Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Incisional hernia repair after caesarean section: a population based study
Published 2015-01-01BACKGROUND Incisional hernias occur at surgical abdominal incision sites but the association with caesarean section (CS) has not been examined. AIM: To determine whether CS is a risk factor for incisional hernia repair. ...Open AccessArticle -
Women’s beliefs about the duration of pregnancy and the earliest gestational age to safely give birth.
Published 2015-01-01Background: American evidence suggests women are not well informed about the optimal duration of pregnancy or the earliest time for safe birth. Similar evidence does not exist in Australia. Aims: To explore pregnant women’s ...Open AccessArticle -
Using record linkage to investigate perinatal factors and neonatal thyroid-stimulating hormone
Published 2015-01-01Context: Studies examining the relationship between maternal and infant thyroid parameters have shown conflicting results. Record-linkage provides an opportunity to examine the association between maternal and infant thyroid ...Open AccessArticle -
Knowledge, attitude and experience of episiotomy use among obstetricians and midwives in Viet Nam
Published 2015-01-01Background: Episiotomy remains a routine procedure at childbirth in many South-East Asian countries but the reasons for this are unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge of, attitudes towards and ...Open AccessArticle -
Incidence and outcomes of pregnancy‐associated melanoma in New South Wales
Published 2015-01-01Background: There is controversy about the interaction between melanoma and pregnancy. There is a lack of Australian data on pregnancy outcomes associated with melanoma in pregnancy, despite Australia having the highest ...Open AccessArticle