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102. External Validation Study of First Trimester Obstetric Prediction Models (Expect Study I): Research Protocol and Population Characteristics
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Meertens, Linda Jacqueline Elisabeth, primary, Scheepers, Hubertina CJ, additional, De Vries, Raymond G, additional, Dirksen, Carmen D, additional, Korstjens, Irene, additional, Mulder, Antonius LM, additional, Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne J, additional, Nijhuis, Jan G, additional, Spaanderman, Marc EA, additional, and Smits, Luc JM, additional
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- 2017
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103. Factors influencing the clinical decision-making of midwives: a qualitative study
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Daemers, Darie O. A., primary, van Limbeek, Evelien B. M., additional, Wijnen, Hennie A. A., additional, Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne J., additional, and de Vries, Raymond G., additional
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- 2017
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104. The state of the art of twinning, a concept analysis of twinning in healthcare
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Cadee, Franka, Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne, Lagro-Janssen, Antoine, and Vries,de, Raymond G.
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midwives ,reciprocity ,physicians ,international collaboration ,twinning ,healthcare professionals ,nurses - Abstract
Background: Inequities in health have garnered international attention and are now addressed in Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3), which seeks to ‘promote well-being for all’. To attain this goal globally requires innovative approaches, one of which is twinning. According to the International Confederation of Midwives, twinning focusses on empowering professionals, who can subsequently be change-agents for their communities. However, twinning in healthcare is relatively new and because the definition and understanding of twinning lacks clarity, rigorous monitoring and evaluation are rare. A clear definition of twinning is essential for the development of a scientific base for this promising form of collaboration. Method: We conducted a Concept Analysis (CA) of twinning in healthcare using Morse’s method. A qualitative study of the broad literature was performed, including scientific papers, manuals, project reports, and websites. We identified relevant papers through a systematic search using scientific databases, backtracking of references, and experts in the field. Results: We found nineteen papers on twinning in healthcare. This included twelve peer reviewed research papers, four manuals on twinning, two project reports, and one website. Seven of these papers offered no definition of twinning. In the other twelve papers definitions varied. Our CA of the literature resulted in four main attributes of twinning in healthcare. First, and most frequently mentioned, was reciprocity. The other three attributes were that twinning: 2) entails the building of personal relationships, 3) is dynamic process, 4) is between two named organisations across different cultures. The literature also indicated that these four attributes, and especially reciprocity, can have an empowering effect on healthcare professionals. Conclusions: Based on these four attributes we developed the following operational definition: Twinning is a crosscultural, reciprocal process where two groups of people work together to achieve joint goals. A greater understanding and a mature definition of twinning results in clear expectations for participants and thus more effective twinning. This can be the starting point for new collaborations and for further international studies on the effect of twinning in healthcare.
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105. Using Intervention Mapping for Systematic Development of a Midwife-Delivered Intervention for Prevention and Reduction of Maternal Distress during Pregnancy
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Kuipers, Yvonne, van Limbeek, Evelien, Ausems, Marlein, de Vries, Raymond, and Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne
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Maternal and child health ,Health ,eHealth ,Mental health ,Intervention, Intervention mapping, Maternal distress, Preventative measures ,Maternal and Child Health and Wellbeing Research Group - Abstract
The authors describe how Intervention Mapping was used to develop a midwife-led intervention to prevent or reduce maternal distress during pregnancy. An extensive needs assessment showed that both pregnant women and midwives needed to be taught to recognise the vulnerability for developing maternal distress during pregnancy and how to identify maternal distress when it occurs. In addition to these mutual learning needs, women needed to learn to disclose their problems, how to handle maternal distress in their daily lives, and the value of seeking help when necessary. Midwives needed to prepare themselves to provide (collaborative) care for maternal distress. Screening and psycho-education were pathways to support self-disclosure, self-management, mobilizing support and treatment of maternal distress. Theory-based methods - such as tailoring, communicative support, individualization, advance organisers, cultural similarity, consciousness raising, elaboration, and cue altering - were built into a web-based tailored program for women. Information processing, intergroup dialogue training, verbal persuasion, providing cues, facilitation of means, and structural organization were the theory-based methods that were built into a training program and a toolbox for the midwife-delivered program. The program was introduced by means of the training given to midwives from 17 midwife-led practices in the Netherlands and proved to be effective. Finally, process and effect evaluations were planned.
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- 2015
106. Come On! Using intervention mapping to help healthy pregnant women achieve healthy weight gain
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Merkx, Astrid, primary, Ausems, Marlein, additional, de Vries, Raymond, additional, and Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne J, additional
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- 2017
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107. Birth place preferences and women’s expectations and experiences regarding duration and pain of labor
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van Haaren-ten Haken, Tamar M., primary, Hendrix, Marijke J., additional, Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne J., additional, de Vries, Raymond G., additional, and Nijhuis, Jan G., additional
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- 2017
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108. The Psychological Experience of Physiological Childbirth: A Protocol for a Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies
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Leahy-Warren, Patricia, primary, Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne, additional, Kazmierczak, Maria, additional, Benyamini, Yael, additional, Murphy, Margaret, additional, Crespo-Mirasol, Esther, additional, Spyridou, Andria, additional, Jonsdóttir, Sigridur Sia, additional, Tackas, Lea, additional, and Olza, Ibone, additional
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- 2017
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109. Responding to maternal distress: from needs assessment to effective intervention
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Fontein-Kuipers, Yvonne, primary, van Limbeek, Evelien, additional, Ausems, Marlein, additional, de Vries, Raymond, additional, and Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne, additional
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- 2016
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110. The state of the art of twinning, a concept analysis of twinning in healthcare
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Cadée, Franka, primary, Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne J., additional, Lagro-Janssen, A. L. M., additional, and De Vries, Raymond, additional
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- 2016
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111. Zwanger en te zwaar: thuis in de eerste lijn?: multipariteit heeft positieve invloed op uitkomsten van obese
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Daemers, Darie, Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne, and Jans, Suze
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obesitas ,zwangerschap ,multipariteit - Abstract
Een verwijsindicatie voor de bevalling bij een multipara enkel op indicatie van obesitas klasse II-III lijkt niet noodzakelijk en dus niet de juiste zorg voor deze groep vrouwen. Dit concluderen de auteurs op grond van twee onderzoeken over de perinatale uitkomsten van laagrisicovrouwen in relatie tot hun BMI en pariteit.
