Professor Michael Peek
MB BS BSc(MED) PhD FRANZCOG FRCOG CMFM DDU
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology & Associate Dean (Health Precinct Planning)
ANU College of Health and Medicine
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Areas of expertise
- Paediatrics And Reproductive Medicine 1114
- Foetal Development And Medicine 111401
- Obstetrics And Gynaecology 111402
- Clinical Sciences 1103
Research interests
Medical disorders in pregnancy particularly pre-eclampsia, diabetes, heart disease and asthma
Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
Obesity in pregnancy
Publications
- Yakob, N, Peek, M & Quinlivan, J 2021, 'Vitamin B3 levels in women who experience first�trimester miscarriage', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, vol. 61, no. 3, pp. 478-483.
- Ovadia, C, Sajous, J, Seed, P et al. 2021, 'Ursodeoxycholic acid in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis', The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
- Pollock, W, Peek, M, Wang, A et al. 2020, 'Eclampsia in Australia and New Zealand: A prospective population-based study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 533-540.
- Robijn, A, Barker, D, Gibson, P et al. 2020, 'Factors Associated with Nonadherence to Inhaled Corticosteroids for Asthma During Pregnancy', The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, vol. -, no. -, pp. -.
- Jensen, M, Barrett, H, Peek, M et al. 2020, 'Maternal asthma and gestational diabetes mellitus: Exploration of potential associations', Obstetric Medicine, vol. Online.
- Sullivan, E, Vaughan, G, Li, Z et al. 2020, 'The high prevalence and impact of rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy in First Nations populations in a high-income setting: a prospective cohort study', BJOG - an international journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, vol. 127, no. 1, pp. 47-56.
- Randall, D, Patterson, J, Gallimore, F et al. 2019, 'Haemoglobin trajectories during pregnancy and associated outcomes using pooled maternity and hospitalization data from two tertiary hospitals', Vox Sanguinis, vol. 114, no. 8, pp. 842-852.
- McGuane, J, Grlj, L & Peek, M 2019, 'Obesity, gestational diabetes and macrosomia are associated with increasing rates of early-term induction of labour at The Canberra Hospital', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 59, no. 2, pp. 215-220.
- Robijn, A, Jensen, M, Gibson, P et al. 2019, 'Trends in asthma self-management skills and inhaled corticosteroid use during pregnancy and postpartum from 2004 to 2017', Journal of Asthma, vol. 56, no. 6, pp. 594-602pp.
- Hu, M, Eviston, D, Hsu, P et al. 2019, 'Decreased maternal serum acetate and impaired fetal thymic and regulatory T cell development in preeclampsia', Nature Communications, vol. 10, pp. -.
- Vaughan, G, Dawson, A, Peek, M et al. 2019, 'Standardizing clinical care measures of rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy: A qualitative synthesis', Birth, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 560-573.
- Safi, N, Sullivan, E, Li, Z et al. 2019, 'Serious kidney disease in pregnancy: an Australian national cohort study protocol', BMC Nephrology, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 7 (Article number: 230).
- Vaughan, G, Vaughan, G, Dawson, A et al. 2019, 'Better Care for Pregnant Women With RHD: What Works?', CSANZ 3rd Indigenous Cardiovascular Health Conference 2019, ed. A. R. Denniss, Elsevier Australia, Sydney, Australia, pp. S43.
- Sullivan, E, Sullivan, E, Vaughan, G et al. 2019, 'Epidemiology of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Pregnancy in ANZ', CSANZ 3rd Indigenous Cardiovascular Health Conference 2019, ed. A. R. Denniss, Elsevier Australia, Sydney, Australia, pp. S44.
- Vaughan, G, Vaughan, G, Dawson, A et al. 2019, 'Better Care for Pregnant Women With RHD: What Works?', CSANZ 3rd Indigenous Cardiovascular Health Conference 2019, ed. A. R. Denniss, Elsevier Australia, Sydney, Australia, pp. S43.
- Sullivan, E, Sullivan, E, Vaughan, G et al. 2019, 'Epidemiology of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Pregnancy in ANZ', CSANZ 3rd Indigenous Cardiovascular Health Conference 2019, ed. A. R. Denniss, Elsevier Australia, Sydney, Australia, pp. S44.
