Publications by authors named "Annika Blackie"
Background: Consensus-based recommendations guiding oral intake during labour are lacking.
Aims: We surveyed women at a tertiary women's hospital about preferences for and experiences of oral intake during labour, gastrointestinal symptoms during labour and recalled advice about oral intake.
Materials And Methods: Women who experienced labour completed a postpartum survey with responses as free text, yes-no questions and five-point Likert scales.
There is a paucity of contemporary data pertaining to sexually transmitted infection test positivity of people presenting as contacts of syphilis. Over a 12 month period in 2018, within a sexual health service, we identified 191 (92% men who have sex with men) presentations, 7.8% were diagnosed with syphilis (three primary, four secondary, six early latent and two late latent infections).
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- The study aimed to measure the arm and finger dimensions of pregnant women (≥32 weeks gestation) to assess the need for different cuff sizes and identify suitable options for their use in healthcare settings.
- The research involved collecting data from 450 participants at an Australian hospital, revealing that a small percentage needed larger cuffs and highlighting a positive correlation between body mass index (BMI) and arm shape.
- The findings suggest that while traditional arm cuffs work for most, some women may require alternatives, and BMI could help identify those with specific arm shapes for future research.