Professor Steve Robson
Research interests
- Long-term childhood health and developmental outcomes of caesarean delivery.
- Maternal decision-making in caesarean delivery.
- Discordance of maternal and paternal decision-making in VBAC.
- Screening for obstructive sleep apnoea in pregnancy.
- The role of periodontal pathogens in preterm birth.
- Anti-oxidant therapy for the prevention of pre-eclampsia.
Biography
Steve Robson graduate in Medicine from the University of Queensland, and completed his doctoral studies in unexplained stillbirth through the University of New South Wales.
He trained as a specialist in obstetrics and gynaecology in Adelaide and England, and was the Brown Craig Travelling Fellow to Canada in 1999. He trained in reproductive medicine through the University of Adelaide.
Steve is a Fellow of the Royal Colleges of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of both Australia and Britain. He is Founder of the charity ‘Send Hope Not Flowers.’ Steve is married with two wonderful children.
Researcher's projects
- Long-term childhood health and developmental outcomes of caesarean birth (with A/Prof Latif Mohamed, Dr Elizabeth Westrupp, and Dr Hass Vally).
- The role of anaerobic oral pathogens and inflammatory cells on placental tissue in preterm birth.
- Management of breech presentation in spontaneous preterm labour.
- Role of anti-oxidant therapy in the prevention of pre-eclampsia.
- Screening for obstructive sleep apnoea in pregnancy.
Publications
- Chinnock, M & Robson, S 2009, 'An anonymous survey of registrar training in the use of Kjelland's forceps in Australia', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 49, pp. 515-516.
- Robson, S, Laws, P & Sullivan, E 2009, 'Adverse outcomes of labour in public and private hospitals in Australia: a population-based descriptive study', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 190, no. 9, pp. 474-477.
- Robson, S, Leader, L, Dear, K et al 2009, 'Women's expectations of management in their next pregnancy after an unexplained stillbirth: an internet-based empirical study.', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 49, no. 6, pp. 642-646.
- Robson, S, Carey, A, Mishra, R et al 2008, 'Elective Caesarean delivery at maternal request: a preliminary study of motivations influencing women's decision making', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 415-420.
- Englund, M & Robson, S 2007, 'Why has the acceptance of laparoscopic hysterectomy been slow? Results of an anonymous survey of Australian gynecologists', Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 724-8.
- Robson, S 2007, 'Two cases of leiomyoma necrosis after thermal balloon endometrial ablation', Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 250-2.
- Chinnock, M & Robson, S 2007, 'Obstetric trainees' experience in vaginal breech delivery - Implications for future practice', Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 110, no. 4, pp. 900-903.
- Robson, S, Thompson, J & Ellwood, D 2006, 'Obstetric management of the next pregnancy after an unexplained stillbirth: An anonymous postal survey of Australian obstetricians', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 278-281.
- Robson, S & Ellwood, D 2003, 'Should obstetricians support a term cephalic trial?', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 43, pp. 341-343.