Caroline Bower

Caroline Isabel Bower is an Australian medical researcher, professor of medicine, and public health advocate. Now retired, she is an emeritus professor at the University of Western Australia.

Bower's area of research is epidemiology, especially as it relates to the health of babies. She founded Australia's first registry of birth defects, and led the campaign to reduce neural tube defects in babies by adding folic acid to flour. Subsequently, she conducted research on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and how it should be handled in the juvenile justice system.

In 2023 she was awarded Australia's highest civilian honour, Companion of the Order of Australia, for her service to medical research and education. Provided by Wikipedia