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112. Effects of induction of labour versus expectant management in women with impending post-term pregnancies: the 41 week - 42 week dilema
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Kortekaas, Joep C., Bruinsma, Aafke, Keulen, Judit K.J., Dillen,van, Jeroen, Oudijk, Martijn A., Zwart, Joost J., Bakker, Jannet J.H., Bont,de, Dokie, Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne, Offerhaus, Pien, Kaam,van, Anton H, Vandenbussche, Frank, Mol, Ben Willem J., and Miranda,de, Esteriek
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pregnancy post-term ,perinatal outcome ,maternal preferences ,labour induced ,maternal outcome ,pregnancy prolonged ,expectant management ,neonatal outcome - Abstract
Background: Post-term pregnancy, a pregnancy exceeding 294 days or 42 completed weeks, is associated with increased perinatal morbidity and mortality and is considered a high-risk condition which requires specialist surveillance and induction of labour. However, there is uncertainty on the policy concerning the timing of induction for post-term pregnancy or impending post-term pregnancy, leading to practice variation between caregivers. Previous studies on induction at or beyond 41 weeks versus expectant management showed different results on perinatal outcome though conclusions in meta-analyses show a preference for induction at 41 weeks. However, interpretation of the results is hampered by the limited sample size of most trials and the heterogeneity in design. Most control groups had a policy of awaiting spontaneous onset of labour that went far beyond 42 weeks, which does not reflect usual care in The Netherlands where induction of labour at 42 weeks is the regular policy. Thus leaving the question unanswered if induction at 41 weeks results in better perinatal outcomes than expectant management until 42 weeks. Methods/design: In this study we compare a policy of labour induction at 41 + 0/+1 weeks with a policy of expectant management until 42 weeks in obstetrical low risk women without contra-indications for expectant management until 42 weeks and a singleton pregnancy in cephalic position. We will perform a multicenter randomised controlled clinical trial. Our primary outcome will be a composite outcome of perinatal mortality and neonatal morbidity. Secondary outcomes will be maternal outcomes as mode of delivery (operative vaginal delivery and Caesarean section), need for analgesia and postpartum haemorrhage (≥1000 ml). Maternal preferences, satisfaction, wellbeing, pain and anxiety will be assessed alongside the trial. Discussion: his study will provide evidence for the management of pregnant women reaching a gestational age of 41 weeks.
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113. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of routine third trimester ultrasound screening for intrauterine growth restriction
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Henrichs, Jens, Verfaille, Viki, Viester, Laura, Westerneng, Myrte, Molewijk, Bert, Franx, Arie, van der Horst, Henriette, Bosmans, Judith E., de Jonge, Ank, Jellema, Petra, van Baar, Anneloes L., Bais, Joke, Bonsel, Gouke J., van Dillen, Jeroen, van Duijnhoven, Noortje T L, Grobman, William A., Groen, Henk, Hukkelhoven, Chantal W P M, Klomp, Trudy, Kok, Marjolein, de Kroon, Marlou L., Kruijt, Maya, Kwee, Anneke, Ledda, Sabina, Lafeber, Harry N., van Lith, Jan M., Mol, Ben Willem, Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne, Oei, Guid, Oudejans, Cees, Marieke Paarlberg, K., Pajkrt, Eva, Papageorghiou, Aris T., Reddy, Uma M., De Reu, Paul A O M, Rijnders, Marlies, de Roon-Immerzeel, Alieke, Scheele, Connie, Scherjon, Sicco A., Snijders, Rosalinde, Spaanderman, Marc E., Teunissen, Pim W., Torij, Hanneke W., Vrijkotte, Tanja G., Twisk, Jos, Zeeman, Kristel C., Zhang, Jun, {collab} The IRIS Study Group, The IRIS Study Group, Midwifery Science, EMGO - Quality of care, Ethics, Law & Medical humanities, General practice, Development and Treatment of Psychosocial Problems, Leerstoel Baar, Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment, EMGO+ - Mental Health, Value, Affordability and Sustainability (VALUE), Reproductive Origins of Adult Health and Disease (ROAHD), Public Health Research (PHR), Other departments, ARD - Amsterdam Reproduction and Development, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, APH - Amsterdam Public Health, Public and occupational health, and Papageorghiou, A
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Pediatrics ,Cost effectiveness ,Cost-Benefit Analysis ,law.invention ,Study Protocol ,0302 clinical medicine ,Pregnancy Outcome/economics ,Randomized controlled trial ,Clinical Protocols ,law ,Pregnancy ,Obstetrics and Gynaecology ,Prenatal ,Cluster Analysis ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Cluster randomised controlled trial ,Non-U.S. Gov't ,Qualitative Research ,Netherlands ,Ultrasonography ,030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine ,Fetal Growth Retardation ,Obstetrics ,Prenatal/economics ,Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ,Pregnancy Outcome ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,Fetal Growth Retardation/diagnostic imaging ,Randomized Controlled Trial ,Apgar score ,Female ,Pregnancy Trimester ,Quality-Adjusted Life Years ,Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Pregnancy Trimester, Third ,Third trimester ultrasonography ,Research Support ,Midwifery ,Ultrasonography, Prenatal/economics ,Ultrasonography, Prenatal ,Healthcare improvement science Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 18] ,03 medical and health sciences ,SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being ,medicine ,Journal Article ,Humans ,Fundal height ,Third ,business.industry ,Other Research Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 0] ,Perinatal outcome ,medicine.disease ,Intrauterine growth retardation ,Quality-adjusted life year ,Bronchopulmonary dysplasia ,Quality of Life ,business - Abstract
Contains fulltext : 172417.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access) BACKGROUND: Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) is a major risk factor for perinatal mortality and morbidity. Thus, there is a compelling need to introduce sensitive measures to detect IUGR fetuses. Routine third trimester ultrasonography is increasingly used to detect IUGR. However, we lack evidence for its clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness and information on ethical considerations of additional third trimester ultrasonography. This nationwide stepped wedge cluster-randomized trial examines the (cost-)effectiveness of routine third trimester ultrasonography in reducing severe adverse perinatal outcome through subsequent protocolized management. METHODS: For this trial, 15,000 women with a singleton pregnancy receiving care in 60 participating primary care midwifery practices will be included at 22 weeks of gestation. In the intervention (n = 7,500) and control group (n = 7,500) fetal growth will be monitored by serial fundal height assessments. All practices will start offering the control condition (ultrasonography based on medical indication). Every three months, 20 practices will be randomized to the intervention condition, i.e. apart from ultrasonography if indicated, two routine ultrasound examinations will be performed (at 28-30 weeks and 34-36 weeks). If IUGR is suspected, both groups will receive subsequent clinical management as described in the IRIS study protocol that will be developed before the start of the trial. The primary dichotomous clinical composite outcome is 'severe adverse perinatal outcome' up to 7 days after birth, including: perinatal death; Apgar score
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114. Birth place preferences and women's expectations and experiences regarding duration and pain of labor.
