Kolling Institute of Medical Research: Recent submissions
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Contribution of Changing Risk Factors to the Trend in Breech Presentation at Term
Published 2016-01-01Background: Recent population-wide changes in perinatal risk factors may affect rates of breech presentation at birth, and have implications for the provision of breech services and clinical training in breech management. ...Article -
Postnatal care utilization by Vietnamese women
Published 2017-07-20Only 70% of Vietnamese attend any postnatal health care and this is primarily for infant immunization.Article -
Intravenous iron: barriers and facilitators to its use at nine maternity hospitals in New South Wales, Australia
Published 2016-01-01Background: Anaemia in pregnancy is mostly due to iron deficiency, and the use of intravenous (IV) iron is gaining acceptance as a treatment option. Recently released obstetric transfusion guidelines recommend IV iron in ...Article -
Increased planned delivery contributes to declining rates of pregnancy hypertension in Australia: a population-based record linkage study
Published 2015-01-01Objective: Since the 1990s, pregnancy hypertension rates have declined in some countries but not all. Increasing rates of early planned delivery (before the due date) have been hypothesised as the reason for the decline. ...Article -
Prevalence of noncaesarean uterine surgical scars in a maternity population
Published 2016-01-01Article