Monique Rose
MNursPrac, GradDipMid, BA, Midwife, RN
PhD Candidate, 3rd Year (M2 complete), School of Nursing, Curtin University
PhD Project
Pregnancy and Women’s Sleep: Understanding the Factors that Contribute to Sleep Health in the Antenatal Period, A Mixed Methods Study
A MyTIME Sleep Sub-Study (MyTIME+Sleep)
Supervisory Committee
Professor Zoe Bradfield, Professor Jeffrey Keelan, Dr Clare Ladyman
Many women report poor quality, short, or interrupted sleep in pregnancy, which is associated with increased risks in pregnancy and birth for women and their babies. Limited perinatal screening for women’s sleep concerns, and low availability or access to effective sleep supports prevents improvements in this aspect of women’s health. Monique’s research aims to explore women’s experiences of sleep in pregnancy, develop a novel, perinatal-specific sleep assessment tool to better measure self-reported sleep in pregnancy, and assess whether melatonin supplementation might support healthy sleep in the final weeks of pregnancy within a clinical trial setting.
She has presented parts of her PhD work at ACM National Conferences in 2024 & 2025, and PSANZ Annual Congress in 2024.
Awards & Funding
- Mark Liveris Presentation - Expert Panel Award Winner (later stage PhD) - Sep 2025
- Psi Sigma Alpha 3MT-Style Presentation - Winner - Aug 2025
- Curtin University 3MT Health Sciences - Finalist - Aug 2025
- Research Training Program PhD Funding - Awarded - Jun 2023
Experience and Research Focus
Monique is a midwife and registered nurse. She has a background in western art flute performance, having completed undergraduate studies at the UWA Conservatory of Music prior to undertaking postgraduate studies in health sciences. She is passionate about the power of research to inform clinical change and timely implementation of evidence to practice. As an early-career midwife she is proud to continue to practice in the clinical setting as a midwife whilst undertaking her PhD studies.
