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These selected publications highlight the major themes of research at Mercy Perinatal. Further information on individual researchers and Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research at the University of Melbourne can be found here.

Maternal circulating SPINT1 is reduced in small-for-gestational age pregnancies at 26 weeks: Growing up in Singapore towards health outcomes (GUSTO) cohort study

Kaitu'u-Lino TJ, Tong S, Walker SP, MacDonald TM, Cannon P, Nguyen TV, Sadananthan SA, Tint MT, Ong YY, Ling LS, Gluckma...
Clinical tools and biomarkers to predict preeclampsia

MacDonald TM, Walker SP, Hannan NJ, Tong S, Kaitu'u-Lino TJ. EBioMedicine. 2022 Jan;75:103780. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.202...
Reduced circulating NrCAM as a biomarker for fetal growth restriction

Bartho LA, Walker SP, Idzes D, Heazell AEP, Higgins LE, Sferruzzi-Perri AN, Hannan NJ, Cluver CA, Bergman L, Wong GP, Ka...
The Fetal Region-specific Optimized Growth Standard (FROGS)—A fetal and birthweight centile calculator validated in a national population

Pritchard NL, Tong S, MacDonald T, McCarthy E, Hui L, Bethune M, Gordon HG, Hastie R, Keenan E, Permezel M, Walker SP, L...
Slowing fetal growth velocity from the mid-trimester may signal increased risks of perinatal morbidity and mortality: a retrospective cohort study

Jamieson-Grigg C, Kalinowski P, Tong S, Turner E, Banting SA, Walker SP, MacDonald TM. BMC Med. 2025 May 28;23(1):298...
Reduced growth velocity from the mid-trimester is associated with placental insufficiency in fetuses born at a normal birthweight

Kennedy LM, Tong S, Robinson AJ, Hiscock RJ, Hui L, Dane KM, Middleton AL, Walker SP, MacDonald TM. BMC Med. 2020 Dec...
Position statement from the International Society for Prenatal Diagnosis on the use of non-invasive prenatal testing for the detection of fetal chromosomal conditions in singleton pregnancies

Hui L, Ellis K, Mayen D, Pertile MD, Reimers R, Sun L, Vermeesch J, Vora NL, Chitty LS. Prenat Diagn. 2023 Jun;43(7):...
Guidelines for reproductive genetic carrier screening for cystic fibrosis, fragile X syndrome and spinal muscular atrophy

Kirk E, Mundy L, Lee E, Lundie B, Laing N, Archibald AD, Newson AJ, Mina K, Carpenter K, Neas K, King R, Ferrie M, Lunke...
'Screening should not be based on ability to pay': Australian healthcare providers' and consumers' perspectives on public funding for non-invasive prenatal testing

Pynaker C, Johnston M, Mills C, Vasey K, Taylor-Sands M, Bowman-Smart H, Hui L. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2025 Jun...
IVF success rates in individuals accessing preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic conditions (PGT-M): a single centre retrospective cohort study of 572 IVF cycles

Poulton A, Menezes M, Hardy T, Lewis S, Hui L. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2025 May;42(5):1567-1576. doi: 10.1007/s10815-...

Maternal circulating SPINT1 is reduced in small-for-gestational age pregnancies at 26 weeks: Growing up in Singapore towards health outcomes (GUSTO) cohort study

Clinical tools and biomarkers to predict preeclampsia

Reduced circulating NrCAM as a biomarker for fetal growth restriction

The Fetal Region-specific Optimized Growth Standard (FROGS)—A fetal and birthweight centile calculator validated in a national population

Slowing fetal growth velocity from the mid-trimester may signal increased risks of perinatal morbidity and mortality: a retrospective cohort study

Reduced growth velocity from the mid-trimester is associated with placental insufficiency in fetuses born at a normal birthweight

Position statement from the International Society for Prenatal Diagnosis on the use of non-invasive prenatal testing for the detection of fetal chromosomal conditions in singleton pregnancies

Guidelines for reproductive genetic carrier screening for cystic fibrosis, fragile X syndrome and spinal muscular atrophy

'Screening should not be based on ability to pay': Australian healthcare providers' and consumers' perspectives on public funding for non-invasive prenatal testing

IVF success rates in individuals accessing preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic conditions (PGT-M): a single centre retrospective cohort study of 572 IVF cycles

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