Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Article	Citations
Reviewers	38
Post‐repair laxative management in obstetric anal sphincter injury guidelines: A narrative review	26
First Nations women's health 2023	25
The appendix in endometriosis	24
Does Maternal Location of Residence Affect Low Birth Weight Outcomes in Hunter New England Local Health District?	19
Maternity Healthcare Worker Perspectives of Severe Acute Maternal Morbidity Recording, Reporting and Case Review in Queensland, Australia	19
Sentinel lymph node detection with indocyanine green and patent blue dye in cervical cancer: A single‐centre feasibility study	18
Management of Gynaecological Chronic Pelvic Pain in the Emergency Setting— A Scoping Review	17
Extending the new era of genomic testing into pregnancy management: A proposed model for Australian prenatal services	17
Author Index	17
Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in pregnancy: Are we adequately identifying and managing risks?	16
Implementation of a policy of universal cystoscopy at the time of hysterectomy for benign indications: A retrospective comparative study	16
The value of a simple sonographic screening test for placenta accreta spectrum prediction: A case–control study	16
A New Era in Abortion Care in Western Australia—A Review of Women Accessing Abortion Care in a Tertiary Centre Following Legislative Change	16
Safety and feasibility of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy during interval cytoreductive surgery in patients with advanced high‐grade serous ovarian, fallopian tube, peritoneal cancer in an A	15
Trends in female sterilisations in New South Wales, 2010–2019	15
Feasibility and safety of a surgical training program in total laparoscopic hysterectomy: Results of a pilot trial	14
Women's responses to prenatal genetic diagnosis and attitudes to termination of pregnancy after non‐invasive prenatal testing: An online survey of Western Australian women	14
Decision‐to‐delivery interval in emergent caesarean sections: Is ‘the shorter, the better’?	14
Patient Satisfaction With Rapid Access Hysteroscopy Clinics for Postmenopausal Bleeding—A Single Centre Observational Study	13
Episiotomy and Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury in the Setting of Instrumental Vaginal Birth: A Retrospective Cohort Study	13
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The Demographics and Outcomes of Women With Stage II Endometrial Cancer Diagnosed in Australia 2005–2007	13
Fathers attending the birth of their baby: Views, intentions and needs	12
Endometrial thickness threshold and management of asymptomatic postmenopausal patients	12

Improvements from a small‐group multidisciplinary pain self‐management intervention for women living with pelvic pain maintained at 12 months	12
Normalising Choice: An Observational Study of Australian Clinicians' Perspectives on Written Informed Consent for Vaginal Birth	11
Maternal near miss at Kathmandu Medical College: An analysis of severe maternal morbidity at a Nepalese tertiary care facility	11
Increased demand for abortion information and advice during the COVID‐19 pandemic	11
Levothyroxine may not adequately prepare hypothyroid women for controlled ovarian hyperstimulation	11
Clinical Utility of Stillbirth Investigations in Australia: A Cohort Study	11
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Prenatal maternal stress was not associated with birthweight or gestational age at birth during COVID‐19 restrictions in Australia: The BITTOC longitudinal cohort study	10
The clinical utility of ongoing sonographic cervix length surveillance in pregnancies prescribed vaginal progesterone therapy	9
Staged treatment of placenta accreta spectrum: A combined surgical and radiological approach	9
Mainstream genetic testing for high‐grade ovarian, tubal and peritoneal cancers: A tertiary referral centre experience	9
Tolerance, decision‐making processes and medication trials in pregnancy	9
Central sensitisation in pelvic pain: A cohort study	9
Postpartum anaemia in three New Zealand district health board regions: An observational study of incidence and management	9
Introduction of diabetic retinopathy screening into an antenatal clinic: Impact on maternal screening and diagnosis rates	9
Rethinking Experiences of Birth in Our Operating Theatre (REBOOT): A Qualitative Study of Patient and Staff Experiences of Birth in the Operating Theatre	8
COVID‐19 vaccine acceptance among pregnant women and the reasons for hesitancy: A multi‐centre cross‐sectional survey	8
Impact of a Routine Third Trimester Ultrasound Policy on Obstetric, Neonatal and Service Delivery Outcomes in an Australian Tertiary Centre	8
Predictors of Successful Outpatient Hysteroscopy: A Retrospective Cohort Study	8
Psychological well‐being of women with uterine infertility before considering uterus transplantation as a treatment option	8
Prospective Structured Perinatal Audit and the Ten Group Classification System: Essential for understanding and improving childbirth	8
Author Index	8
