Search Results - "Della, Forster A"

Rural and regional maternity managers' and educators' views of the Maternity and Newborn Emergencies (MANE) education program in Victoria, Australia: a qualitative descriptive study by Zugna, Stefanie A, McLachlan, Helen L, Cullinane, Meabh, Newton, Michelle, Forster, Della A

“…Australia has one of the lowest perinatal morbidity and mortality rates in the world, however a cluster of perinatal deaths at a regional health service in the…”
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Advising women with diabetes in pregnancy to express breastmilk in late pregnancy (Diabetes and Antenatal Milk Expressing [DAME]): a multicentre, unblinded, randomised controlled trial by Forster, Della A, Prof, Moorhead, Anita M, RM, Jacobs, Susan E, MD, Davis, Peter G, Prof, Walker, Susan P, Prof, McEgan, Kerri M, MMid, Opie, Gillian F, MBBS, Donath, Susan M, Prof, Gold, Lisa, PhD, McNamara, Catharine, RN, Aylward, Amanda, RM, East, Christine, Prof, Ford, Rachael, BN, Amir, Lisa H, PhD

“…Summary Background Infants of women with diabetes in pregnancy are at increased risk of hypoglycaemia, admission to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), and…”
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Low to moderate prenatal alcohol exposure and neurodevelopment in a prospective cohort of early school aged children by Muggli, Evelyne, Halliday, Jane, Hearps, Stephen, Nguyen, Thi-Nhu-Ngoc, Penington, Anthony, Thompson, Deanne K., Spittle, Alicia, Forster, Della A., Lewis, Sharon, Elliott, Elizabeth J., Anderson, Peter J.

“…Evidence is strong for adverse fetal effects of high level or chronic prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE), but many pregnant women continue to drink at lower…”
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A data driven approach to identify trajectories of prenatal alcohol consumption in an Australian population-based cohort of pregnant women by Muggli, Evelyne, Hearps, Stephen, Halliday, Jane, Elliott, Elizabeth J., Penington, Anthony, Thompson, Deanne K., Spittle, Alicia, Forster, Della A., Lewis, Sharon, Anderson, Peter J.

“…Accurate information on dose, frequency and timing of maternal alcohol consumption is critically important when investigating fetal risks from prenatal alcohol…”
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‘Is there any point in me doing this?’ Views and experiences of women in the Diabetes and Antenatal Milk Expressing (DAME) trial by Moorhead, Anita M., Amir, Lisa H., Forster, Della A., Crawford, Sharinne B.

“…The Diabetes and Antenatal Milk Expressing (DAME) randomised controlled trial (RCT) was conducted in 2011–2015, at six sites in Melbourne, Australia to explore…”
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Breastfeeding peer support by telephone in the RUBY randomised controlled trial: A qualitative exploration of volunteers’ experiences by Grimes, Heather A, Forster, Della A, Shafiei, Touran, Amir, Lisa H, McLardie-Hore, Fiona, McLachlan, Helen L

“…Background There is growing evidence that peer support programs may be effective in supporting breastfeeding mothers. A randomised controlled trial (RCT) (the…”
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Is proactive telephone-based breastfeeding peer support a cost-effective intervention? A within-trial cost-effectiveness analysis of the ‘Ringing Up about Breastfeeding earlY’ (RUBY) randomised controlled trial by McLardie-Hore, Fiona E, Forster, Della A, McLachlan, H L, Shafiei, Touran, Amir, Lisa H, Davey, Mary-Ann, Grimes, Heather, Gold, Lisa

“…ObjectiveThe ‘Ringing Up about Breastfeeding earlY’ (RUBY) randomised controlled trial showed increased breastfeeding at 6 months in participants who received…”
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Peer supporters’ experiences on an Australian perinatal mental health helpline by Biggs, Laura J, McLachlan, Helen L, Shafiei, Touran, Small, Rhonda, Forster, Della A

“…Summary Perinatal mental health is an important public health issue, and peer support is a potentially important strategy for emotional well-being in the…”
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Preventing postnatal depression in new mothers using telephone peer support: protocol for the DAISY (Depression and AnxIety peer Support studY) multi-centre randomised controlled trial by Shafiei, Touran, McLachlan, Helen L, Dennis, Cindy-Lee, Nicholson, Jan M, Nguyen, Tram, Shiell, Alan, Nguyen, Cattram D, Grimes, Heather, Bee, Jessica, Adams, Catina, Callander, Emily, Forster, Della A