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van Haaren-ten Haken, Tamar M., Hendrix, Marijke J., Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne J., de Vries, Raymond G., and Nijhuis, Jan G.
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LABOR pain (Obstetrics) ,PREGNANT women ,CHILDBIRTH ,MIDWIVES ,OBSTETRICIANS ,PAIN management ,CHILDBIRTH at home ,ADAPTABILITY (Personality) ,DELIVERY (Obstetrics) ,LABOR (Obstetrics) ,PATIENT satisfaction ,TIME ,MIDWIFERY - Abstract
Introduction: We know a great deal about how childbirth is affected by setting; we know less about how the experience of birth is shaped by the attitudes women bring with them to the birthing room. In order to better understand how women frame childbirth, we examined the relationship between birth place preference and expectations and experiences regarding duration of labor and labor pain in healthy nulliparous women.Methods: A prospective cohort study (2007-2011) of 454 women who preferred a home birth (n = 179), a midwife-led hospital birth (n = 133) or an obstetrician-led hospital birth (n = 142) in the Netherlands. Data were collected using three questionnaires (before 20 weeks gestation, 32 weeks gestation and 6 weeks postpartum) and medical records. Analyses were performed according to the initial preferred place of birth.Results: Women who preferred a home birth were significantly less likely to be worried about the duration of labor (OR 0.5, 95%CI 0.2-0.9) and were less likely to expect difficulties with coping with pain (OR 0.4, 95%CI 0.2-0.8) compared with women who preferred an obstetrician-led birth. We found no significant differences in postpartum accounts of duration of labor. When compared to women who preferred an obstetrician-led birth, women who preferred a home birth were significantly less likely to experience labor pain as unpleasant (OR 0.3, 95%CI 0.1-0.7). Women who preferred a midwife-led birth - either home or hospital - were more likely to report that it was not possible to make their own choices regarding pain relief compared to women who preferred obstetrician-led care (OR 4.3, 95%CI 1.9-9.8 resp. 3.4, 95%CI 1.5-7.7). Compared to women who preferred a midwife-led hospital birth, women who preferred a home birth had an increased likelihood of being dissatisfied about the management of pain relief (OR 2.5, 95%CI 1.1-6.0).Discussion: Our findings suggest a more natural orientation toward birth with the acceptance of labor pain as part of giving birth in women with a preference for a home birth. Knowledge about women's expectations and experiences will help caregivers to prepare women for childbirth and will equip them to advise women on birth settings that fit their cognitive frame. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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115. Factors influencing maternal distress among Dutch women with a healthy pregnancy
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Fontein-Kuipers, Yvonne, primary, Ausems, Marlein, additional, Budé, Luc, additional, Van Limbeek, Evelien, additional, De Vries, Raymond, additional, and Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne, additional
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- 2015
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116. The influence of preferred place of birth on the course of pregnancy and labor among healthy nulliparous women: a prospective cohort study
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van Haaren-ten Haken, Tamar M, primary, Hendrix, Marijke, additional, Smits, Luc J, additional, Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne J, additional, Severens, Johan L, additional, de Vries, Raymond G, additional, and Nijhuis, Jan G, additional
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- 2015
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117. Amsterdam Born Children and their Development (ABCD) studie. Epidemiologie: Gezondheid van de pasgeborene
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Vrijkotte, Tanja, Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne, Offerhaus, Pien, Spelten, Evelien, Verschuren, Stans, Heere, Paul, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam Reproduction & Development, and Public and occupational health
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118. Verloskunde onderzoek in Nederland. Een jaaroverzicht van actueel en lopend onderzoek. Jaarindex 2010
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Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne, Offerhaus, Pien, Spelten, Evelien, Verschuren, Stans, Heere, Paul, Other Research, and Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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- 2010
119. Effects of induction of labour versus expectant management in women with impending post-term pregnancies: the 41 week – 42 week dilemma
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Kortekaas, Joep C, primary, Bruinsma, Aafke, additional, Keulen, Judit KJ, additional, van Dillen, Jeroen, additional, Oudijk, Martijn A, additional, Zwart, Joost J, additional, Bakker, Jannet JH, additional, de Bont, Dokie, additional, Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne, additional, Offerhaus, Pien M, additional, van Kaam, Anton H, additional, Vandenbussche, Frank, additional, Mol, Ben Willem J, additional, and de Miranda, Esteriek, additional
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- 2014
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120. On speaking terms: a Delphi study on shared decision-making in maternity care
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Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne J, primary, Korstjens, Irene, additional, de Jonge, Ank, additional, de Vries, Raymond, additional, and Lagro-Janssen, Antoine, additional
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- 2014
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121. Facilitating Women’s Choice in Maternity Care
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Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne, primary and Low, Lisa Kane, additional
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- 2013
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122. Factors influencing the fulfillment of women’s preferences for birthing positions during second stage of labor
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Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne, primary, Jonge, Ank de, additional, Korstjens, Irene, additional, and Lagro-Jansse, Toine, additional
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- 2012
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123. Differences in preferences for obstetric care between nulliparae and their partners in the Netherlands: a discrete-choice experiment
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Hendrix, Marijke, primary, Pavlova, Milena, additional, Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne J., additional, Severens, Johan L., additional, and Nijhuis, Jan G., additional
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- 2010
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124. Eliciting Preferences for Key Attributes of Intrapartum Care in The Netherlands.
