Complicated multiple pregnancy referral, treatment and outcomes at the NSW Fetal Therapy Centre.

: To determine the indications for referral, sonographic workload, diagnoses and outcomes of women with a multiple pregnancy referred to the New South Wales Fetal Therapy Centre (NSW FTC). : Retrospective cohort study of twin and higher order multiple (HOM) pregnancies referred to the NSW FTC at the Royal Hospital for Women (RHW) Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM), Sydney from January 2007 to December 2009. : There were 176 twin pregnancies (138 monochorionic diamniotic, 29 dichorionic diamniotic and nine monoamniotic), and 26 HOMs referred (23 triplet and three quadruplet pregnancies).

Ultrasound (in)accuracy: it's in the formulae not in the technique - assessment of accuracy of abdominal circumference measurement in term pregnancies.

: Fetal abdominal circumference (AC) is utilised in calculations for the estimation of fetal weight (EFW) and has been proposed as a method of monitoring diabetic pregnancies. We evaluated true ultrasound accuracy by comparing fetal AC biometry with neonatal anthropometry and compared this with standard ultrasound estimations of fetal weight. : A prospective observational study was performed at a tertiary referral centre.

Screening for hepatitis C virus infection in methadone-maintained mothers and their infants.

Objective: To describe the patterns of screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in methadone-maintained pregnant women and their infants.

Design, Setting And Patients: Retrospective review of medical records from one rural and two metropolitan hospitals in New South Wales for pregnant women on methadone maintenance treatment and infants born to these women between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2006, as well as records for pregnant women who were not on methadone treatment.

Main Outcome Measures: Rates of anti-HCV antibody and HCV RNA testing for pregnant women and their infants, and ages at which infants attended follow-up appointments.

Pregnancy and neonatal characteristics of opioid-dependent Indigenous Australians: a rural and metropolitan comparison.

Aims: To identify maternal, obstetric and neonatal characteristics of opioid-dependent Indigenous Australians in rural and metropolitan settings.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study of 232 metropolitan and 67 rural infants born to mothers maintained on methadone throughout pregnancy for the treatment of opiate dependency, between January 2000 and December 2006. Medical records of identified mother/infant dyads were reviewed by evaluating 20 different maternal, obstetric and neonatal parameters.