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Evidence based workplace interventions to promote breastfeeding practices among Pakistani working mothers
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.12.005
Summary: Background and aim: Breastfeeding is an essential source of nutrition for young babies; however, it is challenging for employed mothers to continue breastfeeding with employment, especially i...
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Shela Akbar Ali Hirani,
Rozina Karmaliani
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Short survey
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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06 February 2012 |
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Pain relief for childbirth: The preferences of pregnant women, midwives and obstetricians
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.12.002
Abstract: Objective: To compare the personal preferences of pregnant women, midwives and obstetricians regarding a range of physical, psychosocial and pharmacological methods of pain relief for childb...
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Kelly L. Madden,
Deborah Turnbull,
Allan M. Cyna,
Pamela Adelson,
Chris Wilkinson
et al.
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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27 January 2012 |
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Cross sectional study of Australian midwives knowledge and use of sterile water injections for pain relief in labour
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.11.002
Abstract: Background: The effectiveness of sterile water injections (SWI) to relieve back pain in labour is supported by a number of randomised controlled trials. Although the procedure is available i...
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Nigel Lee,
Lena B. Martensson,
Sue Kildea
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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06 January 2012 |
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Detection and management of mood disorders in the maternity setting: The Australian Clinical Practice Guidelines
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.12.001
Abstract: Background: Mood disorders arising in the perinatal period (conception to the first postnatal year), occur in up to 13% of women. The adverse impact of mood disorders on mother, infant and f...
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Marie-Paule V. Austin,
Philippa Middleton,
Nicole M. Reilly,
Nicole J. Highet
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Review article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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04 January 2012 |
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Midwifery group practice and mode of birth
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.11.001
Summary: Background: Midwifery-led models of care, specifically Midwifery Group Practices (MGPs), have been promoted as one way to address the increasing caesarean rate. Whilst women report a high lev...
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Michael Beckmann,
Sue Kildea,
Kristen Gibbons
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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14 December 2011 |
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Perceptions of teen motherhood in Australian adolescent females: Life-line or lifederailment
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.10.007
Abstract: Purpose: The findings presented in this paper describe the beliefs and attitudes of three different groups of adolescent females about teen motherhood. These were elicited from a larger anal...
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Jennifer L. Smith,
S. Rachel Skinner,
Jennifer Fenwick
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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05 December 2011 |
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Health belief dualism in the postnatal practices of rural Swazi women: An ethnographic account
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.10.006
Abstract: Objective: This study explores and describes the values, beliefs, and practices of rural Swazi women regarding childbearing in the postpartum period. Method: A retrospective ethnographic res...
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Siphiwe B.P. Thwala,
Eleanor Holroyd,
Linda K. Jones
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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24 November 2011 |
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Adolescent clients’ perceptions of maternity care in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.10.004
Abstract: Background: Adolescent pregnancy continues to pose a challenge in both the developed and developing countries across the globe. Adolescent maternity clients (AMCs) have special needs and it ...
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Ravani Duggan,
Oluyinka Adejumo
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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21 November 2011 |
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Publicly-funded homebirth models in Australia
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.10.003
Abstract: Background: Publicly-funded homebirth programs in Australia have been developed in the past decade mostly in isolation from each other and with limited published evaluations. There is also d...
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Christine Catling-Paull,
Maralyn J. Foureur,
Caroline S.E. Homer
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Short survey
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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21 November 2011 |
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Choosing homebirth – The women's perspective
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.10.002
Summary: Objective: To describe the decision-making process and birth experience of ten women in Finland who had planned to have a home birth. Method: The data were collected by means of in-depth inte...
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Maija-Riitta Jouhki
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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16 November 2011 |
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Influences on Australian breastfeeding practice
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.09.004
The article by Thompson, Kildea, Barclay and Kruske raised a number of interesting points, one of which is the value of mother-to-mother support for breastfeeding women, especially after hospital disc...
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Virginia Thorley
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Correspondence
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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26 October 2011 |
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Anxiety and fear of childbirth as predictors of postnatal depression in nulliparous women
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.09.002
Abstract: Background and purpose: Perinatal mental health problems have been studied in more than 90% of high income countries but this information is available only for 10% of low and middle income c...