Ultrasound Guidance to Reduce Complications During Uterine Curettage: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis	8
Problematic Periods Costing Young Women—The Impact of Menstrual Symptoms on Work and Study	8
Clinicians' perspectives on gestational diabetes screening during the global COVID‐19 pandemic in Australia	8
Significant kidney disease in pregnancy: Feasibility and outcomes of a national population‐based study using the Australasian Maternity Outcomes Surveillance System	8
Routine transabdominal cervical length screening in mid‐pregnancy for the prevention of preterm birth: Is it good enough to use as a screening test?	8
Before the Burn: Predicting Endometrial Ablation Failure	8
Uncertainty in Knowledge and Care: Pregnant Women's Experiences With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy in Eastern Indonesia—A Qualitative Study	8
Editor‐In‐Chief's Introduction to ANZJOG 65(2)	8
Using language to identify a bladder pain component in women with Dysmenorrhoea‐Related Pelvic Pain: A cross‐sectional study	8
Are we over‐testing for vitamin D? A 12‐month review at the Royal Women's hospital, Melbourne	8
Characteristics of preterm births during COVID‐19 mitigation measures	7
Pregnancy outcomes post‐kidney transplantation across 23 years	7
“The other side of the table…’: Early career gynaecological oncologists' transition from trainee to trainer	7
Who is responsible for postpartum contraception advice and provision? The perspective of hospital‐based maternity clinicians in New South Wales, Australia	7
Testicular fine‐needle aspiration in infertile men with absolute non‐obstructive azoospermia: A single‐centre cohort study	7
E‐Poster Abstracts	6
Investigation of the quality and health literacy demand of online information on pelvic floor exercises to reduce stress urinary incontinence	6
Managing Acute Behavioural Disturbance in Perinatal Women: A Systematic and State of the Art Review of Guidelines	6
Trends in Government‐Subsidised Menopausal Hormone Therapy Dispensing in Australia Between 2014 and 2023	6
Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: Contemporary management	6
Re: Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation for the overactive bladder: A single‐arm trial	6
Misstatement of South African Law in Volks et al. (2025)	6
Public Perspectives Around Prenatal Screening of Chromosomal Abnormalities: A Focus Group Study Comparing Metropolitan and Rural/Regional Areas in Australia	6
Should It Hurt?—Experiences of Out‐Patient Clinic‐Based Hysteroscopy	6
Modelling Maternal Cytomegalovirus Seroprevalence in Australia Using Maternal Country of Birth: Implications for Antenatal Screening	6
Topical negative pressure wound therapy to prevent wound complications following caesarean delivery in high‐risk obstetric patients: A randomised controlled trial	6
How well do we truly understand clitoral anatomy? An Irish maternity hospital's perspective	6
Introduction of the day case total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) protocol	6

Induced Abortion After Previous Caesarean Section: A Scoping Review	6
Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome in pregnancy: Challenges and opportunities	6
Management of Molar‐Pregnancy and Associated Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia at a Specialised Unit: 10‐Year Review	6
Microplastics and Intimate Toys: A Concerning Trend?	5
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Effects of endometriosis on in vitro fertilisation – Myth or reality?	5
Table of Contents	5
A cross‐sectional study exploring the characteristics of female survivors of sexual violence living with HIV/AIDS in the eastern region of Democratic Republic of Congo	5
Retrospective review of endometriosis surgery at Te Whatu Ora – Capital and Coast	5
Vaginoscopy to investigate vaginal bleeding and discharge in prepubertal girls	5
Beta‐lactam allergy risk stratification in a maternity population in Australia: Scope for allergy de‐labelling	5
Cytomegalovirus serological screening at the first antenatal visit: A tertiary‐centre audit of general practitioner practices and maternal seroprevalence	5
Prevalence and Severity of Endometriosis at Laparoscopic Treatment of Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy	5
Health professionals' experiences and views on obstetric ultrasound in Victoria, Australia: A cross‐sectional survey	5
Antenatal health and perinatal outcomes of Pacific Islander women in Australia with and without gestational diabetes: A ten‐year retrospective cohort study	5
Surveys of clinician and patient attitudes to an add‐on for in vitro fertilisation	5
Primary dysmenorrhoea in adolescents and young women: A twin family study of maternal transmission, genetic influence and associations	5
Telephone follow‐up after early medical abortion using Australia's first low sensitivity urine pregnancy test	5
A Retrospective Cohort Study Investigating the Clinical Care Pathway for Patients at a Pelvic Mesh Complications Clinic in a Western Australian Tertiary Hospital	5
