By Adjunct Professor Marjan Khajehei

Book Chapters

Khajehei M, 2024, 'Endorphins, Sexuality, and Reproduction', in Advances in Neurobiology, pp. 397 - 433, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45493-6_20

Journal articles

Gidaszewski B; King J; Dhamrait G; Steen M; Vahedi FA; Chua SC; Khajehei M; Pasupathy D, 2026, 'Response to Letter to the editor regarding “Women's perineal outcomes in births attended by registered and student midwives across stages of the 30-birth training requirement”', Women and Birth, 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2026.102397

Gidaszewski B; Jefford E; Khajehei M; Marsden J; Woodworth R; Fox D; Pasupathy D; Baird K; Jomeen J; Briley A, 2026, 'Determinants of birth satisfaction in Australian public maternity care: A Cross-Sectional survey using the birth satisfaction scale-revised (BSS-R)', Midwifery, 160, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2026.104871

Gidaszewski B; King J; Dhamrait G; Steen M; Asghar Vahedi F; Chua SC; Khajehei M; Pasupathy D, 2026, 'Women’s perineal outcomes in births attended by registered and student midwives across stages of the 30-birth training requirement: An Australian cohort study', Women and Birth, 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2026.102228

Gidaszewski B; King J; Chua S; Steen M; Pasupathy D; Khajehei M, 2026, 'Association Between Perineal Trauma and the Characteristics of Clinicians Providing Birth Care—A Scoping Review', Birth, 53, pp. 39 - 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/birt.70040

Gidaszewski B; King J; Dhamrait G; Steen M; Vahedi FA; Chua SC; Khajehei M; Pasupathy D, 2026, 'Corrigendum to “Women’s perineal outcomes in births attended by registered and student midwives across stages of the 30-birth training requirement: An Australian cohort study” [Women Birth 39 4 (2026) 102228]', Women and Birth, 39, pp. 102398, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2026.102398

Alemu AA; Welsh A; Getachew T; Khajehei M, 2025, 'Assessment of healthcare facilities’ readiness to provide antenatal care in Ethiopia: facility based study using service provision assessment data', Archives of Public Health, 83, pp. 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13690-024-01464-5

Alemu AA; Welsh A; Getachew T; Khajehei M, 2025, 'Exploring barriers and facilitators to achieving quality antenatal care in Ethiopia: a qualitative study', BMC Health Services Research, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13667-9

Gidaszewski B; Tan L; King J; Chua S; Pasupathy D; Steen M; Khajehei M, 2025, 'The role of midwives in shaping postnatal care after perineal trauma: Women's perspectives on midwifery support – A qualitative study', Midwifery, 150, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2025.104590

Perera C; Ainkaran G; Gidaszwski B; Khajehei M; Elhindi J; Chua SC, 2025, 'Retrospective study on the ‘sex ratio at birth’ in Western Sydney Local Health District between 2011 and 2020', BMJ Open, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-101296

Alemu AA; Welsh A; Getachew T; Khajehei M, 2025, 'Individual and facility level factors influencing timely antenatal care initiation in Ethiopia: A multilevel analysis of the 2021/2022 ESPA data', Plos One, 20, pp. e0334320, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0334320

Asghar Vahedi F; Gholizadeh L; Khajehei M, 2025, 'Knowledge and Awareness of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Women With a History of Pregnancy Complications in Australia: A World Heart Federation Cross-Sectional Study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 65, pp. 688 - 695, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajo.70026

Zeleke LB; Welsh A; Abeje G; Addisie YS; Khajehei M, 2025, 'Successful surgical repair outcomes and determinants among obstetric fistula patients: A multi-centre study from Ethiopia', Midwifery, 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2025.104516

Li R-X; Asgharvahedi F; Khajehei M, 2025, 'Prevalence of fear of childbirth, its risk factors and birth outcomes in Australian multiparous women', World Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.5317/wjog.v14.i1.102334

Alemu AA; Welsh A; Getachew T; Khajehei M, 2025, 'Assessment of antenatal care quality in Ethiopia: Facility-based study using service provision assessment data', Plos One, 20, pp. e0313527, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0313527

