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2. Health workers training related to respectful maternal care: preliminary results of IMAgiNE EURO project in 12 countries
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König-Bachmann, Martina, primary, Zenzmaier, Christoph, additional, Imola, Simon, additional, D`Costa, Elisabeth, additional, Ćerimagić, Amira, additional, Drandić, Daniela, additional, Kurbanović, Magdalena, additional, Virginie, Rozée, additional, de La Rochebrochard, Elise, additional, Löfgren, Kristina, additional, Miani, Céline, additional, Batram-Zantvoort, Stephanie, additional, Wandschneider, Lisa, additional, Sarantaki, Antigoni, additional, Metallinou, Dimitra, additional, Lykeridou, Aikaterini, additional, Lazzerini, Marzia, additional, Valente, Emanuelle Pessa, additional, Mariani, Ilaria, additional, Bomben, Arianna, additional, Delle Vedove, Stefano, additional, Morano, Sandra, additional, Nespoli, Antonella, additional, Fumagalli, Simona, additional, Chertok, Ilana, additional, Artzi-Medvedik, Rada, additional, Pumpure, Elizabete, additional, Rezeberga, Dace, additional, Jakovicka, Dārta, additional, Vaska, Agnija, additional, Jansone-Šantare, Gita, additional, Knoka, Anna Regīna, additional, Vilcāne, Katrīna Paula, additional, Liepinaitienė, Alina, additional, Kondrakova, Andželika, additional, Mizgaitienė, Marija, additional, Juciūtė, Simona, additional, Arendt, Maryse, additional, Tasch, Barbara, additional, Nedberg, Ingvild Hersoug, additional, Kongslien, Sigrun, additional, Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir, additional, Baranowska, Barbara, additional, Tataj-Puzyna, Urszula, additional, Węgrzynowska, Maria, additional, Costa, Raquel, additional, Barata, Catarina, additional, Santos, Teresa, additional, Dias, Heloísa, additional, Pinto, Tiago Miguel, additional, Otelea, Marina Ruxandra, additional, Radetić, Jelena, additional, Ružičić, Jovana, additional, Drglin, Zalka, additional, Mihevc Ponikvar, Barbara, additional, Bohinec, Anja, additional, Brigidi, Serena, additional, Castañeda, Lara Martín, additional, Elden, Helen, additional, Linden, Karolina, additional, Zaigham, Mehreen, additional, Sengpiel, Verena, additional, de Labrusse, Claire, additional, Abderhalden-Zellweger, Alessia, additional, Pfund, Anouck, additional, Thorn, Harriet, additional, Grylka, Susanne, additional, Gemperle, Michael, additional, and Mueller, Antonia, additional
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- 2023
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3. Sofia Quintero Romero: Protection and Support of Breastfeeding With a Feminist and Social Justice Lens
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Quintero Romero, Sofia, primary and Arendt, Maryse, additional
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- 2023
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4. International Baby Foods Action Network News Brief: Green Feeding and the Code
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Arendt, Maryse, primary
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- 2023
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5. Building an Evidence Base for the Protection and Support of Breastfeeding: An Interview With Adriano Cattaneo
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Cattaneo, Adriano, primary and Arendt, Maryse, additional
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- 2023
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6. Are our babies off to a healthy start? The state of implementation of the Global strategy for infant and young child feeding in Europe
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Zakarija-Grković, Irena, Cattaneo, Adriano, Bettinelli, Maria Enrica, Pilato, Claudia, Vassallo, Charlene, Borg Buontempo, Mariella, Gray, Helen, Meynell, Clare, Wise, Patricia, Harutyunyan, Susanna, Rosin, Stefanie, Hemmelmayr, Andrea, Šniukaitė-Adner, Daiva, Arendt, Maryse, and Gupta, Arun
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- 2020
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7. Lactation Newsmakers: Documenting our History–The Current State of Breastfeeding in Ukraine: An Interview With Lidiia Romanenko and Olha Shlemkevych
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Romanenko, Lidiia, primary, Shlemkevych, Olha, additional, and Arendt, Maryse, additional
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- 2023
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8. Women's perspectives on the quality of maternal and newborn care in childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia: Results from the IMAgiNE EURO study on 40 WHO standards-based quality measures
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Pumpure, Elizabete, Jakovicka, Dārta, Mariani, Ilaria, Vaska, Agnija, Covi, Benedetta, Valente, Emanuelle Pessa, Jansone‐Šantare, Gita, Knoka, Anna Regīna, Vilcāne, Katrīna Paula, Rezeberga, Dace, Lazzerini, Marzia, Ćerimagić, Amira, Drandić, Daniela, Kurbanović, Magdalena, Virginie, Rozée, de La Rochebrochard, Elise, Löfgren, Kristina, Miani, Céline, Batram‐Zantvoort, Stephanie, Wandschneider, Lisa, Morano, Sandra, Chertok, Ilana, Artzi‐Medvedik, Rada, Liepinaitienė, Alina, Kondrakova, Andželika, Mizgaitienė, Marija, Juciūtė, Simona, Arendt, Maryse, Tasch, Barbara, Nedberg, Ingvild Hersoug, Kongslien, Sigrun, Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir, Baranowska, Barbara, Tataj‐Puzyna, Urszula, Węgrzynowska, Maria, Costa, Raquel, Barata, Catarina, Santos, Teresa, Rodrigues, Carina, Dias, Heloísa, Otelea, Marina Ruxandra, Radetić, Jelena, Ružičić, Jovana, Drglin, Zalka, Ponikvar, Barbara Mihevc, Bohinec, Anja, Brigidi, Serena, Castañeda, Lara Martín, Elden, Helen, Sengpiel, Verena, Linden, Karolina, Zaigham, Mehreen, De Labrusse, Claire, Abderhalden, Alessia, Pfund, Anouck, Thorn, Harriet, Grylka, Susanne, Gemperle, Michael, Mueller, Antonia, and the IMAgiNE EURO study group
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Infant, Newborn ,Parturition ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,COVID-19 ,General Medicine ,World Health Organization ,Latvia ,childbirth, COVID-19, Eastern Europe, IMAgiNE EURO, Latvia, maternity care, newborn care, quality of care ,Pregnancy ,Humans ,Female ,Maternal Health Services ,Pandemics ,Quality Indicators, Health Care ,Quality of Health Care - Abstract
Objective: To investigate women's perspectives on the quality of maternal and new-born care (QMNC) around the time of childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia, comparing the years 2020 and 2021, among women who went into labor or had a prelabor cesarean. Methods: Women giving birth in healthcare facilities in Latvia from March 1, 2020, to October 28, 2021, answered an online questionnaire including 40 WHO standards- based quality measures. Descriptive and multivariate quantile regression analyses were performed to compare QMNC in 2020 and 2021. Results: 2079 women were included in the analysis: 1860 women who went into labor (group 1) and 219 with prelabor cesarean (group 2). Among group 1, 66.4% (n = 99/149) of women received fundal pressure in an instrumental vaginal birth, 43.5% (n = 810) lacked involvement in choices, 17.4% (n = 317) reported suffering abuse, 32.7% (n = 609) reported inadequate breastfeeding support while 5.2% (n = 96) lack of early breastfeeding. A significant reduction in QMNC due to the COVID-19 pandemic was reported by 29.5% (n = 219) and 25.0% (n = 270) of respondents in 2020 and 2021, respectively (P = 0.045). Multivariate analyses highlighted a signifi-cantly lower QMNC index for 2020 compared with 2021 (P < 0.001).Conclusion: This first study investigating QMNC in Latvia showed significant gaps in QMNC perceived by respondents, with slightly better results in 2021. Appropriate health-care strategies to improve health care for women and newborns in Latvia are required.
