News

Relieving GP Liaison Midwife Position

2012-01-12T01:58:37+00:00

]]>Relieving GP Liaison Midwife
From the 13th January, Audrey Lee (GP Liaison Midwife – RPAH and The Canterbury Hospital) will be taking long-service leave. Her position will be relieved by RPAH Midwife Clare Jordan. Her contact details are: ph 0425 230 662 (same as before) or email: clare.jordan@sswahs.nsw.gov.au

Postnatal Depression Awareness Week : November 13th - 19th

2011-11-14T02:08:28+00:00

]]>Further information regarding Postnatal Depression including available support services and resources can be found by visiting some of these websites:

ANSC information regarding Perinatal Mental Health Services and resources can be found by accessing the following information:

News from RPAH : Change in criteria for the diagnosis of miscarriage

2011-10-26T00:12:23+00:00

]]>RPAH has changed the criteria for the diagnosis of miscarriage at early pregnancy scans.

Further information is included in memo from Dr Joanne Ludlow ( Lead Consultant : EPAS Clinic RAPH) as well as the new EPAS Flowchart to reflect these recommendations.

Access the Journal article: Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2011 which has determined the need to change the criteria.

NSW Ministry of Health: New Maternity Guidelines - Decreased Fetal Movements in the third trimester

2011-10-20T23:16:00+00:00

]]>The NSW Ministry of Health has just released new guidelines that provide direction regarding the management of pregnant women who report decreased fetal movements in the third trimester.

Access a) Complete guidelines :Maternity-Decreased fetal movements in the third trimester b) Extract from the guidelines “Summary of strategies for management of pregnant women who present with DFM in third trimester of pregnancy” c) RPA Women and Babies patient brochure “Baby’s movements:One way to check on your baby” ( July 2011)

Based on these guidelines, GPs are reminded to send a woman to the hospital’s Labour Ward or Birthing Unit if she is concerned about her baby’s reduced movements for further assessment, even though a fetal heart may be heard with the Doppler.

RPAH Thyroxine replacement study in first trimester hypothyroidism : How to become involved!

2011-10-18T21:30:40+00:00

]]>RPAH would like to conduct a randomised controlled trial examining the maternal outcomes of treatment versus no treatment with Thyroxine of women with subclinical hypothyroidism detected in the first trimester of pregnancy. Further information regarding the study can be accessed from the Information sheet.

” Genetic Counselling ” education session

2011-10-17T02:34:16+00:00

]]>Antenatal Shared Care GPs who have attended the introductory information session through the Central Sydney GP Network on “options of prenatal screening/testing” can refer women directly to the Fetal Medicine Unit at RPA Women and Babies for nuchal transclucency screening.

The next Genetic Counselling session ” First Trimester Screening : its not a routine test” is planned for Thursday 17th November 7.00-8.30pm. If you would like to attend, please contact Karen Wheeler.

Influenza update for Maternity services Winter 2011

2011-07-22T06:47:53+00:00

]]>Situation update
There is increasing influenza activity in parts of NSW and elsewhere in Australia, and there have been reports of admissions of pregnant women to intensive care in NSW. Because of the possibility of another severe influenza season in 2011, it is important to increase uptake of the seasonal influenza vaccine now, particularly among high risk groups like pregnant women. Below is the release from NSW Health:

National Gestational Diabetes Register

2011-07-04T00:27:02+00:00

]]>The National Gestational Diabetes Register has been established within the National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS) to help women who have had gestational diabetes to manage their health into the future.

The Register is taking registrations from July 1st, 2011. Patients registered will receive regular reminders for follow-up diabetes screening, information on maintaining healthy lifestyle and access subsidised NDSS products for 12 months.

For your patient to qualify, a Registration form needs to be completed and signed by a doctor. The Registration form and further information can be accessed from www.ndss.com.au/GD/ or contact the Infoline 1300 136588

Gestational Diabetes Recipe Website

2011-06-30T22:41:59+00:00

]]>GestationalDiabetesRecipes.com is a recipe, information and community website aimed primarily at women with GDM.The website provides dietitian reviewed GDM recipes which will help women keep to the GDM diet and therefore improve the birth outcomes for both themselves and their babies. The website has been recommended by RPAH Endocrinologist Dr Glynis Ross

FREE online mental health training for health professionals working with pregnant women and mothers

2011-06-02T04:21:51+00:00

]]>The program - ‘Beyond babyblues: Detecting and managing perinatal mental health disorders in primary care’ - is the first of its kind in Australia and will provide health professionals - including midwives, GPs, obstetricians and maternal, child and family health care workers - with extra training and skills to understand, detect, treat and manage mental health conditions.

On completion of the advanced six-hour program, GPs will receive a mental health skills training qualification from the General Practice Mental Health Standards Collaboration (GPMHSC) and other health professionals will receive relevant recognition from their professional bodies.

To find out more about the online training, visit www.thinkgp.com.au/beyondblue

To find out more about depression, anxiety and related conditions during the perinatal period, visit:
beyondblue or www.justspeakup.com.au or call the beyondblue info line on 1300 22 4636.