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More home births during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands (2022)
Journal Article
Verhoeven, C. J. M., Boer, J., Kok, M., Nieuwenhuijze, M., Jonge, A., & Peters, L. L. (2022). More home births during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. Birth, 49(4), 792-804. https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12646

Background
The aim of this observational study was to examine whether the course of pregnancy and birth and accompanying outcomes among low-risk pregnant women changed in the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the prepandemic period.

Methods
We analy... Read More about More home births during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.

Resilience-enhancing interventions for antepartum depressive symptoms: systematic review (2022)
Journal Article
Walker, A. L., Witteveen, A. B., Otten, R. H. J., Verhoeven, C. J., Henrichs, J., & De Jonge, A. (2022). Resilience-enhancing interventions for antepartum depressive symptoms: systematic review. BJPsych Open, 8(3), Article e89. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2022.60

Background
Antepartum depressive symptoms (ADS) are highly prevalent and may affect the mother and child. Cognitive-behavioural therapy and interpersonal therapy are effective psychological interventions for depression. However, low adherence and h... Read More about Resilience-enhancing interventions for antepartum depressive symptoms: systematic review.

Pregnant women's willingness to participate in a randomized trial comparing induction of labor at 39 weeks versus expectant management: A survey in the Netherlands (2022)
Journal Article
Croll, D. M., Meuleman, T., de Heus, R., de Boer, M. A., Verhoeven, C. J., Bloemenkamp, K. W., & van Dillen, J. (2022). Pregnant women's willingness to participate in a randomized trial comparing induction of labor at 39 weeks versus expectant management: A survey in the Netherlands. European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 273, 7-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2022.03.041

Introduction
A randomized controlled trial (RCT) in the United States, the ARRIVE trial, has indicated that induction of labor (IOL) in low-risk nulliparous women with a gestational age (GA) of 39 weeks compared to expectant management (EM) resulted... Read More about Pregnant women's willingness to participate in a randomized trial comparing induction of labor at 39 weeks versus expectant management: A survey in the Netherlands.

Models of Risk Selection in Maternal and Newborn Care: Exploring the Organization of Tasks and Responsibilities of Primary Care Midwives and Obstetricians in Risk Selection across The Netherlands (2022)
Journal Article
Goodarzi, B., Verhoeven, C., Berks, D., de Vries, E. F., & de Jonge, A. (2022). Models of Risk Selection in Maternal and Newborn Care: Exploring the Organization of Tasks and Responsibilities of Primary Care Midwives and Obstetricians in Risk Selection across The Netherlands. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(3), Article 1046. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031046

An effective system of risk selection is a global necessity to ensure women and children receive appropriate care at the right time and at the right place. To gain more insight into the existing models of risk selection (MRS), we explored the distrib... Read More about Models of Risk Selection in Maternal and Newborn Care: Exploring the Organization of Tasks and Responsibilities of Primary Care Midwives and Obstetricians in Risk Selection across The Netherlands.

Centralisation of acute obstetric care in the Netherlands: a qualitative study to explore the experiences of stakeholders with adaptations in organisation of care (2021)
Journal Article
van den Berg, L. M., Gordon, B. B. M., Kleefstra, S. M., Martijn, L., van Dillen, J., Verhoeven, C. J., & de Jonge, A. (2021). Centralisation of acute obstetric care in the Netherlands: a qualitative study to explore the experiences of stakeholders with adaptations in organisation of care. BMC Health Services Research, 21, Article 1233. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-07269-4

Background: In the past decade, acute obstetric care (AOC) has become centralised in many high-income countries. In this qualitative study, we explored how stakeholders in maternity care perceived and experienced adaptations in the organisation of ma... Read More about Centralisation of acute obstetric care in the Netherlands: a qualitative study to explore the experiences of stakeholders with adaptations in organisation of care.

Experiences of Dutch maternity care professionals during the first wave of COVID-19 in a community based maternity care system (2021)
Journal Article
van Manen, E. L., Hollander, M., Feijen-de Jong, E., de Jonge, A., Verhoeven, C., & Gitsels, J. (2021). Experiences of Dutch maternity care professionals during the first wave of COVID-19 in a community based maternity care system. PLoS ONE, 16(6), Article e0252735. https://doi.org/10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0252735

Background and objective
During the COVID-19 pandemic the organization of maternity care changed drastically; this study into the experiences of maternity care professionals with these changes provides suggestions for the organization of care during... Read More about Experiences of Dutch maternity care professionals during the first wave of COVID-19 in a community based maternity care system.

