​​​​​​​Dr Christine Andrews

Dr Christine Andrews is a Senior Research Fellow and Mater Career Track Fellow at the Mater Research based Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth (Stillbirth CRE). 

Dr Andrews completed her PhD at The University of Queensland in 2018 and joined the Stillbirth CRE the same year. She is a perinatal implementation science researcher who aims to achieve substantive improvements in national maternity care standards by actioning effective and targeted evidence-based implementation strategies.

Her research combines implementation science with health services research to reduce the rate of stillbirth (and other adverse perinatal outcomes) and support improvements in clinical care.

She co-leads the Implementing Stillbirth Prevention Strategies and Consumer Engagement research programs and is a key driver of the Safer Baby Bundle initiative, leading the national evaluation of its impact. 

Dr Andrews advocates for community-driven research that translates into policy and practice change to ensure the voices of women and families inform healthcare priorities. She is an emerging leader for consumer involvement in research, spearheading a national project to enhance bereaved parents’ involvement in stillbirth research. She was awarded Stillbirth Foundation Research Grants in 2021 and 2023 to improve the capacity of researchers and bereaved parents to co-design and translate research together. 

Within a short time post-PhD, Dr Andrews has emerged as a senior leader with advisory roles on state-level government committees informing implementation and evaluation approaches for the Safer Baby Bundle, which aims to reduce late gestation stillbirths in Australia.

Dr Andrews is co-chair of Mater Research’s Early to Mid-Career Researcher (EMCR) Committee, advocating for both EMCRs and clinician researchers. 

Dr Andrews has authored 34 papers and received more than 275 citations, with a h-index of 11.

“I envision leading a research program that actively addresses the gap between evidence and practice in maternity care, driving meaningful change through the implementation of effective strategies to reduce stillbirth.”