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Vanessa L. Scarf · SciRah

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Vanessa L. Scarf

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h-index: 16
Works: 65
Citations: 950

Most-cited papers

Maternal and perinatal outcomes by planned place of birth among women with low-risk pregnancies in high-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Vanessa L. Scarf, C. Rossiter, S. Vedam, H. Dahlen +8 more
2018Midwifery220 citations Open access
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Birthplace in New South Wales, Australia: an analysis of perinatal outcomes using routinely collected data
C. Homer, C. Thornton, Vanessa L. Scarf, D. Ellwood +6 more
2014BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth75 citations Open access
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A systematic scoping review of clinical indications for induction of labour
Dominiek Coates, A. Makris, C. Catling, A. Henry +7 more
2020PLoS ONE73 citations Open access
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Maternal and perinatal outcomes by planned place of birth in Australia 2000 – 2012: a linked population data study
C. Homer, Seong L. Cheah, C. Rossiter, H. Dahlen +8 more
2019BMJ Open48 citations Open access
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Midwifery continuity of care for women with complex pregnancies in Australia: An integrative review.
Deborah Fox, Vanessa L. Scarf, S. Turkmani, C. Rossiter +5 more
2022Women and Birth43 citations Open access
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Culture-based versus risk-based screening for the prevention of group B streptococcal disease in newborns: a review of national guidelines.
C. Homer, Vanessa L. Scarf, C. Catling, D. Davis
2014Women and Birth40 citations
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The roles of multi-component interventions in reducing mistreatment of women and enhancing respectful maternity care: a systematic review
H. Kasaye, Annabel Sheehy, Vanessa L. Scarf, K. Baird
2023BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth36 citations Open access
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Women Taking a Folic Acid Supplement in Countries with Mandatory Food Fortification Programs May Be Exceeding the Upper Tolerable Limit of Folic Acid: A Systematic Review
Carolyn Ledowsky, A. Mahimbo, Vanessa L. Scarf, A. Steel
2022Nutrients36 citations Open access
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Costing Alternative Birth Settings for Women at Low Risk of Complications: A Systematic Review
Vanessa L. Scarf, C. Catling, R. Viney, C. Homer
2016PLoS ONE31 citations Open access
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The impact of planning for COVID-19 on private practising midwives in Australia
C. Homer, M. Davies-Tuck, H. Dahlen, Vanessa L. Scarf
2020Women and Birth28 citations Open access
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The effect of Ebola virus disease on maternal health service utilisation and perinatal outcomes in West Africa: a systematic review
Z. Kassa, Vanessa L. Scarf, D. Fox
2022Reproductive Health20 citations Open access
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The ResQu Index: A new instrument to appraise the quality of research on birth place
S. Vedam, C. Rossiter, C. Homer, K. Stoll +1 more
2017PLoS ONE19 citations Open access
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Wanting to be 'with woman', not with machine: Midwives' experiences of caring for women being continuously monitored in labour.
Deborah Fox, Rebecca Coddington, Vanessa L. Scarf
2021Women and Birth17 citations Open access
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Birth models of care and intervention rates: The impact of birth centres.
Serena Yu, D. Fiebig, Vanessa L. Scarf, R. Viney +2 more
2020Health Policy17 citations Open access
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The use of continuous foetal monitoring technologies that enable mobility in labour for women with complex pregnancies: A survey of Australian and New Zealand hospitals.
