Australian Research Centre for Health
of Women and Babies (ARCH)

2007 Publications

1. Athukorala C, Crowther CA, Willson K; Australian Carbohydrate Intolerance Study in Pregnant Women (ACHOIS) Trial Group. Women with gestational diabetes mellitus in the ACHOIS trial: Risk factors for shoulder dystocia. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2007;47(1):37-41. (IF 0.835)
2. Collins CL, Andersen CC. A Deceptive Simplicity: Oxygenation and The Limitations of Pulse Oximetry. J Paediatr Child Health. 2007;43(7-8):510-2. (IF: 0.931)
3. Crowther CA, Doyle LW, Haslam RR, Hiller JE, Harding JE, Robinson JS for the ACTORDS Study Group. Outcomes at 2 Years of Age after Repeat Doses of Antenatal Corticosteroids. N Engl Med 2007;357:1190-1198. (IF: 51.296)
4. De Blasio MJ, Gatford KL, McMillen IC, Robinson JS, Owens JA (2007). Placental restriction of fetal growth increases insulin action, growth, and adiposity in the young lamb. Endocrinology 148(3):1350-8. (IF: 5.236)
5. De Blasio MJ, Gatford KL, Robinson JS, Owens JA (2007) Placental restriction of fetal growth reduces size at birth and alters postnatal growth, feeding activity and adiposity in the young lamb. American Journal of Physiology Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology 292:R875-R886 (IF: 3.685).
6. Dodd JM, Crowther CA, Antoniou G, Baghurst P, Robinson JR. Screening for gestational diabetes: the effect of varying blood glucose definitions in the prediction of adverse maternal and infant health outcomes. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2007 Aug;47(4):307-12. (IF 0.835)
7. Dodd JM, Crowther CA, Hiller JE, Haslam RR, Robinson JS. Birth after caesarean study--planned vaginal birth or planned elective repeat caesarean for women at term with a single previous caesarean birth: protocol for a patient preference study and randomised trial. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2007 Aug 14;7:17.
8. Dodd J, Ashwood P, Flenady V, Jenkins-Manning S, Cincotta R, Crowther CA. A Survey of clinicians and patients towards the use of progesterone for women at risk of preterm birth. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2007;47:106-109. (IF 0.835)
9. Doyle LW, Crowther CA, Middleton PF. Antenatal magnesium sulphate neuroprotection for the preterm infant. Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2007, Aug;12(4):311-7.
10. Doyle LW, Davis PG, Morley CJ, McPhee A, Carlin JB et al.? Outcome at 2 years of age of infants from the DART study - A multicenter international randomized controlled trial of low dose dexamethasone. Pediatrics 2007 Apr;119(4):716-21. (IF: 5.012)
11. Doyle LW, Crowther CA, Middleton PM. Antenatal magnesium sulphate neuroprotection for the preterm infant. Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2007.
12. Flanagan DE, Vaile JC, Petley GW, Phillips DI, Godsland IF, Owens P, Moore VM, Cockington RA, Robinson JS (2007). Gender differences in the relationship between leptin, insulin resistance and the autonomic nervous system. Regul Pept. 140(1-2):37-42. (IF: 2.442).
13. Gibson CS, MacLennan AH, Dekker GA, Goldwater PN, Dambrosia JM, Munroe DJ, Tsang S, Stewart C, Nelson KB. Genetic polymorphisms and spontaneous preterm birth. Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Feb;109(2 Pt 1):384-91.
14. Hague W. Metformin in Pregnancy and Lactation. Australian Prescriber 2007: 30: 68-69.
15. Henderson-Smart DJ, Lumbiganon P, Festin MR, Ho JJ, Mohammad H, McDonald SJ, Green S, Crowther CA; SEA-ORCHID Study Group. Optimising reproductive and child health outcomes by building evidence-based research and practise in South East Asia (SEA-ORCHID): Study protocol. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2007 Sep 24;7:43.
16. Hiller JE, Crowther CA, Moore VA, Willson K, Robinson JR. Calcium supplementation in pregnancy and its impact on blood pressure in children and women: follow up of a randomised controlled trial. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2007 Apr;47(2):115-21. (IF 0.835)
17. MacLennan AH, Sturdee DW. Long-term trials of HRT for cardioprotection--is this as good as it gets? Climacteric. 2007 Feb;10(1):1-4.
18. MacLennan AH, Sturdee DW. Time for evidence-based labelling of over-the-counter medicines. Climacteric. 2007 Jun;10(3):179-80.
19. MacLennan AH. HRT: a reappraisal of the risks and benefits. Med J Aust. 2007 Jun 18;186(12):643-6.
20. Marret S, Doyle LW, Crowther CA, Middleton PF.? Antenatal magnesium sulphate neuroprotection for the preterm infant. Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2007;12(4):311-7.
21. Marret S, Doyle LW, Crowther CA, Middleton PF.? Antenatal magnesium sulphate neuroprotection for the preterm infant. Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2007;12(4):311-7.
