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The midwifery initiated oral health-dental service protocol: an intervention to improve oral health outcomes for pregnant women.
BMC Oral Health. 2015 Jan 15; 15:2.BO

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Evidence is emerging that women's poor oral health and health practices during pregnancy are associated with poor oral health in their children and potentially an increased risk of pre-term or low-birth weight infants.

METHODS/DESIGN

The Midwifery Initiated Oral Health-Dental Service (MIOH-DS) trial is a three arm multicentre randomised controlled trial which will recruit women from three metropolitan hospitals aimed at improving women's oral health and service access and indirectly reducing perinatal morbidity. All three arms of the trial will deliver oral health promotion material, although a midwife oral assessment and referral to private/public/health fund dental services pathway (Intervention Group 1) and the midwife oral assessment and referral to local free public dental services pathway (Intervention Group 2) will be compared to the control group of oral health promotional material only. Midwives will undergo specific oral health education and competency testing to undertake this novel intervention.

DISCUSSION

This efficacy trial will promote a new partnership between midwives and dentists focused on enhancing the oral health of women and their infants. Should the intervention be found effective, this intervention, with existing on-line educational program for midwives, can be easily transferred into practice for large metropolitan health services within and beyond Australia. Further cost-benefit analysis is proposed to inform national health policy.

TRIAL REGISTRATION

Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12612001271897.

Authors+Show Affiliations

No affiliation info availableCentre for Applied Nursing Research, University of Western Sydney/ South Western Sydney Local Health District, University of Sydney, Ingham Institute Applied Medical Research, Liverpool BC, Locked Bag 7103, Sydney, NSW 1871, Australia. A.George@uws.edu.au.No affiliation info availableNo affiliation info availableNo affiliation info availableNo affiliation info availableNo affiliation info availableNo affiliation info available

Pub Type(s)

Comparative Study
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Randomized Controlled Trial

Language

eng

PubMed ID

25588410

Citation

Johnson, Maree, et al. "The Midwifery Initiated Oral Health-dental Service Protocol: an Intervention to Improve Oral Health Outcomes for Pregnant Women." BMC Oral Health, vol. 15, 2015, p. 2.
Johnson M, George A, Dahlen H, et al. The midwifery initiated oral health-dental service protocol: an intervention to improve oral health outcomes for pregnant women. BMC Oral Health. 2015;15:2.
Johnson, M., George, A., Dahlen, H., Ajwani, S., Bhole, S., Blinkhorn, A., Ellis, S., & Yeo, A. (2015). The midwifery initiated oral health-dental service protocol: an intervention to improve oral health outcomes for pregnant women. BMC Oral Health, 15, 2. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6831-15-2
Johnson M, et al. The Midwifery Initiated Oral Health-dental Service Protocol: an Intervention to Improve Oral Health Outcomes for Pregnant Women. BMC Oral Health. 2015 Jan 15;15:2. PubMed PMID: 25588410.
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TY - JOUR T1 - The midwifery initiated oral health-dental service protocol: an intervention to improve oral health outcomes for pregnant women. AU - Johnson,Maree, AU - George,Ajesh, AU - Dahlen,Hannah, AU - Ajwani,Shilpi, AU - Bhole,Sameer, AU - Blinkhorn,Anthony, AU - Ellis,Sharon, AU - Yeo,Anthony, Y1 - 2015/01/15/ PY - 2014/12/16/received PY - 2015/01/05/accepted PY - 2015/1/16/entrez PY - 2015/1/16/pubmed PY - 2016/4/6/medline SP - 2 EP - 2 JF - BMC oral health JO - BMC Oral Health VL - 15 N2 - BACKGROUND: Evidence is emerging that women's poor oral health and health practices during pregnancy are associated with poor oral health in their children and potentially an increased risk of pre-term or low-birth weight infants. METHODS/DESIGN: The Midwifery Initiated Oral Health-Dental Service (MIOH-DS) trial is a three arm multicentre randomised controlled trial which will recruit women from three metropolitan hospitals aimed at improving women's oral health and service access and indirectly reducing perinatal morbidity. All three arms of the trial will deliver oral health promotion material, although a midwife oral assessment and referral to private/public/health fund dental services pathway (Intervention Group 1) and the midwife oral assessment and referral to local free public dental services pathway (Intervention Group 2) will be compared to the control group of oral health promotional material only. Midwives will undergo specific oral health education and competency testing to undertake this novel intervention. DISCUSSION: This efficacy trial will promote a new partnership between midwives and dentists focused on enhancing the oral health of women and their infants. Should the intervention be found effective, this intervention, with existing on-line educational program for midwives, can be easily transferred into practice for large metropolitan health services within and beyond Australia. Further cost-benefit analysis is proposed to inform national health policy. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12612001271897. SN - 1472-6831 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/25588410/The_midwifery_initiated_oral_health_dental_service_protocol:_an_intervention_to_improve_oral_health_outcomes_for_pregnant_women_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -