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SARA BORRELLI's Outputs (27)

TransfOrming Transnational intErcultural sensitivity for Midwifery students through an inclusive mobility model: A mixed-method evaluation of the TOTEMM project (2024)
Journal Article
Borrelli, S., Konstantinidis, S., Fumagalli, S., Kärema, A., Mets-Oja, S., Nespoli, A., …Spiby, H. (2024). TransfOrming Transnational intErcultural sensitivity for Midwifery students through an inclusive mobility model: A mixed-method evaluation of the TOTEMM project. Nurse Education Today, 138, Article 106186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106186

Background: Contemporary midwifery curricula require that student midwives have insight and understanding of global health practice and intercultural sensitivity. The current mobility model excludes large numbers of students from engaging in transnat... Read More about TransfOrming Transnational intErcultural sensitivity for Midwifery students through an inclusive mobility model: A mixed-method evaluation of the TOTEMM project.

Midwives’ stress and burnout during the Omicron wave in Italy: an observational survey (2024)
Journal Article
Fumagalli, S., Panzeri, M., Borrelli, S., Ornaghi, S., Antolini, L., Sacco, G. G. A., …Nespoli, A. (2024). Midwives’ stress and burnout during the Omicron wave in Italy: an observational survey. Journal of Advanced Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16065

Aim: To evaluate midwives' level of stress and burnout during the COVID-19 Omicron phase in Italy. Secondary aims were to explore the impact of the pandemic on midwives' personal dimensions and professional activities and potential supporting strateg... Read More about Midwives’ stress and burnout during the Omicron wave in Italy: an observational survey.

Care and support during maternity for mothers affected by modern slavery: A scoping review (2023)
Journal Article
Borrelli, S., Ramasamy, R., Wong, R., & Spiby, H. (2023). Care and support during maternity for mothers affected by modern slavery: A scoping review. International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, 5, Article 100139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnsa.2023.100139

Background
Modern slavery is a largely hidden crime disproportionately affecting women and girls, with 71% of the world's enslaved people being female and approximately one third estimated to be pregnant. Healthcare professionals experience difficul... Read More about Care and support during maternity for mothers affected by modern slavery: A scoping review.

How should a video-call service for early labour be provided? A qualitative study of midwives’ perspectives in the United Kingdom and Italy (2023)
Journal Article
Borrelli, S., Fumagalli, S., Colciago, E., Downey, J., Spiby, H., & Nespoli, A. (2023). How should a video-call service for early labour be provided? A qualitative study of midwives’ perspectives in the United Kingdom and Italy. Women and Birth, 36(6), 504-510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2023.06.006

Problem: Women in early labour are typically encouraged to delay admission to the maternity unit, but they may find this challenging without appropriate professional support. Background: Prior to the pandemic, research conducted with midwives and wom... Read More about How should a video-call service for early labour be provided? A qualitative study of midwives’ perspectives in the United Kingdom and Italy.

Pain intensity, coping and maternal satisfaction in low-risk labouring women: a prospective descriptive correlational study (2023)
Journal Article
Borrelli, S., Lecis, A., Antolini, L., Miglietta, M., Zanini, A., Nespoli, A., & Fumagalli, S. (2023). Pain intensity, coping and maternal satisfaction in low-risk labouring women: a prospective descriptive correlational study. Sexual and Reproductive HealthCare, 36, Article 100848. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2023.100848

Objectives
The primary aim of the study was to explore pain intensity (PI) and pain coping (PC) scores and the relationship between them. The secondary aim was to explore the correlation between PI and PC scores with labour progress, parity, labour... Read More about Pain intensity, coping and maternal satisfaction in low-risk labouring women: a prospective descriptive correlational study.

Learning analytics of TOTEMM virtual learning resources – transforming transnational intercultural sensitivity for midwifery students through an inclusive mobility model (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
PEARS, M., Henderson, J., Smit, A.-M., Van Oost, M., Borrelli, S., Walker, L., …Konstantinidis, S. .. (2023). Learning analytics of TOTEMM virtual learning resources – transforming transnational intercultural sensitivity for midwifery students through an inclusive mobility model. In Proceedings of INTED2023 Conference 6th-8th March 2023 (8021-8030). https://doi.org/10.21125/inted.2023

Equality, social inclusion, and participation of non-mobile midwifery students studying in England, Italy, Estonia and the Netherlands was of interest in this project. Five Virtual Learning Packages (VLPs) were created to address needs within materni... Read More about Learning analytics of TOTEMM virtual learning resources – transforming transnational intercultural sensitivity for midwifery students through an inclusive mobility model.

Assessment of the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the perceptions of empowerment in midwifery practice scale-revised (PEMS-R-IT) in midwives (2022)
Journal Article
Fumagalli, S., Borrelli, S., Galeoto, G., Panuccio, F., Pignataro, C., Gottardi, M., & Nespoli, A. (2022). Assessment of the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the perceptions of empowerment in midwifery practice scale-revised (PEMS-R-IT) in midwives. European Journal of Midwifery, 6(May), Article 30. https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/146587

Introduction:
A higher degree of midwives’ empowerment is associated with greater job satisfaction and better midwifery care outcomes for women and their families. Empowered midwives are able to better empower women who in turn have a positive influ... Read More about Assessment of the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the perceptions of empowerment in midwifery practice scale-revised (PEMS-R-IT) in midwives.

Midwives’ experiences of providing maternity care to women and families during the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Italy (2022)
Journal Article
Fumagalli, S., Borrelli, S., Ornaghi, S., Vergani, P., & Nespoli, A. (2023). Midwives’ experiences of providing maternity care to women and families during the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Italy. Women and Birth, 36(1), e57-e64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2022.04.011

Problem: The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly challenged maternity provision internationally. Rapid and radical changes were implemented, with midwives facing anxiety and moral distress if not able to provide optimal and woman-centred care in line... Read More about Midwives’ experiences of providing maternity care to women and families during the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Italy.

Midwifery students' perspectives of physical and virtual mobility activities including preferences for e-learning: A cross-sectional survey (2021)
Journal Article
Borrelli, S., Walker, L., Coolin, K., Fumagalli, S., Karema, A., Konstantinidis, S., …Spiby, H. (2022). Midwifery students' perspectives of physical and virtual mobility activities including preferences for e-learning: A cross-sectional survey. Nurse Education Today, 109, Article 105214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.105214

Background: Contemporary higher education requires that all midwifery students have insight and understanding of global health practice and demonstrate intercultural sensitivity. However, the mobility models currently offered do not often fit the liv... Read More about Midwifery students' perspectives of physical and virtual mobility activities including preferences for e-learning: A cross-sectional survey.

Lived experiences of the partners of COVID-19 positive childbearing women: A qualitative study (2021)
Journal Article
Nespoli, A., Ornaghi, S., Borrelli, S., Vergani, P., & Fumagalli, S. (2022). Lived experiences of the partners of COVID-19 positive childbearing women: A qualitative study. Women and Birth, 35(3), 289-297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2021.07.006

Problem: Several maternity units worldwide have rapidly put in place changes to maternity care pathways and restrictive preventive measures in the attempt to limit the spread of COVID-19, resulting in birth companions often not being allowed to be pr... Read More about Lived experiences of the partners of COVID-19 positive childbearing women: A qualitative study.

Spontaneous rupture of membranes and potential use of reagent pads: midwives' experiences and perspectives (2021)
Journal Article
Borrelli, S., Harton, S., Poole, G., Robertson, K., Walmsley, A., Jomeen, J., …Spiby, H. (2021). Spontaneous rupture of membranes and potential use of reagent pads: midwives' experiences and perspectives. Midirs Midwifery Digest, 31(1), 89-95

Aims and objective: The aim of this study was to explore midwives' experiences and perspectives of current approaches to midwifery care for women with pre-labour or early labour spontaneous rupture of membranes (SROM), with a focus on the potential u... Read More about Spontaneous rupture of membranes and potential use of reagent pads: midwives' experiences and perspectives.

The experiences of childbearing women who tested positive to COVID-19 during the pandemic in northern Italy (2021)
Journal Article
Fumagalli, S., Ornaghi, S., Borrelli, S., Vergani, P., & Nespoli, A. (2022). The experiences of childbearing women who tested positive to COVID-19 during the pandemic in northern Italy. Women and Birth, 35(3), 242-253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2021.01.001

Problem
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly challenged maternity provision internationally. COVID-19 positive women are one of the childbearing groups most impacted by the pandemic due to drastic changes to maternity care pathways put in place.... Read More about The experiences of childbearing women who tested positive to COVID-19 during the pandemic in northern Italy.

Midwifery students’ views and experiences of birth on mainstream factual television (2020)
Journal Article
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.

First-time mothers’ expectations of the unknown territory of childbirth: uncertainties, coping strategies and ‘going with the flow’ (2018)
Journal Article
Borrelli, S. E., Walsh, D., & Spiby, H. (2018). First-time mothers’ expectations of the unknown territory of childbirth: uncertainties, coping strategies and ‘going with the flow’. Midwifery, 63, 39-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2018.04.022

Objective. To explore first-time mothers’ expectations of labour and birth, coping strategies they adopt during pregnancy towards childbirth and coping strategies they expect to use during labour and birth.

Design. A qualitative Straussian grounde... Read More about First-time mothers’ expectations of the unknown territory of childbirth: uncertainties, coping strategies and ‘going with the flow’.

Timing of hospital admission in labour: latent versus active phase, mode of birth and intrapartum interventions: a correlational study (2017)
Journal Article
Rota, A., Antolini, E., Colciago, E., Nespoli, A., Borrelli, S. E., & Fumagalli, S. (2018). Timing of hospital admission in labour: latent versus active phase, mode of birth and intrapartum interventions: a correlational study. Women and Birth, 31(4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2017.10.001

Background

Hospitalization of women in latent labour often leads to a cascade of unnecessary intrapartum interventions, to avoid potential disadvantages the recommendation should be to stay at home to improve women’s experience and perinatal outco... Read More about Timing of hospital admission in labour: latent versus active phase, mode of birth and intrapartum interventions: a correlational study.

Disorientation, self-awareness and ongoing learning: student midwives’ experiences of clinical placements in Italy (2017)
Journal Article
Borrelli, S. E., Cattaneo, A., Recalcati, R., & Nespoli, A. (2017). Disorientation, self-awareness and ongoing learning: student midwives’ experiences of clinical placements in Italy. Midirs Midwifery Digest, 27(3),

Objective: To explore student midwives’ perspectives, experiences and concerns regarding clinical placements in the Italian setting.
Design: A qualitative phenomenological study was undertaken, with data collected through semi-structured interviews... Read More about Disorientation, self-awareness and ongoing learning: student midwives’ experiences of clinical placements in Italy.

Women’s expectations and experiences of rupture of membranes and views of the potential use of reagent pads for detecting amniotic fluid (2017)
Journal Article
Spiby, H., Borrelli, S. E., & Hughes, A. J. (2017). Women’s expectations and experiences of rupture of membranes and views of the potential use of reagent pads for detecting amniotic fluid. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 73(12), 3041-3049. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13365

AIMS: To explore first time mothers’ expectations and experiences regarding rupture of membranes (RoM) at term, and their views on the potential use of reagent pads that detect amniotic fluid.
BACKGROUND: There is little information available on wom... Read More about Women’s expectations and experiences of rupture of membranes and views of the potential use of reagent pads for detecting amniotic fluid.

Respectful handover: a good alternative when intrapartum continuity of carer cannot be guaranteed (2016)
Journal Article
Borrelli, S. E., Walsh, D., & Spiby, H. (2016). Respectful handover: a good alternative when intrapartum continuity of carer cannot be guaranteed. Midirs Midwifery Digest, 26(4),

AIM: To explore first-time mothers’ expectations and experiences of being cared for by an unknown midwife and their perceptions around continuity of carer during childbirth.
DESIGN: Qualitative Straussian grounded theory methodology.
SETTING: Three... Read More about Respectful handover: a good alternative when intrapartum continuity of carer cannot be guaranteed.

