Dr Vidanka Vasilevski

STAFF PROFILE

Position

Research Fellow

Faculty

Faculty of Health

Department

School of Nursing & Midwifery

Campus

Melbourne Burwood Campus

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2024

Food insecurity screening procedures used in reproductive healthcare settings

Julia Zinga, Paige van der Pligt, Rebecca Lindberg, Vidanka Vasilevski, Amelia Lee, Fiona McKay

(2024), Vol. 82, pp. 76-89, Nutrition Reviews, Oxford, Eng., C1

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Barriers and enablers to antenatal care attendance for women referred to social work services in a Victorian regional hospital: A qualitative descriptive study

V Vasilevski, K Graham, F McKay, M Dunn, M Wright, E Radelaar, P Vuillermin, L Sweet

(2024), pp. S1871-5192(24)00018-0-, Women and Birth, Netherlands, C1

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Development of the essential learning outcomes for the midwifery student continuity of care learning model: A Delphi study

Olivia Tierney, Vidanka Vasilevski, Leigh Kinsman, Linda Sweet

(2024), pp. 1-8, Women and Birth, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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Sustainability of rural Victorian maternity services: 'We can work together'

K Brundell, V Vasilevski, T Farrell, L Sweet

(2024), Vol. 37, pp. 1-8, Women and Birth, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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An innovative low-cost breast pump-hire program to enhance breastfeeding rates in a neonatal intensive care unit

Linda Sweet, Jessica Hughes, Asiyath Rasheed, Vidanka Vasilevski

(2024), pp. 1-8, Journal of Advanced Nursing, London, Eng., C1

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2023

Language used to describe the Australian midwifery workforce: A change opportunity to improve professional identity

K Brundell, V Vasilevski, T Farrell, L Sweet

(2023), Vol. 36, pp. 393-395, Women and Birth, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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Rural maternity and media discourse analysis: Framing new narratives

Kath Brundell, Vidanka Vasilevski, Tanya Farrell, Linda Sweet

(2023), pp. 1-13, Australian Journal of Rural Health, London, Eng., C1

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Experiences and information needs of women who become pregnant after bariatric surgery: An interpretive descriptive qualitative study

V Vasilevski, G Angel, A Mathison, G Teale, L Sweet

(2023), Vol. 121, pp. 1-8, Midwifery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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PRECeDe Pilot: Prevention of neonatal respiratory distress with antenatal corticosteroids before elective caesarean section in women with diabetes - a feasibility randomised trial

J Said, A Karahalios, C Yates, D Kevat, R Pszczola, L Lynch, E Korevaar, K Atallah, V Vasilevski, L Sweet, L Doyle

(2023), pp. 1-8, BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, London, Eng., C1

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The Green Maternity project: A midwife-led initiative to promote correct waste segregation on an Australian postnatal ward

Vidanka Vasilevski, Jessica Huynh, Anna Whitehead, Ciara Noble, Carlos Machado, Linda Sweet

(2023), pp. 1-12, Journal of Advanced Nursing, London, Eng., C1

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Satisfaction with maternity triage following implementation of the Birmingham Symptom‐Specific Obstetric Triage System (BSOTS): Perspectives of women and staff

Vidanka Vasilevski, Denise Ryan, Grace Crowe, Althea Askern, Margie McCormick, Stacey Segond, Linda Sweet

(2023), pp. 1-10, Journal of Advanced Nursing, London, Eng., C1

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Advocacy, accountability and autonomy; the learning intention of the midwifery student continuity of care experience

Olivia Tierney, Vidanka Vasilevski, Leigh Kinsman, Linda Sweet

(2023), Vol. 72, pp. 1-7, Nurse Education in Practice, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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Pregnant women with diabetes and their clinician's experience of participating in a pilot randomised controlled trial of corticosteroid administration in late pregnancy: A qualitative study

Linda Sweet, Vidanka Vasilevski, Lee‐Anne Lynch, Joanne Said

(2023), pp. 1-11, Health Expectations, London, Eng., C1

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2022

Midwives' experiences of providing maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia

