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Do antenatal preparation and obstetric complications and procedures interact to affect birth experience and postnatal mental health? (2023)
Journal Article
Cross, H., Krahe, C., Spiby, H., & Slade, P. (2023). Do antenatal preparation and obstetric complications and procedures interact to affect birth experience and postnatal mental health?. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 23, Article 543. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-023-05846-5

Background
Antenatal preparation is commonly offered to women in pregnancy in the United Kingdom, but the content is highly variable, with some programmes orientated towards ‘normal birth’, whilst others may incorporate information about complicatio... Read More about Do antenatal preparation and obstetric complications and procedures interact to affect birth experience and postnatal mental health?.

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.

Care and support during maternity for mothers affected by modern slavery: A scoping review (2023)
Journal Article
Borrelli, S., Ramasamy, R., Wong, R., & Spiby, H. (2023). Care and support during maternity for mothers affected by modern slavery: A scoping review. International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, 5, Article 100139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnsa.2023.100139

Background
Modern slavery is a largely hidden crime disproportionately affecting women and girls, with 71% of the world's enslaved people being female and approximately one third estimated to be pregnant. Healthcare professionals experience difficul... Read More about Care and support during maternity for mothers affected by modern slavery: A scoping review.

How should a video-call service for early labour be provided? A qualitative study of midwives’ perspectives in the United Kingdom and Italy (2023)
Journal Article
Borrelli, S., Fumagalli, S., Colciago, E., Downey, J., Spiby, H., & Nespoli, A. (2023). How should a video-call service for early labour be provided? A qualitative study of midwives’ perspectives in the United Kingdom and Italy. Women and Birth, 36(6), 504-510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2023.06.006

Problem: Women in early labour are typically encouraged to delay admission to the maternity unit, but they may find this challenging without appropriate professional support. Background: Prior to the pandemic, research conducted with midwives and wom... Read More about How should a video-call service for early labour be provided? A qualitative study of midwives’ perspectives in the United Kingdom and Italy.

Regional practice variation in induction of labor in the Netherlands: Does it matter? A multilevel analysis of the association between induction rates and perinatal and maternal outcomes (2023)
Journal Article
Offerhaus, P., van Haaren-Ten Haken, T. M., Keulen, J. K., de Jong, J. D., Brabers, A. E., Verhoeven, C. J., …Nieuwenhuijze, M. (2023). Regional practice variation in induction of labor in the Netherlands: Does it matter? A multilevel analysis of the association between induction rates and perinatal and maternal outcomes. PLoS ONE, 18(6), Article e0286863. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286863

Background
Practice variation in healthcare is a complex issue. We focused on practice variation in induction of labor between maternity care networks in the Netherlands. These collaborations of hospitals and midwifery practices are jointly responsi... Read More about Regional practice variation in induction of labor in the Netherlands: Does it matter? A multilevel analysis of the association between induction rates and perinatal and maternal outcomes.

Antenatal cardiotocography in primary midwife‐led care: Women's satisfaction (2023)
Journal Article
Neppelenbroek, E. M., Ammerlaan, A. J. M., van der Heijden, O. W. H., van der Pijl, M. S. G., Kaiser, A., de Jonge, A., & Verhoeven, C. J. M. (2023). Antenatal cardiotocography in primary midwife‐led care: Women's satisfaction. Birth, 50(4), 798-807. https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12725

Background
In the Netherlands, antenatal cardiotocography (aCTG), used to assess fetal well-being, is performed in obstetrician-led care. To improve continuity of care, an innovation project was designed wherein primary care midwives perform aCTGs f... Read More about Antenatal cardiotocography in primary midwife‐led care: Women's satisfaction.

“Nothing's changed, baby”: How the mental health narratives of people with multiple and complex needs disrupt the recovery framework (2023)
Journal Article
Llewellyn-Beardsley, J., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Callard, F., Pollock, K., Slade, M., & Edgley, A. (2023). “Nothing's changed, baby”: How the mental health narratives of people with multiple and complex needs disrupt the recovery framework. SSM - Mental Health, 3, Article 100221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2023.100221

The dominant narrative in mental health policy and practice has shifted in the 21st century from one of chronic ill health to a ‘recovery’ orientation. Knowledge of recovery is based on narratives of people with lived experience of mental distress. H... Read More about “Nothing's changed, baby”: How the mental health narratives of people with multiple and complex needs disrupt the recovery framework.

Consent and refusal of procedures during labour and birth: a survey among 11 418 women in the Netherlands (2023)
Journal Article
Van Der Pijl, M. S. G., Klein Essink, M., Van Der Linden, T., Verweij, R., Kingma, E., Hollander, M. H., De Jonge, A., & Verhoeven, C. J. (2024). Consent and refusal of procedures during labour and birth: a survey among 11 418 women in the Netherlands. BMJ Quality and Safety, 33(8), 511-522. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2022-015538

Background: Informed consent for medical interventions is ethically and legally required; an important aspect of quality and safety in healthcare; and essential to person-centred care. During labour and birth, respecting consent requirements, includi... Read More about Consent and refusal of procedures during labour and birth: a survey among 11 418 women in the Netherlands.

Predictive value of fetal growth trajectory from 20 weeks of gestation onwards for severe adverse perinatal outcomes in low‐risk population: secondary analysis of IRIS study (2023)
Journal Article
Kamphof, H. D., van Roekel, M., Henrichs, J., de Vreede, H., Verhoeven, C. J., Franx, A., …Gordijn, S. J. (2023). Predictive value of fetal growth trajectory from 20 weeks of gestation onwards for severe adverse perinatal outcomes in low‐risk population: secondary analysis of IRIS study. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 62(6), 796-804. https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.26250

Objectives
Fetal growth restriction (FGR) remains a challenging condition in diagnosis and monitoring-management strategies. The underlying placental dysfunction may result in severe adverse perinatal outcomes (SAPO) related to fetal hypoxia. The tr... Read More about Predictive value of fetal growth trajectory from 20 weeks of gestation onwards for severe adverse perinatal outcomes in low‐risk population: secondary analysis of IRIS study.