Sexual and reproductive health services in New Zealand primary care settings: A mixed‐methods survey	5
EXPRESSION OF CONCERN : The Labour Scale—Assessment of the Validity of a Novel Labour Chart: A Pilot Study†	5
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Infertility in the Pacific: A crucial component of the sexual and reproductive health and rights agenda	5
Gender bias or patient preference for female practitioners in Obs/Gyn care	5
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Attitudes and awareness of Australian women regarding peripartum antibiotic use: A multicentre survey	5
Reducing Perinatal Mortality in Victoria, Australia: Early Insights From the Safer Baby Bundle Implementation	5
Adoption of vaginally assisted natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery for hysterectomy: A single tertiary experience	5
Comparative motility assessment of sperm retrieved from micro‐testicular sperm extraction: A single‐centre study comparing fresh and frozen–thawed sperm	4
Role of Hydroxychloroquine in Prevention of Congenital Heart Block in Pregnant Women With Positive Anti‐Ro/SSA and/or Anti‐La/SSB	4
Placenta accreta spectrum without praevia: Difficulties in its diagnosis and treatment	4
What is normal birth, and why does it matter?	4
Neonatal Surveillance Gaps in Maternal Graves' Disease: Findings From a Queensland Maternity Hospital	4
Clinician's Approach to Antibiotic Treatment and Management of Preterm Prelabour Rupture of Membranes ( PPROM ) in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand	4
A study protocol for live and deceased donor uterus transplantation as a treatment for women with uterine factor infertility	4
A decade of non‐invasive prenatal screening in Australia: National impact on prenatal screening and diagnostic testing	4
Issue Information	4
Gender representation in obstetrics and gynaecology leadership	4
Is it time to drop royal patronage of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists?	4
Supplement Abstracts	4
Letter re: ‘Caesarean birth and the next generation of Australians’	4
Letter to the Editor	4
Examining Interpregnancy Weight Change Across a Birthing Population in Aotearoa, New Zealand	4
The Effect of Weight Status on Risk of Perioperative Complications Associated With Surgical Abortion: A Meta‐Analysis of Observational Studies	4
Do vaginal swabs alter empirical clinical management in obstetrics and gynaecology: A retrospective case‐series and activity‐based costing of the vaginal swab	4
Static Poster Abstracts	4
Receiving the baton	4
Clinical practice guidelines for intrapartum cardiotocography interpretation: A systematic review	4
Plain Language Summary of the ACCEPT Guideline for the Management of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss	4
ANZJOG in 2025	4
Cannabis and Endometriosis: When Is an Adverse Effect Not Adverse?	3
Vaginal atrophy and genital pain in women on depot medroxyprogesterone acetate contraceptive injection	3
A step closer to parenthood with non‐obstructive azoospermia: Unveiling the impact of microdissection testicular sperm extraction in Australia's largest single‐centre	3
An audit of the maternal medicine clinic: Cancer and pregnancy	3
It's Time to Stop Excluding Early Pregnancy (Losses)	3
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A 2‐Min Cytomegalovirus ( CMV ) Awareness Video Improves Pregnant Women's Knowledge and Planned Adherence to Hygiene Precautions	3
A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Mayer–Rokitansky–Küster–Hauser Syndrome Adapted for Other Disorders of Sex Development: A Qualitative Study	3
Insights and Experiences From the ‘Gatekeepers’: A Qualitative Study Exploring Clinician Perspectives on Providing Publicly Funded Prenatal Exome Sequencing	3
Does abdominal protrusion in pregnant women affect abdominal injury severity in motor vehicle collisions? A nationwide database study	3
Psychological Assessment and Motivations of Potential Donors Within the First Australian Uterine Transplant Trial	3
Sonographer‐guided frozen embryo transfer vs ultrasound‐assisted frozen embryo transfer – A randomised controlled study	3
Covid‐19 vaccination uptake by Hapū Māmā – How are we progressing?	3
Cost‐effectiveness of closed incision negative pressure wound therapy in preventing surgical site infection among obese women giving birth by caesarean section: An economic evaluation (DRESSING trial)	3
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The Incidence of Negative Laparoscopy for Pelvic Pain Stratified by Level of Training and Location of Service Provision	3
Issue Information	3
Deceased donor availability for uterus transplantation in Australia	3
Trends in the Use and Indications for Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Between 2005 and 2017: A State‐Wide Descriptive Cohort Analysis	3
Neonatal Outcomes Following Preterm Birth Between 28 and 36 Weeks’ Gestation in Vietnam: A Cohort Study	3
Efficacy and safety of medical termination of pregnancy in a regional primary care setting	3
Lipiodol flushing under ultrasound guidance at time of hystero‐salpingo contrast sonography (HyCoSy): A retrospective observational study	3