Musodza W; Khajehei M; McLaughlin K; Hartz D, 2025, 'Counseling Interventions to Reduce Domestic Violence Against Women: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials', Journal of Family Violence, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10896-025-01009-6

Zeleke LB; Welsh A; Abeje G; Khajehei M, 2024, 'Treatment outcomes of obstetrical fistula surgical repair in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review', International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 167, pp. 491 - 500, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.15724

Alemu AA; Zeleke LB; Jember DA; Kassa GM; Khajehei M, 2024, 'Individual and community level determinants of delayed antenatal care initiation in Ethiopia: A multilevel analysis of the 2019 Ethiopian Mini Demographic Health Survey', Plos One, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0300750

Khajehei M; Swain J; King J; Compton C; Wei W; McGee T; Chua SC; Gidaszewski B, 2024, 'Optimising recovery after perineal trauma: Implementation of an evidence-based patient-centred care and clinical practice guideline', Women and Birth, 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2024.01.010

Etemady M; Hajizadeh M; Gidaszewski B; Swain JA; Chua SC; Khajehei M, 2023, 'Use of iron in perinatal anaemia: Indications for women’s health care policies and procedure', World Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 12, pp. 33 - 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.5317/wjog.v12.i4.33

Khajehei M; Swain JA; Li R, 2023, 'Fear of childbirth in nulliparous and multiparous women in Australia', British Journal of Midwifery, 31, pp. 686 - 694, http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2023.31.12.686

Khajehei M; Gidaszewski B; Maheshwari R; McGee TM, 2022, 'Clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness of large-scale midwifery-led, paediatrician-overseen home phototherapy and neonatal jaundice surveillance: A retrospective cohort study', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 58, pp. 1159 - 1167, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.15925

Khajehei M; Swain JA; Behroozpour E; Hajizadeh N; Parvaneh A, 2022, 'Mental fitness during transition to fatherhood', World Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 11, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.5317/wjog.v11.i1.1

Abetew MM; Alemu AA; Zeleke H; Ayenew AA; Aynalem FG; Kassa GM; Khajehei M, 2022, 'Alcohol consumption and its determinants among pregnant women in Gozamin district, Amhara, Ethiopia, 2020', Sage Open Medicine, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20503121221130903

Zeleke LB; Wondie AT; Tibebu MA; Alemu AA; Tessema MT; Shita NG; Khajehei M, 2021, 'Postnatal care service utilization and its determinants in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: A mixed-method study', Plos One, 16, pp. e0256176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256176

Khajehei M; Chua SC; Gidaszewski B; Swain J, 2021, 'Comparing JM-105 and MBJ-20 Transcutaneous Bilirubinometers According to the Area Tested in Ethnically Diverse Late-Preterm and Term Neonates', Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 35, pp. E30 - E37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JPN.0000000000000555

Khajehei M; Assareh H, 2021, 'Temporal trend of early pregnancy high body mass index in Australian women: Risk factors and outcomes', British Journal of Midwifery, 29, pp. 10 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2021.29.1.10

Khajehei M; Hajizadeh N; Behroozpour E, 2020, 'Fathers in the Birthing Room: Theoretical Expectations and Real-Life Experiences', Journal of Midwifery and Women S Health, 65, pp. 737 - 740, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jmwh.13145

Kohlhoff J; Lee S; Cibralic S; Jones P; Khajehei M, 2020, 'Development and validation of the Karitane Family Outcomes Tool', Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jspn.12295

Wang M; Kirby A; Gibbs E; Gidaszewski B; Khajehei M; Chua SC, 2020, 'Risk of preterm birth in the subsequent pregnancy following caesarean section at full cervical dilatation compared with mid-cavity instrumental delivery', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 60, pp. 382 - 388, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajo.13058

Khajehei M; Assareh H, 2020, 'Temporal trend of diabetes in pregnant women and its association with birth outcomes, 2011 to 2017', Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2020.107550