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- 2022
9. Quality of maternal and newborn care around the time of childbirth for migrant versus nonmigrant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: results of the IMAgiNE EURO study in 11 countries of the WHO European region
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Costa, Raquel, Rodrigues, Carina, Dias, Heloísa, Covi, Benedetta, Mariani, Ilaria, Valente, Emanuelle Pessa, Zaigham, Mehreen, Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir, Grylka-Baeschlin, Susanne, Arendt, Maryse, Santos, Teresa, Wandschneider, Lisa, Drglin, Zalka, Drandić, Daniela, Radetic, Jelena, Rozée, Virginie, Elden, Helen, Mueller, Antonia N., Barata, Catarina, Miani, Céline, Bohinec, Anja, Ruzicic, Jovana, de La Rochebrochard, Elise, Linden, Karolina, Geremia, Sara, de Labrusse, Claire, Batram-Zantvoort, Stephanie, Ponikvar, Barbara Mihevc, Sacks, Emma, Lazzerini, Marzia, the IMAgiNE EURO study Group, and Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica Portuguesa
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Neonatal health care ,EUROPE ,POST_NATAL_CARE ,Childbirth ,Pregnancy ,IMAgiNE EURO study ,Migrant-friendly health systems ,WOMEN ,COVID-19 ,HEALTH ,Maternal health care ,Migrant women - Abstract
Objective To describe the perception of quality of maternal and newborn care (QMNC) around the time of childbirth among migrant and nonmigrant women in Europe. Methods Women who gave birth at a health facility in 11 countries of the WHO European Region from March 2020 to July 2021 were invited to answer an online questionnaire including demographics and childbirth experience. Data were analyzed and compared for 1781 migrant and 20 653 nonmigrant women. Results Migrant women who experienced labor perceived slightly more difficulties in attending routine antenatal visits (41.2% vs 39.4%; P = 0.001), more barriers in accessing facilities (32.9% vs 29.9%; P = 0.001), lack of timely care (14.7% vs 13.0%; P = 0.025), inadequate room comfort and equipment (9.2% vs 8.5%; P = 0.004), inadequate number of women per room (9.4% vs 8.6%; P = 0.039), being prevented from staying with their baby as they wished (7.8% vs 6.9%; P = 0.011), or suffering abuse (14.5% vs 12.7%; P = 0.022) compared with nonmigrant women. For women who had a prelabor cesarean, migrant women were more likely not to receive pain relief after birth (16.8% vs.13.5%; P = 0.039) and less likely to provide informal payment (1.8% vs 4.4%; P = 0.005) compared with nonmigrant women. Overall, the QMNC index was not significantly different for migrant compared with nonmigrant women. Conclusion Gaps in overall QMNC were reported by both migrant and nonmigrant women, with improvements to healthcare necessary for all.
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- 2022
10. Regional differences in the quality of maternal and neonatal care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal: results from the IMAgiNE EURO study
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IMAgiNE EURO study group, Costa, Raquel, Barata, Catarina, Dias, Heloísa, Rodrigues, Carina, Santos, Teresa, Mariani, Ilaria, Covi, Benedetta, Valente, Emanuelle Pessa, Lazzerini, Marzia, Ćerimagić, Amira, Drandić, Daniela, Kurbanović, Magdalena, Virginie, Rozée, de La Rochebrochard, Elise, Löfgren, Kristina, Miani, Céline, Batram-Zantvoort, Stephanie, Wandschneider, Lisa, Morano, Sandra, Chertok, Ilana, Hefer, Emek, Artzi-Medvedik, Rada, Pumpure, Elizabete, Rezeberga, Dace, Jansone-Šantare, Gita, Jakovicka, Dārta, Knoka, Anna Regīna, Vilcāne, Katrīna Paula, Liepinaitienė, Alina, Kondrakova, Andželika, Mizgaitienė, Marija, Juciūtė, Simona, Arendt, Maryse, Tasch, Barbara, Nedberg, Ingvild Hersoug, Kongslien, Sigrun, Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir, Baranowska, Barbara, Tataj-Puzyna, Urszula, Węgrzynowska, Maria, Otelea, Marina Ruxandra, and Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica Portuguesa
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Newborn care ,Portugal ,Childbirth ,IMAgiNE EURO ,Respectful maternity care ,Quality of care ,COVID-19 ,Maternal care - Abstract
Objective: To compare women's perspectives on the quality of maternal and newborn care (QMNC) around the time of childbirth across Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics 2 (NUTS-II) regions in Portugal during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Women participating in the cross-sectional IMAgiNE EURO study who gave birth in Portugal from March 1, 2020, to October 28, 2021, completed a structured questionnaire with 40 key WHO standards-based quality measures. Four domains of QMNC were assessed: (1) provision of care; (2) experience of care; (3) availability of human and physical resources; and (4) reorganizational changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Frequencies for each quality measure within each QMNC domain were computed overall and by region. Results: Out of 1845 participants, one-third (33.7%) had a cesarean. Examples of high-quality care included: low frequencies of lack of early breastfeeding and rooming-in (8.0% and 7.7%, respectively) and informal payment (0.7%); adequate staff professionalism (94.6%); adequate room comfort and equipment (95.2%). However, substandard practices with large heterogeneity across regions were also reported. Among women who experienced labor, the percentage of instrumental vaginal births ranged from 22.3% in the Algarve to 33.5% in Center; among these, fundal pressure ranged from 34.8% in Lisbon to 66.7% in Center. Episiotomy was performed in 39.3% of noninstrumental vaginal births with variations between 31.8% in the North to 59.8% in Center. One in four women reported inadequate breastfeeding support (26.1%, ranging from 19.4% in Algarve to 31.5% in Lisbon). One in five reported no exclusive breastfeeding at discharge (22.1%; 19.5% in Lisbon to 28.2% in Algarve). Conclusion: Urgent actions are needed to harmonize QMNC and reduce inequities across regions in Portugal.
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- 2022
11. Quality of maternal and newborn care in Switzerland during the COVID-19 pandemic : a cross-sectional study based on WHO quality standards
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de Labrusse, Claire, Abderhalden‐Zellweger, Alessia, Mariani, Ilaria, Pfund, Anouck, Gemperle, Michael, Grylka‐Baeschlin, Susanne, Mueller, Antonia N, Valente, Emanuelle Pessa, Covi, Benedetta, Lazzerini, Marzia, Ćerimagić, Amira, Drandić, Daniela, Kurbanović, Magdalena, Virginie, Rozée, de La Rochebrochard, Elise, Löfgren, Kristina, Miani, Céline, Batram‐Zantvoort, Stephanie, Wandschneider, Lisa, Morano, Sandra, Chertok, Ilana, Hefer, Emek, Artzi‐Medvedik, Rada, Pumpure, Elizabete, Rezeberga, Dace, Jansone‐Šantare, Gita, Jakovicka, Dārta, Knoka, Anna Regīna, Vilcāne, Katrīna Paula, Liepinaitienė, Alina, Kondrakova, Andželika, Mizgaitienė, Marija, Juciūtė, Simona, Arendt, Maryse, Tasch, Barbara, Nedberg, Ingvild Hersoug, Kongslien, Sigrun, Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir, Baranowska, Barbara, Tataj‐Puzyna, Urszula, Węgrzynowska, Maria, Costa, Raquel, Barata, Catarina, Santos, Teresa, Rodrigues, Carina, Dias, Heloísa, Otelea, Marina Ruxandra, Radetić, Jelena, Ružičić, Jovana, Drglin, Zalka, Ponikvar, Barbara Mihevc, Bohinec, Anja, Brigidi, Serena, Castañeda, Lara Martín, Elden, Helen, Sengpiel, Verena, Linden, Karolina, Zaigham, Mehreen, De Labrusse, Claire, Abderhalden, Alessia, Thorn, Harriet, Grylka, Susanne, Mueller, Antonia, and the IMAgiNE EURO study group
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Male ,Maternity service ,Infant, Newborn ,Quality of care ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,COVID-19 ,618: Geburtsmedizin und Hebammenarbeit ,General Medicine ,COVID-19, IMAgiNE EURO, maternal health, maternity services, mode of birth, quality of care, Switzerland, WHO standards ,World Health Organization ,WHO standard ,Mode of birth ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Pregnancy ,IMAgiNE EURO ,Humans ,Female ,Maternal health ,Pandemics ,Switzerland - Abstract
Objective: To explore quality of maternal and newborn care (QMNC) in healthcare facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland. Methods: Women giving birth in Switzerland answered a validated online questionnaire including 40 WHO standards-based quality measures. QMNC score was calculated according to linguistic region and mode of birth. Differences were assessed using logistic regression analysis adjusting for relevant variables. Results: A total of 1175 women were included in the analysis. Limitations in QMNC during the pandemic were reported by 328 (27.9%) women. Several quality measures, such as deficient communication (18.0%, n = 212), insufficient number of healthcare professionals (19.7%, n= 231), no information on the newborn after cesarean (26.5%, n = 91) or maternal and newborn danger signs (34.1%, n = 401 and 41.4% n = 4 87, respectively) suggested preventable gaps in QMNC. Quality measures significantly differed by linguistic region and mode of birth. Multivariate analysis established a significantly lower QMNC for women in French- and Italian-speaking regions compared with the German-speaking region. Moreover, in several quality indicators reflecting communication with healthcare providers, women who did not answer the questionnaire in one of the Swiss national languages had significantly worse scores than others. A significant lower QMNC was also found for young and primiparous women and for those who experienced cesarean or instrumental vaginal birth. Conclusion: Women giving birth in Switzerland during the pandemic reported notable gaps in QMNC. Providers should be attuned to women who are younger, primiparous, and those who had an emergency cesarean or instrumental vaginal birth given the lower QMNC reported by these groups. Women who did not respond in a Swiss national language may need improved communication strategies.
