Incidence of iron deficiency Anaemia during pregnancy in Far North Queensland.

Introduction: The WHO estimates the incidence of iron deficiency anaemia in Australia is 25%. However there is considerable variation during pregnancy and in regional areas.

Objective: The aim of this investigation is to quantify the incidence of iron deficiency anaemia during pregnancy within Far North Queensland.

A scoping review of maternal near miss assessment in Australia, New Zealand, South-East Asia and the South Pacific region: How, what, why and where to?

Background: Severe maternal morbidity or maternal near miss (MNM) events can have significant consequences for individuals, their families and society and the study of these events may inform practices to reduce future adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Aims: To review the scope of MNM studies undertaken in Australia, New Zealand, South-East Asia and the South Pacific region.

Materials And Methods: A systematic search of four online databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, SCOPUS and CINAHL) and the World Health Organization Library was conducted to identify all relevant studies published between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2020.

Characteristics and preventability of obstetric intensive care unit admissions in Far North Queensland.

Background: The rarity of maternal deaths in developed countries has increased interest in auditing cases of severe maternal morbidity or maternal 'near miss'. The assessment and preventability of cases of maternal 'near misses' are important in improving the provision of maternity care.

Aims: To describe the epidemiology and determine aspects of preventability in care among women admitted to an obstetric intensive care unit (ICU) in Far North Queensland.

Demand for global health training and experiences among emergency medicine trainees in Australia and New Zealand.

Objective: Demand for global health (GH) training and experiences among emergency medicine trainees is unknown. The primary objective of the Trainee Interest in Global Health Training (TIGHT) study was to quantify the number of trainees interested in completing a rotation in a resource-limited environment within a low- or middle-income country during their specialty training.

Methods: A cross-sectional study of trainees in seven specialty training programmes was conducted between August and October 2018.

Demand for global health training among obstetrics and gynaecology trainees in Australia and New Zealand: Insights from the TIGHT study.

Background: Global health (GH) training aims to equip clinicians with the skills and knowledge to practise in international and cross-cultural environments. Interest among obstetrics and gynaecology trainees is unknown.

Aims: The Trainee Interest in Global Health Training (TIGHT) study aimed to assess demand for GH training among specialty trainees in Australia and New Zealand.

A prospective review of perinatal mortality at Hospital Nacional Guido Valadares (HNGV).

Background: Timor-Leste has one of the highest perinatal mortality rates in the Asia-Pacific region. Consistent and accurate data collection improves understanding of perinatal outcomes and facilitates the development of interventions to reduce stillbirths and early neonatal deaths.

Aims: (1) To identify changes in the rates of stillbirth and early neonatal deaths from previous published data.

Maternal mortality and 'near miss' morbidity at a tertiary hospital in Timor-Leste.

Background: Assessment of severe maternal morbidity is increasingly being undertaken to understand the aetiology and factors which lead to adverse maternal outcomes. Their use in conjunction with maternal deaths may allow a comprehensive assessment of care provided, highlight areas for improvement within the health system and allow benchmarking of care against other institutions. Timor-Leste has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the Asia-Pacific region; however, there has been limited research into the level of severe obstetric morbidity in the country.

Maternal 'near miss' collection at an Australian tertiary maternity hospital.

Background: Australia has a maternal mortality ratio of 6.8/100000 live births, a rate akin to other developed countries and consistent with the high level care provided within the Australian health care system. With maternal mortality at very low levels assessment of severe maternal morbidity is increasingly being used as an indicator of quality of care and to identify areas for improvement in maternity services.

Maternal 'near miss' at Royal Darwin Hospital: An analysis of severe maternal morbidity at an Australian regional tertiary maternity unit.

Background: Assessment of severe maternal morbidity using World Health Organization (WHO) 'near-miss' criteria is gaining in importance as a valuable tool in the assessment of maternity care of women. Identification of cases allows an understanding of aetiology of severe morbidity and factors contributing to poor maternal outcomes.

Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the rate of maternal 'near miss' at Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH) and the utility of the WHO near-miss criteria as a tool for data collection in a regional Australian context.

Near-misses at the Port Moresby General Hospital: a descriptive study.

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) defines 'maternal near-miss' as 'a woman who nearly died but survived a complication that occurred during pregnancy, childbirth or within 42 days of termination of her pregnancy'. With declining rates of maternal mortality, near-miss analysis is being examined in both developed and developing country settings for the assessment of obstetric care.

Aims: Over a 15-month period, details of cases that could be classified as 'near-misses' were collected at Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH), to assess the practicality of collecting such data routinely and determine near-miss rates for the hospital.

Developing an assessment tool for maternal morbidity 'near-miss'- a prospective study in a large Australian regional hospital.

Background: Maternal mortality is now a rare event in the developed world and its measurement is no longer a useful way of assessing obstetric care. Examination of cases of women who nearly died but survived a severe complication of pregnancy or childbirth - maternal 'near-misses' - is increasingly being recognised as potentially more useful, although severe maternal morbidity is much less easy to define and quantify than maternal death.

Aim: To identify and assess prospectively cases of severe maternal morbidity presenting to Cairns Base Hospital (CBH), to define cases as near-misses and thereby develop a tool for future assessment of obstetric care in CBH and elsewhere.