2025
Journal - Research Article
Macfarlane, E., Paterson, H., Stitely, M., & Dawson, P. (2025). The journey of people accessing first trimester abortion in Aotearoa New Zealand: Health consumers' perspectives. Journal of Primary Health Care. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1071/hc25011
Hornal, L., Willing, E., Dawson, P., Hobbs, M., Marek, L., McIntyre, P., & Young, A. (2025). Feasibility of software prompts to support antenatal vaccination decision-making: A cross-sectional study. Health Education Journal. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/00178969251392138
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
McAnally, H., Dawson, P., Turnbull, F., Wicken, A., Tustin, K., Adams, J., & Taylor, B. (2025, November). Predictors of postnatal mental health. Poster session presented at the Paediatric Society of New Zealand Te Kāhui Mātai Arotamariki o Aotearoa (PSNZ) 76th Annual Meeting, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Dawson, P., & Edmonds, L. (2025, June). Pregnant people and suicide in the perinatal period | Māku te ra e tō ana; kei a koe te urunga ake o te rā: Let mine be the setting sun; yours is the dawning of a new day. Plenary presentation at the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) Aotearoa Annual Scientific Meeting, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2024
Journal - Research Article
Macfarlane, E., Dawson, P., Stitely, M., & Paterson, H. (2024). The first trimester abortion journey in Aotearoa: Health practitioners' perspectives. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 137(1607), 67-74. Retrieved from https://www.nzmj.org.nz/
Journal - Research Other
Elder, R., Tait, J., Edmonds, L., MacDonald, C., Cronin, R., & Dawson, P. (2024). Aotearoa's perinatal and maternal death rates remain inequitable and unjust. The Briefing, (22 August). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/aotearoas-perinatal-and-maternal-death-rates-remain-inequitable-and-unjust
Young, A., Hobbs, M., Willing, E., McDonald, G., Dawson, P., Marek, L., Fangupo, L., & McIntyre, P. (2024). Protecting hapu māmā and newborn babies through immunisation during pregnancy in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Briefing, (9 April). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/protecting-hapu-mama-and-newborn-babies-through-immunisation-during-pregnancy-aotearoa-new
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Dawson, P. (2024). Unwarranted region variation in maternal and perinatal outcomes in Aotearoa. Proceedings of the Wennberg International Collaborative (WIC) 11th Fall Meeting. (pp. 52). Retrieved from https://wennbergcollaborative.org
Dawson, P., Auvray, B., Jaye, C., Gauld, R., & Hay-Smith, J. (2024). Social determinants of maternal and perinatal inequality in Aotearoa. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 60(Suppl. 1), (pp. 92). doi: 10.1111/jpc.16526
Dawson, P., Nisa-Waller, A., & Edmonds, L. (2024). How do wellbeing factors correlate to adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes in Aotearoa? Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 60(Suppl. 1), (pp. 92). doi: 10.1111/jpc.16526
Butler, R., Dawson, P., Nisa-Waller, A., & Edmonds, L. (2024). What are the wellbeing factors that contribute to maternal perinatal outcomes? Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 60(Suppl. 1), (pp. 86). doi: 10.1111/jpc.16526
Young, A., Willing, E., Gauld, N. G., Norris, P., Dawson, P., & Turner, N. (2024). Vaccinating in pregnancy: The importance of conversations. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 60(Suppl. 1), (pp. 37). doi: 10.1111/jpc.16526
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Titter, B., Lawrence-Lodge, R., Nisa-Waller, A., Edmonds, L., & Dawson, P. (2024, November). Suicide a a cause of death up to 12 months after birth: A retrospective population-based cohort study. Verbal presentation at the Paediatric Society of New Zealand Te Kāhui Mātai Arotamariki o Aotearoa (PSNZ) 75th Annual Meeting, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Commissioned Report for External Body
National Mortality Review Committee, including Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review subject matter expert, Edmonds, L., and also New Zealand Mortality Review Data Group, including Dawson, P., Sinclair, O., Hii, J., Charters, K., Zavacky, J., Szymanska, K., & Lawrence Lodge, R. (2024). Sixteenth annual report of the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee | Te pūrongo ā-tau tekau mā ono o te Komiti Arotake Mate Pēpi, Mate Whaea hoki: Reporting mortality and morbidity 2021 | Te tuku pūrongo mō te mate me te whakamate 2021. Commissioned by Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission. Wellington, New Zealand: Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee. 92p. Retrieved from https://www.hqsc.govt.nz/resources/
Other Research Output
Dawson, P., & Paterson, H. (2024, February). TI project: Beyond the blue lines: Understanding the dynamics of pregnancy confirmation and initial healthcare engagement. Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research Seminar, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Department Seminar].
