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Biography
Sharon Perrella is a Research Fellow at the Hartmann Human Lactation Research Group, UWA. Sharon has a clinical background with a special interest in preterm breastfeeding and milk production. Since PhD graduation Sharon has used ultrasound and intraoral vacuum measurement to examine sucking dynamics and suck-swallow-breathe coordination, while her current work focuses on the identification and management of women at risk of reduced breastfeeding duration.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Biochemistry, PhD (distinction), The University of Western Australia
Award Date: 10 Mar 2015
Child, Adolescent & Family Health Nursing, Grad Cert Health, Flinders University
Award Date: 6 Mar 2006
MSc, Curtin University
Award Date: 23 Jul 2002
Neonatal Intensive Care, PGradDipClinNsg, Curtin University
Award Date: 20 Feb 1996
Nursing, BAppSc, Curtin University
Award Date: 23 Jul 1991
Research expertise keywords
- breastfeeding
- human milk
- preterm infant
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Australian Women’s Experiences of Establishing Breastfeeding after Caesarean Birth
Perrella, S., Abelha, S., Vlaskovsky, P., McEachran, J., Prosser, S. & Geddes, D., 3 Mar 2024, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 21, 3, 296.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Causes of Low Milk Supply: The Roles of Estrogens, Progesterone, and Related External Factors
Jin, X., Perrella, S. L., Lai, C. T., Taylor, N. L. & Geddes, D. T., Jan 2024, In: Advances in Nutrition. 15, 1, 100129.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access5 Citations (Scopus) -
Investigation of Relationships between Intakes of Human Milk Total Lipids and Metabolic Hormones and Infant Sex and Body Composition
Suwaydi, M. A., Lai, C. T., Warden, A. H., Perrella, S. L., McEachran, J. L., Wlodek, M. E., Geddes, D. T. & Gridneva, Z., Aug 2024, In: Nutrients. 16, 16, 21 p., 2739.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Maternal Breast Growth and Body Mass Index Are Associated with Low Milk Production in Women
Jin, X., Lai, C. T., Perrella, S. L., McEachran, J. L., Gridneva, Z. & Geddes, D. T., Sept 2024, In: Nutrients. 16, 17, 11 p., 2854.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Maternal reports of Preterm and Sick Term Infants’ Settling, Sleeping and Feeding in the 9 Months after Discharge from Neonatal Nursery: An Observational Study
Lim, E., Williams, J., Vlaskovsky, P., Ireland, D., Geddes, D. & Perrella, S., Jun 2024, In: Children (Basel, Switzerland). 11, 6, 15 p., 655.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
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Breast Milk Collection for the Largest Birth Cohort in Australia
Geddes, D., Gridneva, Z., Lai, C. T., Mangwiro, Y., Perrella, S., Saffery, R., Stinson, L., Wake, M., Wlodek, M., Gridneva, Z., Lai, C. T., Mangwiro, Y., Perrella, S., Saffery, R., Stinson, L., Wake, M. & Wlodek, M.
The University of Western Australia
1/07/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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An evidence based intervention to increase breastfeeding and infant health
Geddes, D., Nicol, M., Wlodek, M., Perrella, S. & Prosser, S.
1/01/21 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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