Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Sara Holton has a background in psychology, gender studies, and human resource management. She is currently involved in a study funded by the Australian Research Council investigating how Australian women and men manage their fertility. Sara’s PhD research examined the salient factors in Australian women’s childbearing preferences and outcomes. She found that women are not always able to choose when and if they have a child, and that their childbearing outcomes are associated with diverse biological, psychological and social factors. The findings have implications for policy, and indicate that multiple approaches are required which are sensitive to and address the barriers women face in family formation.

2012 Publications

Fisher J, Cabral de Mello M, Patel V, Rahman A, Tran T, Holton S, Holmes W.  Prevalence and determinants of common mental disorders in women in low- and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review, Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2012;90:139-149G doi:10.2471/BLT.11.091850

Rowe H, Holton S, Fisher J, Postpartum emotional support: a qualitative study of women’s and men’s anticipated needs and preferred sources, Australian Journal of Primary Health 1 Feb 2012 [EPub], doi:10.1071/PY11117

2011 Publications

Holton S, Fisher J, Rowe H. To Have or Not to Have? Australian Women's Childbearing Desires, Expectations and Outcomes. Journal of Population Research, 2011; 28(4), 353-379

Holton S, Rowe HJ, Fisher JRW. Women's health and their childbearing expectations and outcomes: a population-based survey from Victoria, Australia. Women's Health Issues 2011; 21:5, 366-373

2010 Publications

Holton S, Fisher JRW, Rowe HJ Motherhood: is it good for women's mental health? Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology 2010, 28(3): 223-239.

Content updated 24 February 2012