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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.

Childbirth on television: a scoping review and recommendations for further research (2019)
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Roberts, J., & De Benedictis, S. (2019). Childbirth on television: a scoping review and recommendations for further research. Feminist Media Studies, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2019.1690025

Factual and reality television shows that depict childbirth are both commercially successful and controversial. Social debate focuses on the potential implications for women’s experiences of birth and their health. This scoping review critically anal... Read More about Childbirth on television: a scoping review and recommendations for further research.

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)
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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), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4454-x

The experiences of spirituality among adults with mental health difficulties: a qualitative systematic review (2019)
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Milner, K., Crawford, P., Edgley, A., Hare-Duke, L., & Slade, M. (2019). The experiences of spirituality among adults with mental health difficulties: a qualitative systematic review. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 29, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1017/s2045796019000234

Aims Despite an increasing awareness of the importance of spirituality in mental health contexts, a ‘religiosity gap’ exists in the difference in value placed on spirituality and religion by professionals compared with service users. This may be du... Read More about The experiences of spirituality among adults with mental health difficulties: a qualitative systematic review.

An analysis of media reporting on the closure of freestanding midwifery units in England (2019)
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Rayment, J., McCourt, C., Scanlon, M., Culley, L., Spiby, H., Bishop, S., & de Lima, L. A. (2020). An analysis of media reporting on the closure of freestanding midwifery units in England. Women and Birth, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2018.12.012

Problem Despite clinical guidelines and policy promoting choice of place of birth, 14 Freestanding Midwifery Units were closed between 2008 and 2015, closures reported in the media as justified by low use and financial constraints. Background Th... Read More about An analysis of media reporting on the closure of freestanding midwifery units in England.

How do midwives facilitate women to give birth during physiological second stage of labour? A protocol for a systematic review (2019)
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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.

The ontology of early labour (and the difficulties of talking about it): Using interview methods to investigate uncertain and gendered concepts (2019)
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Roberts, J. (2019). The ontology of early labour (and the difficulties of talking about it): Using interview methods to investigate uncertain and gendered concepts. Methodological Innovations, 12(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/2059799119825594

This article presents reflections on the process of collecting interview data about fathers’ experiences of ‘early labour’. Early labour is the first phase of labour, defined in textbooks by regular contractions and cervical dilation of up to 4 cm. W... Read More about The ontology of early labour (and the difficulties of talking about it): Using interview methods to investigate uncertain and gendered concepts.