2023
Journal - Research Article
Hobbs, M., Marek, L., Young, A., Willing, E., Dawson, P., & McIntyre, P. (2023). Examining spatial variation for immunisation coverage in pregnant women: A nationwide and geospatial retrospective cohort study in Aotearoa New Zealand. Social Science & Medicine, 335, 116228. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116228
Young, A., Willing, E., Gauld, N., Dawson, P., Charania, N. A., Norris, P., & Turner, N. (2023). Midwives' perceptions of enablers and barriers to pertussis and influenza vaccination in pregnancy and information sharing. New Zealand College of Midwives Journal, 59, 29-38. doi: 10.12784/nzcomjnl59.2023.4.29-38
Crowther, C. A., Ashwood, P., Middleton, P. F., McPhee, A., Tan, T., Harding, J. E., for the MAGENTA Study Group, including Austin, N., Darlow, B. A., Dixon, B., Gullam, J., Leishman, D., Dawson, P., Devenish, C., Gaerty, K., Tomlinson, P. A., & Miller, H. (2023). Prenatal intravenous magnesium at 30-34 weeks' gestation and neurodevelopmental outcomes in offspring: The MAGENTA randomized clinical trial. JAMA, 330(7), 603-614. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.12357
Macredie, F., Willing, E., Dawson, P., Howe, A., & Young, A. (2023). Interventions to improve vaccine coverage of pregnant women in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Primary Health Care, 15(3), 230-237. doi: 10.1071/HC23041
Tarnow-Mordi, W. O., Robledo, K., Marschner, I., Seidler, L., Simes, J., on behalf of the Australian Placental Transfusion Study (APTS) Childhood Follow Up Study Collaborators, including Gullam, J., Austin, N., Leishman, D., Stitely, M., & Dawson, P. (2023). To guide future practice, perinatal trials should be much larger, simpler and less fragile with close to 100% ascertainment of mortality and other key outcomes. Seminars in Perinatology, 47(5), 151789. doi: 10.1016/j.semperi.2023.151789
Hobbs, M., Young, A., Turner, N., Dawson, P., Willing, E., McIntyre, P., & McIntosh, C. G. (2023). A new national health system: The opportunity to address data quality issues in maternal immunisation coverage. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1578), 94-99. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
Pugh, M., Bowden, N., Kokaua, J., Dawson, P., & Duncanson, M. (2023). Health outcomes of children in state care in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 59(7), 895-900. doi: 10.1111/jpc.16409
Other Research Output
Dawson, P. (2023, September). The relationship of Tauiwi to research in Aotearoa. LiFePATH Clinical Trials Research Group Meeting, Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand,. [Department Seminar].