Deborah Fox, Robyn M. Maude, Rebecca Coddington, Rachael Woodworth +3 more
2020Midwifery17 citations Open access
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Harnessing technology to enable all women mobility in labour and birth: feasibility of implementing beltless non-invasive fetal ECG applying the NASSS framework
Deborah Fox, Rebecca Coddington, Vanessa L. Scarf, A. Bisits +5 more
2021Pilot and Feasibility Studies16 citations Open access
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The mistreatment of women during maternity care and its association with the maternal continuum of care in health facilities
H. Kasaye, Vanessa L. Scarf, Annabel Sheehy, K. Baird
2024BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth14 citations Open access
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Tending to the machine: The impact of intrapartum fetal surveillance on women in Australia
Deborah Fox, Rebecca Coddington, Kate M. Levett, Vanessa L. Scarf +2 more
2024PLoS ONE13 citations Open access
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Mapping the trajectories for women and their babies from births planned at home, in a birth centre or in a hospital in New South Wales, Australia, between 2000 and 2012
Vanessa L. Scarf, R. Viney, Serena Yu, M. Foureur +5 more
2019BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth13 citations Open access
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Impact of COVID-19 on Maternal Health Service Uptake and Perinatal Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review
Z. Kassa, Vanessa L. Scarf, S. Turkmani, Deborah Fox
2024International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health12 citations Open access
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Exploring networks of care in implementing midwife-led birthing centres in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review
S. Turkmani, A. Nove, O. Bazirete, Kirsty Hughes +6 more
2023PLOS Global Public Health12 citations Open access
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Which low- and middle-income countries have midwife-led birthing centres and what are the main characteristics of these centres? A scoping review and scoping survey
A. Nove, O. Bazirete, Kirsty Hughes, S. Turkmani +6 more
2023Midwifery12 citations Open access
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How does the use of continuous electronic fetal monitoring influence women's experiences of labour? A systematic integrative review of the literature from high income countries.
Sarah Murray, Deborah Fox, Rebecca Coddington, Vanessa L. Scarf
2024Women and Birth11 citations Open access
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Modelling the cost of place of birth: a pathway analysis
Vanessa L. Scarf, Serena Yu, R. Viney, Seong L. Cheah +5 more
2021BMC Health Services Research11 citations Open access
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Creating the first national linked dataset on perinatal and maternal outcomes in Australia: Methods and challenges
Seong L. Cheah, Vanessa L. Scarf, C. Rossiter, C. Thornton +1 more
2019Journal of Biomedical Informatics10 citations Open access
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Preterm birth and total healthcare use and costs in the first five years of life: a population-based study.
Serena Yu, Lui Kei, Denzil GFiebig, J. Travadi +4 more
2023Jornal de Pediatria9 citations Open access
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Australian women's experiences of wearing a non-invasive fetal electrocardiography (NIFECG) device during labour.
Rebecca Coddington, Vanessa L. Scarf, Deborah Fox
2023Women and Birth9 citations Open access
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Impact of COVID-19 on antenatal care provision at public hospitals in the Sidama region, Ethiopia: A mixed methods study
Z. Kassa, Vanessa L. Scarf, S. Turkmani, Deborah Fox
2024PLoS ONE8 citations Open access
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Private provider incentives in health care: The case of caesarean births.
Serena Yu, D. Fiebig, R. Viney, Vanessa L. Scarf +1 more
2022Social Science & Medicine (1967)8 citations Open access
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Midwifery Graduate Attributes: A model for curriculum development and education.
A. Cummins, Rachel M. Smith, C. Catling, Nicole P Watts +3 more
2018Midwifery8 citations Open access
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What are the costs associated with nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and hyperemesis gravidarum? A systematic review
Antonia Gazal, Vanessa L. Scarf, Caitlin Kay-Smith, Beata Gidaszewski +2 more
2025BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth7 citations Open access
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Do women have a choice when it comes to fetal monitoring? Perceptions of information provided and choice of fetal monitoring in Australia: A national survey.
Kate M. Levett, Deborah Fox, Panashe Bamhare, Kerry Sutcliffe +3 more
2024Women and Birth7 citations Open access
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Health care providers' perspectives on the mistreatment towards women during maternity care: Do perceptions of the working environment and empathy level matter?