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- 2022
12. Science and beyond science in the reporting of quality of facility-based maternal and newborn care during the COVID-19 pandemic—Authors’ reply
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Lazzerini, Marzia, primary, Costa, Raquel, additional, Mariani, Ilaria, additional, Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir, additional, Elden, Helen, additional, Linden, Karolina, additional, Zaigham, Mehreen, additional, Liepinaitienė, Alina, additional, Arendt, Maryse, additional, Drglin, Zalka, additional, Sacks, Emma, additional, Lincetto, Ornella, additional, and Valente, Emanuelle Pessa, additional
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- 2022
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13. The Power of Consumer Activism From the Kennedy Hearings to the International Code: An Interview With Leah Margulies (Part II)
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Margulies, Leah, primary and Arendt, Maryse, additional
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- 2022
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14. Corrections to “Quality of facility-based maternal and newborn care around the time of childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic: Online survey investigating maternal perspectives in 12 countries of the WHO European Region”
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Lazzerini, Marzia, primary, Covi, Benedetta, additional, Mariani, Ilaria, additional, Drglin, Zalka, additional, Arendt, Maryse, additional, Nedberg, Ingvild Hersoug, additional, Elden, Helen, additional, Costa, Raquel, additional, Drandić, Daniela, additional, Radetić, Jelena, additional, Otelea, Marina Ruxandra, additional, Miani, Céline, additional, Brigidi, Serena, additional, Rozée, Virginie, additional, Ponikvar, Barbara Mihevc, additional, Tasch, Barbara, additional, Kongslien, Sigrun, additional, Linden, Karolina, additional, Barata, Catarina, additional, Kurbanović, Magdalena, additional, Ružičić, Jovana, additional, Batram-Zantvoort, Stephanie, additional, Castañeda, Lara Martín, additional, Rochebrochard, Elise de La, additional, Bohinec, Anja, additional, Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir, additional, Zaigham, Mehreen, additional, Santos, Teresa, additional, Wandschneider, Lisa, additional, Viver, Ana Canales, additional, Ćerimagić, Amira, additional, Sacks, Emma, additional, and Valente, Emanuelle Pessa, additional
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- 2022
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15. The Power of Consumer Activism: An Interview With Leah Margulies [Part 1]
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Margulies, Leah, primary and Arendt, Maryse, additional
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- 2022
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16. Sterken et al. Comment on: “Breastfeeding Goals: Are We Fighting the Right War?” by Eidelman
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Sterken, Elisabeth, primary, Arendt, Maryse, additional, and Rundall, Patti, additional
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- 2022
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17. Individual and country‐level variables associated with the medicalization of birth: Multilevel analyses of data from 15 countries in the European region
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Miani, Céline, Wandschneider, Lisa, Batram-Zantvoort, Stephanie, Covi, Benedetta, Elden, Helen, Nedberg, Ingvild Hersoug, Drglin, Zalka, Pumpure, Elizabete, Costa, Raquel, Rozée, Virginie, Otelea, Marina Ruxandra, Drandić, Daniela, Radetic, Jelena, Abderhalden‐Zellweger, Alessia, Ćerimagić, Amira, Arendt, Maryse, Mariani, Ilaria, Linden, Karolina, Ponikvar, Barbara Mihevc, Jakovicka, Dārta, Dias, Heloisa, Ruzicic, Jovana, de Labrusse, Claire, Valente, Emanuelle Pessa, Zaigham, Mehreen, Bohinec, Anja, Rezeberga, Dace, Barata, Catarina, Pfund, Anouk, Sacks, Emma, Lazzerini, Marzia, Drandić Roda, Daniela, Kurbanović, Magdalena, Virginie, Rozée, de La Rochebrochard, Elise, Löfgren, Kristina, Batram Zantvoort, Stephanie, Morano, Sandra, Chertok, Ilana, Hefer, Emek, Artzi‐Medvedik, Rada, Jansone‐Šantare, Gita, Knoka, Anna Regīna, Vilcāne, Katrīna Paula, Liepinaitienė, Alina, Kondrakova, Andželika, Mizgaitienė, Marija, Juciūtė, Simona, Tasch, Barbara, Kongslien, Sigrun, Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir, Baranowska, Barbara, Tataj‐Puzyna, Urszula, Węgrzynowska, Maria, Santos, Teresa, Rodrigues, Carina, Dias, Heloísa, Radetić, Jelena, Ružičić, Jovana, Brigidi, Serena, Castañeda, Lara Martín, Sengpiel, Verena, De Labrusse, Claire, Abderhalden, Alessia, Pfund, Anouck, Thorn, Harriet, Grylka, Susanne, Gemperle, Michael, and Mueller, Antonia
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- 2022
18. Quality of health care around the time of childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the IMAgiNE EURO study in Norway and trends over time
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Nedberg, Ingvild Hersoug, Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir, Kongslien, Sigrun, Mariani, Ilaria, Valente, Emanuelle Pessa, Covi, Benedetta, Lazzerini, Marzia, Ćerimagić, Amira, Drandić, Daniela, Kurbanović, Magdalena, Virginie, Rozée, de La Rochebrochard, Elise, Löfgren, Kristina, Miani, Céline, Batram‐Zantvoort, Stephanie, Wandschneider, Lisa, Morano, Sandra, Chertok, Ilana, Artzi‐ Medvedik, Rada, Pumpure, Elizabete, Rezeberga, Dace, Jansone‐Šantare, Gita, Jakovicka, Dārta, Vaska, Agnija, Knoka, Anna Regīna, Vilcāne, Katrīna Paula, Liepinaitienė, Alina, Kondrakova, Andželika, Mizgaitienė, Marija, Juciūtė, Simona, Arendt, Maryse, Tasch, Barbara, Baranowska, Barbara, Tataj‐Puzyna, Urszula, Węgrzynowska, Maria, Costa, Raquel, Barata, Catarina, Santos, Teresa, Rodrigues, Carina, Dias, Heloísa, Otelea, Marina Ruxandra, Radetić, Jelena, Ružičić, Jovana, Drglin, Zalka, Ponikvar, Barbara Mihevc, Bohinec, Anja, Brigidi, Serena, Castañeda, Lara Martín, Elden, Helen, Sengpiel, Verena, Linden, Karolina, Zaigham, Mehreen, De Labrusse, Claire, Abderhalden, Alessia, Pfund, Anouck, Thorn, Harriet, Grylka, Susanne, Gemperle, Michael, Mueller, Antonia, and the IMAgiNE EURO study group
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Pregnancy ,childbirth, COVID-19, healthcare facility, IMAgiNE EURO, maternal health, Norway, quality of care, WHO standards ,Infant, Newborn ,Parturition ,Humans ,COVID-19 ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,Female ,Maternal Health Services ,General Medicine ,Delivery, Obstetric ,Pandemics ,Quality of Health Care - Abstract
Objective: To describe maternal perception of the quality of maternal and newborn care (QMNC) in facilities in Norway during the first year of COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Women who gave birth in a Norwegian facility from March 1, 2020, to October 28, 2021, filled out a structured online questionnaire based on 40 WHO standards-based quality measures. Quantile regression analysis was performed to assess changes in QMNC index over time. Results: Among 3326 women included, 3085 experienced labor. Of those, 1799 (58.3%) reported that their partner could not be present as much as needed, 918 (29.8%) noted inadequate staff numbers, 183 (43.6%) lacked a consent request for instrumental vaginal birth (IVB), 1067 (34.6%) reported inadequate communication from staff, 78 (18.6%) reported fundal pressure during IVB, 670 (21.7%) reported that they were not treated with dignity, and 249 (8.1%) reported experiencing abuse. The QMNC index increased gradually over time (3.68 points per month, 95% CI, 2.83– 4.53 for the median), with the domains of COVID-19 reorganizational changes and experience of care displaying the greatest increases, while provision of care was stable over time. Conclusion: Although several measures showed high QMNC in Norway during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and a gradual improvement over time, several findings suggest that gaps in QMNC exist. These gaps should be addressed and monitored.