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Haaren-ten Haken, Tamar, Pavlova, Milena, Hendrix, Marijke, Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne, Vries, Raymond, and Nijhuis, Jan
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CHILDBIRTH at home ,DECISION making ,HOSPITALS ,LABOR (Obstetrics) ,LONGITUDINAL method ,MATERNAL health services ,PATIENTS ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,STATISTICAL sampling ,STATISTICS ,MIDWIFERY ,PATIENT-centered care ,DATA analysis software - Abstract
Background As part of the move toward 'patient-centered care,' women's preferences with regard to maternity services have become increasingly important to policy makers. To realize optimal patient-centered care, knowledge of patients' preferences is essential. The aim of our study was to assess the strength and relative importance of women's preferences for different aspects of intrapartum care in The Netherlands, where women have easy access to both home and hospital birth. Methods A discrete choice experiment was conducted at 16 weeks of gestation as part of a Dutch multicenter, prospective cohort study from 2007 to 2011 of low-risk, nulliparous women. Responses were analyzed per intended place of birth group: midwifery-led home ( n = 191) and hospital birth ( n = 152) and obstetric-led hospital birth ( n = 188). Results We analyzed 562 questionnaires. Women in all groups preferred the possibility of influencing decision making and pain-relief treatment during birth and no co-payment for childbirth. Women with an intended home birth preferred a home-like birth setting with the assistance of a midwife and transport during birth in case of complications. Type of birth setting and transport during birth were not considered important to women with an intended midwifery- or obstetric-led hospital birth. Conclusion Policies aimed at the improvement of maternity care must take into account women's preferences for the possibility of pain-relief treatment and the fact that all women desire a high level of involvement in decision making. Furthermore, efforts to change maternity care systems must consider how to counter the culturally embedded nature of women's preferences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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125. Birthweight charts customised for maternal height optimises the classification of small and large‐for‐gestational age newborns.
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Zeegers, Bert, Offerhaus, Pien, Hoftiezer, Liset, Groenendaal, Floris, Zimmermann, Luc J. I., Verhoeven, Corine, Gordijn, Sanne J., and Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne J.
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Aim Methods Results Conclusion To construct birthweight charts customised for maternal height and evaluate the effect of customization on SGA and LGA classification.Data were extracted (n = 21 350) from the MiCaS project in the Netherlands (2012–2020). We constructed the MiCaS‐birthweight chart customised for maternal height using Hadlock's method. We defined seven 5‐centimetre height categories from 153 to 157 cm until 183–187 cm and calculated SGA and LGA prevalences for each category, using MiCaS and current Dutch birthweight charts.The MiCaS‐chart showed substantially higher birthweight values between identical percentiles with increasing maternal height. In the Dutch birthweight chart, not customised for maternal height, the prevalence of SGA (
p90) increased with increasing height category, from 1.4% in the lowest height category to 21.8% in the highest category (range 20.4%). In the MiCaS‐birthweight chart, SGA and LGA prevalences were more constant across maternal heights, similar to overall prevalences (SGA range 3.3% and LGA range 1.7%).Compared to the current Dutch birthweight chart, the MiCaS‐birthweight chart customised for maternal height shows a more even distribution of SGA and LGA prevalences across maternal heights. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] - Published
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126. Additional file 1 of OptiBIRTH: a cluster randomised trial of a complex intervention to increase vaginal birth after caesarean section
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Clarke, Mike, Devane, Declan, Gross, Mechthild, Morano, Sandra, Lundgren, Ingela, Sinclair, Marlene, Putman, Koen, Beech, Beverley, VehviläInen-Julkunen, Katri, Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne, Wiseman, Hugh, Smith, Valerie, Daly, Deirdre, Savage, Gerard, Newell, John, Simpkin, Andrew, Grylka-Baeschlin, Susanne, Healy, Patricia, Nicoletti, Jane, Lalor, Joan, Carroll, Margaret, Limbeek, Evelien, Nilsson, Christina, Stockdale, Janine, Fobelets, Maaike, and Begley, Cecily
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Additional file 1. List of Research Ethics Committees and letters of approval.
127. OptiBIRTH : a cluster randomised trial of a complex intervention to increase vaginal birth after caesarean section
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Clarke, Mike, Devane, Declan, Gross, Mechthild Maria, Morano, Sandra, Lundgren, Ingela, Sinclair, Marlene, Putman, Koen, Beech, Beverley, Vehviläinen-Julkunen, Katri, Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne, Wiseman, Hugh, Smith, Valerie, Daly, Deirdre, Savage, Gerard, Newell, John, Simpkin, Andrew, Grylka, Susanne, Healy, Patricia, Nicoletti, Jane, Lalor, Joan, Carroll, Margaret, van Limbeek, Evelien, Nilsson, Christina, Stockdale, Janine, Fobelets, Maaike, and Begley, Cecily
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Background: Despite evidence supporting the safety of vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC), rates are low in many countries. Methods: OptiBIRTH investigated the effects of a woman-centred intervention designed to increase VBAC rates through an unblinded cluster randomised trial in 15 maternity units with VBAC rates < 35% in Germany, Ireland and Italy. Sites were matched in pairs or triplets based on annual birth numbers and VBAC rate, and randomised, 1:1 or 2:1, intervention versus control, following trial registration. The intervention involved evidence-based education of clinicians and women with one previous caesarean section (CS), appointment of opinion leaders, audit/peer review, and joint discussions by women and clinicians. Control sites provided usual care. Primary outcome was annual hospital-level VBAC rates before the trial (2012) versus final year of the trial (2016). Between April 2014 and October 2015, 2002 women were recruited (intervention 1195, control 807), with mode-of-birth data available for 1940 women. Results: The OptiBIRTH intervention was feasible and safe across hospital settings in three countries. There was no statistically significant difference in the change in the proportion of women having a VBAC between intervention sites (25.6% in 2012 to 25.1% in 2016) and control sites (18.3 to 22.3%) (odds ratio adjusted for differences between intervention and control groups (2012) and for homogeneity in VBAC rates at sites in the countries: 0.87, 95% CI: 0.67, 1.14, p = 0.32 based on 5674 women (2012) and 5284 (2016) with outcome data. Among recruited women with birth data, 4/1147 perinatal deaths > 24 weeks gestation occurred in the intervention group (0.34%) and 4/782 in the control group (0.51%), and two uterine ruptures (one per group), a rate of 1:1000. Conclusions: Changing clinical practice takes time. As elective repeat CS is the most common reason for CS in multiparous women, interventions that are feasible and safe and that have been shown to lead to decreasing repeat CS, should be promoted. Continued research to refine the best way of promoting VBAC is essential. This may best be done using an implementation science approach that can modify evidence-based interventions in response to changing clinical circumstances. Trial registration: The OptiBIRTH trial was registered on 3/4/2013. Trial registration number ISRCTN10612254.
128. Additional file 1 of OptiBIRTH: a cluster randomised trial of a complex intervention to increase vaginal birth after caesarean section
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Clarke, Mike, Devane, Declan, Gross, Mechthild, Morano, Sandra, Lundgren, Ingela, Sinclair, Marlene, Putman, Koen, Beech, Beverley, VehviläInen-Julkunen, Katri, Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne, Wiseman, Hugh, Smith, Valerie, Daly, Deirdre, Savage, Gerard, Newell, John, Simpkin, Andrew, Grylka-Baeschlin, Susanne, Healy, Patricia, Nicoletti, Jane, Lalor, Joan, Carroll, Margaret, Limbeek, Evelien, Nilsson, Christina, Stockdale, Janine, Fobelets, Maaike, and Begley, Cecily
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Additional file 1. List of Research Ethics Committees and letters of approval.
