Della Forster

6.1k total citations
159 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Della Forster is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Epidemiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Della Forster has authored 159 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 56 papers in Epidemiology and 56 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Della Forster's work include Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (63 papers), Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (47 papers) and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (43 papers). Della Forster is often cited by papers focused on Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (63 papers), Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (47 papers) and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (43 papers). Della Forster collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Sweden and United States. Della Forster's co-authors include Helen McLachlan, Michelle Newton, Judith Lumley, Lisa H. Amir, Mary‐Ann Davey, Lisa Gold, Ulla Waldenström, Jane Yelland, Touran Shafiei and Heather Grimes and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Della Forster

150 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Della Forster Australia	35	1.9k	1.5k	1.4k	1.4k	854	159	4.2k
Alison McFadden United Kingdom	25	1.4k 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	850 0.6×	751 0.9×	72	3.2k
Yvonne Hauck Australia	37	2.2k 1.2×	1.5k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	2.1k 1.5×	681 0.8×	162	4.4k
Helen McLachlan Australia	32	1.4k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	672 0.8×	120	3.1k
Hora Soltani United Kingdom	30	3.0k 1.6×	2.2k 1.5×	641 0.4×	1.5k 1.1×	1.2k 1.4×	107	5.0k
Christine McCourt United Kingdom	32	2.0k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	534 0.4×	951 0.7×	828 1.0×	154	3.5k
Carol Sakala United States	27	3.2k 1.7×	2.3k 1.6×	470 0.3×	1.7k 1.2×	893 1.0×	69	4.6k
Denise V. D’Angelo United States	35	1.4k 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	1.9k 1.4×	740 0.9×	92	4.5k
Fiona Alderdice United Kingdom	31	1.2k 0.6×	1.6k 1.1×	600 0.4×	1.5k 1.1×	501 0.6×	185	4.0k
Eileen K. Hutton Canada	42	3.9k 2.1×	3.6k 2.4×	494 0.3×	1.7k 1.3×	681 0.8×	156	6.2k
David Ellwood Australia	34	2.9k 1.5×	2.6k 1.8×	944 0.7×	2.5k 1.8×	439 0.5×	171	5.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Della Forster

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20 of 20 papers shown

Forster, Della, et al.. (2024). ‘These people are on your side... this is a safe space.’ Aboriginal women’s stories of having a baby through culturally tailored continuity of midwife care programs in Naarm (Melbourne), Australia. 2. 100028–100028.

Lyon, Max, Natalie Strobel, Helen McLachlan, et al.. (2024). Culturally responsive, trauma-informed, continuity of care(r) toolkits: A scoping review. Women and Birth. 37(6). 101834–101834. 2 indexed citations

Forster, Della, et al.. (2024). Exploring the feasibility of conducting a randomised controlled trial of group-based pregnancy care and education: a pilot randomised controlled trial in Melbourne, Australia. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 10(1). 81–81. 1 indexed citations

Moorhead, Anita M., et al.. (2024). Does Antenatal Expressing Affect Onset of Lactogenesis for Women With Diabetes? Results From a Randomised Controlled Trial and Cohort Study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 65(4). 441–448.

Muggli, Evelyne, Jane Halliday, Stephen Hearps, et al.. (2024). Low to moderate prenatal alcohol exposure and neurodevelopment in a prospective cohort of early school aged children. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 7302–7302. 5 indexed citations

Shafiei, Touran, Helen McLachlan, Della Forster, et al.. (2023). Perinatal outcomes of socially disadvantaged women in Australia: A population‐based retrospective cohort study. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 130(11). 1380–1393. 12 indexed citations

Forster, Della, Helen McLachlan, Touran Shafiei, et al.. (2023). Is proactive telephone-based breastfeeding peer support a cost-effective intervention? A within-trial cost-effectiveness analysis of the ‘Ringing Up about Breastfeeding earlY’ (RUBY) randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 13(6). e067049–e067049. 2 indexed citations

Forster, Della, et al.. (2023). Rates of breast feeding and associated factors for First Nations infants in a hospital with a culturally specific caseload midwifery model in Victoria, Australia: a cohort study. BMJ Open. 13(1). e066978–e066978. 6 indexed citations

Cullinane, Méabh, et al.. (2022). Evaluating the impact of a maternity and neonatal emergencies education programme in Australian regional and rural health services on clinician knowledge and confidence: a pre-test post-test study. BMJ Open. 12(5). e059921–e059921. 2 indexed citations

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Muggli, Evelyne, Jane Halliday, Elizabeth Elliott, et al.. (2022). Cohort profile: early school years follow-up of the Asking Questions about Alcohol in Pregnancy Longitudinal Study in Melbourne, Australia (AQUA at 6). BMJ Open. 12(1). e054706–e054706. 6 indexed citations

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Grimes, Heather, et al.. (2021). Implementing a successful proactive telephone breastfeeding peer support intervention: volunteer recruitment, training, and intervention delivery in the RUBY randomised controlled trial. International Breastfeeding Journal. 16(1). 90–90. 4 indexed citations

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Moorhead, Anita M., Lisa H. Amir, Della Forster, & Sharinne Crawford. (2021). ‘Is there any point in me doing this?’ Views and experiences of women in the Diabetes and Antenatal Milk Expressing (DAME) trial. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 18(2). e13307–e13307. 14 indexed citations

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Shafiei, Touran, et al.. (2021). Factors associated with midwives’ job satisfaction and experience of work: a cross-sectional survey of midwives in a tertiary maternity hospital in Melbourne, Australia. Women and Birth. 35(2). e153–e162. 19 indexed citations

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Grimes, Heather, et al.. (2020). Breastfeeding peer support by telephone in the RUBY randomised controlled trial: A qualitative exploration of volunteers’ experiences. PLoS ONE. 15(8). e0237190–e0237190. 8 indexed citations

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McLachlan, Helen, et al.. (2020). Proactive telephone-based peer support for breastfeeding: a cross-sectional survey of women’s experiences of receiving support in the RUBY randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 10(10). e040412–e040412. 9 indexed citations

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Homer, Caroline, Chris Rossiter, Hannah Dahlen, et al.. (2019). Maternal and perinatal outcomes by planned place of birth in Australia 2000 – 2012: a linked population data study. BMJ Open. 9(10). e029192–e029192. 33 indexed citations

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Shafiei, Touran, Helen McLachlan, Jan M. Nicholson, et al.. (2019). Exploring the effect of the ‘Growing Together’ parenting education kit on early parenting - study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMC Psychology. 7(1). 39–39. 4 indexed citations

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McLachlan, Helen, et al.. (2018). ‘I need help’: Reasons new and re‐engaging callers contact thePANDA—Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia National Helpline. Health & Social Care in the Community. 27(3). 717–728. 14 indexed citations

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Turienzo, Cristina Fernandez, Yvette Roe, Hannah Rayment‐Jones, et al.. (2018). Implementation of midwifery continuity of care models for Indigenous women in Australia: Perspectives and reflections for the United Kingdom. Midwifery. 69. 110–112. 6 indexed citations

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Forster, Della, Susan E Jacobs, Lisa H. Amir, et al.. (2014). Safety and efficacy of antenatal milk expressing for women with diabetes in pregnancy: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 4(10). e006571–e006571. 30 indexed citations

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