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dc.contributor.author | Aldridge, E. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Pathirana, M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wittwer, M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Sierp, S. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Roberts, C.T. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Dekker, G.A. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Arstall, M. | - |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Women and Birth, 2023; 36(3):e335-e340 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1871-5192 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1878-1799 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2440/136840 | - |
dc.description | Available online 11 October 2022 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Certain maternal complications of pregnancy, including hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, gestational diabetes mellitus, birth of a growth restricted infant, idiopathic preterm labour, and placental abruption, are associated with a significantly increased risk of future maternal cardiovascular disease. In Australia, it is relatively unknown how many women with a history of complicated pregnancies are aware of their future cardiovascular disease risk. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine what percentage of women attending a cardiovascular disease prevention clinic in South Australia soon after a complicated pregnancy were aware of their increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Methods: This prospective observational study included 188 women attending a postpartum prevention clinic between 7th August 2018 and 10th February 2021. These women had experienced a serious maternal complication of pregnancy approximately seven months earlier. Women completed a self-administered health awareness survey immediately prior to their first clinic appointment to assess their awareness of their increased cardiovascular risk. Findings: Over two-thirds (69.1 %) of the women were unaware of the association between pregnancy complications and cardiovascular disease, and 6.4 % of the cohort did not realise they had experienced a complicated pregnancy. Almost 10 % of the cohort did not correctly identify the complication/s they had been diagnosed with during pregnancy. Conclusion: Awareness of the association between complications of pregnancy and future cardiovascular disease was low in our cohort of women who had experienced a complication of pregnancy only seven months earlier. This emphasises the need for improved education for and communication with women to assist in implementing preventative care strategies. | - |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | Emily Aldridge, Maleesa Pathirana, Melanie Wittwer, Susan Sierp, Claire T. Roberts, Gustaaf A. Dekker, Margaret Arstall | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | - |
dc.rights | © 2022 Australian College of Midwives. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. | - |
dc.source.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2022.09.010 | - |
dc.subject | Cardiovascular risk | - |
dc.subject | Pregnancy complications | - |
dc.subject | Risk awareness | - |
dc.subject | Women | - |
dc.subject | Disease prevention | - |
dc.title | Women's awareness of cardiovascular disease risk after complications of pregnancy | - |
dc.type | Journal article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.wombi.2022.09.010 | - |
dc.relation.grant | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1174971 | - |
pubs.publication-status | Published | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Aldridge, E. [0000-0001-5029-3946] | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Pathirana, M. [0000-0002-5817-4156] | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Wittwer, M. [0000-0002-2551-3246] | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Roberts, C.T. [0000-0002-9250-2192] | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Dekker, G.A. [0000-0002-7362-6683] | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Arstall, M. [0000-0003-0760-6382] | - |
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