129. Factors influencing the clinical decision-making of midwives: a qualitative study.
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Daemers, Darie O. A., van Limbeek, Evelien B. M., Wijnen, Hennie A. A., Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne J., and deVries, Raymond G.
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- 2018
130. Stem [Stem en Ervaringen van Moeders]
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Vogels-Broeke, Maria Adriana, Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne, de Vries, Raymond, Daemers, D.O.A., Health promotion, and RS: CAPHRI - R6 - Promoting Health & Personalised Care
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- 2023
131. Walking the path
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Michele Patricia Megregian, Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne, de Vries, Raymond, Low, Lisa Kane, RS: CAPHRI - R6 - Promoting Health & Personalised Care, and Health promotion
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shared decision-making ,Path (graph theory) ,ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION ,Ethics education ,midwifery education ,Engineering ethics ,Sociology ,ethics ,ethics education ,midwifery - Abstract
The central aim of this thesis is to contribute to the optimization of ethics education in midwifery programs, developing a curricular framework that can complement current educational practice. The study endeavored to explore the current state of ethics education and to identify potential gaps in that education using surveys, focus groups, and interviews with midwifery educators, midwives and students. In addition, given the emphasis placed upon the process of shared decision-making and its role in the promotion of respectful and person-centered midwifery care, the research sought to explore shared decision-making in further detail.
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132. The place to be
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Tamar Marina van Haaren-ten Haken, Nijhuis, Jan, de Vries, Raymond, Hendrix, M.J.C., Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne J., RS: GROW - R4 - Reproductive and Perinatal Medicine, and RS: CAPHRI - R6 - Promoting Health & Personalised Care
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place of birth ,Birth Place ,motivations ,Hospital birth ,Order (business) ,characteristics ,Place of birth ,Psychology ,Home birth ,preferences ,Demography - Abstract
In the Netherlands, pregnant women can choose between a home birth or hospital birth. In order to provide client-focused care it is essential to have insight into women’s preferences regarding place of birth. This dissertation studies which characteristics, preferences, expectations and notions play a role in choosing the birth location. This study shows that women who choose to give birth at home or in hospital differ in some aspects. It also found that the choice of birth place is more complex than a simple choice between home and hospital.
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- 2018
133. In search of balance: promoting healthy gestational weight gain
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Astrid Cornelia Maria Joseph Merkx, de Vries, Raymond, Ausems, Marlein, Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne J., RS: CAPHRI - R6 - Promoting Health & Personalised Care, Promovendi PHPC, and Vries,de, R.G.
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Pregnancy ,Obstetrics ,business.industry ,weight gain ,GWG ,medicine.disease ,midwife ,Healthy gestational weight gain ,Effective interventions ,prevention ,gestational weight gain ,medicine ,Gestation ,Healthy weight ,pregnancy ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Weight gain ,Balance (ability) - Abstract
This dissertation describes the issue of weight gain during pregnancy. According to the guidelines, women should gain no more than 12 kilos during pregnancy, depending on their BMI. Healthy weight gain is advantageous for the long-term weight of both the mother and the child and reduces the risk of complications during pregnancy and delivery. However, effective interventions only exist for obese women in the form of a supervised diet. Based on weight gain descriptions by 455 healthy pregnant women, pre-pregnancy BMI does not influence whether or not the woman is able to stay within the weight gain guidelines. A decrease in exercise was the only influential factor associated with too much weight gain. More than half of the women exercised less and experienced pregnancy-related symptoms and complaints. Merkx wants to draw attention to the importance of healthy weight gain during pregnancy, irrespective of BMI, and to the positive effects of exercise during pregnancy and the role of the midwife in the overall health of the woman and child.
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- 2017
134. Exploring psychosocial vulnerability among Dutch pregnant women: a register study.
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Daemers DOA, Hendrix MJC, Quadvlieg L, van den Hof-Boering M, Levelink B, Feijen-de Jong EI, and Nieuwenhuijze MJ
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- Humans, Female, Pregnancy, Netherlands epidemiology, Adult, Registries, Vulnerable Populations psychology, Vulnerable Populations statistics & numerical data, Pregnant Women psychology
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In the Netherlands adverse perinatal outcomes are also associated with non-medical factors which vary across geographical locations. This study analyses the presence of non-medical vulnerabilities in pregnant women in two regions with high numbers of psychosocial adversity using the same definition for vulnerability in both regions. A register study was performed in 2 regions. Files from women in midwife-led care were analyzed using a standardized case report form addressing non-medical vulnerability based on the Rotterdam definition for vulnerability: measurement A in Groningen (n = 500), measurement B in South-Limburg (n = 538). Only in South-Limburg a second measurement was done after implementing an identification tool for vulnerability (C (n = 375)). In both regions about 10% of pregnant women had one or more urgent vulnerabilities and almost all of these women had an accumulation of several urgent and non-urgent vulnerabilities. Another 10% of women had an accumulation of three or more non-urgent vulnerabilities. This study showed that by using the Rotterdam definition of vulnerability in both regions about 20% of pregnant women seem to live in such a vulnerable situation that they may need psychosocial support. The definition seems a good tool to determine vulnerability. However, without considering protective factors it is difficult to establish precisely women's vulnerability. Research should reveal whether relevant women receive support and whether this approach contributes to better perinatal and child outcomes.
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- 2024
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135. Validation of the Birth Beliefs Scale for maternity care professionals in The Netherlands.
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Zondag DC, van Haaren-Ten Haken TM, Offerhaus PM, Mestdagh E, Scheepers HCJ, and Nieuwenhuijze MJ
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- Humans, Female, Adult, Netherlands, Reproducibility of Results, Surveys and Questionnaires standards, Psychometrics instrumentation, Psychometrics standards, Parturition psychology, Pregnancy, Male, Health Personnel psychology, Maternal Health Services standards, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Middle Aged, Attitude of Health Personnel
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Objectives: To validate the Birth Beliefs Scale (BBS) for maternity care professionals by testing: (1) content validity; (2) internal reliability; (3) known-group discriminant validity; and examine potential relationships between regions and birth beliefs., Methods: First, content validity was tested. Before distribution of the questionnaire among maternity care professionals of six maternity care networks (MCNs), adjustments in the statements were made whenever content validity was too low. Data were collected from November 2022 to March 2023. Statistical analysis was performed using Cronbach's alpha, ANOVA and regression analysis., Results: Based on the content validity-test, item 6 of the questionnaire was adjusted before distribution. In total, 199 maternity care professionals completed the questionnaire. A good internal reliability of the BBS was found. There was a significant difference between the different disciplines for the BBS-Med subscale ( p < .001), and the BBS-Nat subscale ( p < .001). For the BBS-Nat subscale, the factors work experience and MCN were significant in the regression analysis, with interaction on the association between BBS-Nat and discipline., Conclusions: The BBS is a valid instrument to measure birth beliefs among maternity care professionals. The BBS can help to create awareness within professionals of their beliefs and may help to explain practice variation in childbirth.