22. Moss JR, Crowther CA, Hiller JE, Willson KJ, Robinson JS, ACHOIS Trial group TA. Costs and consequences of treatment for mild gestational diabetes mellitus - evaluation from the ACHOIS randomised trial. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2007 Oct 28;7(1):27.
23. Omari TI, Haslam RR, Lundborg P, Davidson GP. Effect of omeprazole on acid gastroesophageal reflux and gastric acidity in preterm infants with pathological acid reflux. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2007 Jan;44(1):41-4.
24. Owens JA, Thavaneswaran P, De Blasio MJ, McMillen IC, Robinson JS, Gatford KL. Sex-specific effects of placental restriction on components of the metabolic syndrome in young adult sheep. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2007; 292(6):E1879-89. (IF: 4.123)
25. Owens JA, Thavaneswaran P, De Blasio MJ, McMillen IC, Robinson JS, Gatford KL. Sex-specific effects of placental restriction on components of the metabolic syndrome in young adult sheep. Am Jl of Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2007; 292(6):E1879-89. (IF: 4.123)
26. Pines A, Sturdee DW, MacLennan AH, Schneider HP, Burger H, Fenton A.The heart of the WHI study: time for hormone therapy policies to be revised. Climacteric. 2007 Aug;10(4):267-9.
27. Pirc LK, Owens JA, Crowther CA, Willson K, DeBlasio MJ, Robinson JS. Mild gestational diabetes in pregnancy and the adipoinsular axis in babies born to mothers in the ACHOIS randomised controlled trial. BMC Pediatrics 2007;7:18.
28. Rodger MA, Kahn SR, Cranney A., Hodsman A. Kovacs MJ, Clement AM, Lazo-Langner A, Hague WM. Long-term dalteparin in pregnancy not associated with a decrease in bone mineral density: substudy of a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2007:5(8): 1600-6. (IF: 2.803)
29. Sferruzzi-Perri AN, Owens JA, Standen P, Taylor RL, Robinson JS, Roberts CT. Early pregnancy maternal endocrine insulin-like growth factor I programs the placenta for increased functional capacity throughout gestation. Endocrinology 2007;148(9):4362-70. (IF: 5.236)
30. Sferruzzi-Perri AN, Owens JA, Standen P, Taylor RL, Heinemann GK, Robinson JS, Roberts CT. Early treatment of the pregnant guinea pig with IGFs promotes placental transport and nutrient partitioning near term. American Journal of Physiology Endocrinology and Metabolism 2007;292(3):E668-76. (IF: 4.123)
31. Smith C, Collins CT, Crowther CA. Acupuncture and Acupressure for Pain Management in Labour: A Systematic Review. AJACM 2007 Volume 2(1) 25-32.
32. Sturdee DW, MacLennan AH. A decade of swings and arrows. Climacteric. 2007 Dec;10(6):443-5.
33. Sturdee DW, MacLennan AH. The weight problem. Climacteric. 2007 Apr;10(2):83-4.
34. Vickers MR, MacLennan AH, Lawton B, Ford D, Martin J, Meredith SK, DeStavola BL, Rose S, Dowell A, Wilkes HC, Darbyshire JH, Meade TW; WISDOM group. Main morbidities recorded in the women's international study of long duration oestrogen after menopause (WISDOM): a randomised controlled trial of hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women. BMJ. 2007 Aug 4;335(7613):239. Epub 2007 Jul 11.
35. Wilkinson DJ, Duke T, Casalaz D, Watkins AMC, Andersen C. Hypothermia: A Neuroprotective Therapy for Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy. Pediatrics 2007;119:422-423. (IF: 5.012)
36. Williams VK, Griffiths AB, Carbone S, Hague WM. Fibrinogen Concentration and Factor VIII Activity in Women with Preeclampsia. Hypertension in Pregnancy 2007:26(4): 415-421. (IF: 0.871)
37. Zhou SJ, Gibson RA, Crowther CA, Makrides M. Should we lower the dose of iron when treating anaemia in pregnancy? A randomised dose-response trial. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2007 Oct 10 [Epub ahead of print] (IF: 2.116)

Cochrane Systematic Reviews published in The Cochrane Library

1. Brownfoot F, Crowther CA, Middleton P. Different corticosteroids and regimens for accelerating fetal lung maturation for women at risk of preterm birth. (Protocol) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007, Issue 4.
2. Cyna AM, Middleton P, Holt E. Non-pharmacological interventions for induction of anaesthesia in children. (Protocol) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007, Issue 2
3. Crowther CA, Harding JE. Repeat doses of prenatal corticosteroids for women at risk of preterm birth for preventing neonatal respiratory disease. Cochrane Database Systematic Reviews. 2007 Jul 18;(3):CD003935. Review.
4. Dodd JM, Crowther CA. Specialised antenatal clinics for women with a multiple pregnancy to improve maternal and infant outcomes. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007 Apr 18;(2)CD005300. Review.
5. Doyle LW, Crowther CA, Middleton P, Marret S. Magnesium sulphate for women at risk of preterm birth for neuroprotection of the fetus. Cochrane Database Systematic Reviews. 2007 Jul 18;(3):CD004661. Review.
6. Mahomed K, Bhutta Z, Middleton P. Zinc supplementation for improving pregnancy and infant outcome. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007:2.