Welcome


The Centre for Clinical Studies (CCS) at the Mater Mothers' builds on the previous initiatives and the work of the Mater Perinatal Epidemiology Unit that has resulted in a National and International reputation with respect to Cochrane Reviews, Development and Implementation of Clinical Practice Guidelines, and the conduct of primary perinatal clinical research with a focus on  Epidemiological research in the area of perinatal death and stillbirth.

The CCS collaborates with a number of National and International organisations including:  The WOMBAT (Women WOMen and Babies Wellbeing: Action through Trials) Collaboration; the IMPACT (Interdisciplinary Maternal Perinatal Trials Network); the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand's Perinatal Mortality Group;   The Australian and New Zealand Neonatal Network's PEGS (Practice Evidence Gap Strategy) supported by the National Institute of Clinical Studies and the Australasian Cochrane Centre. The centre is currently conducting the largest NHMRC funded epidemiological study into stillbirth prevention across three Sates of Australia.  Internationally, the Centre is collaborating with the International Stillbirth Alliance to reduce stillbirth and improve care for families who have a stillborn baby.

Vision Statement of the Centre

The Vision of the Centre for Clinical Studies is to further the National and International reputation as a Centre of excellence in evidence based maternity and newborn health care.

Goals and Objectives of the Centre

To improve health outcomes for mothers and babies by:

  • Monitoring and reporting of health outcomes
  • Supporting and conducting high quality clinical research
  • Promoting best clinical practice
This is achieved by: 
  • developing high quality research initiatives based on the findings of systematic reviews and outcomes analysis
  • facilitate the development and conduct of well designed clinical research
  • acting as a resource for health care providers and consumers on evidence based care and health outcomes
  • managing the conduct of clinical adverse event monitoring for mothers’ and newborns
  • development of evidence based guidelines including the conduct systematic reviews of the evidence for health care
  • conducting systematic reviews of the evidence for health care interventions for the Cochrane Collaboration