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A systematic review of supportive interventions to promote women's comfort and well-being during induction of labour (2020)
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Evans, K., Sands, G., Spiby, H., Evans, C., Pallotti, P., & Eldridge, J. (2021). A systematic review of supportive interventions to promote women's comfort and well-being during induction of labour. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 77(5), 2185-2196. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14711

© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aims: To evaluate the effectiveness of non-pharmacological non-invasive supportive interventions for impacts on women's comfort and well-being during induction of labour. Design: A quantitative systematic review without... Read More about A systematic review of supportive interventions to promote women's comfort and well-being during induction of labour.

Psychometric Evaluation of the Persian Version of the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) (2020)
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Kazemi, S., Dencker, A., Pazandeh, F., Montazeri, A., Sedigh-Mobarakabadi, S., & Hajian, S. (2020). Psychometric Evaluation of the Persian Version of the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ). BioMed Research International, 2020, Article 6879283. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/6879283

Women's childbirth experience is an outcome indicator for evaluating maternity care. This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (P-CEQ). The study recruited two hundred and fifty... Read More about Psychometric Evaluation of the Persian Version of the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ).

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)
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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.

Midwifery students’ views and experiences of birth on mainstream factual television (2020)
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Roberts, J., Bennett, B., Slack, H., Borrelli, S., Spiby, H., Walker, L., & Jomeen, J. (2021). Midwifery students’ views and experiences of birth on mainstream factual television. Midwifery, 92, Article 102859. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2020.102859

© 2020 Objectives: To investigate midwifery students’ experiences of viewing childbirth on mainstream factual television and to explore implications for student career intentions and potential pedagogical uses of television excerpts in midwifery educ... Read More about Midwifery students’ views and experiences of birth on mainstream factual television.

Mixed-methods systematic review: Childbearing women's views, experiences, and decision-making related to epidural analgesia in labour (2020)
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Borrelli, S., Evans, K., Pallotti, P., Evans, C., Eldridge, J., & Spiby, H. (2020). Mixed-methods systematic review: Childbearing women's views, experiences, and decision-making related to epidural analgesia in labour. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 76(12), 3273-3292. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14555

© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aims: To investigate childbearing women's views, experiences and decision-making related to epidural analgesia in labour. Design: Mixed-methods systematic review. Data Sources: A comprehensive literature search was impl... Read More about Mixed-methods systematic review: Childbearing women's views, experiences, and decision-making related to epidural analgesia in labour.

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)
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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)
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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.

Introducing midwifery students to the world of research: building the basis for future leaders in evidence-based practice (2020)
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Borrelli, S., Walker, L., Jomeen, J., Roberts, J., Edgley, A., Bennett, B., …Spiby, H. (2020). Introducing midwifery students to the world of research: building the basis for future leaders in evidence-based practice. Midirs Midwifery Digest, 30(3), 324-329

This educational project aimed at involving undergraduate midwifery students as co-investigators in research studies, with the primary aim of acquiring first-hand experience of operationalising fundamental aspects of the research process by working w... Read More about Introducing midwifery students to the world of research: building the basis for future leaders in evidence-based practice.

Mediating role of C-reactive protein in associations between pre-pregnancy BMI and adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes: the ABCD-study cohort (2020)
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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)
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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.

Left powerless: A qualitative social media content analysis of the Dutch #breakthesilence campaign on negative and traumatic experiences of labour and birth (2020)
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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.

‘Socialised care futility’ in the care of older people in hospital who call out repetitively: an ethnographic study (2020)
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Beaver, J., Goldberg, S. E., Edgley, A., & Harwood, R. (2020). ‘Socialised care futility’ in the care of older people in hospital who call out repetitively: an ethnographic study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 107, Article 103589. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103589

Background People living with dementia may call out repetitively, sometimes called disruptive vocalisation, or verbal agitation. In literature and policy, patients who call out repetitively are assumed to be expressing an unmet need, which should... Read More about ‘Socialised care futility’ in the care of older people in hospital who call out repetitively: an ethnographic study.

Regional variations in childbirth interventions and their correlations with adverse outcomes, birthplace and care provider: A nationwide explorative study (2020)
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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.

STRAWB2 (Stress and Wellbeing After Childbirth): a randomised controlled trial of targeted self?help materials to prevent post?traumatic stress disorder following childbirth (2020)
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Slade, P., West, H., Thomson, G., Lane, S., Spiby, H., Tudor Edwards, R., …Weeks, A. (2020). STRAWB2 (Stress and Wellbeing After Childbirth): a randomised controlled trial of targeted self‐help materials to prevent post‐traumatic stress disorder following childbirth. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 127(7), 886-896. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.16163

Objectives To test whether providing psychological self‐help materials would significantly lower the incidence of post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at 6–12 weeks postnatally. Design Open‐label randomised controlled trial, with blinded ou... Read More about STRAWB2 (Stress and Wellbeing After Childbirth): a randomised controlled trial of targeted self?help materials to prevent post?traumatic stress disorder following childbirth.

Women's information needs, decision-making and experiences of membrane sweeping to promote spontaneous labour (2020)
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Spiby, H., Roberts, J., Evans, K., Evans, C., Pallotti, P., & Eldridge, J. (2020). Women's information needs, decision-making and experiences of membrane sweeping to promote spontaneous labour. Midwifery, 83, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2019.102626

© 2019 Objective: To explore and synthesise evidence of women's information needs, decision-making and experiences of membrane sweeping to promote spontaneous labour. Design: A systematic review following the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) meta-aggreg... Read More about Women's information needs, decision-making and experiences of membrane sweeping to promote spontaneous labour.