Rate My Professor Maree Crepinsek

Maree Crepinsek is an Adjunct Lecturer in the Faculty of Health at Southern Cross University. She possesses 37 years of clinical experience as a midwife and 18 years of academic experience. Crepinsek holds a Master of Research in Health Sciences from Bond University and has been a Certified Lactation Consultant since 1995. She served as Course Coordinator for the Bachelor of Midwifery at Southern Cross University from 2010 to 2016 and again from 2019 to 2020. In addition to her teaching roles, she has occupied several leadership positions within the School of Health and Human Sciences, including Chair of the School Board, member of the SHHS Executive Committee, school representative for the Academic Board and the Accreditation Committee, and Academic Integrity Officer for the SHHS. Crepinsek is a member of the Australian College of Midwives and has chaired the Midwifery Education Accreditation Committee, a subcommittee of the ACM.

Her research interests include woman-centred care, perinatal mental health of women during childbearing globally, embryonic structures, maternal health, child health, neonatal nursing, perinatal mental health, breastfeeding, and lactation. Notable publications encompass 'A global review of the inferred meaning of woman centred care within midwifery professional standards' (2023, Women and Birth), co-authored with Rebecca Bell, Iain Graham, and Rosanne Coutts; the Cochrane systematic review 'Interventions for preventing mastitis after childbirth' (2020), with Emily Taylor, Keryl Michener, and Fiona Stewart; and 'Towards a conceptualisation of woman centred care — A global review of professional standards' (2022). Earlier works include 'The baby-friendly hospital initiative and breastfeeding duration' (2005, co-authored with A. Fallon, Desley Hegney, and Maxine O'Brien) and 'An evaluation of a telephone-based postnatal support intervention' (2005, co-authored with A.B. Fallon, Jackie Doolan, and Desley Hegney). Conference presentations feature 'Against all odds: a retrospective study of women who succeeded at breastfeeding despite extraordinary difficulties' and 'Interventions for preventing mastitis after childbirth: Cochrane Systematic Review'. Her contributions advance midwifery education and practices in breastfeeding support and woman-centred approaches.