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Regional variations in childbirth interventions in the Netherlands: A nationwide explorative study (2018)
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Seijmonsbergen-Schermers, A., Zondag, D., Nieuwenhuijze, M., Van den Akker, T., Verhoeven, C., Geerts, C., …De Jonge, A. (2018). Regional variations in childbirth interventions in the Netherlands: A nationwide explorative study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 18, Article 192. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-018-1795-0

Background: Although interventions in childbirth are important in order to prevent neonatal and maternal morbidity and mortality, non-indicated use may cause avoidable harm. Regional variations in intervention rates, which cannot be explained by mate... Read More about Regional variations in childbirth interventions in the Netherlands: A nationwide explorative study.

Praktijkvariatie in het gebruik van remifentanil tijdens de partus: Een beeld van de toepassing in de Nederlandse ziekenhuizen = [Practice variation in the application of remifentanil during labour: an overview of its application in Dutch hospitals] (2018)
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Logtenberg, S. L. M., Vink, M. L., Godfried, M., Beenakkers, I. C. M., Freeman, L. M., Schellevis, F. G., …Verhoeven, C. J. (2018). Praktijkvariatie in het gebruik van remifentanil tijdens de partus: Een beeld van de toepassing in de Nederlandse ziekenhuizen = [Practice variation in the application of remifentanil during labour: an overview of its application in Dutch hospitals]. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 162(D2816),

Objective: To survey (a) the frequency of the use of patient-controlled analgesic remifentanil-PCA during labour in the Netherlands; (b) considerations by obstetricians whether or not to offer remifentanil-PCA; (c) target population for remifentanil-... Read More about Praktijkvariatie in het gebruik van remifentanil tijdens de partus: Een beeld van de toepassing in de Nederlandse ziekenhuizen = [Practice variation in the application of remifentanil during labour: an overview of its application in Dutch hospitals].

Influence of Gestational Age at Initiation of Antihypertensive Therapy: Secondary Analysis of CHIPS Trial Data (Control of Hypertension in Pregnancy Study) (2018)
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Pels, A., Mol, B. W. J., Singer, J., Lee, T., von Dadelszen, P., Ganzevoort, W., …Verhoeven, C. (2018). Influence of Gestational Age at Initiation of Antihypertensive Therapy: Secondary Analysis of CHIPS Trial Data (Control of Hypertension in Pregnancy Study). Hypertension, 71(6), 1170-1177. https://doi.org/10.1161/hypertensionaha.117.10689

Continuity of care is an important and distinct aspect of childbirth experience: findings of a survey evaluating experienced continuity of care, experienced quality of care and women’s perception of labor (2018)
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Perdok, H., Verhoeven, C. J., van Dillen, J., Schuitmaker, T. J., Hoogendoorn, K., Colli, J., …de Jonge, A. (2018). Continuity of care is an important and distinct aspect of childbirth experience: findings of a survey evaluating experienced continuity of care, experienced quality of care and women’s perception of labor. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 18(1), Article 13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-017-1615-y

Background: To compare experienced continuity of care among women who received midwife-led versus obstetrician-led care. Secondly, to compare experienced continuity of care with a. experienced quality of care during labor and b. perception of labor.... Read More about Continuity of care is an important and distinct aspect of childbirth experience: findings of a survey evaluating experienced continuity of care, experienced quality of care and women’s perception of labor.

Repeated cervical length measurements for the verification of short cervical length (2017)
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Hermans, F. J., Koullali, B., van Os, M. A., van der Ven, J. E., Kazemier, B. M., Woiski, M. D., …Mol, B. W. J. (2017). Repeated cervical length measurements for the verification of short cervical length. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 139(3), 318-323. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.12321

Objective To determine if the verification of short cervical length with a repeated measurement improved the identification of patients with short cervical length at increased risk of preterm delivery. Methods The present secondary analysis anal... Read More about Repeated cervical length measurements for the verification of short cervical length.

Opinions of maternity care professionals and other stakeholders about integration of maternity care: A qualitative study in the Netherlands (2016)
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Perdok, H., Jans, S., Verhoeven, C., Henneman, L., Wiegers, T., Mol, B. W., …de Jonge, A. (2016). Opinions of maternity care professionals and other stakeholders about integration of maternity care: A qualitative study in the Netherlands. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 16, Article 188. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-016-0975-z

Background This study aims to give insight into the opinions of maternity care professionals and other stakeholders on the integration of midwife-led care and obstetrician-led care and on the facilitating and inhibiting factors for integrating mat... Read More about Opinions of maternity care professionals and other stakeholders about integration of maternity care: A qualitative study in the Netherlands.