H. Kasaye, Vanessa L. Scarf, Annabel Sheehy, K. Baird
2024Women and Birth7 citations Open access
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Differences in women’s experiences of labour according to type of fetal monitoring: a quantitative analysis of an Australian national survey
Kate M. Levett, Deborah Fox, Panashe Bamhare, Rebecca Coddington +3 more
2025BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth6 citations Open access
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The cost of vaginal birth at home, in a birth centre or in a hospital setting in New South Wales: A micro-costing study.
Vanessa L. Scarf, Serena Yu, R. Viney, Laura Lavis +3 more
2020Women and Birth6 citations Open access
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The profile of women who consult midwives in Australia.
D. Sibbritt, C. Catling-Paull, Vanessa L. Scarf, C. Homer
2013Women and Birth5 citations
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Midwife-led birthing centres in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Uganda: an economic evaluation of case study sites
Emily J. Callander, Vanessa L. Scarf, A. Nove, Caroline Homer +15 more
2024BMJ Global Health4 citations Open access
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Women’s narratives of experiences, drivers and consequences of mistreatment during maternity care in western Ethiopia
H. Kasaye, Vanessa L. Scarf, Annabel Sheehy, K. Baird
2024PLoS ONE4 citations Open access
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Midwife-led birthing centre in the humanitarian setup: An experience from the Rohingya camp, Bangladesh
Abdul Halim, A. S. Abdullah, Fazlur Rahman, O. Bazirete +8 more
2024PLOS Global Public Health4 citations Open access
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The Cost and Cost-Effectiveness of Childbirth Settings: A Systematic Review
Vanessa L. Scarf, H. Kasaye, Kate M. Levett, Emily J. Callander
2025Applied Health Economics and Health Policy3 citations Open access
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Perinatal mental healthcare: Developing skills in midwifery students.
Deborah Fox, Kathryn Solanki, Georgia A. Brown, C. Catling +7 more
2022Women and Birth3 citations
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How health system failures and prevailing social norms drive mistreatment of women in maternity care in Ethiopia: a qualitative study
H. Kasaye, Vanessa L. Scarf, Annabel Sheehy, K. Baird
2025Global Health Action2 citations Open access
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Getting kicked off the program: Women's experiences of antenatal exclusion from publicly-funded homebirth in Australia.
Rebecca Coddington, Deborah Fox, Vanessa L. Scarf, C. Catling
2022Women and Birth2 citations
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Micro-costing vaginal birth at home, in a birth centre and in a hospital in New South Wales for women at low risk of complications
Vanessa L. Scarf
2019Women and Birth2 citations
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Virtual Maternity Care During Pregnancy: A Metasynthesis of the Qualitative Literature on Women’s Experiences
J. Fenwick, Olga Aleshin, Jennifer Green, Vanessa L. Scarf +4 more
2026International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1 citations Open access
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Surveillance of decreased fetal movements: A critical appraisal of Australian antenatal guidelines.
Vanessa Diab, Kerry L. Sutcliffe, Elizabeth Newnham, Rebecca Coddington +2 more
2025Midwifery1 citations Open access
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Midwives' perceptions of support for new graduates: A survey that compared support from midwives who provide continuity of care with midwives from other models of care.
Virginia M. Stulz, Linda Sweet, Deborah L. Davis, Vanessa L. Scarf +7 more
2025Women and Birth1 citations Open access
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The impact of neonatal care on moderate-risk infants: Evidence from healthcare use in the first two years of life.
Serena Yu, Lui Kei, D. Fiebig, Javeed Travadi +4 more
2025Journal of Health Economics1 citations Open access
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Women’s experiences of receiving antenatal and intrapartum care during COVID-19 at public hospitals in the Sidama region, Ethiopia: A qualitative study using the combination of three delay and social-ecological framework (hybrid framework)
Z. Kassa, Vanessa L. Scarf, S. Turkmani, Deborah Fox
2024Women's Health1 citations Open access
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Effectiveness of Respectful Maternity Care Interventions for Women Using Maternal Health Care: A Systematic Review Protocol
H. Kasaye, K. Baird, Annabel Sheehy, Vanessa L. Scarf +1 more
20211 citations Open access
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