“…IntroductionPostnatal depression affects up to one in six new mothers in Australia each year, with significant impacts on the woman and her family. Prevention…”
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Proactive telephone-based peer support for breastfeeding: a cross-sectional survey of women’s experiences of receiving support in the RUBY randomised controlled trial by McLardie-Hore, Fiona E, McLachlan, Helen L, Shafiei, Touran, Forster, Della A

“…ObjectiveThe Ringing Up about Breastfeeding earlY (RUBY) randomised controlled trial (RCT) of proactive telephone-based peer support for breastfeeding found…”
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First-time mothers' experiences of receiving proactive telephone-based peer support for breastfeeding in Australia: a qualitative study by McLardie-Hore, Fiona E, Forster, Della A, Shafiei, Touran, McLachlan, Helen L

“…The RUBY randomised controlled trial was found to be effective in promoting breastfeeding continuation, in the setting of a high income country, through a…”
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Exploring the feasibility of conducting a randomised controlled trial of group-based pregnancy care and education: a pilot randomised controlled trial in Melbourne, Australia by Forster, Della A, Matthews, Robyn, Hyde, Rebecca, Fox, Deborah, Dyson, Kaye, Ryan, Trish

“…In group-based pregnancy models, antenatal care and childbirth/parenting education are provided in groups of eight to 10 women, usually with two midwives, and…”
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Evaluating the impact of a maternity and neonatal emergencies education programme in Australian regional and rural health services on clinician knowledge and confidence: a pre-test post-test study by Cullinane, Meabh, Zugna, Stefanie A, McLachlan, Helen L, Newton, Michelle S, Forster, Della A

“…IntroductionAlmost 78 000 women gave birth in the state of Victoria, Australia, in 2019. While most births occurred in metropolitan Melbourne and large…”
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Review of guidelines on expression, storage and transport of breast milk for infants in hospital, to guide formulation of such recommendations in Sri Lanka by Rodrigo, Ranmali, Amir, Lisa H, Forster, Della A

“…Sick newborns in neonatal units who are unable to breastfeed are fed expressed breast milk. In Sri Lanka, most mothers stay in hospital throughout baby's stay…”
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Herbal medicine use during pregnancy in a group of Australian women by Forster, Della A, Denning, Angela, Wills, Gemma, Bolger, Melissa, McCarthy, Elizabeth

“…There are limited data on the extent of women's use of herbal medicines during pregnancy, despite the fact that knowledge of the potential benefits or harms of…”
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The early postnatal period: exploring women's views, expectations and experiences of care using focus groups in Victoria, Australia by Forster, Della A, McLachlan, Helen L, Rayner, Jo, Yelland, Jane, Gold, Lisa, Rayner, Sharon

“…There is growing evidence from Australia and overseas that the care provided in hospital in the early postnatal period is less than ideal for both women and…”
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Exploring implementation and sustainability of models of care: can theory help? by Forster, Della A, Newton, Michelle, McLachlan, Helen L, Willis, Karen

“…Research on new models of care in health service provision is complex, as is the introduction and embedding of such models, and positive research findings are…”
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Implementing a successful proactive telephone breastfeeding peer support intervention: volunteer recruitment, training, and intervention delivery in the RUBY randomised controlled trial by Grimes, Heather A, McLachlan, Helen L, Forster, Della A, McLardie-Hore, Fiona, Mortensen, Kate, Shafiei, Touran

“…The RUBY randomised controlled trial demonstrated the benefit of proactive telephone peer support in promoting breastfeeding continuation in a setting with…”
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Factors associated with breastfeeding at six months postpartum in a group of Australian women by Forster, Della A, McLachlan, Helen L, Lumley, Judith

“…Despite high levels of breastfeeding initiation in Australia, only 47 percent of women are breastfeeding (exclusively or partially) six months later, with…”
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Birthplace in New South Wales, Australia: an analysis of perinatal outcomes using routinely collected data by Homer, Caroline S E, Thornton, Charlene, Scarf, Vanessa L, Ellwood, David A, Oats, Jeremy J N, Foureur, Maralyn J, Sibbritt, David, McLachlan, Helen L, Forster, Della A, Dahlen, Hannah G

“…The outcomes for women who give birth in hospital compared with at home are the subject of ongoing debate. We aimed to determine whether a retrospective linked…”
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