III-2 691,738 Aim: To determine the incidence of The overall incidence of preeclampsia () preeclampsia and eclampsia and was 3.3% with a decrease from 4.6% to associated mortality in Australia between 2.3%. The overall rate of eclampsia was 2000 and 2008. 8.6/10,000 births or 2.6% of preeclampsia cases, with an increase Methods: Analysis of statutorily collected from 2.3% to 4.2%. The relative risk of datasets of singleton births in New South eclampsia in pre-eclamptic women in Wales using International Classification of 2008 was 1.9 (95%CI 1.28 to 2.92) when Disease coding. Analyzed using cross compared with the year 2000. The tabulation, logistic regression, and means relative risk of a woman with testing, where appropriate. preeclampsia/eclampsia dying in the first 12 months following birth compared with normotensive women is 5.1 (95%CI 3.07 to 8.60). III-2 37,424 Aim: To examine trends in maternal and The prevalence of pre-eclampsia () newborn health characteristics for all mothers decreased (6.8-4.0%, P < 0.001). who were recorded as Aboriginal in the Western Australian Midwives' Notification System from 1986 to 2009. Methods: Births were categorised into time intervals (1986-1989, 1990-1993, 1994-1997, 1998-2001, 2002-2005, 2006-2009). Trends in maternal demographic characteristics, pre-existing medical conditions, pregnancy complications and neonatal characteristics were examined.
() III-2 691,738 Aim: To determine the incidence of preeclampsia and eclampsia and associated mortality in Australia between 2000 and 2008. Methods: Analysis of statutorily collected datasets of singleton births in New South Wales using International Classification of Disease coding. Analyzed using cross tabulation, logistic regression, and means testing, where appropriate. The overall incidence of preeclampsia was 3.3% with a decrease from 4.6% to 2.3%. The overall rate of eclampsia was 8.6/10,000 births or 2.6% of preeclampsia cases, with an increase from 2.3% to 4.2%. The relative risk of eclampsia in pre-eclamptic women in 2008 was 1.9 (95%CI 1.28 to 2.92) when compared with the year 2000. The relative risk of a woman with preeclampsia/eclampsia dying in the first 12 months following birth compared with normotensive women is 5.1 (95%CI 3.07 to 8.60). () III-2 37,424 Aim: To examine trends in maternal and newborn health characteristics for all mothers who were recorded as Aboriginal in the Western Australian Midwives' Notification System from 1986 to 2009. Methods: Births were categorised into time intervals (1986-1989, 1990-1993, 1994-1997, 1998-2001, 2002-2005, 2006-2009). Trends in maternal demographic characteristics, pre-existing medical conditions, pregnancy complications and neonatal characteristics were examined. The prevalence of pre-eclampsia decreased (6.8-4.0%, P < 0.001).
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