• Pregnancy outcomes for women with rare autoimmune diseases 

      Chen, Jian Sheng; Roberts, Christine L.; Simpson, Judy M.; March, Lyn M.
      Published 2015-01-01
      Objective: To examine pregnancy outcomes and pregnancy-related health service utilisation among women with rare autoimmune diseases. Methods: This population-based cohort study of an Australian obstetric population (New ...
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    • Esophageal atresia and tracheo-esophageal fistula in Western Australia: prevelence and trends 

      Leoncini, Emanuele; Bower, Carol; Nassar, Natasha
      Published 2015-01-01
      Objectives A recent international study reported a higher prevalence of esophageal atresia with or without tracheo-esophageal fistula (EA±TEF) in Western Australia (WA). The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence ...
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    • Iron supplement use in pregnancy – are the right women taking the right amount? 

      Chatterjee, Rahul; Shand, Antonia W.; Nassar, Natasha; Walls, Mariyam; Khambalia, Amina Z.
      Published 2016-01-01
      Objectives: To examine the prevalence and determinants of iron supplement use and the amount of iron consumed from iron-containing supplements. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was performed in antenatal clinics in two ...
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    • Age of blood and adverse outcomes in a maternity population 

      Patterson, Jillian A.; Irving, David O.; Isbister, James P.; Morris, Jonathan M.; Mayson, Eleni; Roberts, Christine L.; Ford, Jane B.
      Published 2015-01-01
      BACKGROUND In recent times there has been debate around whether longer storage time of blood is associated with increased rates of adverse outcomes following transfusion. It is unclear whether results focused on cardiac ...
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    • Variation in hospital caesarean section rates for women with at least one previous caesarean section: a population based cohort study 

      Schemann, Kathrin; Patterson, Jillian A.; Nippita, Tanya A.; Ford, Jane B.; Roberts, Christine L.
      Published 2015-01-01
      Background: Internationally, repeat caesarean sections (Robson Classification Group 5) make the single largest contribution to overall caesarean section rates and hospital-to-hospital variation has been reported. It is ...
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