Z Bradfield, Y Hauck, C Homer, L Sweet, A Wilson, R Szabo, K Wynter, V Vasilevski, L Kuliukas

(2022), Vol. 35, pp. 262-271, Women and Birth, Netherlands, C1

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Receiving maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experiences of women's partners and support persons

V Vasilevski, L Sweet, Z Bradfield, A Wilson, Y Hauck, L Kuliukas, C Homer, R Szabo, K Wynter

(2022), Vol. 35, pp. 298-306, Women and Birth, Netherlands, C1

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Australian women's experiences of receiving maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional national survey

A Wilson, L Sweet, V Vasilevski, Y Hauck, K Wynter, L Kuliukas, R Szabo, C Homer, Z Bradfield

(2022), Vol. 49, pp. 30-39, Birth, United States, C1

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Childbearing women's experiences of the maternity care system in Australia during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

L Sweet, A Wilson, Z Bradfield, Y Hauck, L Kuliukas, C Homer, R Szabo, K Wynter, V Vasilevski

(2022), Vol. 35, pp. 223-231, Women and Birth, Netherlands, C1

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Understanding midwifery student needs and expectations of peer-mentoring for clinical placement: a qualitative questionnaire study

V Vasilevski, M Carolan-Olah

(2022), Vol. 29, pp. 357-363, Collegian, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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Evaluation of a new lactation device 'Lactamo' designed to apply massage, heat or cold, and compression to the breast

Linda Sweet, Vidanka Vasilevski

(2022), Vol. 17, pp. 1-9, International Breastfeeding Journal, Berlin, Germany, C1

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Women's experiences of pregnancy and lactation after bariatric surgery: A scoping review

L Sweet, V Vasilevski

(2022), Vol. 110, pp. 1-6, Midwifery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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The introduction of registered undergraduate students of midwifery in a tertiary hospital: Experiences of staff, supervisors, and women

L Sweet, V Vasilevski, S Sweeney

(2022), pp. 1-13, Women and Birth, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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Australian maternity care, considering risk and supporting safety: A scoping review

K Brundell, V Vasilevski, L Sweet

(2022), Vol. 112, pp. 103408-103408, Midwifery, Scotland, C1

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Australian maternity service provision: A comparative analysis of state and territory maternity care frameworks

K Brundell, V Vasilevski, T Farrell, L Sweet

(2022), Vol. 46, pp. 559-566, Australian Health Review, Melbourne, Vic., C1

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A dedicated antenatal clinic for pregnant women with morbid and super-obesity: Patient characteristics, outcomes, perceptions and lessons learnt from establishing the DIAMOND clinic

K Tyson, G Teale, V Vasilevski, K Cassells, L Sweet

(2022), Vol. 62, pp. 635-642, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, London, Eng., C1

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Evaluating the implementation of the Birmingham Symptom-specific Obstetric Triage System (BSOTS) in Australia

V Vasilevski, D Ryan, G Crowe, A Askern, M McCormick, S Segond, L Sweet

(2022), pp. 1-9, Women and Birth, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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2021

Part-time positions in Caseload Midwifery Group Practice: Impact on satisfaction and quality of care

V Vasilevski, L Sweet, L Smith, M Dell

(2021), Vol. 34, pp. e567-e574, Women and Birth, Netherlands, C1

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Development and validation of the 'Knowledge of Gestational Diabetes (GDM)' questionnaire among a sample of women with GDM in Australia

M Carolan-Olah, V Vasilevski

(2021), Vol. 104, pp. 2112-2118, Patient Education and Counseling, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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A cross sectional study of midwifery students' experiences of COVID-19: Uncertainty and expendability

L Kuliukas, Y Hauck, L Sweet, V Vasilevski, C Homer, K Wynter, A Wilson, R Szabo, Z Bradfield

(2021), Vol. 51, Nurse Education in Practice, Scotland, C1

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Covid-19 changes to maternity care: Experiences of Australian doctors

