| misoprostol to induce labour: a review of its use in a nsw hospital. | induction of labour (iol) is a common procedure in maternity care. misoprostol is a prostaglandin e(1) analogue that is effective, cheap and easily stored but not licensed for this use in australia. despite evidence supporting the use of misoprostol for iol, few australian maternity units use it. | 2007 | 17627683 |
| phenotypical and genotypical characteristics of invasive group b streptococcus isolates in western sydney 2000-2005. | to analyse antimicrobial susceptibility and serotypes of group b streptococcus (gbs) bloodstream isolates from different patient groups. | 2007 | 18027264 |
| delivery of maternal health care in indigenous primary care services: baseline data for an ongoing quality improvement initiative. | australia's aboriginal and torres strait islander (indigenous) populations have disproportionately high rates of adverse perinatal outcomes relative to other australians. poorer access to good quality maternal health care is a key driver of this disparity. the aim of this study was to describe patterns of delivery of maternity care and service gaps in primary care services in australian indigenous communities. | 2011 | 21385387 |
| institution of universal screening for group b streptococcus (gbs) from a risk management protocol results in reduction of early-onset gbs disease in a tertiary obstetric unit. | to determine the effect of institution of a universal screening protocol as per cdc 2002 guidelines had on the incidence of early-onset group b streptococcal (gbs) and non-gbs disease in a tertiary obstetric unit. | 2007 | 17877594 |
| petrol sniffing in a pregnant aboriginal population: a review of maternal and neonatal outcomes. | the study's aim was to determine if petrol sniffing during pregnancy is associated with adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes at the alice springs hospital. the study design was a retrospective case note review. the subjects were aboriginal women who delivered at the alice springs hospital between july 1991 and september 1999 where petrol sniffing was identified on the discharge coding; 14 women with 21 pregnancies were identified. one hundred and eleven nulliparous aboriginal women who deliver ... | 2001 | 11787917 |
| eight-year outcome of universal screening and intrapartum antibiotics for maternal group b streptococcal carriers. | to report the outcome of intervention to reduce early-onset group b streptococcal disease (eogbsd) at a tertiary maternity hospital in sydney and to review all cases of eogbsd since intervention to improve outcomes further. | 1998 | 9417166 |