Dr Jane Warland 

I am a Senior Lecturer in Midwifery. I worked as a midwife from 1988-2007 in both Public and Private Sectors. I gained my Ph.D in medicine/health sciences from the University of Adelaide in 2007. I joined the academic staff in the School of Nursing and Midwifery in Feb 2008.

Link to a unified international position statement on seeing and holding a stillborn baby (Italian version)

Link to a unified international position statement on seeing and holding a stillborn baby (English version)

• Midwifery, especially complications of pregnancy and psychological aspects of pregnancy. See below for courses I teach

• Teaching Awards

• 2012 UniSA supported teacher award
• 2011 Student Nominated Excellent Educator Award ( School of Nursing and Midwifery)
• 2011: ALTC Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning
• 2011 UniSA supported teacher award
• 2010: UniSA Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning.
  Citation: sustained commitment and enthusiasm in creating innovative learning environments which foster student engagement and promote student learning.
• 2009: UniSA Division of Health Sciences quality in teaching and learning award.
• 2008: UniSA Division of Health Sciences quality in teaching and learning award.

• Teaching Grants

• UniSA learning and teaching research development grant 2013 Undergraduate Communities of Practice: Improving the student experience, engagement and professional identity of undergraduate Bachelor of Midwifery students.($9,971) List S, Warland J, Smith C,
• HANDOVER Click here for more information about the CLINICAL HANDOVER learning and teaching grant
  ONLINE ROLEPLAY Click here for more information about the ONLINE ROLEPLAY learning and teaching grant

2009- present HERDSA member

2008- present Australian and New Zealand Stillbirth Alliance (International Stillbirth alliance): member

1989- present Australian College of Midwives: member

2009 Graduate Certificate Education (University Teaching)

2007 PhD (Medicine Health Sciences) University of Adelaide

October 1989-99 International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)

1988-1989: Midwifery at Queen Victoria Hospital (now Women’s and Childrens) (Registered Midwife)

1975-1977 Nursing at Sturt College of Advanced Education (now Flinders University ) (Diploma of Applied Science (nursing) awarded)

• Stillbirth: causes of, epidemiology and, awareness, sleep position and, grief responses to, family response to, pregnancy after, and mental health issues surrounding.

• Research Awards and Grants

• UniSA supported researcher 2012
• 2011 UniSA Division of Health Sciences “Top 20 publishers” (ranked 6th)
• UniSA supported researcher 2010

• Research Grants

• Research Funding Active
• 2012-2014 Nurses Memorial Foundation (Category 3): Promoting awareness of stillbirth during pregnancy ($30,000) Warland J, (PI) and Glover P (CI) .
• 2012 School of nursing and midwifery research development fund
  An exploration of sleep position in late pregnancy: A feasibility study. ($14,887) Warland J, (PI) Pincombe J, Dorrian J
• Research Funding Complete
• 2009-2011 Bendigo Bank Community Enterprise Grant (AUD $18,350-Category 3): Keeping baby SAFE in Pregnancy: brochure Warland J, (PI) in Partnership with SIDS and Kids SA.
  Click here to see the keeping baby SAFE in pregnancy brochure
  Click here to visit SAFE pregnancy on facebook
  
• 2008 for 2009 UniSA Division of Health Sciences Research development grant: ( AUD $ 9190) Born after an infant sibling's death: Subsequent children's descriptions of their parenting Warland J, (PI) McCutcheon H, O'Leary J

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Research journal articles

Warland J, (2013) Keeping baby SAFE in pregnancy: piloting the brochure. Midwifery 29 174-179

Erlandsson K, Warland J, Cacciatore J, Rådestad I (2013) Seeing and holding a stillborn baby. Mothers feelings in relation to how their babies were presented to them after birth: Findings from an online questionnaire. Midwifery 29 (3) 246-50

Rice H, Warland J, Bearing witness: Midwives’ experiences of witnessing traumatic birth. Midwifery epub ahead of print 15-FEB-2013 DOI 10.1016/j.midw.2012.12.003

Warland J, (2012) Low blood pressure. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 12(Suppl 1):A9. click here to link to this open access journal article

O’Leary J, Warland J, Parker L (2012) Childbirth Preparation For Families Pregnant After Loss International Journal of Childbirth Education 27 (2) 44-50

O’Leary J, Warland J, (2012) Intentional parenting of children born after a perinatal loss Journal of loss and trauma 17 (2) 137-157

Warland J, (2012) Pregnant women who experienced late stillbirth appear less likely to have slept on their left Evid Based Nurs. Jan;15(1):10-1

O’Leary J, Gaziano C, Warland J (2011) Gifts from the Deceased sibling to siblings Born after Loss International journal of prenatal, perinatal psychology and medicine 23,(1/2), 415-429.

