http://publicationslist.org/data/h.dahlen/atom.xml Hannah Dahlenhttp://publicationslist.org/h.dahlen$basepathfavicon.icoRecent additions to Hannah Dahlen's PublicationsList.org pagehttp://publicationslist.org/publications.png2010-04-21T00:44:12Z http://publicationslist.org/h.dahlen/refid9 2010-04-21T00:38:43Z

OBJECTIVE: to explore first-time mothers' experiences of birth at home and in hospital in Australia. DESIGN: a grounded theory methodology was used. Data were generated from in-depth interviews with women in their own homes. SETTING: Sydney, Australia. PARTICIPANTS: 19 women were interviewed. Seven women who gave in a public hospital and seven women who gave birth for the first time at home were i...<br/><br/>Hannah G Dahlen, Lesley M Barclay, Caroline S E Homer (2010) <i>Midwifery</i> <i></i> <i></i> 26: 1 53-63<br/>

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BACKGROUND: There is a belief amongst midwives that Asian women are less likely to breastfeed compared to non-Asian women. The aim of this research was to compare the infant feeding decisions of Asian and non-Asian women on discharge from two Sydney hospitals, and at 6 and 12 weeks following birth. PARTICIPANTS: 235 Asian and 462 non-Asian first time mothers. METHODS: A secondary analysis was unde...<br/><br/>Hannah G Dahlen, Caroline S E Homer (2010) <i>Women Birth</i> <i></i> <i></i> 23: 1 22-28<br/>

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Hannah Dahlen (2010) <i>Midwifery</i> <i></i> <i></i> 26: 2 156-162<br/>

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OBJECTIVE: to explore the experiences and concerns of health professionals who care for childbearing women who are obese. BACKGROUND: obesity is increasing nationally and internationally and has been described as an epidemic. A number of studies have highlighted the risks associated with obesity during childbirth, yet few studies have investigated the experiences and concerns of midwives and other...<br/><br/>Virginia A Schmied, Margie Duff, Hannah G Dahlen, Annie E Mills, Gregory S Kolt (2010) <i>Midwifery</i> <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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OBJECTIVE: to determine women's and midwives' experiences of using perineal warm packs in the second stage of labour. DESIGN: as part of a randomised controlled trial (Warm Pack Trial), women and midwives were asked to complete questionnaires about the effects of the warm packs on pain, perineal trauma, comfort, feelings of control, satisfaction and intentions for use during future births. SETTING...<br/><br/>Hannah G Dahlen, Caroline S E Homer, Margaret Cooke, Alexis M Upton, Rosalie A Nunn, Belinda S Brodrick (2009) <i>Midwifery</i> <i></i> <i></i> 25: 2 e39-e48<br/>

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Women have traditionally been high users of complementary therapies and use of these therapies continues during pregnancy and birthing. While women look to acupuncture and other therapies to support them during this time, traditional maternity services are in a state of change. In Australia, there is an increase in births, a workforce crisis, an increase in birthing in labour ward settings, few op...<br/><br/>Caroline Smith, Hannah Dahlen (2009) <i>Acupunct Med</i> <i></i> <i></i> 27: 3 123-125<br/>

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Sally K Tracy, Alec W Welsh, Hannah G Dahlen, Mark B Tracy (2009) <i>Med J Aust</i> <i></i> <i></i> 191: 10 579-580<br/>

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OBJECTIVE: to explore the experiences of a small group of first-time mothers giving birth at home or in hospital. DESIGN: a grounded theory methodology was used. Data were generated from in-depth interviews with women in their own homes. SETTING: Sydney, Australia. PARTICIPANTS: 19 women were interviewed. Seven women who gave birth for the first time in a public hospital and seven women who gave b...<br/><br/>Hannah G Dahlen, Lesley Barclay, Caroline S E Homer (2008) <i>Midwifery</i> <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