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19. Regional differences in the quality of maternal and neonatal care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal: Results from the IMAgiNE EURO study
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Costa, Raquel, Barata, Catarina, Dias, Heloísa, Rodrigues, Carina, Santos, Teresa, Mariani, Ilaria, Covi, Benedetta, Valente, Emanuelle Pessa, Lazzerini, Marzia, Ćerimagić, Amira, Drandić, Daniela, Kurbanović, Magdalena, Virginie, Rozée, de La Rochebrochard, Elise, Löfgren, Kristina, Miani, Céline, Batram‐Zantvoort, Stephanie, Wandschneider, Lisa, Morano, Sandra, Chertok, Ilana, Hefer, Emek, Artzi‐Medvedik, Rada, Pumpure, Elizabete, Rezeberga, Dace, Jansone‐Šantare, Gita, Jakovicka, Dārta, Knoka, Anna Regīna, Vilcāne, Katrīna Paula, Liepinaitienė, Alina, Kondrakova, Andželika, Mizgaitienė, Marija, Juciūtė, Simona, Arendt, Maryse, Tasch, Barbara, Nedberg, Ingvild Hersoug, Kongslien, Sigrun, Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir, Baranowska, Barbara, Tataj‐Puzyna, Urszula, Węgrzynowska, Maria, Otelea, Marina Ruxandra, Radetić, Jelena, Ružičić, Jovana, Drglin, Zalka, Ponikvar, Barbara Mihevc, Bohinec, Anja, Brigidi, Serena, Castañeda, Lara Martín, Elden, Helen, Sengpiel, Verena, Linden, Karolina, Zaigham, Mehreen, De Labrusse, Claire, Abderhalden, Alessia, Pfund, Anouck, Thorn, Harriet, Grylka, Susanne, Gemperle, Michael, Mueller, Antonia, and IMAgiNE EURO study group
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Male ,Newborn care ,Portugal ,Cesarean Section ,Respectful maternity care ,Infant, Newborn ,Quality of care ,COVID-19 ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,childbirth, COVID-19, IMAgiNE EURO, maternal care, newborn care, Portugal, quality of care, respectful maternity care ,General Medicine ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Pregnancy ,Childbirth ,IMAgiNE EURO ,Humans ,Female ,Maternal care ,Pandemics - Abstract
Objective: To compare women's perspectives on the quality of maternal and newborn care (QMNC) around the time of childbirth across Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics 2 (NUTS-II) regions in Portugal during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: Women participating in the cross-sectional IMAgiNE EURO study who gave birth in Portugal from March 1, 2020, to October 28, 2021, completed a structured question- naire with 40 key WHO standards- based quality measures. Four domains of QMNC were assessed: (1) provision of care ; (2) experience of care ; (3) availability of human and physical resources ; and (4) reorganizational changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Frequencies for each quality measure within each QMNC domain were computed overall and by region.Results: Out of 1845 participants, one-third (33.7%) had a cesarean. Examples of high- quality care included: low frequencies of lack of early breastfeeding and rooming-in (8.0% and 7.7%, respectively) and informal payment (0.7%) ; adequate staff profession-alism (94.6%) ; adequate room comfort and equipment (95.2%). However, substandard practices with large heterogeneity across regions were also reported. Among women who experienced labor, the percentage of instrumental vaginal births ranged from 22.3% in the Algarve to 33.5% in Center ; among these, fundal pressure ranged from 34.8% in Lisbon to 66.7% in Center. Episiotomy was performed in 39.3% of noninstru- mental vaginal births with variations between 31.8% in the North to 59.8% in Center. One in four women reported inadequate breastfeeding support (26.1%, ranging from 19.4% in Algarve to 31.5% in Lisbon). One in five reported no exclusive breastfeeding at discharge (22.1% ; 19.5% in Lisbon to 28.2% in Algarve).Conclusion: Urgent actions are needed to harmonize QMNC and reduce inequities across regions in Portugal.
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20. Individual and country‐level variables associated with the medicalization of birth: Multilevel analyses of IMAgiNE EURO data from 15 countries in the WHO European region
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Miani, Céline, Wandschneider, Lisa, Batram‐Zantvoort, Stephanie, Covi, Benedetta, Elden, Helen, Nedberg, Ingvild Hersoug, Drglin, Zalka, Pumpure, Elizabete, Costa, Raquel, Rozée, Virginie, Otelea, Marina Ruxandra, Drandić, Daniela, Radetic, Jelena, Abderhalden‐Zellweger, Alessia, Ćerimagić, Amira, Arendt, Maryse, Mariani, Ilaria, Linden, Karolina, Ponikvar, Barbara Mihevc, Jakovicka, Dārta, Dias, Heloisa, Ruzicic, Jovana, de Labrusse, Claire, Valente, Emanuelle Pessa, Zaigham, Mehreen, Bohinec, Anja, Rezeberga, Dace, Barata, Catarina, Pfund, Anouk, Sacks, Emma, Lazzerini, Marzia, Drandić Roda, Daniela, Kurbanović, Magdalena, Virginie, Rozée, de La Rochebrochard, Elise, Löfgren, Kristina, Morano, Sandra, Chertok, Ilana, Hefer, Emek, Artzi‐Medvedik, Rada, Jansone‐Šantare, Gita, Knoka, Anna Regīna, Vilcāne, Katrīna Paula, Liepinaitienė, Alina, Kondrakova, Andželika, Mizgaitienė, Marija, Juciūtė, Simona, Tasch, Barbara, Kongslien, Sigrun, Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir, Baranowska, Barbara, Tataj‐Puzyna, Urszula, Węgrzynowska, Maria, Santos, Teresa, Rodrigues, Carina, Dias, Heloísa, Radetić, Jelena, Ružičić, Jovana, Brigidi, Serena, Castañeda, Lara Martín, Sengpiel, Verena, De Labrusse, Claire, Abderhalden, Alessia, Pfund, Anouck, Thorn, Harriet, Grylka, Susanne, Gemperle, Michael, Mueller, Antonia, and Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa
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Europe ,Gender equality ,Episiotomy ,Medicalization ,IMAgiNE EURO ,Respectful maternity care ,Birth ,Cesarean ,Mdwifery - Abstract
Objective: To investigate potential associations between individual and country- level factors and medicalization of birth in 15 European countries during the COVID- 19 pandemic. Methods: Online anonymous survey of women who gave birth in 2020– 2021. Multivariable multilevel logistic regression models estimating associations between indicators of medicalization (cesarean, instrumental vaginal birth [IVB], episiotomy, fundal pressure) and proxy variables related to care culture and contextual factors at the individual and country level. Results: Among 27 173 women, 24.4% (n = 6650) had a cesarean and 8.8% (n = 2380) an IVB. Among women with IVB, 41.9% (n = 998) reported receiving fundal pressure. Among women with spontaneous vaginal births, 22.3% (n = 4048) had an episiotomy. Less respectful care, as perceived by the women, was associated with higher levels of medicalization. For example, women who reported having a cesarean, IVB, or episiotomy reported not feeling treated with dignity more frequently than women who did not have those interventions (odds ratio [OR] 1.37; OR 1.61; OR 1.51, respectively; all: P
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21. Rates of instrumental vaginal birth and cesarean and quality of maternal and newborn health care in private versus public facilities : results of the IMAgiNE EURO study in 16 countries
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Lazzerini, Marzia, Valente, Emanuelle Pessa, Covi, Benedetta, Rozée, Virginie, Costa, Raquel, Otelea, Marina Ruxandra, Abderhalden-Zellweger, Alessia, Węgrzynowska, Maria, Linden, Karolina, Arendt, Maryse, Brigidi, Serena, Miani, Céline, Pumpure, Elizabete, Radetic, Jelena, Drandic, Daniela, Cerimagic, Amira, Nedberg, Ingvild Hersoug, Liepinaitienė, Alina, Rodrigues, Carina, de Labrusse, Claire, Baranowska, Barbara, Zaigham, Mehreen, Castañeda, Lara Martín, Batram-Zantvoort, Stephanie, Jakovicka, Dārta, Ruzicic, Jovana, Juciūtė, Simona, Santos, Teresa, Gemperle, Michael, Tataj-Puzyna, Urszula, Elden, Helen, Mizgaitienė, Marija, Lincetto, Ornella, Sacks, Emma, and Mariani, Ilaria
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Infant health ,Pandemic ,Cesarean Section ,Respectful maternity care ,Infant, Newborn ,Quality of care ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,COVID-19 ,Public facility ,618: Geburtsmedizin und Hebammenarbeit ,General Medicine ,Maternal ,Public ,Newborn ,WHO standards ,WHO standard ,Private ,Pregnancy ,IMAgiNE EURO ,Humans ,Female ,Public Facilities ,Pandemics ,Private facility - Abstract
Objective: To explore the quality of maternal and newborn care (QMNC) during the COVID-19 pandemic by facility type among 16 European countries, comparing rates of instrumental vaginal birth and cesarean. Methods: Women who gave birth in the WHO European Region from March 1, 2020, to February 7, 2022, answered a validated online questionnaire. Rates of instrumental birth, instrumental vaginal birth, and cesarean, and a QMNC index were calculated for births in public versus private facilities. Results: Responses from 25 206 participants were analyzed. Women giving birth in private compared with public facilities reported significantly more frequent total cesarean (32.5% vs 19.0%; aOR 1.70; 95% CI 1.52–1.90), elective cesarean (17.3% vs 7.8%; aOR 1.90; 95% CI 1.65–2.19), and emergency cesarean before labor (7.4% vs 3.9%; aOR 1.39; 95% CI 1.14–1.70) (P < 0.001 for all comparisons), with analyses by country confirming these results. QMNC index results were heterogeneous across countries and regions in the same country and were largely affected by geographical distribution of regions rather than by type of facility alone. Conclusion: The study confirms that births in private facilities have higher odds of cesarean. It also suggests that QMNC should be closely monitored in all facilities to achieve high-quality care, independent of facility type or geographical distribution. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04847336.
