'Every woman deserves that': A qualitative exploration of the impact of Australia's national maternity strategy.

Background: Since 2019, maternity care in Australia has been guided by the national maternity policy, Woman-centred care: Strategic directions for Australian maternity services (the Strategy). The Strategy has four core values (safety, respect, choice and access), which underpin 12 principles of woman-centred care.

Aim: To describe women's experiences of receiving maternity care in Australia and explore how their care aligned with the values and principles of the Strategy.

Resting State Functional Connectivity of the Default Mode Network During Opioid Use and Cessation in Treatment-Seeking Persons.

Resting-state functional connectivity analyses have been used to examine synchrony in neural networks in substance use disorders (SUDs), with the default mode network (DMN) one of the most studied. Prior research has generally found less DMN synchrony during use and greater synchrony during cessation, although little research has utilized this method with opioid use. This study examined resting brain activity in treatment-seeking persons who use opioids at two points-when using opioids and when opioid-free-to determine whether the DMN exhibits different levels of connectivity during opioid use and cessation and whether differences in connectivity predict subsequent relapse.

Factors influencing women's and men's place of birth decisions in rural Western Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea: A qualitative descriptive study.

Background: Evidence shows that birthing with a skilled birth provider improves maternal and neonatal health outcomes. However, whilst most women in the Western Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea seek skilled health care during pregnancy in a health facility, more than half give birth at home or in the village without a skilled birth provider.

Aim: To explore the factors influencing women's and men's decisions about place of birth in rural Western Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea.

Maternity Care Experiences of African-Born Women Living in Melbourne, Australia: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.

Background: African-born women in Australia are more likely to experience poorer perinatal outcomes than their Australian-born counterparts. This disparity may be attributed to difficulties in accessing maternity care services. With a rapidly growing African-born population in Australia, understanding African-born women's experiences with maternity care is crucial for ensuring equitable access.

Effectiveness of tofacitinib versus tumor necrosis factor inhibitors and in those receiving tofacitinib as different lines of therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from the United States CorEvitas Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry.

Objectives: To compare effectiveness of tofacitinib versus tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi), and across tofacitinib lines of therapy, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), using US CorEvitas RA Registry data.

Methods: Analysis included patients with RA initiating tofacitinib or TNFi with a 12-month follow-up visit between November 2012-February 2021. Primary (Clinical Disease Activity Index-defined low disease activity [CDAI-LDA: CDAI ≤ 10]) and secondary (clinical/disease activity/patient-reported) effectiveness outcomes were assessed at month 12.

Integrating digital technologies into teaching embodied knowledge in the context of physical examination.

Background: There is a growing presence of digital technologies in clinical learning environments. However, there is little research into how such technologies shape embodied teaching and learning for health professional students. This study aims to explore current teaching practices in health disciplines to illuminate how digital technologies are used to facilitate the development of embodied knowledge during student learning of physical examination.

Digital technology in physical examination teaching: clinical educators' perspectives and current practices.

The presence of digital technologies in clinical learning environments is increasing. However, there is little research into how technologies influence the interplay between touch and the acquisition of physical examination skills by health professional students. In this study, we aimed to explore how digital technologies feature in clinical educators' accounts of current physical examination teaching in practice.

Effect of pregnancy intention on completion of maternity continuum of care in Sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The maternity continuum of care is a strategy to provide timely and quality maternal and child healthcare through preconception, pregnancy, childbirth, postnatal, and the early childhood periods. The maternity continuum of care effectively reduces global maternal and neonatal deaths. However, several factors are reported to cause low completion of the maternity continuum of care in sub-Saharan Africa.

How valuable is an implementation toolkit for midwives? An exploratory study.

Background: Incorporating evidence-based approaches in maternity care throughout the entire trajectory from pregnancy through to the postnatal phase is integral to good public health. Yet, despite developing theories, frameworks, and models to guide midwives' implementation efforts, implementing new evidence-based practices in midwifery practice settings remains challenging.

Methods: An exploratory study design was used to conduct an initial assessment of the appeal and suitability of an implementation 'how to' Toolkit for Australian change-leader midwives.

Shared Decision-Making and Body Mass Index in Australian Antenatal Care: An Exploratory OPTION12 Evaluation.

Background: Shared decision-making is recommended as a person-centred approach to decision-making in antenatal care. Little is known about the implementation of shared decision-making in antenatal care.

Objective: An exploratory study to understand how shared decision-making is implemented in antenatal clinics and whether body mass index influences maternity clinicians' use of shared decision-making when providing antenatal care for women.

Women's Acceptability of and Satisfaction With Self-Monitoring Blood Pressure During Pregnancy.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the acceptability and satisfaction of pregnant women at risk of hypertensive disorders with self-monitoring their blood pressure.