Changes in local protocols on inpatient cervical priming and introduction of outpatient priming: A nationwide survey in the Netherlands (2021)
Journal Article
Croll, D. M., Hoge, P. C., Verhoeven, C. J., de Boer, M. A., Bloemenkamp, K. W., & de Heus, R. (2021). Changes in local protocols on inpatient cervical priming and introduction of outpatient priming: A nationwide survey in the Netherlands. European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 263, 148-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2021.06.004

Objective: The aims of this study are to assess (changes in) local procedures for inpatient cervical priming as part of induction of labor and to identify the implementation of outpatient cervical priming in the Netherlands. Methods: This survey stud... Read More about Changes in local protocols on inpatient cervical priming and introduction of outpatient priming: A nationwide survey in the Netherlands.

Psychosocial and peripartum determinants of postpartum depression: Findings from a prospective population-based cohort. The ABCD study (2021)
Journal Article
Walker, A. L., de Rooij, S. R., Dimitrova, M. V., Witteveen, A. B., Verhoeven, C. J., de Jonge, A., …Henrichs, J. (2021). Psychosocial and peripartum determinants of postpartum depression: Findings from a prospective population-based cohort. The ABCD study. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 108, Article 152239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2021.152239

Background: Postpartum depression is prevalent and concerns a serious health problem for women and their families. The current large-scale birth cohort study investigated: (1) the associations of various potential determinants of postpartum depressio... Read More about Psychosocial and peripartum determinants of postpartum depression: Findings from a prospective population-based cohort. The ABCD study.

Client-care provider interaction during labour and birth as experienced by women: Respect, communication, confidentiality and autonomy (2021)
Journal Article
van der Pijl, M. S., Kasperink, M., Hollander, M. H., Verhoeven, C., Kingma, E., & de Jonge, A. (2021). Client-care provider interaction during labour and birth as experienced by women: Respect, communication, confidentiality and autonomy. PLoS ONE, 16(2), Article e0246697. https://doi.org/10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0246697

Introduction
Respectful Maternity Care is important for achieving a positive labour and birth experience. Client-care provider interaction—specifically respect, communication, confidentiality and autonomy—is an important aspect of Respectful Materni... Read More about Client-care provider interaction during labour and birth as experienced by women: Respect, communication, confidentiality and autonomy.

Effectiveness of a guided ACT-based self-help resilience training for depressive symptoms during pregnancy: Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial embedded in a prospective cohort (2020)
Journal Article
Witteveen, A. B., Henrichs, J., Walker, A. L., Bohlmeijer, E. T., Burger, H., Fontein-Kuipers, Y., …de Jonge, A. (2020). Effectiveness of a guided ACT-based self-help resilience training for depressive symptoms during pregnancy: Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial embedded in a prospective cohort. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 20, Article 705. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-020-03395-9

Background: During pregnancy, about 10 to 20% of women experience depressive symptoms. Subclinical depression increases the risk of peripartum depression, maternal neuro-endocrine dysregulations, and adverse birth and infant outcomes. Current treatme... Read More about Effectiveness of a guided ACT-based self-help resilience training for depressive symptoms during pregnancy: Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial embedded in a prospective cohort.

The Long-Term Impact of Maternal Anxiety and Depression Postpartum and in Early Childhood on Child and Paternal Mental Health at 11–12 Years Follow-Up (2020)
Journal Article
Walker, A. L., Peters, P. H., de Rooij, S. R., Henrichs, J., Witteveen, A. B., Verhoeven, C. J., …de Jonge, A. (2020). The Long-Term Impact of Maternal Anxiety and Depression Postpartum and in Early Childhood on Child and Paternal Mental Health at 11–12 Years Follow-Up. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, Article 562237. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.562237

Background: Postpartum maternal anxiety and depression can affect child development and family functioning. However, the long-term impact of postpartum maternal anxiety and depression on child and paternal mental health is understudied. The present l... Read More about The Long-Term Impact of Maternal Anxiety and Depression Postpartum and in Early Childhood on Child and Paternal Mental Health at 11–12 Years Follow-Up.

Impact of maternal height on birthweight classification in singleton births at term: a cohort study in The Netherlands (2020)
Journal Article
Zeegers, B., Offerhaus, P., Peters, L., Budé, L., Verhoeven, C., & Nieuwenhuijze, M. (2022). Impact of maternal height on birthweight classification in singleton births at term: a cohort study in The Netherlands. Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 35(16), 3167-3174. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767058.2020.1814246

Objective
To assess the association between maternal height and birthweight in a healthy population and to study the effect of maternal height on the classification of birthweight as small for gestational age (SGA) and large for gestational age (LGA... Read More about Impact of maternal height on birthweight classification in singleton births at term: a cohort study in The Netherlands.

