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Natasha Hirschhorn-Edwards is a Program and Communications Manager for the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Medicine Intelligence (MI-CRE), where she coordinates and communicates research activities within a collaborative research network. With a focus on knowledge translation, she is passionate about utilizing real-world data to generate evidence that underpins policy guidelines for population health. Under her management, MI-CRE was awarded a $2.5 million five-year grant from NHMRC in November 2020 to deliver 'real-world' evidence for the use of outcomes in medicines in Australia. In addition to her work at MI-CRE, she contributes part-time to the National Perinatal Epidemiology Statistics Unit (NPESU), which serves as a leading national agency for information and research pertaining to pregnancy, childbirth, and the neonatal period. Her research background encompasses maternal and perinatal epidemiology and health information management. Notably, she led the development of the world-first Maternity Care Classification System (MaCCS) as part of the AIHW National Maternity Data Development Project. Her research interests include maternal perinatal outcomes and models of care, and she has co-authored several national epidemiological reports, including the Perinatal Deaths in Australia report for 2016. Additionally, she has been actively involved as a consumer advocate in maternal and perinatal health for over 20 years, providing advice to state and national committees, boards, and organizations, including the Australian College of Midwives National Board and the International Vasa Previa Foundation.
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