Living Guidelines offer the latest evidence-based clinical recommendations for everyone who needs or works in pregnancy and postnatal care, across Australia.

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Joined July 2023
New Cochrane review update: Can midazolam safely sedate newborns in NICUs? This updated review (388 neonates, 6 RCTs) finds the evidence is very uncertain on benefits/harms vs placebo, opioids, or non-pharma alternatives. cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi… #Neonatology #NICU #Cochrane
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We want to hear your feedback on our new #pregnancy and #postnatal care recs! Our public consultation process is open until February 7th. View our recs: bit.ly/4aGNrSy @MidwivesACM @ranzcog
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📣 Our public consultation closes soon on November 4! We want to hear your feedback on our latest pregnancy and postnatal care recs. View our recs: livingevidence.org.au/living… @leappguidelines
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Routine blood pressure testing is crucial for monitoring #hypertension and pre-eclampsia during #pregnancy. Find out more and share your feedback on the latest evidence based #LEAPP recommendations bit.ly/4aGNrSy #PregnancyCare #HypertensionAwareness #motherhood
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📖 New paper alert! Dr Annie Synnot, our Consumer Engagement Senior Research Fellow, led a paper exploring the opportunities, challenges and practical strategies for consumer engagement in living evidence. @CochraneAus @leappguidelines
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This fab review provides solid evidence for the huge impact of donated breastmilk - and underscores the immense value of @lifebloodau's breastmilk banking program lifeblood.com.au/milk
🍼 Feeding very preterm or very low‐birthweight infants donor human milk reduces the risk of severe bowel disorders. 📚 🔍 This #SystematicReview looked at the evidence from 12 trials involving a total of 2296 infants. Read the full review here: bit.ly/3AZDNxi
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Dr Anneliese Synnot, ALEC's Consumer Engagement Senior Research Fellow, is delivering a webinar for @EvidSynIRL on lived experience in living guidelines on September 19. Click to register: bit.ly/4cUQjLC @CochraneAus @Monash_SPHPM @leappguidelines
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Calling All Final-Year Healthcare Students and Recent Graduates! @ISAStillbirth & @KeethMaya need your insights in an International Survey on Perinatal Death Education to help them improve healthcare education worldwide. Take the survey via: monashred.au1.qualtrics.com/…
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Have you been part of a project where bereaved parents or consumer representatives were involved in the research? Share your experiences with community engagement in perinatal loss research. tinyurl.com/CREProjectEngage #PerinatalLossResearch #CommunityEngagement #ProjectEngage
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Event alert! Join our SPHERE CRE webinar with Prof Judith Stephenson and A/Prof Julia Bailey from @UCL as they discuss the development, implementation and evaluation outcomes of the Contraception Choices website. Click here to register now: events.humanitix.com/contrac…
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Have you improved your country’s health decisions using living evidence? We want to hear your story. For more info: livingevidence.org.au/news/p… @Monash_SPHPM @CochraneAus @McMasterU @NICEComms @WHO
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🔎 Inviting Australian mothers', fathers' or caregivers' of a newborn or baby under 1 year of age to complete a short online survey on experiences of comforting their baby during newborn blood tests and vaccination. 👉redcap.unimelb.edu.au/survey…
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This month's issue features a collection of research and reviews on hypertension in pregnancy. Check out the full issue at: ow.ly/61qg50SZfKL
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In collaboration with a GP, Monash Uni's Health and Social Care Unit have a 15-min online survey to gather insights on GPs' experiences with preconception care for women with overweight/obesity. Interested? Click here monash.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe… #MonashUniversity #WomensHealth
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Check out @ZoeBradfield and my @bmj_latest opinion piece what the MBRRACE-UK Perinatal Confidential Enquiry & UK Birth Trauma Inquiry tell us about how the broader state of social & racial inequities play out in maternity care in the UK - and beyond ⬇️
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📣 We're pleased to confirm @nhmrc has approved the following recs: - Considerations before screening and psychosocial assessment - Screening for depression and anxiety - Assessing psychosocial factors that affect mental health View: livingevidence.org.au/living… @leappguidelines
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📣 Version 3.0 of the Australian Pregnancy Care Guidelines is live! New recs consider risk of preterm birth, risk of miscarriage & risk of stillbirth. View recs: livingevidence.org.au/living… @leappguidelines @ranzcog @MidwivesACM
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Congratulations to @ranazahroh and @meghanbohren for leading this great study with a fabulous team @UniMelbMDHS
Caesarean section rates in Indonesia are increasing. Our publication in @GlobalHealthBMJ explores the rising rate of #CaesareanSection use in Indonesia and the factors influencing Indonesian women’s decisions about their mode of birth. Read the paper: bit.ly/4ck2lP8
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📢 Attention Maternity Healthcare Professionals! 📢 End of Financial Year is quickly approaching so now is a great time to secure your in-person or online tickets for the Waves of Change Conference. 📅August 9 to 11 📍Gold Coast University Hospital stillbirthcre.org.au/stillbi…
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We have been working hard over the last month to prepare a national kit of resources to support maternity and health services to provide the best possible care to families who experience the loss of a baby. To access these resources, click here: carearoundloss.stillbirthcre…
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