2022
Journal - Research Article
Dawson, P., Auvray, B., Jaye, C., Gauld, R., & Hay-Smith, J. (2022). Social determinants and inequitable maternal and perinatal outcomes in Aoteaoroa New Zealand. Women's Health, 18. doi: 10.1177/17455065221075913
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Pugh, M. L., Bowden, N., Kokaua, J., Dawson, P., & Duncanson, M. (2022). Health outcomes of children in state care in Aotearoa New Zealand. In L. Wilson, H. Harcombe, P. Jayakaran, L. Burga, J. Antony, K. Morgaine, M. Garelja, A. Middleton, M. Anwar & T. Milne (Eds.), Proceedings of the 264th Otago Medical School Research Society (OMSRS) Meeting: Masters/Honours Student Speaker Awards. Dunedin, New Zealand: OMSRS. Retrieved from https://ourarchive.otago.ac.nz/handle/10523/12839
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Dawson, P. (2022, August). Patient outcome calculators for the perfect birth. Invited presentation at the Australasian Gynaecological Endoscopy & Surgery (AGES) Society Focus Meeting: Integration through Innovation, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee, including Edmonds, L., Berry, M., Cormack, D., and also Te Rōpū Kohi Pitopito Mōhiotanga mō te Take Mate | New Zealand Mortality Review Data Group, including Dawson, P., Burgess, W., Roy, M., Paterson, H., Crengle, S., McDonald, G., Hii, J., Szymanska, K., Wolfe, N., Lawrence Lodge, R., Rayner, C., & Chalmers, S. (2022). Fifteenth annual report of the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee | Te pūrongo ā-tau tekau mā rima o te Komiti Arotake Mate Pēpi, Mate Whaea hoki: Reporting mortality and morbidity 2020 | Te tuku pūrongo mō te mate me te whakamate 2020. Commissioned by Health Quality & Safety Commission. Wellington, New Zealand: Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee. 209p. Retrieved from https://www.hqsc.govt.nz/our-programmes/mrc/pmmrc/
Other Research Output
Dawson, P. (2022, July). Social determinants of perinatal mortality and morbidity. Women's and Children's Health Paediatric Seminar, University of Otago, [Hybrid]. [Department Seminar].
2021
Journal - Research Article
Dawson, P., Hay-Smith, J., Jaye, C., Gauld, R., & Auvray, B. (2021). Do maternity services in New Zealand's public healthcare system deliver on equity? Findings from structural equation modelling of national maternal satisfaction survey data. Midwifery, 95, 102936. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2021.102936
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Dawson, P., Jaye, C., Gauld, R., & Hay-Smith, J. (2021). Minding the gap: Maternal inequity in a wellbeing state. Proceedings of the New Zealand College of Midwives 16th Biennial National Conference. (pp. 12). Retrieved from https://midwife.org.nz/conference-2021
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Dawson, P., Auvray, B., Jaye, C., Gauld, R., & Hay-Smith, J. (2021, December). Why not both? Addressing the social determinants of health. Verbal presentation at the Centre for Health Systems and Technology (CHeST) Annual Symposium: The New Zealand Health and Disability System in Transition, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Te Rōpū Arotake Auau Mate o te Hunga Tamariki, Taiohi | Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee, and also Te Rōpū Kohi Pitopito Mōhiotanga mō te Take Mate | New Zealand Mortality Review Data Group, including McDonald, G., Hii, J., Dawson, P., Szymanska, K., Wolfe, N., Lawrence Lodge, R., Chalmers, S., & Rayner, C. (2021). 15th data report | Te pūrongo raraunga 15: 2015-19. Commissioned by Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee. Wellington, New Zealand: Health Quality & Safety Commission. 95p. Retrieved from https://www.hqsc.govt.nz/our-programmes/mrc/cymrc/
Awarded Doctoral Degree
Dawson, P. G. (2021). What are the barriers to equitable maternal health in Aotearoa New Zealand (PhD). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/10786
2020
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Dawson, P., Hay-Smith, J., Jaye, C., Gauld, R., & Auvray, B. (2020). Do maternity services in New Zealand's women-centred system deliver on equity? Findings from a structural equation modelling of national satisfaction survey data. Proceedings of the Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference: Integrated healthcare: Developing person-centred health systems. Retrieved from https://nursing-midwifery.tcd.ie
2019
Journal - Research Other
Dawson, P., Jaye, C., Gauld, R., & Hay-Smith, J. (2019). Barriers to equitable maternal health in Aotearoa New Zealand: An integrative review. International Journal for Equity in Health, 18, 168. doi: 10.1186/s12939-019-1070-7
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Dawson, P. (2019). What can the Statistics New Zealand Integrated Data Infrastructure tell us about maternity health inequality in Aotearoa New Zealand? Proceedings of the 23rd International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) World Conference on Health Promotion. Retrieved from http://www.iuhpe2019.com
Commissioned Report for External Body
Dawson, P. G. (2019). Review of matters related to the Southern District Health Board primary maternity strategy and decision to downgrade the Lumsden Maternity Centre to a Maternal and Child Hub. Commissioned by Northern Southland Medical Trust. 26p.
