Publications by authors named "A Wojcieszek"
Uptake of Quitline Telephone Counselling by Women Who Smoke During Pregnancy.
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol
January 2025
Background: While many pregnant women accept referrals for smoking cessation support, the uptake of telephone counselling appointments is unknown.
Aims: To determine the uptake rate of Quitline appointments among Australian pregnant women who smoke after being referred by a healthcare provider.
Materials And Methods: Data on attendance at telephone counselling appointments, number of appointments attended, gestational age at referral, referral source and smoking cessation upon completion of the program were requested from Quitline.
Gestational Age-Specific Stillbirth Rates: Are We Using the Right Denominator?
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- Stillbirths happen globally every 17 seconds, leading to almost 2 million cases annually, and the common measure used, stillbirth rate, often overlooks important gestational age-specific trends.
- This study focused on analyzing stillbirth trends in Australia from 1998 to 2018, using three different methodologies to calculate stillbirth rates based on gestational age and risk: GS-SBR, FAR, and ccFAR.
- Results showed that the FAR and ccFAR measures provided a more accurate understanding of stillbirth risk as pregnancy progresses, highlighting distinct trends that could assist clinicians in their decision-making.
Perceptions of Clinical Adverse Event Reporting by Nurses and Midwives.
Healthcare (Basel)
February 2024
The level of safety in healthcare units is mainly characterized by the occurrence of medical adverse events. The aim of the study was to present the experiences of reporting clinical adverse events and the perceptions of nurses working in internal medicine wards, surgical wards and midwives on these issues. The cross-sectional survey was conducted from October 2022 to April 2023.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: International legal and political documents can assist policy-makers and programme managers in countries to create an enabling environment to promote maternal and newborn health. This review aimed to map and summarise international legal and political documents relevant to the implementation of the WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience.
Methods: Rapid review of relevant international legal and political documents, including legal and political commitments (declarations, resolutions and treaties) and interpretations (general comments, recommendations from United Nations human rights treaty bodies, joint United Nations statements).