Dr Shanti Raman

Tabs

Main

Dr Raman is a Consultant Paediatrician whose research and teaching interests include health of migrants and refugees, international maternal and child health, poverty, child rights and child abuse and neglect. She is currently enrolled in a PhD in the School of Public Health and Community Medicine, UNSW. In her role as Community Paediatrician in charge of Child Protection services in Sydney South West Area Health Service, she has provided clinical leadership in this field, professional development and training in clinical aspects of child abuse and neglect and developed area-wide relevant policies on children’s rights and child protection.

Dr Raman has maintained a strong interest in international health, provided consultancy services in international health (maternal, neonatal and child health), worked on population based research projects in India and been involved in teaching public health. She has been involved with policy development at national (with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians), State (NSW Health), and international (though International Society for Social Pediatrics, International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect) levels. She has set up a number of clinical services for vulnerable populations of children and youth in the area; and is involved in numerous population-based research projects in child health.

She has also been involved with several quality assurance and clinical quality improvement projects for New South Wales Health Department. Dr Raman is lead for Maternal Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH) in the Human Resources for Health Knowledge Hub. She has extensive experience in collaborative research projects, and has led many clinical audit and quality improvement projects in hospitals and health services. She has also supervised numerous research projects done by junior doctors, paediatric trainees and Master of Public Health students.

Key words: maternal and child health, international health, human rights, child abuse and neglect, health of migrants and refugees

School:

Sch Women's&Children's Health

Phone:

02 8738 4844

Email:

s.raman@unsw.edu.au

University role:

Conjoint Associate Professor

Research

Research Activity Links:

Socio-economic Objective (SEO) tags:

Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)

Child Health

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health

Field of Research (FOR) Tag:

Community Child Health

Public Health and Health Services

Epidemiology

Human Rights

Publications related to this Person

Book Chapters

Raman S; Zwi K, 2009, 'OPTIMISING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF REFUGEE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE: WHAT WILL IT TAKE?', in Bennett DL; Towns SJ; Elliott EJ; Merrick J (ed.), CHALLENGES IN ADOLESCENT HEALTH: AN AUSTRALIAN PERSPECTIVE, edn. Health and Human Development, NOVA SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, INC, pp. 101 - 110, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000270974100008&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Journal articles

Zwi K; Sealy L; Samir N; Hu N; Rostami R; Agrawal R; Cherian S; Coleman J; Francis J; Gunasekera H; Isaacs D; Larcombe P; Levitt D; Mares S; Mutch R; Newman L; Raman S; Young H; Norwood C; Lingam R, 2020, 'Asylum seeking children and adolescents in Australian immigration detention on Nauru: A longitudinal cohort study', BMJ Paediatrics Open, vol. 4, pp. e000615, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2019-000615

Raman S; Muhammad T; Goldhagen J; Seth R; Kadir A; Bennett S; D'Annunzio D; Spencer NJ; Bhutta ZA; Gerbaka B, 2020, 'Ending violence against children: What can global agencies do in partnership?', Child Abuse and Neglect, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104733

Uchitel J; Alden E; Bhutta ZA; Goldhagen J; Narayan AP; Raman S; Spencer N; Wertlieb D; Wettach J; Woolfenden S; Mikati MA, 2019, 'The rights of children for optimal development and nurturing care', Pediatrics, vol. 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2019-0487

Spencer N; Raman S; O'Hare B; Tamburlini G, 2019, 'Addressing inequities in child health and development: Towards social justice', BMJ Paediatrics Open, vol. 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2019-000503

Baker JR; Raman S; Kohlhoff J; George A; Kaplun C; Dadich A; Best CT; Arora A; Zwi K; Schmied V; Eapen V, 2019, 'Optimising refugee children's health/wellbeing in preparation for primary and secondary school: A qualitative inquiry', BMC Public Health, vol. 19, pp. 812, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7183-5

Pangas J; Ogunsiji O; Elmir R; Raman S; Liamputtong P; Burns E; Dahlen HG; Schmied V, 2019, 'Refugee women's experiences negotiating motherhood and maternity care in a new country: A meta-ethnographic review', International Journal of Nursing Studies, vol. 90, pp. 31 - 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.10.005

Raman S; Muhammad T; Goldhagen J; Spencer NJ; Bhutta ZA; Ayesha K; Rajeev S; Catherine M; Bernard G; Thea VZVDA; Susan B; Susan B; Ramya S; Tony W; Danielle DA, 2018, 'Ending violence against children: a call to action', The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, vol. 2, pp. 312 - 313, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(18)30105-6

Hotton PR; Raman S, 2017, 'Analysis of acute presentations for child protection medical assessments in a large, culturally diverse metropolitan setting', BMJ Paediatrics Open, vol. 1, pp. e000120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2017-000120