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OBJECTIVES: To describe the postpartum perineal morbidity of primiparous women who had a vaginal birth and compare outcomes between Asian and non-Asian women in the first 2 days following the birth and at 6 and 12 weeks postpartum. DESIGN: Data from a randomized clinical trial of a perineal management technique (perineal warm packs) were used to address the study objective. Setting: Two maternity ...<br/><br/>Hannah Dahlen, Caroline Homer (2008) <i>J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs</i> <i></i> <i></i> 37: 4 455-463<br/>

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The aim of this research was to explore the experiences of a group of first-time mothers who had given birth at home or in hospital in Australia. Data were generated from in-depth interviews with 19 women and analyzed using a grounded theory approach. One of the categories to emerge from the analysis, "Preparing for Birth," is discussed in this article. Preparing for Birth consisted of two subcate...<br/><br/>Hannah G Dahlen, Lesley M Barclay, Caroline Homer (2008) <i>J Perinat Educ</i> <i></i> <i></i> 17: 4 21-32<br/>

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PURPOSE: To determine the views of midwives towards perineal repair and the most effective way to teach and support midwives in developing this skill. PROCEDURE: A questionnaire was distributed to 111 midwives who attended a 1-day seminar. Information was sought on a range of views relating to perineal repair, including experience, confidence, education and accreditation, attitudes and trends. FIN...<br/><br/>Hannah G Dahlen, Caroline S E Homer (2008) <i>Women Birth</i> <i></i> <i></i> 21: 1 27-35<br/>

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Caroline Homer, Hannah Dahlen (2007) <i>Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol</i> <i></i> <i></i> 47: 2 86-90<br/>

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OBJECTIVE: to determine risk factors for the occurrence of severe perineal trauma (third and fourth degree tears) during childbirth. DESIGN: a prospective cohort study was conducted using the hospital's computerised obstetric information system. Additional data were gathered on women who sustained severe perineal trauma. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were used to assess risk facto...<br/><br/>Hannah G Dahlen, Maureen Ryan, Caroline S E Homer, Margaret Cooke (2007) <i>Midwifery</i> <i></i> <i></i> 23: 2 196-203<br/>

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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 ...<br/><br/>Sally K Tracy, Hannah Dahlen, Shea Caplice, Paula Laws, Yueping Alex Wang, Mark B Tracy, Elizabeth Sullivan (2007) <i>Birth</i> <i></i> <i></i> 34: 3 194-201<br/>

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BACKGROUND: Perineal warm packs are widely used during childbirth in the belief that they reduce perineal trauma and increase comfort during late second stage of labor. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of applying warm packs to the perineum on perineal trauma and maternal comfort during the late second stage of labor. METHODS: A randomized controlled trial was undertaken. In the ...<br/><br/>Hannah G Dahlen, Caroline S E Homer, Margaret Cooke, Alexis M Upton, Rosalie Nunn, Belinda Brodrick (2007) <i>Birth</i> <i></i> <i></i> 34: 4 282-290<br/>

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The paper focuses on possible future pathways in maternity care for midwives and nations to consider. The paper blends personal and professional experiences to outline priority areas facing midwives in the future. It begins by examining maternal mortality and morbidity in the developing world and considering the potential of the ten high priority action messages (1997) in helping to improve the pl...<br/><br/>H Dahlen (2006) <i>Women Birth</i> <i></i> <i></i> 19: 1 3-10<br/>

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OBJECTIVE: To study the association between volume of hospital births per annum and birth outcome for low risk women. DESIGN: Population-based study using the National Perinatal Data Collection (NPDC). SETTING: Australia. PARTICIPANTS: Of 750,491 women who gave birth during 1999-2001, there were 331,147 (47.14%) medically 'low risk' including 132,696 (40.07%) primiparae and 198,451 (59.93%) multip...<br/><br/>Sally K Tracy, Elizabeth Sullivan, Hannah Dahlen, Deborah Black, Yueping Alex Wang, Mark B Tracy (2006) <i>BJOG</i> <i></i> <i></i> 113: 1 86-96<br/>

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H Dahlen (1993) <i>Nurs Times</i> <i></i> <i></i> 89: 36 38-40<br/>