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Background: Acute intrapartum hypoxia is an uncommon cause of cerebral palsy. The exclusion of acute intrapartum hypoxia utilizes two vital pieces of information that can be obtained at the time of birth: (i) cord blood gas to exclude a severe metabolic acidosis, and (ii) placental histology to suggest an alternative aetiology other than acute intrapartum hypoxia. Although recommendations exist to...
Background and Aim: We assessed the RANZCOG Basic Surgical Skills Workshop (BSSW) with regards to trainees’ basic knowledge and skill using a laparoscopic pelvi‐trainer.
Methods: First‐year trainees answered a multiple choice questionnaire (MCQ) and performed timed simulated laparoscopic exercises with a pelvi‐trainer before completing a 2‐day workshop. Assessment was repeated following the workshop,...
Objective: To compare blood loss and need for blood transfusions in women who underwent abdominal myomectomies after receiving vasopressin or combined vasopressin and tourniquet.
Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed reviewing abdominal myomectomies that took place at our institution. Subjects were divided into three groups: no intervention, vasopressin, or combined vasopressin and...
Background: Symptoms associated with ovarian cancer are often vague and non‐specific, such as abdominal bloating and pain. Presently, nothing is known about the prevalence of these symptoms among women in the community.
Aims: To identify the prevalence and correlates of symptoms associated with ovarian cancer in a nationally representative sample of Australian women.
Methods: Women answered questions...
Background: Total Prolift® is a pelvic floor repair system that is performed transvaginally and can be carried out with or without the uterus in situ.
Aim: To compare surgical outcomes following total Prolift colpopexy (TPC) and total Prolift hysteropexy (TPH).
Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of women that underwent TPC (n = 65) or TPH (n = 24). Outcomes were compared between groups...
Background: Recent evidence has shown the importance of ensuring that all pregnancies with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are identified and managed appropriately. However, there remains a lack of consensus as to how to best identify these women.
Aim: To review risk profiles of women with GDM and to evaluate international GDM screening recommendations.
Methods: A retrospective observational...
Background: Few studies have been conducted examining the relationship between maternal smoking, weight status and dietary behaviours during pregnancy.
Aim: The objective of the study was to examine the relationship between maternal smoking, weight status and dietary behaviours during pregnancy.
Methods: An analysis of cross‐sectional baseline survey data was conducted with 406 first‐time mothers...
Background: In high‐income countries, stillbirth rates have been static in recent decades. Unexplained stillbirths account for up to 50% of these deaths.
Methods: A case–control study was conducted in Auckland, New Zealand, from July 2006 to June 2009 to explore modifiable risk factors for late stillbirth (≥28 weeks of gestation). Eligible participants were women who had a singleton late stillbirth...
Background: Many couples do not complete IVF treatment. There is little published data regarding this issue and also what changes might lead to better compliance rates.
Aims: To investigate what proportion of patients discontinue IVF prematurely, why they stop treatment, and what factors are important for them to restart.
Materials & Methods: Survey of 1310 patients undergoing IVF treatment...
Background: To reduce the number of patients needing oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), screening options have been considered, balancing patient comfort, cost and risk of missed diagnosis. Australian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society (ADIPS) recommends glucose challenge test (GCT) as screening for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), while others suggest fasting plasma glucose (FPG). International...
Background: Anecdotal reports of sleep disturbance during pregnancy are abundant; however, objective measurement of sleep changes has so far produced conflicting results.
Aims: To objectively measure sleep architecture and investigate subjective sleep quality in the first and third trimester of pregnancy, when compared to the nonpregnant state.
Methods: Twenty‐seven women in the third trimester...
Background: In New Zealand, around two hundred women are diagnosed with cervical cancer annually, with approximately seventy deaths from cervical cancer per year.
Aim: Our aim was to determine the distribution of oncogenic HPV genotypes in biopsy specimens from women with diagnosed cervical cancers in the Auckland region of New Zealand between 2000–2006.
Materials and methods: Confirmed cases of...
The main aim of this study was to extend previous research of men’s experiences of pregnancy; 48 Australian men and their pregnant partners took part. Most men reported feeling positive about the pregnancy, emotionally well supported and well informed. Men reported receiving more valuable information from their partner than from doctors/obstetricians, family or the internet and were accurate observers...
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