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22. Rates of instrumental vaginal birth and cesarean and quality of maternal and newborn health care in private versus public facilities: results of the IMAgiNE EURO study in 16 countries
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IMAgiNE EURO study group, Lazzerini, Marzia, Valente, Emanuelle Pessa, Covi, Benedetta, Rozée, Virginie, Costa, Raquel, Otelea, Marina Ruxandra, Abderhalden-Zellweger, Alessia, Węgrzynowska, Maria, Linden, Karolina, Arendt, Maryse, Brigidi, Serena, Miani, Céline, Pumpure, Elizabete, Radetic, Jelena, Drandic, Daniela, Cerimagic, Amira, Nedberg, Ingvild Hersoug, Liepinaitienė, Alina, Rodrigues, Carina, de Labrusse, Claire, Baranowska, Barbara, Zaigham, Mehreen, Castañeda, Lara Martín, Batram-Zantvoort, Stephanie, Jakovicka, Dārta, Ruzicic, Jovana, Juciūtė, Simona, Santos, Teresa, Gemperle, Michael, Tataj-Puzyna, Urszula, Elden, Helen, Mizgaitienė, Marija, Lincetto, Ornella, Sacks, Emma, Mariani, Ilaria, and Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica Portuguesa
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Private ,IMAgiNE EURO ,Respectful maternity care ,Quality of care ,COVID-19 ,Maternal ,Public ,Newborn ,WHO standards - Abstract
Objective: To explore the quality of maternal and newborn care (QMNC) during the COVID-19 pandemic by facility type among 16 European countries, comparing rates of instrumental vaginal birth and cesarean. Methods: Women who gave birth in the WHO European Region from March 1, 2020, to February 7, 2022, answered a validated online questionnaire. Rates of instrumental birth, instrumental vaginal birth, and cesarean, and a QMNC index were calculated for births in public versus private facilities. Results: Responses from 25 206 participants were analyzed. Women giving birth in private compared with public facilities reported significantly more frequent total cesarean (32.5% vs 19.0%; aOR 1.70; 95% CI 1.52–1.90), elective cesarean (17.3% vs 7.8%; aOR 1.90; 95% CI 1.65–2.19), and emergency cesarean before labor (7.4% vs 3.9%; aOR 1.39; 95% CI 1.14–1.70) (P < 0.001 for all comparisons), with analyses by country confirming these results. QMNC index results were heterogeneous across countries and regions in the same country and were largely affected by geographical distribution of regions rather than by type of facility alone. Conclusion: The study confirms that births in private facilities have higher odds of cesarean. It also suggests that QMNC should be closely monitored in all facilities to achieve high-quality care, independent of facility type or geographical distribution. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04847336.
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23. Quality of maternal and newborn care around the time of childbirth for migrant versus nonmigrant women during the ‐19 pandemic: Results of the study in 11 countries of the European region
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Costa, Raquel, Rodrigues, Carina, Dias, Heloísa, Covi, Benedetta, Mariani, Ilaria, Valente, Emanuelle Pessa, Zaigham, Mehreen, Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir, Grylka‐Baeschlin, Susanne, Arendt, Maryse, Santos, Teresa, Wandschneider, Lisa, Drglin, Zalka, Drandić, Daniela, Radetic, Jelena, Rozée, Virginie, Elden, Helen, Mueller, Antonia N., Barata, Catarina, Miani, Céline, Bohinec, Anja, Ruzicic, Jovana, de La Rochebrochard, Elise, Linden, Karolina, Geremia, Sara, de Labrusse, Claire, Batram-Zantvoort, Stephanie, Ponikvar, Barbara Mihevc, Sacks, Emma, and Lazzerini, Marzia
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Objective To describe the perception of quality of maternal and newborn care (QMNC) around the time of childbirth among migrant and nonmigrant women in Europe. Methods Women who gave birth at a health facility in 11 countries of the WHO European Region from March 2020 to July 2021 were invited to answer an online questionnaire including demographics and childbirth experience. Data were analyzed and compared for 1781 migrant and 20 653 nonmigrant women. Results Migrant women who experienced labor perceived slightly more difficulties in attending routine antenatal visits (41.2% vs 39.4%; P = 0.001), more barriers in accessing facilities (32.9% vs 29.9%; P = 0.001), lack of timely care (14.7% vs 13.0%; P = 0.025), inadequate room comfort and equipment (9.2% vs 8.5%; P = 0.004), inadequate number of women per room (9.4% vs 8.6%; P = 0.039), being prevented from staying with their baby as they wished (7.8% vs 6.9%; P = 0.011), or suffering abuse (14.5% vs 12.7%; P = 0.022) compared with nonmigrant women. For women who had a prelabor cesarean, migrant women were more likely not to receive pain relief after birth (16.8% vs.13.5%; P = 0.039) and less likely to provide informal payment (1.8% vs 4.4%; P = 0.005) compared with nonmigrant women. Overall, the QMNC index was not significantly different for migrant compared with nonmigrant women. Conclusion Gaps in overall QMNC were reported by both migrant and nonmigrant women, with improvements to healthcare necessary for all.
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24. Travelling the World to Lecture and to Share Expertise About Breastfeeding: An Interview With Elizabeth Hormann, BA, EdM
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Arendt, Maryse, primary and Hormann, Elizabeth, additional
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25. Remembering J. Peter Greaves, PhD
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Rundall, Patti, primary and Arendt, Maryse, additional
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26. Article: What is Codex, and Why is it Important?: The Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses: Report November 2021
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Mandell, Lisa, primary and Arendt, Maryse, additional
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27. Quality of facility-based maternal and newborn care around the time of childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic: online survey investigating maternal perspectives in 12 countries of the WHO European Region
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Lazzerini, Marzia, primary, Covi, Benedetta, additional, Mariani, Ilaria, additional, Drglin, Zalka, additional, Arendt, Maryse, additional, Nedberg, Ingvild Hersoug, additional, Elden, Helen, additional, Costa, Raquel, additional, Drandić, Daniela, additional, Radetić, Jelena, additional, Otelea, Marina Ruxandra, additional, Miani, Céline, additional, Brigidi, Serena, additional, Rozée, Virginie, additional, Ponikvar, Barbara Mihevc, additional, Tasch, Barbara, additional, Kongslien, Sigrun, additional, Linden, Karolina, additional, Barata, Catarina, additional, Kurbanović, Magdalena, additional, Ružičić, Jovana, additional, Batram-Zantvoort, Stephanie, additional, Castañeda, Lara Martín, additional, Rochebrochard, Elise de La, additional, Bohinec, Anja, additional, Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir, additional, Zaigham, Mehreen, additional, Santos, Teresa, additional, Wandschneider, Lisa, additional, Viver, Ana Canales, additional, Ćerimagić, Amira, additional, Sacks, Emma, additional, and Valente, Emanuelle Pessa, additional
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28. Advocacy at Work During the Codex Committee on Food Labelling Meeting
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29. Marina Ferreira Rea: A Militant Doctor Active in the Endless Fight for Breastfeeding as a Human Right - A Luta Continua!
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Rea, Marina Ferreira, primary and Arendt, Maryse, additional
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30. Quality of maternal and newborn care around the time of childbirth in Luxembourg during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Results of the IMAgiNE EURO study.
