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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.

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Unisex and Sex-Specific Prescriptive Fetal Growth Charts for Improved Detection of Small-for-Gestational-Age Babies in a Low-Risk Population: A post hoc Analysis of a Cluster-Randomized Study (2024)
Journal Article
van Roekel, M., Verhoeven, C. J., Kamphof, H. D., Gordijn, S. J., Ganzevoort, W., Franx, A., van Wieringen, W., de Jonge, A., & Henrichs, J. (2024). Unisex and Sex-Specific Prescriptive Fetal Growth Charts for Improved Detection of Small-for-Gestational-Age Babies in a Low-Risk Population: A post hoc Analysis of a Cluster-Randomized Study. Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, 51, 571-582. https://doi.org/10.1159/000540554

Introduction: Our aim was to develop and evaluate the performance of population-based sex-specific and unisex prescriptive fetal abdominal circumference growth charts in predicting small-for-gestational-age (SGA) birthweight, severe SGA (sSGA) birthw... Read More about Unisex and Sex-Specific Prescriptive Fetal Growth Charts for Improved Detection of Small-for-Gestational-Age Babies in a Low-Risk Population: A post hoc Analysis of a Cluster-Randomized Study.

Birthweight charts customised for maternal height optimises the classification of small and large‐for‐gestational age newborns (2024)
Journal Article
Zeegers, B., Offerhaus, P., Hoftiezer, L., Groenendaal, F., Zimmermann, L. J. I., Verhoeven, C., Gordijn, S. J., & Nieuwenhuijze, M. J. (2024). Birthweight charts customised for maternal height optimises the classification of small and large‐for‐gestational age newborns. Acta Paediatrica, 113(10), 2203-2211. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.17332

Aim
To construct birthweight charts customised for maternal height and evaluate the effect of customization on SGA and LGA classification.

Methods
Data were extracted (n = 21 350) from the MiCaS project in the Netherlands (2012–2020). We constru... Read More about Birthweight charts customised for maternal height optimises the classification of small and large‐for‐gestational age newborns.

“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., de Sonnaville, C. M., van der Tuuk, K., Boers, K., Groen, H., Vijgen, S., Bijlenga, D., Scherjon, S., & 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.

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, 166(3), 1114-1120. 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.

Methods of induction of labor in women with obesity: A secondary analysis of two multicenter randomized controlled trials (2024)
Journal Article
Croll, D. M. R., De Vaan, M. D. T., Moes, S. L., Bloemenkamp, K. W. M., Ten Eikelder, M. L. G., De Heus, R., Jozwiak, M., Kooiman, J., Mol, B. W., Verhoeven, C. J. M., & De Boer, M. A. (2024). Methods of induction of labor in women with obesity: A secondary analysis of two multicenter randomized controlled trials. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 103(3), 470-478. https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.14737

Introduction: Obesity is an increasing public health concern worldwide and can lead to more complications in pregnancy and childbirth. Women with obesity more often require induction of labor for various indications. The aim of this study is to asses... Read More about Methods of induction of labor in women with obesity: A secondary analysis of two multicenter randomized controlled trials.

The DELIVER study; the impact of research capacity building on research, education, and practice in Dutch midwifery (2023)
Journal Article
Spelten, E., Gitsels, J., Verhoeven, C., Hutton, E. K., & Martin, L. (2023). The DELIVER study; the impact of research capacity building on research, education, and practice in Dutch midwifery. PLoS ONE, 18(10), Article e0287834. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287834

Background
Few examples exist of research capacity building (RCB) in midwifery. As in other jurisdictions, at the turn of this century midwives in the Netherlands lagged in research-based practice. Dutch professional and academic organisations recog... Read More about The DELIVER study; the impact of research capacity building on research, education, and practice in Dutch midwifery.

Trends in postpartum hemorrhage and manual removal of the placenta and the association with childbirth interventions: A Dutch nationwide cohort study (2023)
Journal Article
Seijmonsbergen‐Schermers, A. E., Rooswinkel, E. T. C., Peters, L. L., Verhoeven, C. J., Jans, S., Bloemenkamp, K., & de Jonge, A. (2024). Trends in postpartum hemorrhage and manual removal of the placenta and the association with childbirth interventions: A Dutch nationwide cohort study. Birth, 51(1), 98-111. https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12765

Background: Because the cause of increasing rates of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and manual placental removal (MROP) is still unknown, we described trends in PPH, MROP, and childbirth interventions and examined factors associated with changes in rate... Read More about Trends in postpartum hemorrhage and manual removal of the placenta and the association with childbirth interventions: A Dutch nationwide cohort study.

The influence of the attending midwife on the occurrence of episiotomy: A retrospective cohort study (2023)
Journal Article
Simmelink, R., Moll, E., & Verhoeven, C. (2023). The influence of the attending midwife on the occurrence of episiotomy: A retrospective cohort study. Midwifery, 125, Article 103773. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2023.103773

Background
Episiotomy at the time of vaginal birth can result in short- and long-term complications for women. Therefore, it is important to study factors that influence the occurrence of episiotomy.

Aim
To examine to what extent the individual... Read More about The influence of the attending midwife on the occurrence of episiotomy: A retrospective cohort study.