Northern Clinical School: Recent submissions
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Women’s expectations and experiences in maternity care: how do women conceptualise the process of continuity?
Published 2014-05-01Objective: to gain an understanding of how women conceptualise continuity of maternity care. Design: a qualitative study involving in-depth semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis. Setting: a range of urban and ...Open AccessArticle -
WHAT FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO HOSPITAL VARIATION IN OBSTETRIC TRANSFUSION RATES?
Published 2015-01-01Background & Objectives: To explore variation in red blood cell transfusion rates between hospitals, and the extent to which this can be explained. A secondary objective was to assess whether hospital transfusion rates are ...Open AccessArticle -
Are women birthing in New South Wales hospitals satisfied with their care?
Published 2015-03-28Abstract Background Surveys of satisfaction with maternity care among Australian women have been conducted using overnight inpatient surveys and dedicated maternity surveys in a number of Australian states and territories, ...Open AccessArticle -
Predicting date of birth: the best time to date a pregnancy?
Published 2013-11-01Objective: To compare the estimated date of birth calculations from last menstrual period (LMP) and ultrasounds at varying gestations (<70, 70-106, 110-140, 141-196 and 200-276) against the actual date of birth (DOB). ...Open AccessArticle -
Variation in hospital caesarean rates among nulliparae at term is unexplained and unrelated to maternal or neonatal outcome: a population based cohort study
Published 2015-04-01OBJECTIVE To explore variation in hospital caesarean rates for nulliparous women; determine whether casemix, labour and delivery, and hospital factors explain the variation and examine the association between hospital ...Open AccessBook