| Antenatal screening and predicting hypertension in pregnancy for midwives. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 19805014 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
BACKGROUND: The cause of hypertension in pregnancy remains unknown and results in increased risk of complications for mother and baby. Symptoms of developing pre-eclampsia, such as an elevated blood pressure, can be vague and singular. The purpose of this literature review is to evaluate research investigating antenatal screening practices for hypertension which fall within the midwives scope of practice. METHOD: Inclusion criteria for this literature review were English language, peer reviewed primary research journal articles, published in the previous 20 years where the population under study was pregnant with reported outcomes of prevention, screening or prediction of hypertension in pregnancy. A large number of papers (n=201) were identified and these were screened and subsequently excluded if they addressed diagnostic testing, screening and interpretation that depended solely on a medical practitioner. RESULTS: There was no single predictive factor found, however the relevant papers included in this review (n=33) found evidence of modifiable, non-modifiable and clinical assessment factors for inclusion in a midwifery screening model. CONCLUSIONS: Further research should be focused on the factors observed by midwives during history taking and the antenatal course in the second and third trimesters and whether or not these can be synthesised in to a hypertension-specific diagnostic tool for use in midwifery practice. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Ann S Peacock; Fiona Bogossian |
Related Documents
:
|
11758134 - Hypoglycemia in the newborn. 9664604 - Second-trimester maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein and human chorionic gonadotrophin scr... 19183374 - Safety of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography during pregnancy. 2415204 - Screening for down's syndrome in the north east thames region. 14770394 - Evaluation of femur length during the second and third trimesters in fetuses with myelo... 11720124 - Maternal and pup genotype contribution to growth in wild-type and tau mutant syrian ham... |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review Date: 2009-10-04 |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives Volume: 23 ISSN: 1878-1799 ISO Abbreviation: Women Birth Publication Date: 2010 Sep |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2010-07-30 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 101266131 Medline TA: Women Birth Country: Netherlands |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 81-93 Citation Subset: N |
Copyright Information:
|
Copyright (c) 2009 Australian College of Midwives. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
|
The University of Queensland, The School of Nursing and Midwifery, Herston, Queensland, Australia. ann.peacock@mater.org.au |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
|
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: A survey of treatment practices in diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
Next Document: Vaccine development against Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania species in the post-genomic era.