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Zahra Alipour,
Minoor Lamyian,
Ebrahim Hajizadeh
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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28 September 2011 |
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A review of midwifery education curriculum documents in Jordan
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.09.001
Summary: Background: There is worldwide recognition that midwives are specialists in normal pregnancy, labour and birth and the postnatal period and that they should be educated to be primary provider...
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Insaf Shaban,
Nicky Leap
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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28 September 2011 |
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Managing women with acute physiological deterioration: Student midwives performance in a simulated setting
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.08.009
Abstract: Objective: Midwives’ ability to manage maternal deterioration and ‘failure to rescue’ are of concern with questions over knowledge, clinical skills and the implications for maternal morbidit...
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Simon Cooper,
Bree Bulle,
Mary Anne Biro,
Jan Jones,
Maureen Miles,
Carole Gilmour,
Penny Buykx,
Rosemarie Boland,
Leigh Kinsman,
Julie Scholes,
Ruth Endacott
et al.
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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23 September 2011 |
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A review of midwifery in Mongolia utilising the ‘Strengthening Midwifery Toolkit’
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.08.007
Summary: Objective: The World Health Organization (WHO) developed the ‘Strengthening Midwifery Toolkit’ in response to an international emphasis on increasing midwifery's role in providing maternal ne...
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Sue Kildea,
Margareta Larsson,
Salik Govind
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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19 September 2011 |
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Addressing obesity in pregnancy: The design and feasibility of an innovative intervention in NSW, Australia
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.08.008
Abstract: Objective: Obesity amongst women of child bearing age is increasing at an unprecedented, rate throughout the Western world. This paper describes the design of an innovative, collaborative, a...
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Deborah L. Davis,
Jane E. Raymond,
Vanessa Clements,
Cathy Adams,
Lyndall J. Mollart,
Ali J. Teate,
Maralyn J. Foureur
et al.
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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19 September 2011 |
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Women's perceptions of their healthcare experience when they choose not to breastfeed
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.08.005
Abstract: Research question: How do women who choose not to breastfeed perceive their healthcare experience? Method: This qualitative research study used a phenomenographic approach to explore the hea...
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Lisa A. Wirihana,
Alan Barnard
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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07 September 2011 |
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Women's knowledge of options for birth after Caesarean Section
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.08.001
Abstract: Objective: In Australia, the Caesarean Section rate has risen from 21.8% to 31.1% (2010) in a decade; in South Australia the rate was 32.2% in 2009. Caesarean Section is a life saving interv...
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Meiman M. Chen,
Heather Hancock
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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07 September 2011 |
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Reviewing and reflecting on practice: The midwives experiences of credentialling
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.08.006
Abstract: Research question: What are the experiences of midwives working in midwifery-led models of care in NSW who undertake the credentialling process? Background: In 2005, the NSW Health Departmen...
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Rachel Smith,
Patricia Brodie,
Caroline S.E. Homer
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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07 September 2011 |
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“Bouncing back”: How Australia's leading women's magazines portray the postpartum ‘body’
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.08.004
Summary: Purpose: To examine how the Australian media portrays the childbearing body through the use of celebrity stories in women's magazines. The study aimed to provide insight into socially constru...
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Heike Roth,
Caroline Homer,
Jennifer Fenwick
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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07 September 2011 |
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Factors that may influence midwives work-related stress and burnout
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.08.002
Abstract: Research question: To determine the incidence and level of work-related stress and burnout in midwives and contributing and protective demographic factors that may influence those levels. Pa...
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Lyndall Mollart,
Virginia M. Skinner,
Carol Newing,
Maralyn Foureur
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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02 September 2011 |
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Is Asian ethnicity an independent risk factor for severe perineal trauma in childbirth? A systematic review of the literature
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.08.003
Abstract: Objective: To undertake a systematic review of the literature to determine whether Asian ethnicity is an independent risk factor for severe perineal trauma in childbirth. Method: Ovid Medlin...
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Janet Wheeler,
Deborah Davis,
Margaret Fry,
Pat Brodie,
Caroline S.E. Homer
et al.
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Short survey
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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31 August 2011 |
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Developing a Core Competency Model and Educational Framework for Primary Maternity Services: A national consensus approach
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.07.149
Abstract: Background: An appropriately educated and competent workforce is crucial to an effective health care system. The National Health Workforce Taskforce (now Health Workforce Australia) and the ...
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Caroline S.E. Homer,
Marnie Griffiths,
Pat M. Brodie,
Sue Kildea,
Austin M. Curtin,
David A. Ellwood
et al.
