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Background: Women from South Asia have a high incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) placing them at risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Despite the higher rates of GDM in this group, there are no studies of their experiences of living with GDM in Australia or elsewhere.
Aims: We aimed to explore the experiences and understandings of South Asian women in Melbourne, Australia, after diagnosis...
Background: In Australia, birth rates for women aged 35 years or more are significant and increasing and a considerable percentage are first births. This study investigated the effect of maternal age on interventions in labor and birth for primiparous women aged 35 to 44 years compared with primiparous women aged 25 to 29 years. Methods: All primiparous women who gave birth in Victoria, Australia,...
to describe midwives’ views and experiences of the provision and organisation of hospital-based postnatal care.semi-structured interviews with key informants who provide hospital-based postnatal care.public hospitals in Victoria, Australia.clinical midwives and midwifery managers (n=33).midwives remain positive about working in hospital-based postnatal care; however, their satisfaction is influenced...
to investigate the views and experiences of postnatal hospital care of a representative sample of Victorian women who gave birth in Victoria, Australia, in 1999.postal survey sent to women 5–6 months after giving birth.Victoria, Australia.1616 women who gave birth in Victoria in a 2-week period in September 1999.50.8% of women described their postnatal care in hospital as ‘very good’. After adjusting...
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