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- 2024
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136. Women's decision-making autonomy in Dutch maternity care.
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Vogels-Broeke M, Cellissen E, Daemers D, Budé L, de Vries R, and Nieuwenhuijze M
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- Female, Pregnancy, Humans, Cross-Sectional Studies, Decision Making, Parturition, Maternal Health Services, Obstetrics
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Background: A positive childbirth experience is an important outcome of maternity care. A significant component of a positive birth experience is the ability to exercise autonomy in decision-making. In this study, we explore women's reports of their autonomy during conversations about their care with maternity care practitioners during pregnancy and childbirth., Method: Data were obtained from a cross-sectional survey of women living in The Netherlands that asked about their experiences during pregnancy and childbirth, including their role in conversations concerning decisions about their care., Results: A total of 3494 women were included in this study. Most women scored high on autonomy in decision-making conversations. During the latter stage of pregnancy (32+ weeks) and in childbirth, women reported significantly lower levels of autonomy in their care conversations with obstetricians as compared with midwives. Linear regression analyses showed that women's perception of personal treatment increased women's reported autonomy in their conversations with both midwives and obstetricians. Almost half (49.1%) of the women who had at least one intervention during birth reported pressure to accept or submit to that intervention. This was indicated by 48.3% of women with induced labor, 47.3% who had an instrumental vaginal birth, 45.2% whose labor was augmented, and 41.9% of women who had a cesarean birth., Conclusions: In general, women's sense of autonomy in decision-making conversations during prenatal care and birth is high, but there is room for improvement, and this appeared most notably in conversations with obstetricians. Women's sense of autonomy can be enhanced with personal treatment, including shared decision-making and the avoidance of pressuring women to accept interventions., (© 2022 The Authors. Birth published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.)
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- 2023
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137. Evaluating the effect of an educational intervention on student midwife self-efficacy for their role as physiological childbirth advocates.
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Thompson SM, Low LK, Budé L, de Vries R, and Nieuwenhuijze M
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- Female, Humans, Parturition, Pregnancy, Self Efficacy, Students, Surveys and Questionnaires, Midwifery
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Introduction: Midwifery education that strengthens self-efficacy can support student midwives in their role as advocates for a physiological approach to childbirth., Methods: To assess the effect of an educational intervention on self-efficacy, a pre- and post-intervention survey was administered to a control group and an intervention group of third year student midwives. The General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) was supplemented with midwifery-related self-efficacy questions related to behaviour in home and hospital settings, the communication of evidence, and ability to challenge practice., Results: Student midwives exposed to midwifery education designed to strengthen self-efficacy demonstrated significantly higher levels of general self-efficacy (p = .001) when contrasted to a control cohort. These students also showed significantly higher levels of self-efficacy in advocating for physiological childbirth (p = .029). There was a non-significant increase in self-efficacy in the hospital setting in the intervention group, a finding that suggests that education may ameliorate the effect of hospital settings on midwifery practice., Discussion: In spite of the small size of the study population, education that focuses on strengthening student midwife self-efficacy shows promise., (Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)
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- 2021
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138. Validating a framework of women's experience of the perinatal period; a scoping review.
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Vogels-Broeke M, de Vries PR, and Nieuwenhuijze M
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- Adult, Female, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Labor, Obstetric psychology, Perinatal Care methods, Perinatal Care statistics & numerical data, Pregnancy, Professional-Patient Relations, Life Change Events, Patient Satisfaction, Perinatal Care standards
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Objective: The aim of this paper is to identify and explain the factors that make up a woman's experience of the perinatal period. We accomplish this by validating a framework, described in an earlier study, that identifies the distinct dimensions of the perinatal experience., Design: We conducted a scoping review, using five online databases, to identify and categorize studies that investigate women's experience of the perinatal period., Findings: We found 251 publications that focused on the experience of the perinatal period. Our review confirmed the seven dimensions of our framework describing women's experiences of the perinatal period - the woman as unique individual, the woman as active participant in care, the responsiveness of maternity care and health services, the lived experience of being pregnant, giving birth and the postpartum period, communication and relationships with care providers, information and childbirth education, and support from social environment. One new dimension emerged from the studies we identified: societal influence. The resulting eight dimensions provide a comprehensive overview of the important aspects of women's experience of the perinatal period. While each dimension is distinct, there are significant overlaps and close relationships between them., Conclusion: The framework is a useful guide for healthcare providers, researchers, and policy makers who wish to improve the experience of the perinatal period. It is important to remember, however, that the current framework is dynamic, open to new insights and further development and refinement., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest None Declared., (Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
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- 2021
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139. CCT: continuous care trial - a randomized controlled trial of the provision of continuous care during labor by maternity care assistants in the Netherlands.