- Kennedy, N, Quinton, A, Peek, M et al. 2018, 'A novel evaluation of density differences in subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue layers in pregnancy using elastography', Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 227-233.
- Kennedy, N, Quinton, A, Peek, M et al. 2018, 'Anthropometric and ultrasound measures of maternal adiposity in the first trimester of pregnancy', Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 147-155.
- Crowther, C, Ashwood, P, Andersen, C et al. 2018, 'Maternal intramuscular dexamethasone versus betamethasone before preterm birth (ASTEROID): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised controlled trial', The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, vol. 3, no. 11, pp. 769-780.
- Gardiner PhD, F, McCuaig, R, Arthur, C et al. 2018, 'The prevalence and pregnancy outcomes of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: A retrospective clinical audit review', Obstetric Medicine, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 123-128.
- Kennedy, N, Quinton, A, Gosby, A et al. 2018, 'Relationship between early pregnancy nutrition and abdominal subcutaneous fat [Meeting abstract]', Pregnancy Hypertension: An International Journal of Women's Cardiovascular Health, vol. 13, no. Supplement 1, pp. S60.
- Daly, A, Pineda, M, Nanan, R et al. 2018, 'Determination of Fetal Fat Distribution in Pregnancy and its Correlation with Maternal Subcutaneous Fat and BMI', Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting, ed. Caroline de Costa, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 49-49.
- Belton, S, Kruske, S, Jackson Pulver, L et al. 2018, 'Rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy: How can health services adapt to the needs of Indigenous women? A qualitative study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 58, no. 4, pp. 425-431pp.
- Dawson, A, Krastev, Y, Parsonage, W et al. 2018, 'Experiences of women with cardiac disease in pregnancy: a systematic review and metasynthesis', BMJ Open, vol. 8, no. 9, pp. 12pp.
- Simmons, D, Hague, W, Teede, H et al. 2018, 'Hyperglycaemia in early pregnancy: the Treatment of Booking Gestational diabetes Mellitus (TOBOGM) study. A randomised controlled trial', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 209, no. 9, pp. 405-406pp.
- Vaughan, G, Tune, K, Peek, M et al. 2018, 'Rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy: strategies and lessons learnt implementing a population-based study in Australia', International Health, vol. 10, no. 6, pp. 480-489.
- Kennedy, N, Quinton, A, Robledo, K et al. 2018, 'Elastography: A novel evaluation of abdominal subcutaneous fat in pregnancy [MEETING ABSTRACT]', Pregnancy Hypertension: An International Journal of Women's Cardiovascular Health, vol. 13, no. Supplement 1, pp. S60.
- Patterson, J, Nippita, T, Randall, D et al. 2018, 'Outcomes associated with transfusion in low-risk women with obstetric haemorrhage', Vox Sanguinis, vol. 113, no. 7, pp. 678-685.
- Belton, S, Kruske, S, Jackson Pulver, L et al. 2018, Culturally competent care of pregnant Indigenous women with rheumatic heart disease -short video synopsis.
- Lockhart, F, Liu, A, Champion, B et al. 2017, 'The effect of cigarette smoking during Pregnancy on endocrine Pancreatic Function and Fetal growth: a Pilot study', Frontiers in Public Health, vol. 5, pp. Article 314.
- Sridar, P, Kumar, A, Li, C et al. 2017, 'Automatic Measurement of Thalamic Diameter in 2-D Fetal Ultrasound Brain Images Using Shape Prior Constrained Regularized Level Sets', IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 1069-1078pp.
- Muttusamy, T, Ma, A, Sinnerbrink, I et al. 2017, 'Prenatal sonographic features of cranioectodermal dysplasia', Prenatal Diagnosis, vol. 37, no. 6, pp. 628-630pp..
- Farquhar, C, Li, Z, Lensen, S et al 2017, 'Incidence, risk factors and perinatal outcomes for placenta accreta in Australia and New Zealand: A case-control study', BMJ Open, vol. 7, no. 10, pp. e017713-e017713.
