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Della Forster
Researcher at Royal Women's Hospital
Publications - 155
Citations - 5056
Della Forster is an academic researcher from Royal Women's Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Breastfeeding & Pregnancy. The author has an hindex of 37, co-authored 129 publications receiving 4210 citations. Previous affiliations of Della Forster include La Trobe University & Mercy Hospital for Women.
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Factors associated with breastfeeding at six months postpartum in a group of Australian women.
TL;DR: A negative association between breastfeeding outcomes and giving babies infant formula in hospital, a high maternal body mass index, and self-reported maternal depression or anxiety in the six months after the baby was born is found.
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Effects of continuity of care by a primary midwife (caseload midwifery) on caesarean section rates in women of low obstetric risk: the COSMOS randomised controlled trial.
Helen L. McLachlan,Della Forster,Mary-Ann Davey,Tanya Farrell,Lisa Gold,Mary Anne Biro,Leah L. Albers,Maggie Flood,Jeremy Oats,Ulla Waldenström +9 more
TL;DR: Effects of continuity of care by a primary midwife (caseload midwifery) on caesarean section rates in women of low obstetric risk in the COSMOS randomised controlled trial is studied.
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Herbal medicine use during pregnancy in a group of Australian women
Della Forster,Della Forster,Angela. Denning,Gemma. Wills,Melissa. Bolger,Elizabeth A. McCarthy +5 more
TL;DR: Use of herbal supplements in pregnancy is likely to be relatively high and it is important to ascertain what supplements (if any) women are taking, and pregnancy care providers should be aware of the common herbal supplements used by women.
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The early postnatal period : exploring women's views, expectations and experiences of care using focus groups in Victoria, Australia
Della Forster,Della Forster,Helen L. McLachlan,Jo Rayner,Jane Yelland,Lisa Gold,Sharon. Rayner +6 more
TL;DR: Women have anxieties and fears around early parenting and their changing role, and may consider that the physical availability of professional care providers will help during this time, and should be cognisant of these potential issues.
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Continuity of care by a primary midwife (caseload midwifery) increases women’s satisfaction with antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care: results from the COSMOS randomised controlled trial
Della Forster,Della Forster,Helen L. McLachlan,Mary-Ann Davey,Mary Anne Biro,Tanya Farrell,Lisa Gold,Maggie Flood,Touran Shafiei,Ulla Waldenström +9 more
TL;DR: For women at low risk of medical complications, caseload midwifery increases women’s satisfaction with antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care.