Re: Perinatal mortality and morbidity up to 28 days after birth among 743 070 low‐risk planned home and hospital births: a cohort study based on three merged national perinatal databases (2016)
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de Jonge, A., Verhoeven, C., & Thornton, J. (2016). Re: Perinatal mortality and morbidity up to 28 days after birth among 743 070 low‐risk planned home and hospital births: a cohort study based on three merged national perinatal databases. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 123(7), 1235-1236. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.13935

The capacity of mid-pregnancy cervical length to predict preterm birth in low-risk women: a national cohort study (2015)
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van der Ven, J., van Os, M. A., Kazemier, B. M., Kleinrouweler, E., Verhoeven, C. J., de Miranda, E., …Pajkrt, E. (2015). The capacity of mid-pregnancy cervical length to predict preterm birth in low-risk women: a national cohort study. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 94(11), 1223-1234. https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.12721

Introduction. We investigated the predictive capacity of mid-trimester cervical length (CL) measurement for spontaneous and iatrogenic preterm birth. Material and methods. We performed a prospective observational cohort study in nulliparous women and... Read More about The capacity of mid-pregnancy cervical length to predict preterm birth in low-risk women: a national cohort study.

Maternal and neonatal consequences of treated and untreated asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy: a prospective cohort study with an embedded randomised controlled trial (2015)
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Kazemier, B. M., Koningstein, F. N., Schneeberger, C., Ott, A., Bossuyt, P. M., de Miranda, E., …Geerlings, S. E. (2015). Maternal and neonatal consequences of treated and untreated asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy: a prospective cohort study with an embedded randomised controlled trial. Lancet Infectious Diseases, 15(11), 1324-1333. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1473-3099%2815%2900070-5

Midpregnancy Cervical Length in Nulliparous Women and its Association with Postterm Delivery and Intrapartum Cesarean Delivery (2015)
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van der Ven, A. J., van Os, M., Kleinrouweler, C., Verhoeven, C., de Miranda, E., Bossuyt, P., …Kazemier, B. (2016). Midpregnancy Cervical Length in Nulliparous Women and its Association with Postterm Delivery and Intrapartum Cesarean Delivery. American Journal of Perinatology, 33(01), 040-046. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1556067

Objective To evaluate the association between midpregnancy cervical length and postterm delivery and cesarean delivery during labor. Study Design In a multicenter cohort study, cervical length was measured in low-risk singleton pregnancies betwee... Read More about Midpregnancy Cervical Length in Nulliparous Women and its Association with Postterm Delivery and Intrapartum Cesarean Delivery.

Intrapartum Referral from Primary to Secondary Care in The Netherlands: A Retrospective Cohort Study on Management of Labor and Outcomes (2015)
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Perdok, H., Jans, S., Verhoeven, C., van Dillen, J., Mol, B. W., & de Jonge, A. (2015). Intrapartum Referral from Primary to Secondary Care in The Netherlands: A Retrospective Cohort Study on Management of Labor and Outcomes. Birth, 42(2), 156-164. https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12160

Background In the Dutch maternity care system, primary care midwives provide care to low-risk women and refer to obstetricians if risks or complications occur. We examined reasons for referral, management of labor, and maternal and neonatal outcomes... Read More about Intrapartum Referral from Primary to Secondary Care in The Netherlands: A Retrospective Cohort Study on Management of Labor and Outcomes.

Preventing Preterm Birth with Progesterone in Women with a Short Cervical Length from a Low-Risk Population: A Multicenter Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial (2015)
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van Os, M. A., van der Ven, A. J., Kleinrouweler, C. E., Schuit, E., Kazemier, B., Verhoeven, C., …Haak, M. (2015). Preventing Preterm Birth with Progesterone in Women with a Short Cervical Length from a Low-Risk Population: A Multicenter Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial. American Journal of Perinatology, 32(10), 993-1000. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1547327

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of vaginal progesterone in reducing adverse neonatal outcome due to preterm birth (PTB) in low-risk pregnant women with a short cervical length (CL). Study Design: Women with... Read More about Preventing Preterm Birth with Progesterone in Women with a Short Cervical Length from a Low-Risk Population: A Multicenter Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial.

Potential improvement of pregnancy outcome through prenatal small for gestational age detection (2014)
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Voskamp, B. J., Beemsterboer, D. H., Verhoeven, C. J., Rengerink, K. O., Ravelli, A. C., Bakker, J. J., …Pajkrt, E. (2014). Potential improvement of pregnancy outcome through prenatal small for gestational age detection. American Journal of Perinatology, 31(12), 1093-1104. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1371360

Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA. OBJECTIVE: To assess differences in mode of delivery and pregnancy outcome between prenatally detected and nonprenatally detected small for gestational age (SGA) neonates born at... Read More about Potential improvement of pregnancy outcome through prenatal small for gestational age detection.