O'Leary J, Warland J, Parker L., (2011) Prenatal Parenthood. Journal of Perinatal Education . 20 (40) 218-220

O’Leary J, Warland J, Parker L ( 2011) Bereaved Parents’ Perception of the Grandparents’ Reactions to Perinatal Loss and the Pregnancy That Follows Journal of Family Nursing 17 (3): 330-356

Cooper M, Warland J. (2011) Improving women’s knowledge of prostaglandin induction of labour through the use of information brochures: A quasi-experimental study. Women and Birth 24 (4) 156-64

Warland J, McCutcheon H, (2011) The 'quit' smoker and stillbirth risk: A review of contemporary literature in the light of findings from a case-control study. Midwifery 27 (5) 607-11

Warland J, O'Leary J, McCutcheon H, (2011) Born after infant loss: the experiences of subsequent children. Midwifery, 27 (5) 628-33

Warland J, O'Leary J, McCutcheon H, Williamson V, (2011) Parenting Paradox: Parenting after infant loss. Midwifery, 27(5).e163-e169 click here to link to a UNISA news release about this article

Warland J, McCutcheon H, Baghurst P, (2009) Placental position and late stillbirth: a case-control study Journal of Clinical Nursing 18 (11): 1602-1606

DeAnstiss, H., Ziaian, T., Procter N., & Warland, J., Baghurst P, (2009) Help-seeking for Mental Health Problems in Young Refugees: A Review of the Literature with Implications for Policy, Practice, and Research. Transcultural Psychiatry 46 (4): 584-607

Warland J, McCutcheon H, Baghurst P, (2008) Maternal blood pressure in pregnancy and third trimester stillbirth: A case-control study. American Journal of Perinatology 25(5):311-7.

Warland J, Ziaian T, Stewart H, Sawyer M, Procter N, Baghurst P. (2007) Challenges faced when conducting research with young Australians with refugee experiences. The Australian Community Psychologist 19 (2) 53-62 available online click here to link to article

Warland J and McCutcheon H (2002) Is there an association between maternal hypotension and poor pregnancy outcome?: a review of the literature. Australian Journal of Midwifery 15 (4) 22 - 26

Teaching and learning journal articles

Warland J Smith M (2012) Using online roleplay in undergraduate midwifery education: a case-study. Nurse Education in practice . 12 (5):279-83

Smith M, Warland J, Smith C, (2012) An Innovative strategy in evaluation: Using a student engagement framework to evaluate a role-based simulation Journal of Nursing Education 51 (3) 151-154

Warland J, Smith M, Smith C, (2012) Much ado about the flu Design and implementation of an e-role play for a large class of undergraduate students, Nurse Education in Practice 12 (2) 65-71

Warland J, 2011 Using simulation to promote nursing student's learning of work organization and people management skills: A case-study Nurse Education in practice 11 (3) 186-191

Warland J (2011) Student perception of peer and self assessment when the final grade is awarded by the academic: a case study. Focus on Health professional education 12 (3) 64-73

Other Publications

Warland J, Maude P, (2011). Critical review of research. In S. Jirojwong, M. Johnson & A. Welsh, (Eds.) Research Methods in Nursing and Midwifery: Pathways to evidence-based practice. South Melbourne: Oxford University Press. Chapter 13

Atlas J (2010) Emerging Research. In J. Atlas & S. Pullen (eds) They were still born Rowman & Littlefield Lanham MD [Section of Chapter 25]

Esterman, A., Warland, J., Deuter, K., (2009) Using the right type of evidence to answer clinical questions. In Courtney, M & McCutcheon H, (eds) Using Evidence to guide nursing practice 2nd Ed, Elsevier, Sydney pp. 27-41.

Warland J (2006) Is maternal hypotension during pregnancy and/or posterior located placenta associated with increased risk of stillbirth? A case-control study , PhD thesis, Discipline of Nursing, University of Adelaide, SA
available online click here to link to thesis

Warland J (2000) The Midwife and the Bereaved Family. Melbourne: AUSMED Publications

Warland J with Warland M (1996) Pregnancy after Loss. Adelaide: Warland
Available from the Australian Online Bookstore

Warland J (1994): Our Baby Died. Melbourne JBCE (Uniting Education)
2nd edition by Mediacom 2009 Mediacom Publications: Adelaide

Conference presentations: (2009- 12)

Conferences with a focus on my research activity

Warland J Is it Feasible to Tell Pregnant Women to Sleep on Their Left ? . Paper to The 2012 International conference on stillbirth, SIDS and Infant Survival, Oct 4-7 Baltimore, Maryland