The kaleidoscopic midwife: a conceptual metaphor illustrating first-time mothers' perspectives of a good midwife during childbirth. A grounded theory study (2016)
Journal Article
Borrelli, S. E., Spiby, H., & Walsh, D. (2016). The kaleidoscopic midwife: a conceptual metaphor illustrating first-time mothers' perspectives of a good midwife during childbirth. A grounded theory study. Midwifery, 39, 103-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2016.05.008

Background: The literature review reveals general information about a good midwife from a range of perspectives and what childbearing women generally value in a midwife, but there is a lack of information around mothers’ perspectives of what makes a... Read More about The kaleidoscopic midwife: a conceptual metaphor illustrating first-time mothers' perspectives of a good midwife during childbirth. A grounded theory study.

Childbearing women’s experiences of early pushing urge (2016)
Journal Article
Celesia, M., Nespoli, A., & Borrelli, S. E. (2016). Childbearing women’s experiences of early pushing urge. International Journal of Childbirth, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.1891/2156-5287.6.1.19

AIM: To explore childbearing women’s experiences of early pushing urge (EPU).
STUDY DESIGN: A qualitative phenomenological study was undertaken in an Italian maternity hospital. The sample included 8 women that experienced EPU during labor. Data wer... Read More about Childbearing women’s experiences of early pushing urge.

First-time mothers’ experiences of early labour in Italian maternity care services (2015)
Journal Article
Cappelletti, G., Nespoli, A., Fumagalli, S., & Borrelli, S. E. (2016). First-time mothers’ experiences of early labour in Italian maternity care services. Midwifery, 34, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2015.09.012

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to explore first-time mothers' experiences of early labour in Italian maternity care services when admitted to hospital or advised to return home after maternity triage assessment.
SETTING: The study was conducted... Read More about First-time mothers’ experiences of early labour in Italian maternity care services.

Midwives’ approaches to early pushing urge in labour (2015)
Journal Article
Borrelli, S. E., Dattolo, C., & Nespoli, A. (in press). Midwives’ approaches to early pushing urge in labour. British Journal of Midwifery, 23(9), https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2015.23.9.640

The objectives of this mixed-methods study were: a) to investigate midwives' approaches to early pushing urge (EPU); and b) to explore midwives' perspectives and experiences of helping women cope with EPU. A quantitative observational methodology was... Read More about Midwives’ approaches to early pushing urge in labour.

Early labour midwifery care in Italy: local and cross-cultural challenges (2014)
Journal Article
Iannuzzi, L., & Borrelli, S. E. (2014). Early labour midwifery care in Italy: local and cross-cultural challenges. Evidence Based Midwifery, 12(4),

INTRODUCTION. The definition of early labour and its management are debatable issues at a local, national and international level. In Italy, this issue is also of concern.
APPROACH. This is a descriptive discussion paper designed to portray the cros... Read More about Early labour midwifery care in Italy: local and cross-cultural challenges.

What is a good midwife? Insights from the literature (2013)
Journal Article
Borrelli, S. E. (2014). What is a good midwife? Insights from the literature. Midwifery, 30(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2013.06.019

OBJECTIVE: to review the literature around what is considered to be a good midwife and in particular what women value in a midwife, in order to identify the gaps in the evidence for future research.
DESIGN: this paper reviews the research in the are... Read More about What is a good midwife? Insights from the literature.

What is a good midwife? Some historical considerations (2013)
Journal Article
Borrelli, S. E. (2013). What is a good midwife? Some historical considerations. Evidence Based Midwifery, 11(2),

AIM: This review takes into account some of the historical considerations around characteristics of a good midwife throughout the centuries in relation to historical and professional factors, tracing changing concepts from the definition of Soranus o... Read More about What is a good midwife? Some historical considerations.

Early pushing urge in labour and midwifery practice: A prospective observational study at an Italian maternity hospital (2013)
Journal Article
Borrelli, S. E., Locatelli, A., & Nespoli, A. (2013). Early pushing urge in labour and midwifery practice: A prospective observational study at an Italian maternity hospital. Midwifery, 29(8), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2012.09.010

OBJECTIVE: to investigate the early pushing urge (EPU) incidence in one maternity unit and explore how it is managed by midwives. The relation to some obstetric outcomes was also observed but not analysed in depth.
DESIGN: prospective observational... Read More about Early pushing urge in labour and midwifery practice: A prospective observational study at an Italian maternity hospital.