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

Seijmonsbergen-Schermers, Anna E.; Zondag, Dirkje C.; Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne; van den Akker, Thomas; Verhoeven, Corine J.; Geerts, Caroline C.; Schellevis, François G.; de Jonge, Ank

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0229488

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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.

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.

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.

Factors influencing autonomy supportive consultation: A realist review (2020)
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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)
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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.

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.