Professor Maria Quigley
Colleges
Maria Quigley
BA, MSc
Professor of Statistical Epidemiology
- National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit
Maria joined the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) in January 2004. She supervises DPhil students and teaches on the MSc in Global Health Science and Epidemiology, on the modules in 'Statistics' and 'Maternal and Child Health'.
She is a co-applicant on the NIHR-funded Policy Research Unit in Maternal and Neonatal Health and Care. Her research focuses on infant feeding, preterm birth, perinatal mental health and survey methodology.
Maria has expertise in the analysis of population-based cohorts and surveys, such as the Millennium Cohort Study, in the design and analysis of the NPEU National Maternity Surveys, and in RCTs.
She has also used record linkage of large, routinely collected data to address a range of research questions in the area of maternal and child health.
Maria was Director of Graduate Studies in Oxford Population Health between 2018-2023. Prior to joining the NPEU, she was based at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Recent publications
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The relationship of early expressed milk quantity and later full breastmilk feeding after very preterm birth: A cohort study.
Journal article
Levene I. et al, (2024), Matern Child Nutr
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Do various types of prelacteal feeding (PLF) have different associations with breastfeeding duration in Indonesia? A cross-sectional study using Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey datasets.
Journal article
Rahmartani LD. et al, (2024), BMJ Glob Health, 9
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Relaxation Therapy and Human Milk Feeding Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Journal article
Levene I. et al, (2024), JAMA Pediatr
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Correction: Impact of sampling and data collection methods on maternity survey response: a randomised controlled trial of paper and push‑to‑web surveys and a concurrent social media survey.
Journal article
Harrison S. et al, (2024), BMC Med Res Methodol, 24
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Ethnic inequities in 6-8 week baby check coverage in England 2006-2021: a cohort study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink.
Journal article
Zhang CX. et al, (2024), Br J Gen Pract