Khajehei M; Swain JA; Wen Y, 2020, 'Primiparous women's narratives of confidence in the perinatal period', British Journal of Midwifery, 28, pp. 42 - 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2020.28.1.42

Riahi S; Khajehei M, 2019, 'Palliative Care: A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Interventions', Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 42, pp. 315 - 328, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CNQ.0000000000000269

Chua SC; Gidaszewski B; Khajehei M, 2019, 'Efficacy of surgical excision and sub-dermal injection of triamcinolone acetonide for treatment of keloid scars after caesarean section: A single blind randomised controlled trial protocol', Trials, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3465-6

McGee TM; Gidaszewski B; Khajehei M; Tse T; Gibbs E, 2019, 'Foley catheter silicone versus latex for term outpatient induction of labour: A randomised trial', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 59, pp. 235 - 242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajo.12828

Gidaszewski B; Khajehei M; Gibbs E; Chua SC, 2019, 'Comparison of the effect of caseload midwifery program and standard midwifery-led care on primiparous birth outcomes: A retrospective cohort matching study', Midwifery, 69, pp. 10 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2018.10.010

Gidaszewski B; Khajehei M; McGee T, 2018, 'Outpatient cervical ripening: discomfort/pain during speculum and Foley catheter insertion', Midwifery, 67, pp. 57 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2018.09.012

Chua SC; Treadwell EL; Gidaszewski B; Gibbs E; Kirby A; Khajehei M, 2018, 'Validation of the accuracy of postpartum haemorrhage data in the ObstetriX database: A retrospective cohort study', International Journal of Medical Informatics, 120, pp. 42 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2018.09.020

Khajehei M; Behroozpour E, 2018, 'Endorphins, oxytocin, sexuality and romantic relationships: An understudied area', World Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 7, pp. 17 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.5317/wjog.v7.i2.17

Khajehei M; Doherty M, 2018, 'Women's experience of their sexual function during pregnancy and after childbirth: A qualitative survey', British Journal of Midwifery, 26, pp. 318 - 328, http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2018.26.5.318

Khajehei M; Assareh H, 2018, 'Labour pain relief in women with assisted conception and its effects on labour and birth outcomes', British Journal of Midwifery, 26, pp. 239 - 247, http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2018.26.4.239

Chua S; Gupta S; Curnow J; Gidaszewski B; Khajehei M; Diplock H, 2017, 'Intravenous iron vs blood for acute post-partum anaemia (IIBAPPA): A prospective randomised trial', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-017-1596-x

Khajehei M; Doherty M, 2017, 'Exploring postnatal depression, sexual dysfunction and relationship dissatisfaction in Australian women', British Journal of Midwifery, 25, pp. 162 - 172, http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2017.25.3.162

Khajehei M; Lee AS, 2017, 'Prevalence and risk factors of low parenting confidence in mothers of infants 0–12 months of age: a retrospective file review', Journal of Family Studies, pp. 1 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13229400.2016.1270226

Khajehei M, 2017, 'Labour and beyond: The roles of synthetic and endogenous oxytocin in transition to motherhood', British Journal of Midwifery, http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2017.25.4.230

Khajehei M, 2016, 'Prevalence and Risk Factors of Relationship Dissatisfaction in Women During the First Year After Childbirth: Implications for Family and Relationship Counseling', Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 42, pp. 484 - 493, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2015.1069433

Khajehei M, 2016, 'Parenting challenges and parents’ intimate relationships', Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 26, pp. 447 - 451, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10911359.2015.1083509

Khajehei M; Finch L, 2016, 'The role of residential early parenting services in increasing parenting confidence in mothers with a history of infertility', International Journal of Fertility and Sterility, 10, pp. 175 - 183

Khajehei M; Doherty M; Tilley PJM, 2015, 'An update on sexual function and dysfunction in women', Archives of Women S Mental Health, 18, pp. 423 - 433, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00737-015-0535-y

Khajehei M; Doherty M; Tilley PJM; Sauer K, 2015, 'Prevalence and Risk Factors of Sexual Dysfunction in Postpartum Australian Women', Journal of Sexual Medicine, 12, pp. 1415 - 1426, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jsm.12901

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