TTAP Asthma in Pregnancy

03/12/2025

Meet Lyn! One of our Registered Nurse Researchers based at our John Hunter Hospital Site.

Lyn moved to Newy from Tasmania not long before joining the team, and whilst her favourite place to walk is still the island state, she's loved the warmth and beaches of Newcastle since moving here!

If you attend our John Hunter Hospital study site you might be lucky enough to meet Lyn at your visit, and she'll be ready to answer all your questions about managing your asthma during pregnancy!

02/12/2025

Congratulations to our team member Nadine, who was successful in receiving a Franklin Women's Carer's Scholarship. We are excited to see where your research career takes you Nadine!

Social enterprise Franklin Women is pleased to announce the round 2, 2025 recipients of its innovative Carer’s Scholarship

27/11/2025

Alexandra Overton made the news earlier this month - what a great way to promote the TTAP study!

She said "Every pregnancy is different, and so is every woman’s asthma. The treatable traits approach allows us to look more closely at each woman’s individual needs".

Read the full article here: https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/snswlhd/news/latest-news/asthma-pregnancy-research-program-expands-to-queanbeyan

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26/11/2025

Meet Alex! Our delightful Registered Midwife Research Clinician at our Queanbeyan Hospital site. She is also an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant - or IBCLC for short.

Alex is loving the new challenge of coordinating a research study site, and meeting the new TTAP Mums.

She will be able to walk you through all that is involved in being in the study, keeping you and your baby (or babies!) healthy and well informed as you manage your asthma throughout your pregnancy.

24/11/2025

What wonderful news! This will be such a game changer for many families in taking up the flu shot for their little ones. Great news for our NSW families!

Send a message to learn more

16/11/2025

Did you know that mothers with asthma are more likely to have a preterm baby?

05/11/2025

The Asthma and Pregnancy Research Team kicking some major goals - 3 out of 5 pilot grants awarded by the Hunter Children's Research Foundation - HCRF were given to our team last Thursday 30 October!

Professor Vanessa Murphy for the project 'The Role of the Infant Microbiome in Asthma and Allergy Development Among Children at High Risk' - studying samples provided by our incredible BLT babies and their parents.

Dr Bronwyn Brew for the project 'Tracking Severe Wheeze from Infancy to Asthma in Childhood' - building on the solid foundation of BLT research.

Dr Gabriela Martins Costa Gomes for the infant lung function follow up study - for our new TTAP study cohort to develop new ways of predicting bronchiolitis.

Congratulations to the entire team!

24/10/2025

23/10/2025

Come and talk to us about all things asthma and pregnancy, or medical research in general! Here till 10am. There’s free coffee!

23/10/2025

Poor air quality across parts of NSW due to bushfire.

Smoke exposure is dangerous to human health. Asthma attack risks are high with bushfires causing widespread poor air quality across parts of NSW.

If smoke is a trigger for your asthma, try and stay indoors during this time to lower your exposure to smoke. Keep your reliever medicine close by, pay attention to your symptoms and treat them immediately. Follow the steps for Asthma First Aid.

If you experience any asthma symptoms and these don't improve, please seek medical care or in an emergency call 000 (Triple zero).

If smoke is a trigger for your asthma, call our FREE 1800ASTHMA (1800 278 462) service and speak with an Asthma Educator.

More info: https://buff.ly/eqjIqxk

22/10/2025

The weather is heating up! 🔆 Large parts of NSW will have high temperatures and strong winds today, ideal conditions for bushfires to start unfortunately.
🔥Bushfire smoke impacts our health, and people with respiratory conditions, the elderly and children are particularly at risk.
To help prepare for the warmer months, check out our Infographics from the Severe Asthma toolkit, which were developed in association with - they contain helpful information regarding the health impacts of bushfire smoke, vulnerable populations and how to reduce risk.
👉https://toolkit.severeasthma.org.au/resources/infographics/

19/10/2025

Thunderstorm asthma is the combination of high grass pollen levels and a dramatic change in weather conditions caused by a certain type of thunderstorm.

In the event of a thunderstorm warning:

➡️ Go inside and close your doors and windows. If you have your air conditioner on, turn it to recirculate.
➡️ Keep your reliever and hay fever medicine on hand or know how to access this medicine if your loved one has asthma.
➡️ Follow your written Asthma Action Plan.
➡️ Never ignore asthma symptoms like breathlessness, wheezing and tightness in the chest. Start Asthma First Aid immediately and call Triple Zero (000) for help if symptoms do not get any better or if they start to get worse.
➡️ Keep up to date with alerts and advice in your local area.

Book a call with an Asthma Educator to learn how to stay safe and what to do in a thunderstorm asthma event: https://buff.ly/OLvD2Y7