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Arendt, Maryse, Tasch, Barbara, Conway, Francesca, Lecomte, Aline, Covi, Benedetta, Mariani, Ilaria, Valente, Emanuelle Pessa, and Lazzerini, Marzia
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Objective: To investigate the quality of maternal and newborn care (QMNC) during childbirth in Luxembourg from women's perspectives. Methods: Women giving birth in facilities in Luxembourg between March 1, 2020, and July 1, 2021, answered a validated online WHO standards‐based questionnaire as part of the multicountry IMAgINE EURO study. Descriptive and multivariate quantile regression analyses were performed. Results: A total of 493 women were included, representing 5.2% of women giving birth in the four maternity hospitals in Luxembourg during the study period. Most quality measures suggested high QMNC, although specific gaps were observed: 13.4% (n = 66) of women reported not being treated with dignity, 9.1% (n = 45) experienced abuse, 42.9% (n = 30) were not asked for consent prior to instrumental vaginal birth, 39.3% (n = 118) could not choose their birth position, 27% (n = 133) did not exclusively breastfeed at discharge (without significant differences over time), 20.5% (n = 101) reported an insufficient number of healthcare professionals, 20% (n = 25) did not receive information on the newborn after cesarean, and 41.2% (n = 203) reported lack of information on newborn danger signs before discharge. Multivariate analyses highlighted higher reported QMNC indexes among women born outside Luxembourg and delivering with a gynecologist, and significantly lower QMNC indexes in women with the highest education levels and those delivering in the hospital offering some private services. Conclusions: Despite maternal reports suggesting an overall high QMNC in Luxembourg, improvements are needed in specific aspects of care and communication, mostly related to maternal autonomy, respect, and support, but also number and competencies of the health workforce. Synopsis: Women giving birth in Luxembourg during the 16 months of the COVID‐19 pandemic reported gaps in quality of maternal and newborn care around the time of childbirth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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31. An Interview With Gabrielle Palmer, Campaigner Author and Nutritionist, Who Learned From Women Around the World
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Palmer, Gabrielle, primary and Arendt, Maryse, additional
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32. An Interview With Patti Rundall: A Passionate Activist, Full of Energy!
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Rundall, Patti, primary and Arendt, Maryse, additional
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33. Quality of Facility-Based Maternal and Newborn Care During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Multicountry Cross-Sectional Study in the Who European Region Investigating Service Users’ Perspectives
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Lazzerini, Marzia, primary, Covi, Benedetta, additional, Mariani, Ilaria, additional, Drglin, Zalka, additional, Arendt, Maryse, additional, Nedberg, Ingvild Hersoug, additional, Elden, Helen, additional, Costa, Raquel, additional, Drandić, Daniela, additional, Radetić, Jelena, additional, Otalea, Marina Ruxandra, additional, Miani, Céline, additional, Brigidi, Serena, additional, Rozee, Virginie, additional, Ponikvar, Barbara Mihevc, additional, Tasch, Barbara, additional, Kongslien, Sigrun, additional, Linden, Karolina, additional, Barata, Catarina, additional, Kurbanović, Magdalena, additional, Ružičić, Jovana, additional, Batram-Zantvoort, Stephanie, additional, Martín Castañeda, Lara, additional, de La Rochebrochard, Elise, additional, Bohinec, Anja, additional, Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir, additional, Zaigham, Mehreen, additional, Santos, Teresa, additional, Wandschneider, Lisa, additional, Viver, Ana Canales, additional, Ćerimagić, Amira, additional, Sacks, Emma, additional, Muzigaba, Moise, additional, Berdzuli, Nino, additional, Lincetto, Ornella, additional, Pessa Valente, Emanuelle, additional, and Group, IMAgiNE EURO Study, additional
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34. Communicating human biomonitoring results to ensure policy coherence with public health recommendations: analysing breastmilk whilst protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding
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Abstract This article addresses the problem of how to ensure consistency in messages communicating public health recommendations on environmental health and on child health. The World Health Organization states that the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding rank among the most effective interventions to improve child survival. International public health policy recommends exclusive breastfeeding for six months, followed by continued breastfeeding with the addition of safe and adequate complementary foods for two years and beyond. Biomonitoring of breastmilk is used as an indicator of environmental pollution ending up in mankind. This article will therefore present the biomonitoring results of concentrations of residues in breastmilk in a wider context. These results are the mirror that reflects the chemical substances accumulated in the bodies of both men and women in the course of a lifetime. The accumulated substances in our bodies may have an effect on male or female reproductive cells; they are present in the womb, directly affecting the environment of the fragile developing foetus; they are also present in breastmilk. Evidence of man-made chemical residues in breastmilk can provide a shock tactic to push for stronger laws to protect the environment. However, messages about chemicals detected in breastmilk can become dramatized by the media and cause a backlash against breastfeeding, thus contradicting the public health messages issued by the World Health Organization. Analyses of breastmilk show the presence of important nutritional components and live protective factors active in building up the immune system, in gastro intestinal maturation, in immune defence and in providing antiviral, antiparasitic and antibacterial activity. Through cohort studies researchers in environmental health have concluded that long-term breastfeeding counterbalances the effect of prenatal exposure to chemicals causing delay in mental and psychomotor development. Therefore caution should be exercised when presenting the results of biomonitoring of breastmilk. The results should be a motivation to enact strong legislation on chemicals and review the use of chemical substances present in breastmilk, but the results should not be used to undermine the confidence in breastmilk as the optimal food for infants and young children.
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35. Interview Marina Rea: A Militant Doctor Active in the Endless Fight for Breastfeeding as a Human Right - A Luta Continua!
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Marina Ferreira Rea is a Brazilian medical doctor. She has a masters and a doctorate degree in public health from the University of São Paulo (USP). She specialized in breastfeeding at Wellstart International, and completed post-doctoral research at Columbia University, New York, USA, focusing on working women and breastfeeding. She was a researcher at the Health Institute at Columbia University in New York, the Center for Population and Family Health, and at the postgraduate studies, Nutrition in Public Health, University of São Paulo, where she advised many students and published many articles and books (a few selected below). She was a Coordinator of International Breastfeeding Actions at the World Health Organization (Geneva), in the early 1990s, when actions like the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, breastfeeding counseling, and other courses were started. During this same period, the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) and World Breastfeeding Week were initiated. In 1981 she participated in the launching of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes. Marina Rea is a member of the International Baby Food Action Network and its Latin American policy committee, and is the founder of the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) Brazil group. Since 2017, she has been a member of the IBFAN Global Council. She is now retired but continues to volunteer as an IBFAN member. She has two daughters and four grandchildren. A more detailed curriculum vitae in Portuguese can be found here: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8193850878281835 (MR = Marina Rea; MA = Maryse Arendt) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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36. Protecting Breastfeeding From Conflicts of Interest
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Lhotska, Lida, primary, Richter, Judith, additional, and Arendt, Maryse, additional
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37. Annelies Allain: Pioneer of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes
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38. Advocacy at Work During the Codex Committee on Food Labelling Meeting.
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The article presents the discussion on Codex Committee on Food Labelling (CCFL) meeting taking place from September 27 to October 7, 2021. Topics include International labelling standards and guidelines developed by the committee empowering consumers; and proposing guidelines to front-of-pack nutrition labelling and leaving it to countries for deciding the own system.
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39. Compliance with the 'Baby‐friendly Hospital Initiative for Neonatal Wards' in 36 countries
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Maastrup, Ragnhild, Haiek, Laura N., Lubbe, Welma, Meerkin, Deena Yael, Wolff, Leslie, Hatasaki, Kiyoshi, Alsumaie, Mona A., De Leon‐Mendoza, Socorro, Ng, Yvonne P.M., Shorey, Shefaly, Conti, Roxana, Leme, Taynara, Rossetto, Edilaine Giovanini, Acosta, Andrea Aldana, Nuñez, Ana Esther Ortiz, Toala, Esther, Gonzalez, Mirian Elizabeth Ortigoza, Berger, Angelika, Hennequin, Yves, Bosnjak, Anita Pavicic, Niela‐Vilén, Hannakaisa, Laurent, Claire, Rousseau, Sylvaine, Jonsdottir, Rakel, Chapin, Elise M., Smildzere, Amanda, Tamelienėd, Rasa, Žemaitienė, Raminta, Arendt, Maryse, Hansen, Mette Ness, Huitfeldt, Anette Schaumburg, Bernatowicz‐ Łojko, Urszula, Barbieri-Figueiredo, MC, França, Ana Paula, Abolyan, Liubov, Pastbina, Irina, Pallás‐Alonso, Carmen, Moral‐Pumarega, Maria Teresa, Eriksson, Mats, Flacking, Renée, Johnson, Emily, Anderson, Shannon, Berkman, Jola, Boswall, Diane, Brown, Donna, Emberley, Julie, LeDrew, Michelle, Scringer‐Wilkes, Maxine, Semenic, Sonia, Perriman, Nicole, and O'Donoghue, Debbie
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In 2012, the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative for Neonatal Wards (Neo-BFHI) began providing recommendations to improve breastfeeding support for preterm and ill infants. This cross-sectional survey aimed to measure compliance on a global level with the Neo-BFHI's expanded Ten Steps to successful breastfeeding and three Guiding Principles in neonatal wards. In 2017, the Neo-BFHI Self-Assessment questionnaire was used in 15 languages to collect data from neonatal wards of all levels of care. Answers were summarized into compliance scores ranging from 0 to 100 at the ward, country, and international levels. A total of 917 neonatal wards from 36 low-, middle-, and high-income countries from all continents participated. The median international overall score was 77, and median country overall scores ranged from 52 to 91. Guiding Principle 1 (respect for mothers), Step 5 (breastfeeding initiation and support), and Step 6 (human milk use) had the highest scores, 100, 88, and 88, respectively. Step 3 (antenatal information) and Step 7 (rooming-in) had the lowest scores, 63 and 67, respectively. High-income countries had significantly higher scores for Guiding Principles 2 (family-centered care), Step 4 (skin-to-skin contact), and Step 5. Neonatal wards in hospitals ever-designated Baby-friendly had significantly higher scores than those never designated. Sixty percent of managers stated they would like to obtain Neo-BFHI designation. Currently, Neo-BFHI recommendations are partly implemented in many countries. The high number of participating wards indicates international readiness to expand Baby-friendly standards to neonatal settings. Hospitals and governments should increase their efforts to better support breastfeeding in neonatal wards., info:eu-repo/semantics/published
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40. Protecting Breastfeeding From Conflicts of Interest.