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Lettink A, Chaibekava K, Smits L, Langenveld J, van de Laar R, Peeters B, Verstappen ML, Dirksen C, Nieuwenhuijze M, and Scheepers H
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- Cesarean Section statistics & numerical data, Extraction, Obstetrical methods, Female, Health Care Costs, Humans, Multicenter Studies as Topic, Netherlands, Parturition, Patient Satisfaction, Pregnancy, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Analgesia, Epidural methods, Analgesia, Obstetrical methods, Community Health Workers organization & administration, Delivery, Obstetric, Labor, Obstetric
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Background: In 2009, the Steering Committee for Pregnancy and Childbirth in the Netherlands recommended the implementation of continuous care during labor in order to improve perinatal outcomes. However, in current care, routine maternity caregivers are unable to provide this type of care, resulting in an implementation rate of less than 30%. Maternity care assistants (MCAs), who already play a nursing role in low risk births in the second stage of labor and in homecare during the postnatal period, might be able to fill this gap. In this study, we aim to explore the (cost) effectiveness of adding MCAs to routine first- and second-line maternity care, with the idea that these MCAs would offer continuous care to women during labor., Methods: A randomized controlled trial (RCT) will be performed comparing continuous care (CC) with care-as-usual (CAU). All women intending to have a vaginal birth, who have an understanding of the Dutch language and are > 18 years of age, will be eligible for inclusion. The intervention consists of the provision of continuous care by a trained MCA from the moment the supervising maternity caregiver establishes that labor has started. The primary outcome will be use of epidural analgesia (EA). Our secondary outcomes will be referrals from primary care to secondary care, caesarean delivery, instrumental delivery, adverse outcomes associated with epidural (fever, augmentation of labor, prolonged labor, postpartum hemorrhage, duration of postpartum stay in hospital for mother and/or newborn), women's satisfaction with the birth experience, cost-effectiveness, and a budget impact analysis. Cost effectiveness will be calculated by QALY per prevented EA based on the utility index from the EQ-5D and the usage of healthcare services. A standardized sensitivity analysis will be carried out to quantify the outcome in addition to a budget impact analysis. In order to show a reduction from 25 to 17% in the primary outcome (alpha 0.05 and bèta 0.20), taking into account an extra 10% sample size for multi-level analysis and an attrition rate of 10%, 2 × 496 women will be needed (n = 992)., Discussion: We expect that adding MCAs to the routine maternity care team will result in a decrease in the use of epidural analgesia and subsequent costs without a reduction in patient satisfaction. It will therefore be a cost-effective intervention., Trial Registration: Trial Registration: Netherlands Trial Register, NL8065 . Registered 3 October 2019 - Retrospectively registered.
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- 2020
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140. Women's characteristics and care outcomes of caseload midwifery care in the Netherlands: a retrospective cohort study.
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Offerhaus P, Jans S, Hukkelhoven C, de Vries R, and Nieuwenhuijze M
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- Adult, Cohort Studies, Delivery, Obstetric, Female, Humans, Netherlands, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Outcome, Referral and Consultation statistics & numerical data, Retrospective Studies, Young Adult, Maternal Health Services statistics & numerical data, Midwifery statistics & numerical data
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Background: The maternity care system in the Netherlands is well known for its support of community-based midwifery. However, regular midwifery practices typically do not offer caseload midwifery care - one-to-one continuity of care throughout pregnancy and birth. Because we know very little about the outcomes for women receiving caseload care in the Netherlands, we compared caseload care with regular midwife-led care, looking at maternal and perinatal outcomes, including antenatal and intrapartum referrals to secondary (i.e., obstetrician-led) care., Methods: We selected 657 women in caseload care and 1954 matched controls (women in regular midwife-led care) from all women registered in the Dutch Perinatal Registry (Perined) who gave birth in 2015. To be eligible for selection the women had to be in midwife-led antenatal care beyond 28 gestational weeks. Each woman in caseload care was matched with three women in regular midwife-led care, using parity, maternal age, background (Dutch or non-Dutch) and region. These two cohorts were compared for referral rates, mode of birth, and other maternal and perinatal outcomes., Results: In caseload midwifery care, 46.9% of women were referred to obstetrician-led care (24.2% antenatally and 22.8% in the intrapartum period). In the matched cohort, 65.7% were referred (37.4% antenatally and 28.3% in the intrapartum period). In caseload care, 84.0% experienced a spontaneous vaginal birth versus 77.0% in regular midwife-led care. These patterns were observed for both nulliparous and multiparous women. Women in caseload care had fewer inductions of labour (13.2% vs 21.0%), more homebirths (39.4% vs 16.1%) and less perineal damage (intact perineum: 41.3% vs 28.2%). The incidence of perinatal mortality and a low Apgar score was low in both groups., Conclusions: We found that when compared to regular midwife-led care, caseload midwifery care in the Netherlands is associated with a lower referral rate to obstetrician-led care - both antenatally and in the intrapartum period - and a higher spontaneous vaginal birth rate, with similar perinatal safety. The challenge is to include this model as part of the current effort to improve the quality of Dutch maternity care, making caseload care available and affordable for more women.
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- 2020
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141. OptiBIRTH: a cluster randomised trial of a complex intervention to increase vaginal birth after caesarean section.
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Clarke M, Devane D, Gross MM, Morano S, Lundgren I, Sinclair M, Putman K, Beech B, Vehviläinen-Julkunen K, Nieuwenhuijze M, Wiseman H, Smith V, Daly D, Savage G, Newell J, Simpkin A, Grylka-Baeschlin S, Healy P, Nicoletti J, Lalor J, Carroll M, van Limbeek E, Nilsson C, Stockdale J, Fobelets M, and Begley C
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- Adult, Cluster Analysis, Female, Germany, Humans, Ireland, Italy, Pregnancy, Vaginal Birth after Cesarean statistics & numerical data, Maternal Health Services, Obstetrics education, Patient Education as Topic, Vaginal Birth after Cesarean education
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Background: Despite evidence supporting the safety of vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC), rates are low in many countries., Methods: OptiBIRTH investigated the effects of a woman-centred intervention designed to increase VBAC rates through an unblinded cluster randomised trial in 15 maternity units with VBAC rates < 35% in Germany, Ireland and Italy. Sites were matched in pairs or triplets based on annual birth numbers and VBAC rate, and randomised, 1:1 or 2:1, intervention versus control, following trial registration. The intervention involved evidence-based education of clinicians and women with one previous caesarean section (CS), appointment of opinion leaders, audit/peer review, and joint discussions by women and clinicians. Control sites provided usual care. Primary outcome was annual hospital-level VBAC rates before the trial (2012) versus final year of the trial (2016). Between April 2014 and October 2015, 2002 women were recruited (intervention 1195, control 807), with mode-of-birth data available for 1940 women., Results: The OptiBIRTH intervention was feasible and safe across hospital settings in three countries. There was no statistically significant difference in the change in the proportion of women having a VBAC between intervention sites (25.6% in 2012 to 25.1% in 2016) and control sites (18.3 to 22.3%) (odds ratio adjusted for differences between intervention and control groups (2012) and for homogeneity in VBAC rates at sites in the countries: 0.87, 95% CI: 0.67, 1.14, p = 0.32 based on 5674 women (2012) and 5284 (2016) with outcome data. Among recruited women with birth data, 4/1147 perinatal deaths > 24 weeks gestation occurred in the intervention group (0.34%) and 4/782 in the control group (0.51%), and two uterine ruptures (one per group), a rate of 1:1000., Conclusions: Changing clinical practice takes time. As elective repeat CS is the most common reason for CS in multiparous women, interventions that are feasible and safe and that have been shown to lead to decreasing repeat CS, should be promoted. Continued research to refine the best way of promoting VBAC is essential. This may best be done using an implementation science approach that can modify evidence-based interventions in response to changing clinical circumstances., Trial Registration: The OptiBIRTH trial was registered on 3/4/2013. Trial registration number ISRCTN10612254.
