Value of a national burden-of-disease study: a comparison of estimates between the Australian Burden of Disease Study 2015 and the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.

Background: Estimates of burden of disease are important for monitoring population health, informing policy and service planning. Burden estimates for the same population can be reported differently by national studies [e.g.

History and development of national burden of disease assessment in Australia.

Australia's 1996 national burden of disease (BoD) study was one of the first in the world and updates have continued over the following two decades with the fifth study now underway. The studies adapt the global framework most recently implemented by the Global Burden of Disease Study and the World Health Organization to suit Australia's specific needs, producing estimates of fatal and non-fatal burden via the Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY) metric, as well as attribution of the burden to many risk factors. Detailed Australian data are used with minimal reliance on modelling to fill data gaps.

The Development of an International Oncofertility Competency Framework: A Model to Increase Oncofertility Implementation.

Background: Despite international evidence about fertility preservation (FP), several barriers still prevent the implementation of equitable FP practice. Currently, oncofertility competencies do not exist. The aim of this study was to develop an oncofertility competency framework that defines the key components of oncofertility care, develops a model for prioritizing service development, and defines the roles that health care professionals (HCPs) play.

How can we improve oncofertility care for patients? A systematic scoping review of current international practice and models of care.

Background: Fertility preservation (FP) is an important quality of life issue for cancer survivors of reproductive age. Despite the existence of broad international guidelines, the delivery of oncofertility care, particularly amongst paediatric, adolescent and young adult patients, remains a challenge for healthcare professionals (HCPs). The quality of oncofertility care is variable and the uptake and utilization of FP remains low.

Maternal morbidity of women receiving birth center care in New South Wales: a matched-pair analysis using linked health data.

Background: Around 2 percent of women who give birth in Australia each year do so in a birth center. New South Wales, Australia's largest state, accounts for almost half of these births. Previous studies have highlighted the need for better quality data on maternal morbidity and mortality, to fully evaluate the safety of birth center care.

Changes to booking, transfer criteria and procedures in birth centres in Australia from 1997-2007: a national survey.

Aims: This study aimed to describe booking and transfer criteria and procedures available in birth centres in Australia in 2007 and to compare results with those of a previous national birth centre study undertaken in 1997.

Background: Approximately 2% of women who give birth in Australia each year do so in a birth centre. A national study on birth centre procedures was conducted in 1997.

Perinatal outcomes of women intending to give birth in birth centers in Australia.

Background: A recent Australian study showed perinatal mortality was lower among women who gave birth in a birth center than in a comparable low-risk group of women who gave birth in a hospital. The current study used the same large population database to investigate whether perinatal outcomes were improved for women intending to give birth in a birth center at the onset of labor, regardless of the actual place of birth.

Methods: Data were obtained from the National Perinatal Data Collection (NPDC) in Australia.

Characteristics and practices of birth centres in Australia.

Background: Around 2% of women who give birth in Australia each year give birth in a birth centre. There is currently no standard definition of a birth centre in Australia.

Aims: This study aimed to locate all birth centres nationally, describe their characteristics and procedures, and develop a definition.

Adverse outcomes of labour in public and private hospitals in Australia: a population-based descriptive study.

Objective: To compare the rate of serious adverse perinatal outcomes of term labour between private and public maternity hospitals in Australia.

Design, Setting And Participants: A population-based study of 789 240 term singleton births in public and private hospitals in 2001-2004, using data from the National Perinatal Data Collection.

Main Outcome Measures: Third- and fourth-degree perineal injury, requirement for high level of neonatal resuscitation, Apgar score < 7 at 5 minutes, admission to neonatal intensive care unit or special care nursery, and perinatal death.

Birth centers in Australia: a national population-based study of perinatal mortality associated with giving birth in a birth center.

Background: Perinatal mortality is a rare outcome among babies born at term in developed countries after normal uncomplicated pregnancies; consequently, the numbers involved in large databases of routinely collected statistics provide a meaningful evaluation of these uncommon events. The National Perinatal Data Collection records the place of birth and information on the outcomes of pregnancy and childbirth for all women who give birth each year in Australia. Our objective was to describe the perinatal mortality associated with giving birth in "alongside hospital" birth centers in Australia during 1999 to 2002 using nationally collected data.

The urban-remote divide for Indigenous perinatal outcomes.

Objective: To determine whether remoteness category of residence of Indigenous women affects the perinatal outcomes of their newborn infants.

Design And Participants: A population-based study of 35 240 mothers identified as Indigenous and their 35 658 babies included in the National Perinatal Data Collection in 2001-2004.

Main Outcome Measures: Australian Standard Geographical Classification remoteness category, birthweight, Apgar score at 5 minutes, stillbirth, gestational age and a constructed measure of perinatal outcomes of babies called "healthy baby" (live birth, singleton, 37-41 completed weeks' gestation, 2500-4499 g birthweight, and an Apgar score at 5 minutes >or= 7).