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In order to maximize profits from sales of breastmilk substitutes, manufacturers use a whole gamut of strategies to interfere with the effective implementation of policies that protect, promote, and support breastfeeding (e.g., the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes with its subsequent World Health Assembly resolutions and the Global Strategy on Infant and Young Child Feeding). Their strategies create, among other problems, personal and institutional conflicts of interest. Effective Conflict of Interest policies are therefore needed for ensuring that governments, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, and health professionals can protect their independence, integrity, and credibility in order to work in the best interests of children. Conflicts of interest are discussed by Dr Lida Lhotska and Dr Judith Richter, who have been actively involved in these issues internationally. Lida Lhotska holds a BSc in Biology and a PhD in Anthropology. Her international work spans over 25 years. She headed the Infant Feeding and Care team for UNICEF and subsequently joined the IBFAN-Geneva Infant Feeding Association team, always focusing on advancing the protection of breastfeeding through legal and other policy measures. Judith Richter has a multidisciplinary background combining knowledge in the humanities with health sciences (PhD Social Sciences; MA Development Studies; MSc Pharmaceutical Sciences). Her work as a freelance researcher for United Nations agencies, governments, and civil society organizations and networks has centered on safeguarding their capacity to hold transnational corporations accountable. In her interview, Judith Richter explains why conflict of interest regulation matters to health professionals working in the field of lactation. (MA = Maryse Arendt; LL = Lida Lhotska; JR = Judith Richter) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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41. Codex Alimentarius: What Has It To Do With Me?
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Arendt, Maryse, primary
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42. Annelies Allain: Pioneer of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes.
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Arendt, Maryse and Allain, Annelies
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Annelies Allain has been at the forefront of global efforts to support and promote breastfeeding for more than 30 years. Her accomplishments continue to affect all of us who work with breastfeeding families. Born in the Netherlands in 1945, Annelies Allain-van Elk received a scholarship and completed a BA from the University of Minnesota, Duluth, USA. Back in Europe, she obtained a BA in French language and literature (University of Geneva, Switzerland) as well as a translator's diploma. After 4 years working in West Africa and visits to South America, she returned to Geneva to obtain an MA in development studies. She is fluent in English, French, and Dutch and has working knowledge of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and German. Ms. Allain was a co-founder of IBFAN (1979) and the coordinator of IBFAN Europe (1980-1984). In 1984, she moved to Penang, Malaysia, and IBFAN work soon took over as a full-time job. She was instrumental in developing the Code Documentation Centre (1985) and by 1991 it became a foundation (ICDC) registered in the Netherlands. Subsequently, the Centre has trained over 2,000 officials from 148 countries about the International Code, making it the world's top International Code implementation institution. Among her many other education and advocacy activities, Ms. Allain was a co-founder of WABA (1990) and for many years has been a consultant with UNICEF and WHO's Western Pacific Regional Office on International Code implementation and monitoring. In this interview she provides a firsthand account of how most of the major global breastfeeding protection efforts influencing our current situation came into being. (This is a verbatim interview: MA = Maryse Arendt; AA = Annelies Allain.) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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43. Protection, promotion and support of breast-feeding in Europe: progress from 2002 to 2007
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Cattaneo, Adriano, primary, Burmaz, Tea, additional, Arendt, Maryse, additional, Nilsson, Ingrid, additional, Mikiel-Kostyra, Krystyna, additional, Kondrate, Irena, additional, Communal, Marie José, additional, Massart, Catherine, additional, Chapin, Elise, additional, and Fallon, Maureen, additional
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44. Protection, promotion and support of breast-feeding in Europe: progress from 2002 to 2007.
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Cattaneo, Adriano, Burmaz, Tea, Arendt, Maryse, Nilsson, Ingrid, Mikiel-Kostyra, Krystyna, Kondrate, Irena, Communal, Marie José, Massart, Catherine, Chapin, Elise, and Fallon, Maureen
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Objective: To assess progress in the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding in Europe. Design: Data for 2002 and 2007 were gathered with the same questionnaire. Of thirty countries, twenty-nine returned data for 2002, twenty-four for 2007. Results: The number of countries with national policies complying with WHO recommendations increased. In 2007, six countries lacked a national policy, three a national plan, four a national breast-feeding coordinator and committee. Little improvement was reported in pre-service training; however, the number of countries with good coverage in the provision of WHO/UNICEF courses for inservice training increased substantially, as reflected in a parallel increase in the number of Baby Friendly Hospitals and the proportion of births taking place in them. Little improvement was reported as far as implementation of the International Code on Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes is concerned. Except for Ireland and the UK, where some improvement occurred, no changes were reported on maternity protection. Due to lack of standard methods, it was difficult to compare rates of breast-feeding among countries. With this in mind, slight improvements in the rates of initiation, exclusivity and duration were reported by countries where data at two points in time were available. Conclusions: Breast-feeding rates continue to fall short of global recommendations. National policies are improving slowly but are hampered by the lack of action on maternity protection and the International Code. Pre-service training and standard monitoring of breast-feeding rates are the areas where more efforts are needed to accelerate progress. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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45. Maternity care in Luxembourg.
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Arendt, Maryse
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The article offers information on the maternity health services in Luxembourg. It notes that the health care system is based on three fundamental principles, which include a compulsory health insurance, free choice provider for patients and compulsory provider compliance with the fixed set of fees for services. However, midwives can only charge and get reimbursement for one prenatal visit and one postnatal visit.
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46. Codex Alimentarius.
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Lehners-Arendt, Maryse
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The article focuses on the food laws and standards developed by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and the World Trade Organization. The author believes that the Commission created by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization invariably clashes with objectives of the World Trade Organization. At Codex meetings, developing countries are weakly represented. According to the food codes, cereal-based food cannot be labeled as suitable for infants.
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47. Health workers' perspectives on the quality of maternal and newborn health care around the time of childbirth: Results of the Improving MAternal Newborn carE in the EURO Region (IMAgiNE EURO) project in 12 countries of the World Health Organization European Region.