Passing on the baton – 2023	3
Changing Trends in the Surgical Management of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Australia	3
Foetal Movement Information and Maternal Concerns in the Third‐Trimester: Findings of an Aotearoa New Zealand National Survey	3
The impact of body mass index on labour management and mode of delivery: A retrospective matched cohort study	3
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Virtual reality is beneficial in decreasing pain in labouring women: A preliminary study	3
Patient expectations and experiences with loop electrosurgical excision procedure in inpatient and outpatient settings	3
Male infants are at higher risk of neonatal mortality and severe morbidity	3

E‐Poster Abstracts	3
Maternal deaths in Australia from ruptured splenic artery aneurysms	3
New Frontiers in Reproductive Health: Australians' Support for Uterus Transplantation	3
The Sociodemographic Benefits of Extending MS ‐ 2Step to 70 Days in Australia	3
Issue Information	3
A systematic review of interventions to increase the use of smoking cessation services for women who smoke during pregnancy	3
Letter to Editor: Knowledge and Awareness of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Women With a History of Pregnancy Complications in Australia: A World Heart Federation Cross‐Sectional Study	3
Redesigning antenatal care: Prospective use of an implementation framework to establish a population‐based multidisciplinary first‐trimester screening, assessment and prevention service	3
Outpatient hysteroscopy: Suitable for all? A retrospective cohort study of safety, success and acceptability in Australia	3
Cannabis for endometriosis‐related pain and symptoms: It's high time that we see this as a legitimate treatment	3
‘Do You Tell Them Not to Kiss Their Child?’ Implementing Congenital Cytomegalovirus Prevention Guidelines in General Practice: A Qualitative Study	3
Heavy Menstrual Bleeding: Experiences and Learnings From Patient Survey	3
COVID‐19 vaccination in pregnancy: A quantitative and qualitative analysis of the effect of strong public health messaging in an Australian cohort	3
Mifepristone priming and subsequent misoprostol for second trimester medical abortion in women with previous caesarean delivery	3
Risk factors for acute colonic pseudo‐obstruction after caesarean section: A retrospective case–control study	3
Retrospective review of surgeon administered transversus abdominis plane blocks at emergency caesarean	3
Improving trustworthiness in research in women's health: A collective effort by OBGYN Editors	3
Placental cord drainage vs delayed cord clamping at elective caesarean section: A randomised controlled trial	3
Addressing Low Fertility Rates in Australia and New Zealand	3
Fertility and infertility uses of menstrual apps from the perspectives of healthcare providers and patients	3
Partnering with the woman who declines recommended maternity care: Development of a statewide guideline in Queensland, Australia	3
Accuracy of Self‐Reported Cervical Screening Status Among Pregnant Women	2
Barriers and enablers to implementing an induction of labour guideline: A clinician survey	2
The impact of using cannabis during pregnancy on the infant and mother: An overview of systematic reviews, evidence map, targeted updates, and de novo synthesis	2
Perfusion magnetic resonance imaging in Asherman syndrome	2
Gestational diabetes mellitus care re‐imagined – A cost‐minimisation analysis: Cost savings from a tertiary hospital, using a novel, digital‐based gestational diabetes management model	2
Editor‐in‐chief's introduction to ANZJOG 64 (4)	2
Parents’ descriptions of labouring with an antepartum fetal death: Findings from the Birthing in Grief study	2
First uterine transplant case at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital	2
Factors associated with higher risk of small‐for‐gestational‐age infants in women treated for gestational diabetes	2
Understanding Australian Women's Attitudes Towards Menstrual Leave: One Small Piece of a Complex Puzzle	2
Assessing preconception health in Australia to support better outcomes in the first 2000 days – A critical need for building a core indicator framework	2
Parental smoking in the first two years of a child's life and its associations with breastfeeding	2
An audit of clinical outcomes following ovarian administration of platelet‐rich plasma (PRP) in women with severe diminished ovarian reserve	2
Reply to: Tolerance, Decision‐Making Processes and Medication Trials in Pregnancy	2
Issue Information	2
Journal Editorial Board	2
Consequences for Australian Recipients of Cross Border Oocyte Donation in South Africa: Double Embryo Transfer and Donor Anonymity	2
Reply to perinatal outcomes after regional analgesia during labour	2
Australian postpartum women want reputable health information delivered via social networking sites	2
A dedicated antenatal clinic for pregnant women with morbid and super‐obesity: Patient characteristics, outcomes, perceptions and lessons learnt from establishing the DIAMOND clinic	2
