Bronni Simpson

Dr Bronni Simpson is a Research Fellow in Women’s Health at Flinders University and a midwife with more than a decade of clinical and research experience. She holds a PhD in Biomedical Science from the University of South Australia, alongside degrees in midwifery and applied science, and has received multiple academic honours, including the University of South Australia Medal and Australian College of Midwives Award.

She brings expertise in maternal and infant health and clinical trials, while building skills in pharmacoepidemiology and national data linkage to tackle pressing issues in women’s health. Her research also centres on optimising lactation support and advancing outcomes for mothers and preterm infants. She has played a leading role in major multi-site studies, including as coordinator for the STan Australian Randomised Controlled Trial and local and national coordinator for perinatal trials, while also contributing to projects on psychosocial support, new technologies for parents, and intrapartum care innovation. Her work addresses critical gaps in perinatal research by integrating biomedical science with women-centred clinical practice, bridging the translation of evidence into policy and guidelines.

Dr Simpson is a current Scholar with the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Optimising Human Milk Nutrition to Improve the Long-Term Health of Preterm Infants, reflecting her commitment to advancing neonatal nutrition and maternal health equity. She has extensive experience in trial management, ethics and governance and REDCap survey design, equipping her to deliver high-impact, practice-changing research.

Her publications cover clinical trial outcomes, psychosocial dimensions of childbirth, and methodological innovations in health research. She has presented at national and international conferences, from Women’s Healthcare Australasia to the European Congress on Intrapartum Care, and her contributions to systematic reviews have informed health technology assessment and national guidelines.

Dr Simpson’s career is defined by a passion for evidence-based care and multidisciplinary collaboration. By uniting her clinical background in midwifery with biomedical and translational research, she is advancing knowledge that improves health outcomes for women and babies while supporting clinicians to deliver safer, more responsive care.