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Valente EP, Mariani I, Bomben A, Morano S, Gemperle M, Otelea MR, Miani C, Elden H, Sarantaki A, Costa R, Baranowska B, König-Bachmann M, Kongslien S, Drandić D, Rozée V, Nespoli A, Abderhalden-Zellweger A, Nanu I, Batram-Zantvoort S, Linden K, Metallinou D, Dias H, Tataj-Puzyna U, D'Costa E, Nedberg IH, Kurbanović M, de La Rochebrochard E, Fumagalli S, Grylka-Baeschlin S, Handra CM, Zaigham M, Orovou E, Barata C, Szlendak B, Zenzmaier C, Vik ES, Liepinaitienė A, Drglin Z, Arendt M, Sacks E, and Lazzerini M
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- Humans, Female, Cross-Sectional Studies, Europe, Infant, Newborn, Pregnancy, Adult, Quality of Health Care, Health Personnel, Surveys and Questionnaires, Quality Improvement, Attitude of Health Personnel, Maternal-Child Health Services standards, Maternal-Child Health Services organization & administration, Parturition, World Health Organization
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Background: Health workers' (HWs') perspectives on the quality of maternal and newborn care (QMNC) are not routinely collected. In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to document HWs' perspectives on QMNC around childbirth in 12 World Health Organization (WHO) European countries., Methods: HWs involved in maternal/neonatal care for at least one year between March 2020 and March 2023 answered an online validated WHO standards-based questionnaire collecting 40 quality measures for improving QMNC. A QMNC index (score 0-400) was calculated as a synthetic measure., Results: Data from 4143 respondents were analysed. For 39 out of 40 quality measures, at least 20% of HWs reported a 'need for improvement', with large variations across countries. Effective training on healthy women/newborns management (n = 2748, 66.3%), availability of informed consent job aids (n = 2770, 66.9%), and effective training on women/newborns rights (n = 2714, 65.5%) presented the highest proportion of HWs stating 'need for improvement'. Overall, 64.8% (n = 2684) of respondents declared that HWs' numbers were insufficient for appropriate care (66.3% in Portugal and 86.6% in Poland), and 22.4% described staff censorship (16.3% in Germany and 56.7% in Poland). The reported QMNC index was low in all countries (Poland median (MD) = 210.60, interquartile range (IQR) = 155.71, 273.57; Norway MD = 277.86; IQR = 244.32, 308.30). The 'experience of care' domain presented in eight countries had significantly lower scores than the other domains (P < 0.001). Over time, there was a significant monthly linear decrease in the QMNC index (P < 0.001), lacking correlation with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic trends (P > 0.05). Multivariate analyses confirmed large QMNC variation by country. HWs with <10 years of experience, HWs from public facilities, and midwives rated QMNC with significantly lower scores (P < 0.001)., Conclusions: HWs from 12 European countries reported significant gaps in QMNC, lacking association with COVID-19 pandemic trends. Routine monitoring of QMNC and tailored actions are needed to improve health services for the benefit of both users and providers., Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04847336., Competing Interests: Disclosure of interests: The authors completed the ICMJE Disclosure of Interest Form (available upon request from the corresponding author) and disclose no relevant interests., (Copyright © 2024 by the Journal of Global Health. All rights reserved.)
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48. Rates of instrumental vaginal birth and cesarean and quality of maternal and newborn health care in private versus public facilities: Results of the IMAgiNE EURO study in 16 countries.
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Lazzerini M, Valente EP, Covi B, Rozée V, Costa R, Otelea MR, Abderhalden-Zellweger A, Węgrzynowska M, Linden K, Arendt M, Brigidi S, Miani C, Pumpure E, Radetic J, Drandic D, Cerimagic A, Nedberg IH, Liepinaitienė A, Rodrigues C, de Labrusse C, Baranowska B, Zaigham M, Castañeda LM, Batram-Zantvoort S, Jakovicka D, Ruzicic J, Juciūtė S, Santos T, Gemperle M, Tataj-Puzyna U, Elden H, Mizgaitienė M, Lincetto O, Sacks E, and Mariani I
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- Female, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Pregnancy, Infant Health, Pandemics, Public Facilities, Cesarean Section, COVID-19 epidemiology
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Objective: To explore the quality of maternal and newborn care (QMNC) during the COVID-19 pandemic by facility type among 16 European countries, comparing rates of instrumental vaginal birth and cesarean., Methods: Women who gave birth in the WHO European Region from March 1, 2020, to February 7, 2022, answered a validated online questionnaire. Rates of instrumental birth, instrumental vaginal birth, and cesarean, and a QMNC index were calculated for births in public versus private facilities., Results: Responses from 25 206 participants were analyzed. Women giving birth in private compared with public facilities reported significantly more frequent total cesarean (32.5% vs 19.0%; aOR 1.70; 95% CI 1.52-1.90), elective cesarean (17.3% vs 7.8%; aOR 1.90; 95% CI 1.65-2.19), and emergency cesarean before labor (7.4% vs 3.9%; aOR 1.39; 95% CI 1.14-1.70) (P < 0.001 for all comparisons), with analyses by country confirming these results. QMNC index results were heterogeneous across countries and regions in the same country and were largely affected by geographical distribution of regions rather than by type of facility alone., Conclusion: The study confirms that births in private facilities have higher odds of cesarean. It also suggests that QMNC should be closely monitored in all facilities to achieve high-quality care, independent of facility type or geographical distribution., Gov Identifier: NCT04847336., (© 2022 The Authors. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.)
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49. Quality of maternal and newborn care around the time of childbirth for migrant versus nonmigrant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results of the IMAgiNE EURO study in 11 countries of the WHO European region.
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Costa R, Rodrigues C, Dias H, Covi B, Mariani I, Valente EP, Zaigham M, Vik ES, Grylka-Baeschlin S, Arendt M, Santos T, Wandschneider L, Drglin Z, Drandić D, Radetic J, Rozée V, Elden H, Mueller AN, Barata C, Miani C, Bohinec A, Ruzicic J, de La Rochebrochard E, Linden K, Geremia S, de Labrusse C, Batram-Zantvoort S, Ponikvar BM, Sacks E, and Lazzerini M
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- Infant, Newborn, Female, Pregnancy, Humans, Pandemics, Parturition, World Health Organization, European People, Transients and Migrants, COVID-19
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Objective: To describe the perception of quality of maternal and newborn care (QMNC) around the time of childbirth among migrant and nonmigrant women in Europe., Methods: Women who gave birth at a health facility in 11 countries of the WHO European Region from March 2020 to July 2021 were invited to answer an online questionnaire including demographics and childbirth experience. Data were analyzed and compared for 1781 migrant and 20 653 nonmigrant women., Results: Migrant women who experienced labor perceived slightly more difficulties in attending routine antenatal visits (41.2% vs 39.4%; P = 0.001), more barriers in accessing facilities (32.9% vs 29.9%; P = 0.001), lack of timely care (14.7% vs 13.0%; P = 0.025), inadequate room comfort and equipment (9.2% vs 8.5%; P = 0.004), inadequate number of women per room (9.4% vs 8.6%; P = 0.039), being prevented from staying with their baby as they wished (7.8% vs 6.9%; P = 0.011), or suffering abuse (14.5% vs 12.7%; P = 0.022) compared with nonmigrant women. For women who had a prelabor cesarean, migrant women were more likely not to receive pain relief after birth (16.8% vs.13.5%; P = 0.039) and less likely to provide informal payment (1.8% vs 4.4%; P = 0.005) compared with nonmigrant women. Overall, the QMNC index was not significantly different for migrant compared with nonmigrant women., Conclusion: Gaps in overall QMNC were reported by both migrant and nonmigrant women, with improvements to healthcare necessary for all., (© 2022 The Authors. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.)
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50. Individual and country-level variables associated with the medicalization of birth: Multilevel analyses of IMAgiNE EURO data from 15 countries in the WHO European region.
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Miani C, Wandschneider L, Batram-Zantvoort S, Covi B, Elden H, Nedberg IH, Drglin Z, Pumpure E, Costa R, Rozée V, Otelea MR, Drandić D, Radetic J, Abderhalden-Zellweger A, Ćerimagić A, Arendt M, Mariani I, Linden K, Ponikvar BM, Jakovicka D, Dias H, Ruzicic J, de Labrusse C, Valente EP, Zaigham M, Bohinec A, Rezeberga D, Barata C, Pfund A, Sacks E, and Lazzerini M
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- Female, Humans, Pregnancy, Multilevel Analysis, Pandemics, World Health Organization, COVID-19 epidemiology, Medicalization
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Objective: To investigate potential associations between individual and country-level factors and medicalization of birth in 15 European countries during the COVID-19 pandemic., Methods: Online anonymous survey of women who gave birth in 2020-2021. Multivariable multilevel logistic regression models estimating associations between indicators of medicalization (cesarean, instrumental vaginal birth [IVB], episiotomy, fundal pressure) and proxy variables related to care culture and contextual factors at the individual and country level., Results: Among 27 173 women, 24.4% (n = 6650) had a cesarean and 8.8% (n = 2380) an IVB. Among women with IVB, 41.9% (n = 998) reported receiving fundal pressure. Among women with spontaneous vaginal births, 22.3% (n = 4048) had an episiotomy. Less respectful care, as perceived by the women, was associated with higher levels of medicalization. For example, women who reported having a cesarean, IVB, or episiotomy reported not feeling treated with dignity more frequently than women who did not have those interventions (odds ratio [OR] 1.37; OR 1.61; OR 1.51, respectively; all: P < 0.001). Country-level variables contributed to explaining some of the variance between countries., Conclusion: We recommend a greater emphasis in health policies on promotion of respectful and patient-centered care approaches to birth to enhance women's experiences of care, and the development of a European-level indicator to monitor medicalization of reproductive care., (© 2022 The Authors. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.)
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