Reach and Impact of the Safer Baby Bundle Among Groups Disproportionately Affected by Stillbirth in Victoria, Australia	2
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An Immunomodulating Peptide With Potential to Counteract Endometriosis	2
Presentation trends, characteristics and outcomes for women with early pregnancy bleeding in the emergency department: A 10‐year data linkage study	2
Temporal and external validation of the algorithm predicting first trimester outcome of a viable pregnancy	2
Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) use for prolonged venous thromboembolism prophylaxis following surgery for gynaecological malignancies in Australia and New Zealand – A clinician survey	2
Table of Contents	2
Impact of Metabolic Surgery on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Cohort Analysis	2
Methoxyflurane analgesia for outpatient hysteroscopy: A double‐blind, randomised, controlled trial	2
The PreGen Research Program: Implementing Prenatal Genomic Testing in Australia—A Commentary	2
Australasian recurrent pregnancy loss clinical management guideline 2024, part II	2
Reducing hysterectomy rates is the contemporary and balanced view of modern gynaecology in Australia	2
Should we stop using the term ‘hysterectomy’, if yes then why?	2
Induction of labour involving an amniotomy: Waiting compared to immediate oxytocin	2
Issue Information	2
Associations of Sociodemographic Factors With Clusters of Obesity‐Risk Behaviours Among Pregnant Women in Australia	2
Over‐Transfusion and Unnecessary Transfusion Following Post‐Partum Haemorrhage at Te Toka Tumai Auckland Hospital	2
Ethnicity Variations in Pathways to Care and Diagnosis of Endometriosis and Persistent Pelvic Pain in Aotearoa New Zealand	2
Long‐term outcomes for women after dilator therapy with or without surgery in the creation of a neovagina	2
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The prevalence and significance of gestational cannabis use at an Australian tertiary hospital	2
Accurate identification and documentation of First Nations women and babies attending maternity services: How can we ‘close the gap’ if we can't get this right?	2
‘That Doesn't Sound Right’: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Information Seeking Behaviour of Current Long‐Acting Reversible Contraceptive Users in Australia	2
Main Program Abstracts	2
The ovarian hyperstimulation that truly matters: Admissions, severity and prevention strategies	2
Fetal heart block: Vaginal delivery an option	2
Comparison of noninvasive prenatal screening with combined first‐trimester screening as a frontline screening approach for common trisomies in a public hospital in Australia	2
Artificial intelligence: Friend or foe?	2
Risk Factors for Secondary Postpartum Haemorrhage: Preliminary Data for a Longitudinal Prospective Cohort Study Involving Women Presenting to a Single Tertiary Women's Hospital	2
Journal Editorial Board	2
Increasing incidence of endometrial cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand: Health professionals' perspective	2
‘Cannabis use in gynaecology: A bad idea’	2
The end of an era for ‘The Red Journal’	2
Journal Editorial Board	2
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SOMANZ position statement for the investigation and management of sepsis in pregnancy 2023	2
Knowledge and Awareness of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Women With a History of Pregnancy Complications in Australia: A World Heart Federation Cross‐Sectional Study	2
Editor‐In‐Chief's Introduction to ANZJOG 65(3)	2
Issue Information	2
Continuity obstetric care demonstrates greater vaginal birth after caesarean success	1
Research on Preterm Birth Prevention: The Participant Experience	1
Issue Information	1
The use of intraperitoneal chemotherapy for advanced ovarian cancer – The experience of a tertiary referral centre	1
Australia's first National Action Plan on endometriosis: Progress but still a long way to go	1
A prospective cohort study comparing neonatal outcomes of waterbirth and land birth in an Australian tertiary maternity unit	1
Effects of Ramadan fasting on fetal health: A systematic review	1
Outcomes of pregnant and post‐partum patients admitted to the intensive care unit with COVID‐19 in Australia: An analysis of SPRINT‐SARI Australia	1
GDM care re‐imagined: Maternal and neonatal outcomes following a major model of care change for gestational diabetes mellitus at a large metropolitan hospital	1
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Pregnancy in women with mitochondrial disease—A literature review and suggested guidance for preconception and pregnancy care	1
‘Screening should not be based on ability to pay’: Australian healthcare providers' and consumers' perspectives on public funding for non‐invasive prenatal testing	1
Australian medical students’ and junior doctors' perceptions of gender discrepancies in obstetrics and gynaecology	1
Educational programs for adolescents	1
Reconsidering post 20‐week abortion in Aotearoa New Zealand	1