BACKGROUND High caesarean section (CS) rates are not only costly but associated with significant perinatal and maternal morbidity and mortality. It has recently been suggested that structured auditing of CSs may identify those groups in the obstetric population that contribute substantially to the high rates and for which focused interventions may bring about change. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the...

BACKGROUND There is growing evidence from high-income countries that maternal country of birth is a risk factor for stillbirth. We aimed to examine the association between maternal region of birth and stillbirth between 2000 and 2011 inclusive in Victoria, Australia. METHODS Retrospective population based cohort study of all singleton births at 24 or more weeks gestational age from 2000-2011 ...

BACKGROUND Epidural anesthesia is commonly administered to laboring women. Some studies have suggested that epidural anesthesia might inhibit breast-feeding. This study explores the association between labor epidural anesthesia and early breast-feeding success. METHODS Standardized records of mother-baby dyads representing 115 consecutive healthy, full-term, breast-feeding newborns delivered ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Low urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are a common problem during pregnancy. This study aimed to compare changes in the prevalence of LUTS during pregnancy between primiparous and multiparous women. METHODS A chart review of consecutive pregnant women who attended our antenatal clinic from March 2002 to January 2006 was performed. All of the women were asked to respond to a...

breast cancer within incident of one million new cases each year has become one of the most common malignancies and leading cause of death among females. this disease is comprised of about 18% of women cancers. the availability of early detection and improved treatments may decrease the mortality rates which reflected in the united states and many other western countries. breast cancer in over ...

conclusions in conclusion, the prevalence of sga was approximately one tenth of all pregnancies. sga incidence was associated with nulliparity and more frequently seen in lower age group. results of 312 pregnant women, 33 had sga fetuses. the average of body mass index (bmi) was lower in sga group than non-sga. pulsatility index has no stastical meaningful between sga and nonsga groups. in gest...

Despite recent declines in its incidence, endometrial cancer remains the most common cancer of the female reproductive tract in the United States and in the western world. Well established risk factors include exposure to unopposed oestrogen, older age, nulliparity, obesity, and smoking. There are inconsistent reports on the association between endometrial cancer risk and family history of any ...

To investigate if an association exists in parous women between metoclopramide-induced prolactin (PRL) release and chronological age at first full-term pregnancy and to compare their response to a group of non-parous women, we studied 139 healthy, non-lactating women, aged 15.8-48.2 years, on days 18-22 of their menstrual cycle (except two post-menopausal women). There were 61 parous women divi...

Despite the well-established benefits of antenatal education (ANE) and breastfeeding for mothers, there is a paucity evidence about uptake ANE amongst women from refugee backgrounds or its associations with sociodemographic factors. The current study cross-sectional survey at two time points examining prevalence attendance, breastfeeding, intimate partner violence (IPV) 583 refugees resettled i...

Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is increasing in prevalence in Indigenous Australian children and adolescents. High rates of diabetes in pregnancy (DIP) in Indigenous Australians increases the risk of diabetes for the next generation. DIP is associated with neonatal adiposity, which correlates with long-term risk of obesity and diabetes. Indigenous Australians have high rates of low birth weight and inc...