Pediatric admissions that include intensive care: a population-based study.

Background: Pediatric admissions to intensive care outside children's hospitals are generally excluded from registry-based studies. This study compares pediatric admission to specialist pediatric intensive care units (PICU) with pediatric admissions to intensive care units (ICU) in general hospitals in an Australian population.

Methods: We undertook a population-based record linkage cohort study utilizing longitudinally-linked hospital and death data for pediatric hospitalization from New South Wales, Australia, 2010-2013.

Long-term outcomes for large for gestational age infants born at term.

Aim: Large for gestational age (LGA) babies have increased risks for short-term outcomes such as shoulder dystocia, neonatal hypoglycaemia and longer hospital stay. Little is known of long-term health, development and educational outcomes of LGA babies. The aim of this study was to determine the long-term health, mortality, development and educational outcomes for infants born LGA at term.

Cervical cerclage placed before 14 weeks gestation in women with one previous midtrimester loss: A population-based cohort study.

Background: Cervical cerclage is used in an attempt to reduce recurrence risk of preterm birth, but evidence for use is limited.

Aims: To compare pregnancy outcomes among women with a single previous midtrimester delivery when managed with or without a cervical cerclage.

Materials And Methods: Population-based cohort study of all women in New South Wales, Australia with a singleton pregnancy ending in birth/miscarriage ≥14 and <28 weeks, between 2003 and 2011.