- Padmanabhan, S, Lee, V, Mclean, M et al. 2017, 'The association of falling insulin requirements with maternal biomarkers and placental dysfunction: A prospective study of women with preexisting diabetes in pregnancy', Diabetes Care, vol. 40, no. 10, pp. 1323-1330pp.
- Kennedy, N, Quinton, A, Brown, C et al. 2017, 'Changes in maternal abdominal subcutaneous fat layers using ultrasound: A longitudinal study', Obesity Research and Clinical Practice, vol. 11, no. 6, pp. 655-664pp.
- Kennedy, N, Peek, M, Quinton, A et al 2016, 'Maternal abdominal subcutaneous fat thickness as a predictor for adverse pregnancy outcome: A longitudinal cohort study', BJOG - an international journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, vol. 123, no. 2, pp. 225-232.
- Murphy, V, Jensen, M, Mattes, J et al 2016, 'The Breathing for Life Trial: A randomised controlled trial of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO)-based management of asthma during pregnancy and its impact on perinatal outcomes and infant and childhood respiratory health', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 111-111.
- Sullivan, E, Dickinson, J, Vaughan, G et al 2015, 'Maternal super-obesity and perinatal outcomes in Australia: A national population-based cohort study', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 322-322.
- Eviston, D, Minaryan, A, Mann, K et al 2015, 'Altered fetal head growth in preeclampsia: a retrospective cohort proof-of-concept study', Frontiers in Pediatrics, vol. 3, no. 83, pp. 1-5.
- Sullivan, E, Dickinson, J, Vaughan, G et al. 2015, 'Maternal super-obesity and perinatal outcomes in Australia: a national population-based cohort study', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 322-322.
- McDonnell, N, Knight, M, Peek, M et al. 2015, 'Amniotic fluid embolism: An Australian-New Zealand population-based study', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 1-7.
- Tripp, N, Hainey, K, Liu, A et al 2014, 'An emerging model of maternity care: Smartphone, midwife, doctor?', Women and Birth, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 64-67.
- Hsu, P, Santner-Nanan, B, Joung, S et al 2014, 'Expansion of CD4(+)HLA-G(+) T Cell in Human Pregnancy is Impaired in Pre-eclampsia', American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, vol. 71, no. 3, pp. 217-228.
- Santner-Nanan, B, Straubinger, K, Hsu, P et al 2013, 'Fetal-maternal alignment of regulatory T cells correlates with IL-10 and Bcl-2 upregulation in pregnancy', Journal of Immunology, vol. 191, no. 1, pp. 145-153.
- Peek, M, Bajuk, B, Martin, A et al 2013, 'Hypertensive disease of pregnancy is associated with decreased risk for respiratory distress syndrome in moderate preterm neonates', Hypertension in Pregnancy, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 169-177.
- Peek, M, Kirby, A, Quinton, A et al 2012, 'Flow-mediated dilatation assessment in women with preeclampsia compared to women with gestational hypertension', Hypertension in Pregnancy, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 377-386.
- Suresh, A, Liu, A, Poulton, A et al 2012, 'Comparison of maternal abdominal subcutaneous fat thickness and body mass index as markers for pregnancy outcomes: A stratified cohort study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 52, no. 5, pp. 420-426.
- Eviston, D, Quinton, A, Benzie, R et al 2012, 'Impaired fetal thymic growth precedes clinical preeclampsia: A case-control study', Journal of Reproductive Immunology, vol. 94, no. 2, pp. 183-189.
- Delsing, C, Van Den Wittenboer, E, Liu, A et al 2011, 'The relationship between maternal opiate use, amphetamine use and smoking on fetal growth', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 51, no. 5, pp. 446-451.
- Mohamed, N, Eviston, D, Quinton, A et al 2011, 'Smaller fetal thymuses in pre-eclampsia: A prospective cross-sectional study', Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 410-415.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- The Breathing for Life Trial: a randomised trial of fractional exhaled nitric oxide based management of asthma during pregnancy and its impact on perinatal outcomes and infant and childhood respiratory health (Secondary Investigator)
- The Treatment of Booking Gestational diabetes Mellitus Study: The TOBOGM study (Secondary Investigator)
