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Opinions of maternity care professionals and other stakeholders about integration of maternity care: A qualitative study in the Netherlands (2016)
Journal Article

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.

The capacity of mid-pregnancy cervical length to predict preterm birth in low-risk women: a national cohort study (2015)
Journal Article

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.

Midpregnancy Cervical Length in Nulliparous Women and its Association with Postterm Delivery and Intrapartum Cesarean Delivery (2015)
Journal Article

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)
Journal Article

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)
Journal Article

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.