Raman S; Hotton PR, 2017, 'Audit of child maltreatment medical assessments in a culturally diverse, metropolitan setting', BMJ Paediatrics Open, vol. 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2017-000125

Raman S; Ruston S; Irwin S; Tran P; Hotton P; Thorne S, 2017, 'Taking culture seriously: Can we improve the developmental health and well-being of Australian Aboriginal children in out-of-home care?', Child: Care, Health and Development, vol. 43, pp. 899 - 905, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cch.12488

Raman S; Maiese M; Vasquez V; Gordon P; Jones JM, 2017, 'Review of serious events in cases of (suspected) child abuse and/or neglect: A RoSE by any other name?', Child Abuse and Neglect, vol. 70, pp. 283 - 291, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.06.020

Ogbo FA; Eastwood J; Page A; Arora A; McKenzie A; Jalaludin B; Tennant E; Miller E; Kohlhoff J; Noble J; Chaves K; Jones JM; Smoleniec J; Chay P; Smith B; Oei JL; Short K; Collie L; Kemp L; Raman S; Woolfenden S; Clark T; Blight V; Eapen V; Dudley A; Paz E; Stack J; Sorensen K; Knopp M; Colley A; Kleiman C, 2017, 'Prevalence and determinants of cessation of exclusive breastfeeding in the early postnatal period in Sydney, Australia', International Breastfeeding Journal, vol. 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13006-017-0110-4

Griffiths G; Woolfenden S; Williams K; Raman S; Tzioumi D; Hayen A, 2017, 'Comprehensive paediatric assessments for children in out of home care', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD010877.pub2

2017, 'Building resilience and ameliorating risk in Pacific Island children and young people in South Western Sydney', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, vol. 53, pp. 13 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.13574_6

Raman S; Srinivasan K; Kurpad A; Ritchie J; Razee H, 2016, '“We have to ask and only then do”: Unpacking agency and autonomy in women's reproductive health in urban India', Health Care for Women International, vol. 37, pp. 1119 - 1137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2016.1140171

Raman S; Srinivasan K; Kurpad A; Dwarkanath P; Ritchie J; Worth H, 2016, 'Erratum to “My mother…my sisters… and my friends”: Sources of maternal support in the perinatal period in urban India (Midwifery (2014) 30 (130–137)(S0266613813000818)(10.1016/j.midw.2013.03.003))', Midwifery, vol. 41, pp. 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2016.08.002

Raman S; Nicholls R; Ritchie J; Razee H; Shafiee S, 2016, 'How natural is the supernatural? Synthesis of the qualitative literature from low and middle income countries on cultural practices and traditional beliefs influencing the perinatal period', Midwifery, vol. 39, pp. 87 - 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2016.05.005

Raman S; Nicholls R; Ritchie J; Razee H; Shafiee S, 2016, 'Eating soup with nails of pig: Thematic synthesis of the qualitative literature on cultural practices and beliefs influencing perinatal nutrition in low and middle income countries', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, vol. 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-016-0991-z

Sureshkumar P; Zurynski Y; Moloney S; Raman S; Varol N; Elliott EJ, 2016, 'Female genital mutilation: Survey of paediatricians' knowledge, attitudes and practice', Child Abuse and Neglect, vol. 55, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.03.005

Raman S; Iljadica A; Gyaneshwar R; Taito R; Fong J, 2015, 'Improving maternal and child health systems in Fiji through a perinatal mortality audit', International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, vol. 129, pp. 165 - 168, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2014.11.010

Paxton G; Tosif S; Graham H; Smith A; Reveley C; Standish J; McCloskey K; Ferguson G; Isaacs D; Gunasekera H; Marais B; Britton P; Khatami A; Zwi K; Raman S; Elliott E; Levitt D; Francis J; Bauert P; Morris P; Whybourne A; Cherian S; Mutch R; Forbes D; Rutherford D; Packer S, 2015, 'Perspective: 'The forgotten children: National inquiry into children in immigration detention (2014)'', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, vol. 51, pp. 365 - 368, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.12873

Raman S; Maiese M; Hurley K; Greenfield D, 2014, 'Addressing the clinical burden of child physical abuse and neglect in a large metropolitan region: Improving the evidence-base', Social Sciences, vol. 3, pp. 771 - 784, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/socsci3040771

Raman S; Srinivasan K; Kurpad A; Razee H; Ritchie J, 2014, '"Nothing special, everything is maamuli ": Socio-cultural and family practices influencing the perinatal period in urban India', PLoS ONE, vol. 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111900

Raman S, 2014, 'Faith, Trust and the Perinatal Healthcare Maze in Urban India', Health, Culture and Society, vol. 6, pp. 73 - 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/hcs.2014.123

