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• Method 1- uses a free natural language approach.

  After choosing the object of the search – by ticking title, abstract, aims and objective, or author - enter a term, word or name in the ‘Search’ box to return references answering your research question.

• Method 2 - utilises key words.

  Those key words assigned from thesauruses of controlled vocabulary by the trained coders of international bibliographic databases.
  The controlled vocabularies key word are listed alphanumerically under 'Bibliographic database keywords' .
  Use the drop down menu to identity which 'key words' you are interested in to return references to answer your research question.

• Method 3 - is based on the indexing system

  developed by the researchers who compiled this database.
  It adopts a thematic approach to mapping Irish child health research. The themed areas represent outcomes mapped to the International Classification of Disease version 10 (ICD-10) or one of 23 other health-related themed outcomes. Themes are defined in Tables 5 to 7 (of the study report).
  Use the alphabetic drop down menu under ‘ICD-10 or themed health-related outcomes’ to identity which themed areas you are interested in to select references to answer your research question.

• Method 4 – allows papers to be searched by Study type.

  Indexing by study type offers a valuable insight into understanding the population impact of the topic of interest. More than 20 study types were identified across the 2,152 study papers. These are defined in Table 3 (of the study report). Within 'Study type' papers are further stratification by geographical region (Table 49), topic area of interest and study aims and objectives.
  Click on 'Study type' to select the type of study of interest, progressively select sub-categories by topic area or other sub-classification of interest to answer your research question.

The complete background, methods and findings from this mapping exercise are detailed in the study report.

Abortion, Spontaneous/epidemiology

Your search returns 3 documents

• 1.   Obstetric and diabetic care for pregnancy in diabetic women: 10 years outcome analysis, 1985-1995

  This study undertook a ten-year outcome analysis of all pregnancies in diabetic women in a population of 1.5 million people.

  

  Abstract:

  AIM: Ten-year outcome analysis of all pregnancies in diabetic women in a population of 1.5 million people. METHODS: Ascertainment of patients through the regional obstetrical computer, and by direct contact with each obstetrical unit. Retrospective assessment of early miscarriage of pregnancy from hospital records. Data are presented for the six smallest obstetrical units, the four more...

  International Classification:

  Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium - pregnancies in diabetic women

  Categories:

  pregnancies in diabetic women

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Diabet Med, Vol: 18 Page: 546-53 July 2001
  D. R. Hadden; A. Alexander; D. R. McCance; A. I. Traub

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• 2.   Trends in management and outcome of pregnancies in HIV-infected women in the UK and Ireland, 1990-2006

  The aim of this study was to examine the changing demographic profile of diagnosed HIV-infected pregnant women over time and trends in pregnancy outcome, uptake of interventions and mother-to-child transmission

  

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: To describe the changing demographic profile of diagnosed HIV-infected pregnant women over time and trends in pregnancy outcome, uptake of interventions and mother-to-child transmission. DESIGN: National surveillance study. SETTING: UK and Ireland. POPULATION: Diagnosed HIV-infected pregnant women, 1990-2006. METHODS: Active surveillance of obstetric and paediatric HIV more...

  International Classification:

  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease - HIV

  Categories:

  HIV-infected pregnance; uptake of interventions; mother-to-child transmission of HIV

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom

  Bjog, Vol: 115 Page: 1078-86 August 2008
  C. L. Townsend; M. Cortina-Borja; C. S. Peckham; P. A. Tookey

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• 3.   Type 2 diabetes and pregnancy

  The article discusses Type 2 Diabetes and Pregnancy

  

  Abstract:

  Type 2 diabetes is a growing concern, with the number of new cases increasing and occurring at a younger age due to obesity. Consequently the number of cases arising in women of child-bearing age is increasing, and the condition will be encountered more frequently in the antenatal clinic. Type 2 diabetes is often perceived as a benign form of diabetes, but this is not the case when one more...

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Semin Fetal Neonatal Med, Vol: 10 Page: 333-9 August 2005
  F. Dunne

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