Helen's publications

Journal publications

Stevens, H., Sheeran, L., & Buist, A. (2024). How do maternal and child health nurses incorporate infant mental health promotion into their clinical practice? Experiences of an Australian municipality. Infant Mental Health Journal. 45(2) 119-246.

Middlemiss, W., Stevens, H., Ridgway L., McDonald, S., Koussa, M. (2017). Response-based sleep intervention: Helping infant sleep without making them cry. Early Human Development. 108, 49-57.

Ockwell-Smith, S., Hoffman, J., Narvaez, D., Middlemiss, W., Stevens, H., McKenna, J., Kendall-Tackett, K., & Cassels, T. (2013). Simple ways to calm a crying baby and have a more peaceful night’s sleep. Clinical Lactation, 4(2), 79-83.

Books

Stevens, H. (2017). Connect to Sleep. Busybird Press. Australia

Stevens, H. (2012). Safe Sleep Space. Rebus Press. Australia

Stevens, H. (2014). Foundations and Fundamentals - The first four months  

Contributing Author: Middlemiss, W., Kendall-Tackett, K. T. (eds.) (2014). The Science of Mother-Infant Sleep. Praeclarus Press USA. pp 207-220 .

Conference presentations

  • Should you want to know more about an updated list of presentations please email or phone and Helen will happily discuss them with you.

Stevens, H. The Solihull Approach in Australia: Indigenous Aboriginal Service Providers’ Experiences. Oral Presentation World Association for Infant Mental Health 18th World Congress. Dublin. 2023.

Stevens, H. Sharing Infant Mental Health Concepts: Leadership to University students in Australia. Oral Presentation World Association for Infant Mental Health 18th World Congress. Dublin. 2023.

Stevens, H. Parent and Practitioner experiences of The Solihull Approach parent groups in Australia. Oral Presentation World Association for Infant Mental Health 18th World Congress. Dublin. 2023.

Stevens, H., Middlemiss, W. Infants and Sleep: Looking at maternal depression symptoms and infant sleep. The World Association for Infant Mental Health World Congress. Brisbane. 2021

Stevens, H. The Solihull Approach in Australia: Clinical Practice Review following team training. Oral Presentation World Association for Infant Mental Health 17th World Congress. Brisbain. 2021.

Stevens, H. Solihull Approach: Clinical Practice review following who teams trainings. The World Association for Infant Mental Health World Congress. Rome 2018.

Stevens, H. Maternal Child and Family Health nurses experiences of the Solihull Approach in Australia. The World Association Infant Mental Health World Congress. Rome 2018.

Stevens, H. Attachment Based Interventions to Achieve Infant sleep (Birth- 3 years); Achieving Outcomes While Promoting Parent-Infant Relationships. The Australasian Marcé Society For Perinatal Mental Health Conference. Brisbane. 2017.

Stevens, H. Promoting infant mental health through attachment based interventions, to achieve health infant sleep (birth to 3 years). The National Foster and Kindship Care conference. Melbourne. 2017.

Stevens, H. Infant sleep eLearning – making relevant education accessible to MCHNs in the future. World Association Infant Mental Health 15th World Congress. Prague. 2016.

Middlemiss, W., Stevens, H. Don’t ask parents to change their care style; rather integrate responsivity and synchrony into all care practices. World Association for Infant Mental Health 15th World Congress. Prague. 2016

Stevens, H. Increasing numbers of families are reporting baby sleep problems in Australia; how to improve outcomes in 2015 and beyond. Maternal Child and Family Health Nurse Conference. Perth. 2015

Stevens, H. Supporting infants who have had life stressors, find sleep. The National Foster and Kinship Care conference. Sydney. 2015


Other conferences

  • World Association for Infant Mental Health 14th World Congress. Scotland

  • Australian Association for Infant Mental Health

  • The Australasian Marcé Society For Perinatal Mental Health Conference

  • Australian Childhood Foundation. Trauma Conference

  • Childbirth and Parenting Educators of Australia Conference

  • Maternal Child and Family Health Nurses Conference

Papers and other publications

Cassels, T., Ockwell-Smith, S., Middlemiss, W., Kendall-Tackett, K., Stevens, H., McKenna, J., Narvaez, D. (2013). White Paper; Is Your Baby’s Sleep a Problem? Or Is It Just Normal? Mother-Baby Experts Weigh in on Normal Infant Sleep [PDF]. Praeclarus Press.

Koussa, M., McDonald, F., Patterson, P., Middlemiss, W., Stevens, H. & Albritton, K. ‘Mindfulness and attachment in adolescent and young adult siblings of cancer patients’. Inaugural International Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Congress, Sydney, December, 2015.

Advisory roles

In addition to workplace training, workshops, masterclasses and conferences, Helen is advisor to:

  • The Women’s Hospital (The Royal Women's Hospital Melbourne) Parenting Kit 2018.

  • Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY), 2013.