Stoic survival: the journey of parenting a premature infant in the bush

Dr Luke Wakely

qualifications: MHSc(PaedPhysio)

contribution: original concept, designed the project, collected data, wrote the first draft, statistical analysis

position: Lecturer

Australia

Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy & Academic Team Leader- North West University of Newcastle Department of Rural Health Research interests include: Rural workforce Equity in service delivery Premature Infants Parenting Child Development Interprofessional Learning Paediatric Physiotherapy Clinical Education

Kym Rae

qualifications: PhD

contribution: designed the project

position: Postdoctoral fellow

Australia

Post-doctoral researcher investigating Aboriginal mothers and babies with a view to reducing incidence of low birthweight babies and premature delivery. Our research program has an interest in early diagnosis and treatment of renal disease in Aboriginal communities.

Rodney Cooper

qualifications: PhD

contribution: designed the project, contributed to drafts

position: Occupational therapist

Australia

Work as a mental health practitioner for the North West Slopes Division of General Practice in Tamworth. I am also a Conjoint Senior Lecturer in the School of Medicine, University of Newcastle. Paediatric, children's play, rural primary health care