Johnson S, Warland J Our baby died: adolescents' recollections of being raised in a family after the loss of a baby . Paper to The 2012 International conference on stillbirth, SIDS and Infant Survival, Oct 4-7 Baltimore, Maryland

Rådestad I ,Erlandsson K, Warland J, Cacciatore J Seeing and holding a stillborn baby. Mothers feelings in relation to how their babies were presented to them after birth: Findings from an online questionnaire. Paper to The 2012 International conference on stillbirth, SIDS and Infant Survival, Oct 4-7 Baltimore, Maryland

O’Leary J, Warland J The Experience of Pregnancy and Parenting after Perinatal Loss. Paper to Congress of the Marcé Society Paris Oct 3-5 2012

Cooper, M, McCutcheon H, Warland, J Dripping with risk or parched by poor evidence: Is water birth safe? Paper to 4th Biennial Breathing New Life into Maternity Care Conference. Melbourne May 2012

Warland J, The challenge of reducing the risk of stillbirth: impossible dream or reality? Paper to Women's & Children's Hospitals Australasia Annual Conference 21-23 November, 2011 The Stamford Grand, Glenelg, Adelaide

Warland J Invited to present 3 plenary addresses, to the Star Legacy Foundation International Stillbirth Research Roundtable titled “What Do We Know? Where Do We Go?” Minneapolis Minnesota 7-9 Oct 2011

Warland J, “Keeping baby SAFE in pregnancy project” paper to 17th biennial conference of the Australian College of Midwives 2011: Sydney 18 – 21 October 2011.

Warland J, Discussing stillbirth with women Paper to Australian College of Midwives Conference Adelaide 5-6 May 2011

O'Leary J, Warland J "What About the Children? Helping Bereaved Parents Raise Emotionally Healthy Children" Paper to 14th Annual Birth to Three Institute conference Washington Nov 2010

O'Leary J, Warland J Subsequent pregnancy and parenting Pre-conference workshop to International Conference on Perinatal and Infant Death. Washington Nov 2010

Warland J , O'Leary J What about the children? Paper to International Conference on Perinatal and Infant Death. Washington Nov 2010

Warland J, Keeping baby safe in Pregnancy Paper to ISA/ISPID conference Sydney Oct 2010

Warland J , O'Leary J What about the children? Paper to ISA/ISPID conference Sydney Oct 2010

Warland J , O'Leary J Parenting the subsequent child Poster to ISA/ISPID conference Sydney Oct 2010

Warland, J McCutcheon H Born after death: subsequent child's experiences of being raised in a bereaved family Paper to: Australian Psychological Society Conference (Darwin) Oct 2009

Warland, J O'Leary J, McCutcheon H The ripple effect- impact of perinatal loss Poster to: Australian College of Midwives Conference (Adelaide) September 2009

Conferences with a focus on my teaching and Learning activity

Warland J, Smith M, Smith C, Two for the Price of One: Developing Online Role-based e-simulations in the School of Nursing and Midwifery UniSA. Paper to NETNEP2012 Baltimore June 2012

Jenkins T, Warland J, Sarles A, Holm T. Clinical Handover: Marrying patient stories and simulation in an online learning environment SimHealth 2011 Annual conference of the Australian society for simulation in healthcare. 12 -15 September 2011, Sydney, Australia

Warland J, Smith C, Smith M. Much ado about the flu: Delivery and evaluation of an e-simulation for a large class. Paper to HERDSA Conference, Melbourne, Vic. July, 2010

Jenkins T, Warland J, Horrocks L, Sarles A, Holm T. Clinical handover an interactive tool to promote student engagement: evaluating the tool Paper to NET/NEP international education conference, Sydney, April 2010.

Warland, J Using peer and self-assessment with academic moderation to assess performance in an undergradaute nursing simulation workshop Paper to ATN assessment conference (Melbourne) November 2009

Warland, J Smith C, Smith M, Much ado about the flu: the massification of an online roleplay Paper to E-Dayz'09 TAFE e-learning Conference (Adelaide) November 2009 more information available online click here to link to conference site

Warland, J Smith C, Smith M, Much ado about the flu: developing an online roleplay for a large class, challenges faced and lessons learnt Paper to ERGA (Educational Research Group Adelaide ) Conference (Adelaide) September 2009

Jenkins T, Warland J, Horrocks L, Sarles A, Holm T Clinical Handover an interactive tool to promote students engagement: developing the tool Paper to ERGA (Educational Research Group Adelaide ) Conference (Adelaide) September 2009

I am able to provide media comment in the following areas of expertise:

Discipline: Midwifery

• Perinatal loss (stillbirth neonatal death): causes of
• grief responses to, family response to,
• and mental health issues surrounding perinatal loss