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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19 August 2011 |
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A provoking choice—Swedish women's experiences of reactions to their plans to give birth at home
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.07.147
Summary: Objective: The home birth rate in Sweden is less than 1 in 1000, and home birth is not included within the health care system. This study describes women's experiences concerning reactions to...
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Ingela Sjöblom,
Ewa Idvall,
Ingela Rådestad,
Helena Lindgren
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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10 August 2011 |
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Self reported fear of childbirth and its association with women's birth experience and mode of delivery: A longitudinal population-based study
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.06.001
Abstract: Objective: To explore fear of childbirth (FOC) during pregnancy and one year after birth and its association to birth experience and mode of delivery. Design: A longitudinal population-based...
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Christina Nilsson,
Ingela Lundgren,
Annika Karlström,
Ingegerd Hildingsson
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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18 July 2011 |
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The Antenatal Risk Questionnaire (ANRQ): Acceptability and use for psychosocial risk assessment in the maternity setting
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.06.002
Summary: Objectives: To assess the value of the Antenatal Risk Questionnaire (ANRQ) as a predictor of postnatal depression, to evaluate its acceptability to pregnant women and midwives, and to conside...
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Marie-Paule Austin,
Jana Colton,
Susan Priest,
Nicole Reilly,
Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic
et al.
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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18 July 2011 |
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The self reported confidence of newly graduated midwives before and after their first year of practice in Sydney, Australia
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.03.005
Abstract: Background: Graduates from a new, 3-year Bachelor of Midwifery program joined those educated through the 1 year, postgraduate route (for those already qualified as nurses) for the first time...
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Deborah Davis,
Maralyn Foureur,
Vanessa Clements,
Patricia Brodie,
Peter Herbison
et al.
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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20 June 2011 |
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Complementary and alternative medicine for induction of labour
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.03.006
Summary: Background: Induction of labour is a common obstetric procedure. Some women are likely to turn to complementary and alternative medicine in order to avoid medical intervention. Aim: The aim o...
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Helen G. Hall,
Lisa G. McKenna,
Debra L. Griffiths
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Discussion
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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20 June 2011 |
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The role of support person for Ngaanyatjarra women during pregnancy and birth
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2010.12.007
Abstract: Background: This study took place in a remote community on the Ngaanyatjarra Lands, Western Australia. Ngaanyatjarra women's cultural practices have been subject to erosion during the past 7...
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Donna M. Simmonds,
Lalla West,
Julie Porter,
Melva Davies,
Carol Holland,
Annie Preston-Thomas,
Peter K. O’Rourke,
Annie Tangey
et al.
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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20 June 2011 |
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What are the facilitators, inhibitors, and implications of birth positioning? A review of the literature
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.05.001
Abstract: Background: From the historical literature it is apparent that birthing in an upright position was once common practice while today it appears that the majority of women within Western cultu...
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Holly Priddis,
Hannah Dahlen,
Virginia Schmied
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Short survey
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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20 June 2011 |
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Does the way maternity care is provided affect maternal and neonatal outcomes for young women? A review of the research literature
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.03.002
Abstract: Background: Young pregnant women who continue a pregnancy are primarily from a socioeconomically deprived background. The risk factors associated with low socio-economic status may independe...
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Jyai Allen,
Jenny Gamble,
Helen Stapleton,
Sue Kildea
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Short survey
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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20 June 2011 |
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Simulation based learning in Australian midwifery curricula: Results of a national electronic survey
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.02.001
Summary: Objective: The primary aim of this paper is to describe the extent, nature and types of simulation used as a learning method in contemporary Australian midwifery curricula. Method: An electro...
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Fiona Bogossian,
Lisa McKenna,
Monica Higgins,
Christine Benefer,
Susannah Brady,
Stephanie Fox-Young,
Simon Cooper
et al.
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Full-length article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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20 June 2011 |
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Simulation based learning in midwifery education: A systematic review
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.03.004
Abstract: Aim: To critically examine the evidence for simulation based learning in midwifery education. Background: Simulated Learning Programs (SLPs) using low to high fidelity techniques are common ...
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Simon Cooper,
Robyn Cant,
Jo Porter,
Fiona Bogossian,
Lisa McKenna,
Susannah Brady,
Stephanie Fox-Young
et al.
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Short survey
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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20 June 2011 |