Publications by authors named "Kristin J McLaughlin"
Introduction: In the State of Victoria in Australia, diabetes is considered one of the top 10 health problems for people living in the rural Mallee Track region (which is centred on the town of Ouyen and extends west to the border with South Australia). A project entitled 'Diabetes Management Along the Mallee Track' was conducted through a Rural Chronic Disease Initiative (RCDI) program grant from the Australian Government's Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra, with the aim of improving the delivery of diabetes services in this region. The project's aims were achieved through the implementation of a community risk assessment program and the establishment of an integrated, multidisciplinary 'one-stop' service for the management of people with diabetes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRepeat prenatal corticosteroids: who still recommends their use and why?
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol
June 2003
Background: Repeat prenatal corticosteroids have been in common use worldwide, even though the National Institutes of Health recommends that 'Until data establish a favourable benefit-to-risk ratio, repeat courses of antenatal corticosteroids, including rescue therapy, should be reserved for patients enrolled in clinical trials.'
Objectives: To describe the current use/recommendations for the use of repeat prenatal corticosteroids by obstetricians and neonatologists and to examine the sources of evidence on which their practice is based.
Design: Postal questionnaire.
Objectives: To determine the risk of fetal, neonatal and maternal mortality and morbidity for women and their infants who remained undelivered more than 7 days following a course of prenatal corticosteroids.
Design: Systematic review.
Population: Women who gave birth more than 7 days after a course of prenatal corticosteroids compared with women not administered corticosteroids.