Email: m.pritchard@uq.edu.au

Research Interests

Dr Pritchard has a special interest in the epidemiology, screening, early behavioral interventions and treatment of high-risk child development. Her clinical expertise is in midwifery, neonatology and managing critically ill and long-term development of high-risk infants and families. She is the chief investigator of Queensland's largest population based cross sectional study of preterm children, several randomised trials and Cochrane neonatal reviewer providing incremental evidence supporting screening, surveillance and intervention program in high-risk paediatrics. Additionally, as a skilled clinical trialist she manages the Multicentre Clinical Trials Centre for neonatal and maternal studies at the RBWH Women's and Newborn Services in concert with the Perinatal Research Centre.

Research Projects

Pritchard MA Determinants of post-natal depression and parental stress in families of children born preterm.

Pritchard MA, Colditz PB, Beller EM. For the OPIO Study Group. Screening and surveillance of childhood disability in primary health care.

Danniels L Queensland University of Technology. AI Pritchard MA. Positive feeding practices and food preferences in very young children-an innovative approach to obesity prevention.

Colditz PB, Boyde R, Sanders M, Pritchard MA, Gray P, O'Callaghan M. Starting well positive parenting program for preterm infants (prem-triple p-a population based RCT. (NHMRC Project Grant for funding 2009-569607

Bogossian F Pritchard MA et al Midwifery Publishing Group. Nurses and Midwives e-Cohort Study- Turner C

Pritchard MA et al PEDS_DM parental driven assessment of infant behaviour and development in preterm population. 1)Cross-sectional cohort, 2) longitudinal studies

Wiggins T, Pritchard MA et al Autism in Ex-preterm infants: Prevalence and risk factors

Pritchard MA,Cartwright D, For the OPIO Study Group. Early supportive interventions in very preterm children during their first year of life.

Key publications

Pritchard MA,et.al. Parenting stress in post-natal mothers of children born less than 32 weeks gestation. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 2008. (93) Suppl II, 11

Pritchard MA, Colditz PB, Beller EM. For the Queensland Optimising Preterm Infant Outcomes Group. Focus group interviews with parents of children born preterm with a birthweight £1250grams: Perceptions of health service needs during early childhood. J Paediatr and Child Health 2008 44(5):281-4

Pritchard MA, Colditz PB, Beller EM, Tudehope D, Gray P, Cartwright D, Wigg N. A preterm-targeted screening program for measuring sensorineural status in a primary health setting: A randomised controlled trial. J Paediatr and Child Health 2008 44 424-431

Pritchard MA, Colditz PB, Beller EM. For the Queensland Optimising Preterm Infant Outcomes Group. Development of a sustainable follow up strategy in children born very preterm. Acta Paediatrica. 2007. (96) s456, 205

Pritchard M, Flenady V, Woodgate P. Preoxygenation for tracheal suctioning in intubated, ventilated newborn infants. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Art. No.: CD000427. DOI: 10.1002/14651858. CD000427 Review 2007

Contact details and email

Margo Pritchard. RN, RM. ANNN, BA, PhD

Perinatal Research

Women's and Newborn Services Royal Brisbane Women's Hospital.

The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research.

Level 6 NHB. Herston. 4029.

Phone: +61 7 3636 2121 Fax: +61 7 3636 1769. Mobile: 0438 660 494

m.pritchard@uq.edu.au

Funding acknowledgement

Royal Children's Hospital Brisbane, NHMRC near-miss funding, 2008

Queensland Nursing Council, 2009

Technique Expertise

Clinical trialist, epidemiology-public health

Collaborations

Danniels L Queensland University of Technology

Bogossian F. Turner C. SON The University of Queensland

Johnston L. Queens University. Belfast.

Cartwright D. Royal Brisbane Women's Hospital

Beller E. Queensland Clinical Trials Unit, SPH. The University of Queensland

Gray P. Mater Mother's Hospital. The University of Queensland