Publications by authors named "K Coxon"
Almost universally, people living in rural and remote places die younger, poorer, and sicker than urban-dwelling citizens of the same country. Despite clear need, health services are commonly less available, and more costly and challenging to access, for rural and remote people. Rural geography is commonly cited as a reason for these disparities, that is, rural people are said to live in places too distant, too underpopulated, and too difficult to access.
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- This study examines the effectiveness of third-trimester ultrasound in detecting small-for-gestational age (SGA) babies, highlighting concerns about low detection rates and risks associated with false results.
- Researchers analyzed data from the DESiGN trial, focusing on stillbirth and neonatal morbidity outcomes among pregnancies classified as either false-negative, true-positive, false-positive, or true-negative for SGA.
- Findings revealed that false-negative SGA results significantly increased the risk of stillbirth compared to true-positive diagnoses, while the implications of false-positive results were also evaluated, indicating potential risks in misclassification during antenatal screening.
Background: Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a leading cause of sensorineural hearing loss and neuro-disability in childhood. In the absence of a licensed vaccine, adoption of hygiene-based measures may reduce the risk of CMV infection in pregnancy, however these measures are not routinely discussed with pregnant women as part of National Health Service (NHS) antenatal care in the United Kingdom (UK).
Methods: An exploratory qualitative study was conducted, underpinned by Normalization Process Theory (NPT), to investigate how an educational intervention comprising of a short film about CMV may best be implemented, sustained, and enhanced in real-world routine antenatal care settings.