Background

Katherine commenced as a research project officer in maternal and child health at Burnet Institute while completing a Masters of Public Health at the University of Melbourne. Her areas of specialisation include health economics and economic evaluation, qualitative evidence synthesis, and gender and maternal health.

Prior to her career shift to public health, Katherine worked in economic regulation and competition policy as an assistant director at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), conducting economic and data analysis and providing policy advice on competition matters for the benefit of Australian consumers.

Positions

• 2020: International Health Project Officer, Global Women’s and Newborns Health, Burnet Institute

Qualifications

• 2020: Masters of Public Health, University of Melbourne, Australia

• 2009: Bachelor of Commerce (economics) and Bachelor of Arts (history), Monash University, Australia

Projects (5)

Current (5)

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  Cost-effectiveness evidence for maternal and perinatal health interventions

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  Cost-effectiveness of antenatal corticosteroids for women at risk of imminent preterm birth in the early preterm period in low resource countries

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  Implementing the WHO Labour Care Guide to reduce the use of Caesarean section in four hospitals in India

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  Living guidelines in maternal and perinatal health

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  WHO recommendations on antenatal corticosteroids and tocolytics for improving preterm birth outcomes

Publications (8)

2023 (2)

• Systematic review on the cost and cost-effectiveness of mHealth interventions supporting women during pregnancy.
  Carrandi A, Hu Y, Karger S, Eddy KE, Vogel JP, Harrison CL, Callander E
  Women Birth. 2023 Feb; 36(1):3-10
• Implementing the WHO Labour Care Guide to reduce the use of Caesarean section in four hospitals in India: protocol and statistical analysis plan for a pragmatic, stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized pilot trial.
  Vogel JP, Pingray V, Althabe F, Gibbons L, Berrueta M, Pujar Y, Somannavar M, Vernekar SS, Ciganda A, Rodriguez R, Welling SA, Revankar A, Bendigeri S, Kumar JA, Patil SB, Karinagannanavar A, Anteen RR, Pavithra MR, Shetty S, Latha B, Megha HM, Gaddi SS, Chikkagowdra S, Raghavendra B, Armari E, Scott N, Eddy K, Homer CSE, Goudar SS
  Reprod Health. 2023 Jan; 20(1):18

2022 (4)

• Factors affecting the use of antibiotics and antiseptics to prevent maternal infection at birth: A global mixed-methods systematic review.
  Eddy KE, Zahroh RI, Bohren MA, Bonet M, Homer CSE, Vogel JP
  PLoS One. 2022 Sep; 17(9):e0272982
• Factors influencing appropriate use of interventions for management of women experiencing preterm birth: A mixed-methods systematic review and narrative synthesis.
  Zahroh RI, Hazfiarini A, Eddy KE, Vogel JP, Tunçalp Ӧ, Minckas N, Althabe F, Oladapo OT, Bohren MA
  PLoS Med. 2022 Aug; 19(8):e1004074
• Cost-effectiveness of antenatal corticosteroids and tocolytic agents in the management of preterm birth: A systematic review.
  Sebastian E, Bykersma C, Eggleston A, Eddy KE, Chim ST, Zahroh RI, Scott N, Chou D, Oladapo OT, Vogel JP
  EClinicalMedicine. 2022 Jul; 49:101496
• Factors affecting use of magnesium sulphate for pre-eclampsia or eclampsia: a qualitative evidence synthesis.
  Eddy KE, Vogel JP, Islamiah Zahroh R, Bohren MA
  BJOG. 2022 Feb; 129(3):379-391

2021 (2)

• How do women, men, and health providers perceive interventions to influence men's engagement in maternal and newborn health? A qualitative evidence synthesis.
  Comrie-Thomson L, Gopal P, Eddy K, Baguiya A, Gerlach N, Sauvé C, Portela A
  Soc Sci Med. 2021 Oct; 291:114475
• Clinical guidelines for caring for women with COVID-19 during pregnancy, childbirth and the immediate postpartum period.
  Pavlidis P, Eddy K, Phung L, Farrington E, Connolly M, Lopes R, Wilson AN, Homer CSE, Vogel JP
  Women Birth. 2021 Jan; 34(5):455-464