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Attitudes to the Management of Hypertension in Pregnancy: A Survey of Australian Fellows
Author(s) -
Trudinger Brian J.,
Parik Ivana
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1982.tb01443.x
Subject(s) - medicine , family medicine , pregnancy , clinical practice , pharmacotherapy , obstetrics , gynecology , nursing , genetics , biology
Summary: Fellows of The Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists were surveyed to determine current practice in the management of hypertensive disease of pregnancy. Eight hundred and seventy Fellows were sent a questionnaire and there was a 74.1% response. There was in the majority of clinical situations a uniformity of response. This was especially so with the more serious clinical situations. Variations in response were particularly evident in choice of drug therapy. The year of obtaining specialist qualification and the State of practice accounted for most variation in survey results. There was uncertainty about the value of antihypertensive therapy to the fetus.