R Szabo, A Wilson, C Homer, V Vasilevski, L Sweet, K Wynter, Y Hauck, L Kuliukas, Z Bradfield

(2021), Vol. 61, pp. 408-415, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, London, Eng., C1

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Experiences of receiving and providing maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia: A five-cohort crosssectional comparison

Z Bradfield, K Wynter, Y Hauck, V Vasilevski, L Kuliukas, A Wilson, R Szabo, C Homer, L Sweet

(2021), Vol. 16, PLoS ONE, United States, C1

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Becoming a mother in the 'new' social world in Australia during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

L Sweet, Z Bradfield, V Vasilevski, K Wynter, Y Hauck, L Kuliukas, C Homer, R Szabo, A Wilson

(2021), Vol. 98, Midwifery, Scotland, C1

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Overview of a new eHealth intervention to promote healthy eating and exercise in pregnancy: Initial user responses and acceptability

M Carolan-Olah, V Vasilevski, C Nagle, N Stepto

(2021), Vol. 25, Internet Interventions, Netherlands, C1

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Breastfeeding practices in an Australian tertiary care hospital: A retrospective study

V Vasilevski, T Arnold, K Halliday, J Hughes, N Dwyer, L Sweet

(2021), Vol. 30, Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, Netherlands, C1

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COVID-19 vaccination perceptions and intentions of maternity care consumers and providers in Australia

Z Bradfield, K Wynter, Y Hauck, L Sweet, A Wilson, R Szabo, V Vasilevski, L Kuliukas, C Homer

(2021), Vol. 16, PLoS ONE, United States, C1

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2018

Communicating out loud: midwifery students' experiences of a simulation exercise for neonatal resuscitation

M Carolan-Olah, G Kruger, V Brown, F Lawton, M Mazzarino, V Vasilevski

(2018), Vol. 29, pp. 8-14, Nurse education in practice, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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2016

Wide-ranging cognitive deficits in adolescents following early life maltreatment

V Vasilevski, A Tucker

(2016), Vol. 30, pp. 239-246, Neuropsychology, Washington, D.C., C1

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Food taboos and nutrition-related pregnancy concerns among Ethiopian women

V Vasilevski, M Carolan-Olah

(2016), Vol. 25, pp. 3069-3075, Journal of clinical nursing, Chichester, Eng., C1

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Funded Projects at Deakin

Other Public Sector Funding

Three-year formal review of the implementation of the National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Strategic Action Plan 2018-2028.

Dr Ashlee Curtis, Dr Dominique de Andrade, Dr Kerri Coomber, Mr Ryan Baldwin, Dr Travis Harries, A/Prof Delyse Hutchinson, Prof Peter Miller, Prof Linda Sweet, Prof Jeffrey Craig, Dr Vidanka Vasilevski, Miss Brittany Patafio

Australian Government Department of Health

  • 2022: $74,977
  • 2021: $74,977

Review of, and update, the Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Overweight and Obesity for Adults, Adolescents and Children in Australia.

Prof Anna Peeters, Prof Jo Salmon, Prof Judi Porter, Prof Ralph Maddison, Prof Steven Allender, Prof Kylie Hesketh, Prof Linda Sweet, Prof Gary Sacks, Dr Anna Chapman, A/Prof Kristy Bolton, Dr Shaun Mason, Dr Vidanka Vasilevski

National Health and Medical Research Council

  • 2023: $550,766
  • 2022: $1,363,636

Industry and Other Funding

The Pregnancy Research and Translation Ecosystem (PRT-E)

Prof Peter Vuillermin, Prof Steven Allender, Prof Alison Hutchinson, Prof Linda Sweet, Prof Vincent Versace, Dr Anna Wong Shee, Dr Thomas Quinn, Dr Vidanka Vasilevski

Western Alliance

  • 2023: $59,690
  • 2022: $59,690
  • 2021: $69,639

Supervisions

No completed student supervisions to report