2550 - Health Sciences

Working in smaller teams in community midwifery practices to foster continuity of carer: Midwives’ experiences – A qualitative study in the Netherlands (2024)
Journal Article
van Wijngaarden, M., Blonk, H., Simmelink, R., van der Lee, N., van der Vliet-Torij, H. H., Nieuwenhuijze, M., de Jonge, A., & Verhoeven, C. (2024). Working in smaller teams in community midwifery practices to foster continuity of carer: Midwives’ experiences – A qualitative study in the Netherlands. Women and Birth, 37(6), Article 101663. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2024.101663

Background
Midwife-led continuity of carer (MLCC) improves health outcomes and increases pregnant women’s satisfaction. Working in smaller teams in community midwifery practices is one of the ways to promote continuity of carer.

Aim... Read More about Working in smaller teams in community midwifery practices to foster continuity of carer: Midwives’ experiences – A qualitative study in the Netherlands.

Maternity support workers’ experiences of workplace trauma and post-traumatic stress symptoms (2024)
Journal Article
Slade, P., Smart, C., Krahé, C., & Spiby, H. (2024). Maternity support workers’ experiences of workplace trauma and post-traumatic stress symptoms. Midwifery, 136, Article 104071. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2024.104071

Background Maternity support workers (MSWs) are now a key part of the maternity workforce. They work in environments with potential exposure to traumatic events, but little is known about their rates of exposure or... Read More about Maternity support workers’ experiences of workplace trauma and post-traumatic stress symptoms.

Examining the key features of specialist health service provision for women with Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in the Global North: a scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Albert, J., Wells, M., Spiby, H., & Evans, C. (2024). Examining the key features of specialist health service provision for women with Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in the Global North: a scoping review. Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 5, Article 1329819. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgwh.2024.1329819

Background: Health care for women with Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in the Global North is often described as sub-optimal and focused on maternity care. Specialist FGM/C services have emerged with little empirical evidence informing serv... Read More about Examining the key features of specialist health service provision for women with Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in the Global North: a scoping review.

Motherhood, Human Trafficking, and Asylum Seeking: The Experiences and Needs of Survivor Mothers in Birthing and Postnatal Care (2024)
Journal Article
Bosatta, L., Crespi de Valldaura, M., Bales, K., Spiby, H., & Ni Bhriain, L. (2024). Motherhood, Human Trafficking, and Asylum Seeking: The Experiences and Needs of Survivor Mothers in Birthing and Postnatal Care. Societies, 14(5), Article 69. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14050069

This article aims to illuminate the little-studied phenomenon of asylum-seeking child-bearing women in the UK, survivors of violence and human trafficking. This is a significant issue in terms of the proportion of women affected and the paucity of ca... Read More about Motherhood, Human Trafficking, and Asylum Seeking: The Experiences and Needs of Survivor Mothers in Birthing and Postnatal Care.

A mixed-methods study of women's birthplace preferences and decisions in England (2024)
Journal Article
Clancy, G. E., Boardman, F. K., & Rees, S. (2024). A mixed-methods study of women's birthplace preferences and decisions in England. Women and Birth, 37(4), Article 101616. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2024.101616

Problem: Choice has been a key aspect of maternity care policy in England since 1993, however a gap remains between the birthplaces women want and where they actually give birth.

Background: The latest maternity care policy in England acknowledges... Read More about A mixed-methods study of women's birthplace preferences and decisions in England.

“Hypertension in Pregnancy Intervention Trial At Term” and “Disproportionate Intrauterine Growth Intervention Trial At Term” Studies (2024)
Journal Article
van Pampus, M. G., van der Post, J. A., Verhoeven, C. J., Koopmans, C. M., Langenveld, J., Broekhuijsen, K., …Mol, B. W. (2024). “Hypertension in Pregnancy Intervention Trial At Term” and “Disproportionate Intrauterine Growth Intervention Trial At Term” Studies. Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, 67(2), 418-425. https://doi.org/10.1097/GRF.0000000000000866

In 2003, in the context of a national research funding program in which obstetric research was prioritized, several perinatal centers took the initiative to jointly submit a number of applications to the subsidy programs of Effectiveness Research and... Read More about “Hypertension in Pregnancy Intervention Trial At Term” and “Disproportionate Intrauterine Growth Intervention Trial At Term” Studies.

TransfOrming Transnational intErcultural sensitivity for Midwifery students through an inclusive mobility model: A mixed-method evaluation of the TOTEMM project (2024)
Journal Article
Borrelli, S., Konstantinidis, S., Fumagalli, S., Kärema, A., Mets-Oja, S., Nespoli, A., …Spiby, H. (2024). TransfOrming Transnational intErcultural sensitivity for Midwifery students through an inclusive mobility model: A mixed-method evaluation of the TOTEMM project. Nurse Education Today, 138, Article 106186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106186

Background: Contemporary midwifery curricula require that student midwives have insight and understanding of global health practice and intercultural sensitivity. The current mobility model excludes large numbers of students from engaging in transnat... Read More about TransfOrming Transnational intErcultural sensitivity for Midwifery students through an inclusive mobility model: A mixed-method evaluation of the TOTEMM project.

Inter‐ and intraobserver agreement of antenatal cardiotocography assessments by maternity care professionals: A prospective study (2024)
Journal Article
Neppelenbroek, E. M., van der Heijden, O. W. H., de Vet, H. C. W., de Groot, A. J. J., Daemers, D. O. A., de Jonge, A., & Verhoeven, C. J. M. (2024). Inter‐ and intraobserver agreement of antenatal cardiotocography assessments by maternity care professionals: A prospective study. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.15497

Objective: In the Netherlands, antenatal cardiotocography (aCTG) to assess fetal well‐being is performed in obstetrician‐led care. An innovative initiative was started to evaluate whether aCTG for specific indications—reduced fetal movements, externa... Read More about Inter‐ and intraobserver agreement of antenatal cardiotocography assessments by maternity care professionals: A prospective study.

Developing initial programme theories for a realist synthesis on digital clinical consultations in maternity care: contributions from stakeholder involvement (2024)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Clancy, G., Evans, K., Booth, A., Nazmeen, B., Timmons, S., …Spiby, H. (2024). Developing initial programme theories for a realist synthesis on digital clinical consultations in maternity care: contributions from stakeholder involvement. Journal of Research in Nursing, 29(2), 127-140. https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871241226911

Background: The COVID pandemic prompted an increase in the use of digital clinical consultations (telephone or video calls) within midwifery and nursing care. This paper reports on a realist review project related to maternity care that seeks to illu... Read More about Developing initial programme theories for a realist synthesis on digital clinical consultations in maternity care: contributions from stakeholder involvement.

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