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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 474 0999 ext 58933
Email
helen.paterson@otago.ac.nz
Position
Senior Lecturer and Head of Section of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (DSM)
Department
Department of Women's and Children's Health (Dunedin)
Qualifications
BM MMedSc FRANZCOG DTM&H PhD
Research summary
Contraception, gestational weight gain
Teaching
Co-ordinator of Postgraduate Women’s Health papers
Clinical
Co-director of Te Waka Wahine Hauora: Woman’s Health Bus Gynaecologist

Research

Helen Paterson is a Senior Lecturer in Women’s Health.

She is passionate about improving pregnancy outcomes by optimising access to contraception, abortion and health during pregnancy.

Publications

Paterson, H., Macfarlane, E., Slater, T., Stanton, J.-A. L., MacDonald, E. J., Gibson, M., & Lawton, B. (2024). Preliminary assessment of using mobile point-of-care human papillomavirus (HPV) testing with the option of immediate colposcopy in a rural area in a high-income country: A case study. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 137(1596), 43-51. Retrieved from https://www.nzmj.org.nz/ Journal - Research Other

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]. Other Research Output

Paterson, H. (2023, October). Te Waka Wahine Hauora The Woman's Health Bus: Bringing care closer to home. Verbal presentation at the 44th New Zealand Sexual Health Society (NZSHS) Conference: Future Directions, Auckland, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Bellamak, T., & Paterson, H. (2023). Reconsidering post 20-week abortion in Aotearoa New Zealand. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 63(5), 421-724. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13697 Journal - Research Other

Thomas, C., Braund, R., Bowden, N., Hobbs, M., Kokaua, J., & Paterson, H. (2023). Disparities in utilisation of combined oral contraceptives in Aotearoa New Zealand: A cross-sectional whole-of-population study. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 63(3), 441-447. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13672 Journal - Research Article

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