Publications by authors named "F Cullinane"
Article Synopsis
- Breastfeeding offers significant benefits for both mothers and babies, but many women struggle to continue breastfeeding successfully after giving birth.
- The study examines the impact of primary postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) on breastfeeding outcomes, finding that women with PPH are less likely to exclusively breastfeed and more likely to use formula.
- It suggests that hospitals should improve support for mothers experiencing PPH to help enhance breastfeeding success rates.
Risk factors for severe postpartum haemorrhage: A population-based retrospective cohort study.
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol
August 2020
Background: Severe postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a serious clinical problem that is increasing in incidence.
Aim: To identify risk factors for severe PPH.
Materials And Methods: Population-based retrospective cohort study of all women who gave birth in Victoria in 2009-2013 using the validated Victorian Perinatal Data Collection.
Background: It is critical women's voices are heard if there is to be more widespread implementation of midwifery-led continuity models. Publicly-funded homebirth is one such model, yet there has been limited systematic evaluation from the women's perspective.
Aim: Examine women's experiences of and views about the two publicly-funded homebirth programs in Victoria, Australia.
Establishing gold standards for System-Level Measures: a modified Delphi consensus process.
Int J Qual Health Care
April 2019
Objective: To establish aspirational 'gold standards' for a suite of System-Level Measures (SLMs) being used by Counties Manukau Health (CM Health), a New Zealand (NZ) District Health Board.
Design: This study employed a multi-stage, multi-method modified Delphi consensus process.
Setting: The Delphi consensus process involved virtual (email) communication between participants (Round 1) and a structured face-to-face meeting (Round 2) held in Auckland, NZ.
Background: Increasing incidence and severity of postpartum haemorrhage, together with postpartum haemorrhage-associated morbidities, have been reported in many high-resource countries. In-depth analysis of such factors in Victorian births since 2002 was lacking.
Aims: Our aim was to determine the incidence and trends for primary postpartum haemorrhage (World Health Organization and International Classification of Diseases 10th revision, Australian Modification definitions) for all confinements in Victoria, Australia, for the years 2003-2013 and the incidence and trends for severe postpartum haemorrhage (≥1500 mL) for 2009-2013.