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- 2020
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142. Women's empowerment in pregnancy and childbirth: A concept analysis.
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Nieuwenhuijze M and Leahy-Warren P
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- Adult, Female, Humans, Patient Participation methods, Pregnancy, Parturition psychology, Patient Participation psychology
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Background: Empowerment is expected to have a beneficial effect on a woman's well-being during the perinatal period and her readiness to face the challenges of motherhood. In the literature on pregnancy and childbirth, empowerment is used widely in different contexts, with different connotations and often without a definition, thus indicating a lack of clarity of what is actually meant by the concept., Objective: To report an analysis of the concept of women's empowerment in the context of the perinatal period., Methods: We used the concept analysis framework of Walker and Avant to analyse the concept of women's empowerment during pregnancy and childbirth. In July 2018, we did a systematic search in EBSCOhost, including the database MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES and SocINDEX, using keywords: empower, women, childbirth and their synonyms. All selected papers were analysed for definitions of empowerment, defining attributes, antecedents and consequences., Results: Ninety-seven scientific papers from all continents were included in the analysis. Defining attributes, antecedents, consequences and empirical referents are discussed, and a model case as well as related and contrary cases are presented., Conclusion: Attributes, external and internal to the woman, were identified. Both types of attributes need to be considered within the broader socio-cultural-economic-political landscape of the individual woman, in conjunction with a woman's belief in herself and her meaningful interconnectedness with carers., Relevance: This study resulted in an understanding of empowerment in the context of pregnancy and childbirth that can be used in research and for the development of interventions preparing women for childbirth and their subsequent transition to motherhood., (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2019
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143. Midwifery education: Challenges for the future in a dynamic environment.
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Gottfreðsdóttir H and Nieuwenhuijze MJ
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- Adult, Curriculum standards, Curriculum trends, Female, Humans, Iceland, Maternal Health Services trends, Netherlands, Pregnancy, Education, Nursing trends, Forecasting, Midwifery education
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Iceland and the Netherlands both have a long history of midwifery education and midwifery practice. Starting as a midwife requires a direct entry BSc program in midwifery in The Netherlands, where Iceland requires a nurse-midwife model. This paper presents an overview of midwifery education and its dynamic in these countries. Subsequently, we explore two most notable components that were identified as important for the future of midwifery education. In the concluding section, we reflect how these components support the scope of practice as presented in the Lancet framework for quality maternal and newborn care., (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2018
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144. Factors affecting perceived change in physical activity in pregnancy.
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Merkx A, Ausems M, Budé L, de Vries R, and Nieuwenhuijze MJ
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- Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Netherlands, Pregnancy, Self Efficacy, Surveys and Questionnaires, Exercise psychology, Perception, Pregnant Women psychology
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Objective: reduction of physical activity (PA) during pregnancy is common but undesirable, as it is associated with negative outcomes, including excessive gestational weight gain. Our objective was to explore changes in five types of activity that occurred during pregnancy and the behavioural determinants of the reported changes in PA., Design: we performed a secondary analysis of a cross sectional survey that was constructed using the ASE-Model - an approach to identifying the factors that drive behaviour change that focuses on Attitude, Social influence, and self-Efficacy., Participants: 455 healthy pregnant women of all gestational ages, receiving prenatal care from midwifery practices in the Netherlands., Findings: more than half of our respondents reported a reduction in their PA during pregnancy. The largest reduction occurred in sports and brief rigorous activities, but other types of PA were reduced as well. Reduction of PA was more likely in women who considered themselves as active before pregnancy, women who experienced pregnancy-related barriers, women who were advised to reduce their PA, and multiparous women. Fewer than 5% increased their PA. Motivation to engage in PA was positively associated with enjoying PA., Key Conclusions and Implications for Practice: all pregnant women should be informed about the positive effects of staying active and should be encouraged to engage in, or to continue, moderately intensive activities like walking, biking or swimming. Our findings concerning the predictors of PA reduction can be used to develop an evidence-based intervention aimed at encouraging healthy PA during pregnancy., (Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2017
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145. The use of midwife-led primary antenatal care by obese women in The Netherlands: An explorative cohort study.
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Daemers DOA, van Limbeek EBM, Budé LM, Wijnen HAA, Nieuwenhuijze MJ, and de Vries RG
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- Adult, Body Mass Index, Cohort Studies, Female, Humans, Linear Models, Maternal Health Services, Netherlands, Nurse Midwives standards, Obesity nursing, Practice Patterns, Nurses' trends, Pregnancy, Time Factors, Workforce, Nurse Midwives trends, Obesity diet therapy, Patient Satisfaction, Pregnant Women psychology, Prenatal Care methods
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Objective: to study the effect of body mass index (BMI) on the use of antenatal care by women in midwife-led care., Design: an explorative cohort study., Setting: 11 Dutch midwife-led practices., Participants: a cohort of 4421 women, registered in the Midwifery Case Registration System (VeCaS), who received antenatal care in midwife-led practices in the Netherlands and gave birth between October 2012 and October 2014., Findings: the mean start of initiation of care was at 9.3 (SD 4.6) weeks of pregnancy. Multiple linear regression showed that with an increasing BMI initiation of care was significantly earlier but BMI only predicted 0.2% (R
2 ) of the variance in initiation of care. The mean number of face-to- face antenatal visits in midwife-led care was 11.8 (SD 3.8) and linear regression showed that with increasing BMI the number of antenatal visits increased. BMI predicted 0.1% of the variance in number of antenatal visits. The mean number of antenatal contacts by phone was 2.2 (SD 2.6). Multiple linear regression showed an increased number of contacts by phone for BMI categories 'underweight' and 'obese class I'. BMI categories predicted 1% of the variance in number of contacts by phone., Key Conclusions: BMI was not a relevant predictor of variance in initiation of care and number of antenatal visits. Obese pregnant women in midwife-led practices do not delay or avoid antenatal care., Implications for Practice: Taking care of pregnant women with a high BMI does not significantly add to the workload of primary care midwives. Further research is needed to more fully understand the primary maternal health services given to obese women., (Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)- Published
- 2017
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