M., Bazalakova, M. H., Godecker, A., DelBeccaro, M., Aagaard, K. M., & Antony, K. M. (2022). Shift work and sleep duration are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes in a predominantly Latinx population with high rates of obesity. PLoS ONE, 17(8 August). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272218
Li, M., Thompson, J. M. D., Cronin, R. S., Gordon, A., Raynes-Greenow, C., Heazell, A. E. P., Stacey, T., Culling, V., Bowring, V., Mitchell, E. A., McCowan, L. M. E., & Askie, L. (2018). The Collaborative IPD of Sleep and Stillbirth (Cribss): Is maternal going-to-sleep position a risk factor for late stillbirth and does maternal sleep position interact with fetal vulnerability? An individual participant data meta-analysis study protocol. BMJ Open, 8(4), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020323
Martin, H., Antony, K. M., & Kumar, S. (2020). Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy – Development, Impact and Potential Mechanisms. Journal of Women’s Health and Development, 03(04). https://doi.org/10.26502/fjwhd.2644-28840053
McCowan, L. M. E., Thompson, J. M. D., Cronin, R. S., Li, M., Stacey, T., Stone, P. R., Lawton, B. A., Ekeroma, A. J., & Mitchell, E. A. (2017). Going to sleep in the supine position is a modifiable risk factor for late pregnancy stillbirth; Findings from the New Zealand multicentre stillbirth case-control study. PLoS ONE, 12(6), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179396
McIntyre, J. P. R., Ingham, C. M., Hutchinson, B. L., Thompson, J. M. D., McCowan, L. M., Stone, P. R., Veale, A. G., Cronin, R., Stewart, A. W., Ellyett, K. M., & Mitchell, E. A. (2016). A description of sleep behaviour in healthy late pregnancy, and the accuracy of self-reports. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 16(1), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-016-0905-0
Olivarez, S. A. A., Ferres, M., Antony, K. M., Mattewal, A., Maheshwari, B., Sangi-haghpeykar, H., Ph, D., & Aagaard-Tillery, K. (2011). Obstructive sleep apnea screening in pregnancy, perinatal outcomes, and impact of maternal obesity. Am J Perinatol, 28(8), 651–658. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0031-1276740
Rice, A. L., Bajaj, S., Wiedmer, A. M., Jacobson, N., Stanic, A. K., Antony, K. M., & Bazalakova, M. H. (2022). Continuous positive airway pressure treatment of obstructive sleep apnea and hypertensive complications in high-risk pregnancy. Sleep and Breathing, 0123456789. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-022-02669-0
Song, R., Mishra, J. S., Dangudibiyyam, S. V., Antony, K. M., Baker, T. L., Watters, J. J., & Kumar, S. (2022). Gestational Intermittent Hypoxia Induces Sex-Specific Impairment in Endothelial Mechanisms and Sex Steroid Hormone Levels in Male Rat Offspring. Reproductive Science, 29(5), 1531–1541.
Stacey, T., Thompson, J. M. D., Mitchell, E. A., Ekeroma, A. J., Zuccollo, J. M., & McCowan, L. M. E. (2011). Association between maternal sleep practices and risk of late stillbirth: A case-control study. Bmj, 342(7811), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d3403
Stacey, T., Thompson, J. M., Mitchell, E. A., Ekeroma, A. J., Zuccollo, J. M., & McCowan, L. M. (2012). Association Between Maternal Sleep Practices and Risk of Late Stillbirth. Obstetric Anesthesia Digest, 32(2), 121–122. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.aoa.0000414105.79761.03