Mehta BK; Raman S, 2014, 'Addressing the health, developmental and social outcomes of children exposed to perinatal and infectious risks', Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets, vol. 14, pp. 172 - 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871526514666141014144505

Raman S; Sahu S, 2014, 'Health, developmental and support needs of vulnerable children - comparing children in foster care and children in need', Child Abuse Review, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/car.2305

Griffiths G; Woolfenden S; Williams K; Raman S; Tzioumi D; Hayen A, 2013, 'Comprehensive paediatric assessments for children in out of home care', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD010877

Raman S; Kevat D, 2013, 'Extending the workforce debate - let's talk about self-sufficiency', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 199, pp. 238 - 238, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja12.11847

Woolfenden SR; Goldfeld SR; Raman S; Eapen V; Kemp LA, 2013, 'Inequity in child health: The importance of early childhood development', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, vol. 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.12171

Raman S; Srinivasan K; Kurpad A; Dwarkanath P; Ritchie JE; Worth H, 2013, ''My Mother…My Sisters… and My Friends': sources of maternal support in the perinatal period in urban India', Midwifery, vol. 30, pp. 130 - 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2013.03.003

Raman S; Holdgate A; Torrens R, 2012, 'Are our frontline clinicians equipped with the ability and confidence to address child abuse and neglect?', Child Abuse Review, vol. 21, pp. 114 - 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/car.1180

Raman S; Reynolds S; Khan R, 2011, 'Addressing the well-being of Aboriginal children in out-of-home care: Are we there yet?', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Vol. 48, Suppl. 2, 2012, 1–13), vol. 47, pp. 806 - 811, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02030.x

Raman S; Hodes D, 2011, 'Cultural issues in child maltreatment', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, vol. 48, pp. 30 - 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02184.x

Sheikh M; Pal A; Wang S; MacIntyre CR; Wood N; Isaacs D; Gunasekera H; Raman S; Hale K; Howell A, 2009, 'The epidemiology of health conditions of newly arrived refugee children: A review of patients attending a specialist health clinic in Sydney', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Vol. 48, Suppl. 2, 2012, 1–13), vol. 45, pp. 509 - 513, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2009.01550.x

Raman S; Wood N; Webber M; Taylor K; Isaacs D, 2009, 'Matching health needs of refugee children with services: How big is the gap?', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 33, pp. 466 - 470, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00431.x

Zwi K; Raman S; Burgner D; Faniran S; Voss L; Blick B; Osborn M; Borg C; Smith M, 2007, 'Towards better health for refugee children and young people in Australia and New Zealand: The Royal Australasian College of Physicians perspective', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, vol. 43, pp. 522 - 526, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01152.x

Thomas P; Milne B; Raman S; Shah S, 2007, 'Refugee youth - Immunisation status and GP attendance', Australian Family Physician, vol. 36, pp. 568 - 570

Raman S; Woolfenden SR; Williams K; Zwi K, 2007, 'Human rights and child health', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Vol. 48, Suppl. 2, 2012, 1–13), vol. 43, pp. 581 - 586, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01147.x

Milne B; Raman S; Thomas P; Shah S, 2006, 'Immunisation of refugee and migrant young people: Can schools do the job?', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 30, pp. 526 - 528, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842X.2006.tb00780.x

Raman S, 2006, 'Cultural identity and child health', Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, vol. 52, pp. 231 - 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/tropej/fml034

Davidson N; Skull S; Burgner D; Kelly P; Raman S; Silove DM; Steel ZP; Vora R; Smith M, 2004, 'An issue of access: Delivering equitable health care for newly arrived refugee children in Australia', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Vol. 48, Suppl. 2, 2012, 1–13), vol. 40, pp. 569 - 575, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2004.00466.x

Davidson N; Skull S; Chaney G; Frydenberg A; Isaacs D; Kelly P; Lampropoulos B; Raman S; Silove DM; Buttery J; Smith M; Steel ZP; Burgner D, 2004, 'Comprehensive health assessment for newly arrived refugee children in Australia', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Vol. 48, Suppl. 2, 2012, 1–13), vol. 40, pp. 562 - 568, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2004.00465.x

Alperstein G; Raman S, 2003, 'Promoting mental health and emotional well-being among children and youth: a role for community child health?', Child: Care, Health and Development, vol. 29, pp. 269 - 274, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2214.2003.00341.x

Shah S; Raman S; Moreira C; MacIntyre CR, 2001, 'School immunisation certificates - A review over time in a disadvantaged community', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 25, pp. 534 - 538, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842X.2001.tb00319.x

School of Women's and Children's Health

Dr Shanti Raman

Tabs

Study @ WCH

Research @ WCH

Quick Links

Connect