Obstetrics, gynaecology and neonatology

Promoting excellence in clinical care for women and their babies

We offer outstanding clinical, academic and research opportunities in areas of health relating to women and newborn babies – from pre-reproductive care to childbearing and postmenopausal years.

About the specialty

Researchers and students of the specialty gain a wealth of experience working, learning and researching alongside teams in our clinical schools across NSW. We are committed to the provision of the highest possible standards and continuing developments in healthcare for women and babies.

We conduct our research and teaching at:

Study options

Doctor of Medicine

We are recognised for our international leadership in the areas of pregnancy care, fetal assessment, gynaecological disorders and neonatal care. We are committed to excellence in education and students can expect:

course content delivered in a variety of ways designed to maximise in-depth learning
high level of student participation and a content-rich program
clinical placements at ante-natal clinics and wards, labour wards, operating theatres, neonatal nurseries, NICU and in doctors’ rooms as the major part of your rotation
commitment to best evidence-based medicine and patient-centred practice.

Teaching occurs across the four years of the MD program, including problem-based learning cases, and clinical skills teaching in years 1 and 2. The major component of the course is a 7-week rotation in perinatal women's health in year 3.

An eight week pre-internship is available in general medical, general surgical teams and subspecialties.

Learn more about the MD program.

Postgraduate research

There are many great and exciting opportunities for PhD students in the areas of obstetrics, gynaecology and neonatology.

Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine and Health)

Examples of the types of research opportunities available include:

early pregnancy complications
epidemiology of thrombophilias and autoimmune diseases in pregnancy
links between pregnancy outcomes and subsequent child and adult health
placenta and vascular biology
pre-eclampsia screening using ultrasound
reproductive immunology.

For more information, please visit our postgraduate research page.

Our research

Research areas

Our research is centred around the broad areas of women's health, pregnancy health and newborn health.

More specific areas of research in the specialty include:

clinical obstetrics
contraception
early pregnancy care and complications
endometrial disorders
fetal insufficiency
gynaecology
international maternal and reproductive health
neonatology
pelvic floor disorders
pre-eclampsia
pre-pregnancy care
reproductive epidemiology
reproductive health sciences
reproductive immunology.

Facilities

Researchers have the following laboratory facilities available to them:

Our people

Key Leadership

Professor Dharmintra Pasupathy, Westmead Clinical School, Joint Head of Specialty
Associate Professor Sean Seeho, Northern Clinical School and Joint Head of Specialty
Associate Professor George Condous, Neapean Clinical School
Associate Professor Georgina Luscombe, School of Rural Health (Dubbo/Orange)
Clinical Professor Alison Brand, Westmead Clinical School
Professor Kirsten Black, Central Clinical School

Study sexual reproductive health

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Dr Albert S McKern Research Scholarship

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Joint Head of Specialty

Associate Professor Sean Seeho

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Joint Head of Specialty

Professor Dharmintra Pasupathy

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Affiliations

Specialty of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology

Phone

+61 2 9114 4558

ogn.admin@sydney.edu.au

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Women lack critical nutrient for pregnancy

More than 40 per cent of women are deficient in iodine, an essential mineral in developing healthy brains in babies, new research out of Westmead has found.

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28 September 2017