Design: A prospective cross-sectional study.

Methods: Women at risk of hypertensive disorders during pregnancy were recommended to self-monitor their blood pressure at the study site to reduce hospital visits.

Working memory related brain-behavior associations in the context of socioeconomic and psychosocial deprivation.

Burgeoning neuroimaging research documents the associations between working memory (WM)-associated neural and behavioral responses. However, these associations have yielded small and inconsistent effect sizes. We hypothesize that one reason for the weakened brain-behavior associations stems from different environmental contexts.

Vaping and smoking cue reactivity in young adult non-smoking electronic cigarette users: A functional neuroimaging study.

Introduction: The rapid growth in the use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) among non-smoking young adults is concerning, as it raises the potential for chronic vaping and nicotine addiction. A key characteristic of drug addiction is the elevated neural response to conditioned drug-related cues (i.e.

Chemical and spectroscopic characterization of plutonium tetrafluoride.

Anhydrous plutonium tetrafluoride is an important intermediate in the production of metallic Pu. This historically important compound is also known to exist in at least two distinct, yet understudied hydrate forms, PuF·HO(s) (0.5 ≤ ≤ 2) and PuF·2.

"Removing the home court advantage": A qualitative evaluation of LEGO® as an interprofessional simulation icebreaker for midwifery and medical students.

Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the use of LEGO® as an educational tool for midwifery and medical students.

Background: The concept of LEGO® SERIOUSPLAY® ® was conceived in 1996 when Swiss Professors Roos and Victor explored using LEGO® as a strategic planning tool. We adapted this concept as an icebreaker activity for interprofessional education workshops at an Australian university.

"In an ideal world": A qualitative exploration of shared decision-making and weight stigma in antenatal care.

Background: Shared decision-making supports women's autonomy in antenatal care, but several barriers to shared decision-making have been identified in practice. Women with high body mass index experience a higher rate of interventions, which could provide more opportunities for shared decision-making in antenatal care. However, weight stigma may exist as a barrier to shared decision-making, limiting access to collaborative care.

What it takes to develop self-confidence and competence in midwifery students for midwifery practice.

Background: Midwifery practice is multidimensional and complex in supporting women's reproductive health. Midwives provide care through pregnancy, birth, and the puerperium and may extend to sexual and reproductive health. Midwifery education must develop self-confidence and competence within each midwifery student.

Association between pregnancy intention and completion of newborn and infant continuum of care in Sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The newborn and infant continuum of care such as essential newborn care, early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding, and immunisation are highly recommended for improving the quality of life and survival of infants. However, newborn and infant mortality remains high across Sub-Saharan African countries. While unintended pregnancies are associated with adverse newborn and infant health outcomes, there is inconclusive evidence on whether pregnancy intention influences newborn and infant continuum of care completion.

Does maternity care in Australia align with the national maternity Strategy? Findings from a national survey of women's experiences.

Background: Women Centred Care: Strategic directions for Australian maternity services (the Strategy), released in November 2019, provides national guidance on effective maternity care provision. The Strategy is structured around four core values (safety, respect, choice, and access) underpinning twelve woman-centred care principles.

Aim: To explore whether the experiences of women who accessed Australian maternity services were aligned with the Strategy's values and principles.

Multilevel modelling of the determinants of low birth weight in frontier, outermost and underdeveloped regions: Evidence from the Indonesian National Socioeconomic Survey (2019-2021).

Background: The prevalence of low-birthweight infants is increasing in Indonesia. A low birth weight can have a negative effect on a child's development. Understanding the factors influencing low birth weight may enable preventative actions.

Barriers and facilitators of access to maternity care for African-born women living in Australia: a meta-synthesis of qualitative evidence.

Background: Adverse perinatal health outcomes are notably high among African-born women living in Australia. This problem is partly attributed to their lower engagement in maternity care services as compared to Australian-born women. Various barriers might limit African-born women's access to and use of services; however, these barriers are not well documented.

Food insecurity and adolescent impulsivity: The mediating role of functional connectivity in the context of family flexibility.

Adolescent food insecurity is a salient adversity hypothesized to affect neural systems associated with increased impulsive behavior. Family environments shape how adverse experiences influence development. In this study, hypotheses were tested regarding the conjoint effects of food insecurity and family flexibility on impulsivity via alterations in connectivity between regions within the salience and central executive networks.

"Ask for my ideas first": Experiences of antenatal care and shared decision-making for women with high body mass index.

Background: Shared decision-making supports women's choices in pregnancy. Women with high body mass index (≥35 kg/m) experience a high rate of interventions in pregnancy, labour, and birth, providing an opportunity for clinicians to implement shared decision-making in practice. However, weight stigma may limit women's opportunities for shared decision-making.