2018
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Jane, K., & Dawson, P. (2018). Diagnosis and treatment of hypertension and pre-eclampsia in pregnancy guideline 2017. Proceedings of the New Zealand College of Midwives (NZCOM) 15th Biennial National Conference: One Voice: Women & Midwives: E nga Mareikura, Aro Tahi, Kokiri tahi. (pp. 7). Retrieved from https://legacy.midwife.org.nz/resources-events
Dawson, P., & Marshall, T. (2018). Intersectionality and midwifery in Aotearoa New Zealand. Proceedings of the New Zealand College of Midwives (NZCOM) 15th Biennial National Conference: One Voice: Women & Midwives: E nga Mareikura, Aro Tahi, Kokiri tahi. (pp. 4). Retrieved from https://legacy.midwife.org.nz/resources-events
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Dawson, P., Jaye, C., Gauld, R., & Hay-Smith, J. (2018, June). Understanding inequity in maternal health in Aotearoa New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the International Health Conference, Oxford, UK.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Ministry of Health Guideline Development Team, including Dawson, P. (2018). Diagnosis and treatment of hypertension and pre-eclampsia in pregnancy in New Zealand: A clinical practical guideline. Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Health.
Other Research Output
Dawson, P. (2018, May). Understanding inequality in maternal health in Aotearoa New Zealand. Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Department Seminar].
2017
Journal - Research Article
Tarnow-Mordi, W., Morris, J., Kirby, A., Robledo, K., Askie, L., Brown, R., … Gullam, J., … for the Australian Placental Transfusion Study Collaborative Group, including Austin, N., Broadbent, R., Stitely, M., & Dawson, P. (2017). Delayed versus immediate cord clamping in preterm infants. New England Journal of Medicine, 377, 2445-2455. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1711281
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Coppell, K., Paterson, H., Norton, J., Dawson, P., Jeffs, E., & Hay-Smith, J. (2017, May). Using a citizen's jury to assess whether a modified popular Diabetes NZ resource is a good nutrition resource for pregant women. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Society for the Study of Diabetes (NZSSD) Annual Scientific Meeting, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2016
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Dawson, P. (2016, November). Interpregnancy interval after caesarean in section in women birthing at Queen Mary Maternity Centre. Verbal presentation at the Women's and Children's Health Research Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2015
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Dawson, P. G., & Skinner, J. (2015, July). Women's choice of birthplace in the Southern District Health Board. Poster session presented at the Perinatal Society of New Zealand (PSNZ) 35th Annual Scientific Meeting, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2014
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Dawson, P. G. (2014, October). "That baby is a bit yellow": Neonatal jaundice: A serum bilirubin testing audit and transcutaneous bilirubinometry. Poster session presented at the Perinatal Society of New Zealand (PSNZ) 34th Annual Scientific Meeting, Wellington, New Zealand.
2013
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Dawson, P. (2013). Where do women travel to give birth within New Zealand? In P. Denys, M. Strack, A. B. Moore & P. Whigham (Eds.), Proceedings of the 125th New Zealand Institute of Surveyors (NZIS) Annual Conference and the Spatial Information Research Centre New Zealand (SIRC NZ) GIS and Remote Sensing Research Conference: Celebrating the Past: Redefining the Future. (pp. 181-184). Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Institute of Surveyors. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Dawson, P. (2013, September). Clinical audit: Improving and informing practice by examining the status quo. Verbal presentation at the 6th Biennial Joan Donley Midwifery Research Forum, Queenstown, New Zealand.