Mediating role of C-reactive protein in associations between pre-pregnancy BMI and adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes: the ABCD-study cohort (2020)
Journal Article
Witteveen, A. B., Henrichs, J., Bellers, M., van Oenen, E., Verhoeven, C. J., & Vrijkotte, T. G. (2022). Mediating role of C-reactive protein in associations between pre-pregnancy BMI and adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes: the ABCD-study cohort. Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 35(15), 2867-2875. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767058.2020.1807510

Objectives: Increased body mass index (BMI) is associated with several adverse pregnancy outcomes, though the underlying mechanism of this association has not been fully elucidated. A mediating role of low-grade systemic inflammation in these associa... Read More about Mediating role of C-reactive protein in associations between pre-pregnancy BMI and adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes: the ABCD-study cohort.

How do midwives facilitate women to give birth during physiological second stage of labour? A systematic review (2020)
Journal Article
Healy, M., Nyman, V., Spence, D., Otten, R. H., & Verhoeven, C. J. (2020). How do midwives facilitate women to give birth during physiological second stage of labour? A systematic review. PLoS ONE, 15(7), Article e0226502. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226502

Both nationally and internationally, midwives’ practices during the second stage of labour vary. A midwife’s practice can be influenced by education and cultural practices but ultimately it should be informed by up-to-date scientific evidence. We con... Read More about How do midwives facilitate women to give birth during physiological second stage of labour? A systematic review.

Factors influencing autonomy supportive consultation: A realist review (2020)
Journal Article
Kors, J. M., Paternotte, E., Martin, L., Verhoeven, C. J., Schoonmade, L., Peerdeman, S. M., & Kusurkar, R. A. (2020). Factors influencing autonomy supportive consultation: A realist review. Patient Education and Counseling, 103(10), 2069-2077. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2020.04.019

Objective: Gaining insight into contextual factors and mechanisms supporting or hindering autonomy supportive consultation and into outcomes of such consultations. Methods: We conducted a systematic review using the realist synthesis procedure accord... Read More about Factors influencing autonomy supportive consultation: A realist review.

Left powerless: A qualitative social media content analysis of the Dutch #breakthesilence campaign on negative and traumatic experiences of labour and birth (2020)
Journal Article
van der Pijl, M. S., Hollander, M. H., van der Linden, T., Verweij, R., Holten, L., Kingma, E., …Verhoeven, C. J. (2020). Left powerless: A qualitative social media content analysis of the Dutch #breakthesilence campaign on negative and traumatic experiences of labour and birth. PLoS ONE, 15(5), Article e0233114. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233114

Introduction Disrespect and abuse during labour and birth are increasingly reported all over the world. In 2016, a Dutch client organization initiated an online campaign, #genoeggezwegen (#breakthesilence) which encouraged women to share negative and... Read More about Left powerless: A qualitative social media content analysis of the Dutch #breakthesilence campaign on negative and traumatic experiences of labour and birth.

Regional variations in childbirth interventions and their correlations with adverse outcomes, birthplace and care provider: A nationwide explorative study (2020)
Journal Article
Seijmonsbergen-Schermers, A. E., Zondag, D. C., Nieuwenhuijze, M., van den Akker, T., Verhoeven, C. J., Geerts, C. C., …de Jonge, A. (2020). Regional variations in childbirth interventions and their correlations with adverse outcomes, birthplace and care provider: A nationwide explorative study. PLoS ONE, 15(3), Article e0229488. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229488

Background: Variations in childbirth interventions may indicate inappropriate use. Most variation studies are limited by the lack of adjustments for maternal characteristics and do not investigate variations in adverse outcomes. This study aims to ex... Read More about Regional variations in childbirth interventions and their correlations with adverse outcomes, birthplace and care provider: A nationwide explorative study.

Are midwives in the Netherlands satisfied with their jobs? A systematic examination of satisfaction levels among hospital and primary-care midwives in the Netherlands (2019)
Journal Article
Cronie, D., Perdok, H., Verhoeven, C., Jans, S., Hermus, M., de Vries, R., & Rijnders, M. (2019). Are midwives in the Netherlands satisfied with their jobs? A systematic examination of satisfaction levels among hospital and primary-care midwives in the Netherlands. BMC Health Services Research, 19(1), Article 832. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4454-x

How do midwives facilitate women to give birth during physiological second stage of labour? A protocol for a systematic review (2019)
Journal Article
Verhoeven, C. J., Spence, D., Nyman, V., Otten, R. H. J., & Healy, M. (2019). How do midwives facilitate women to give birth during physiological second stage of labour? A protocol for a systematic review. Systematic Reviews, 8, Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-018-0916-1

Background
Midwives’ practices during the second stage of labour vary nationally and internationally. We aim to retrieve evidence that supports high-quality intrapartum care by conducting a systematic review of the literature.

Methods
Electronic... Read More about How do midwives facilitate women to give birth during physiological second stage of labour? A protocol for a systematic review.