[HTML][HTML] How do midwives facilitate women to give birth during physiological second stage of labour? A systematic review

M Healy, V Nyman, D Spence, RHJ Otten… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Both nationally and internationally, midwives' practices during the second stage of labour
vary. A midwife's practice can be influenced by education and cultural practices but …

Resilience-enhancing interventions for antepartum depressive symptoms: systematic review

AL Walker, AB Witteveen, RHJ Otten, CJ Verhoeven… - BJPsych Open, 2022 - cambridge.org
BackgroundAntepartum depressive symptoms (ADS) are highly prevalent and may affect the
mother and child. Cognitive–behavioural therapy and interpersonal therapy are effective …

[HTML][HTML] Continuity of care is an important and distinct aspect of childbirth experience: findings of a survey evaluating experienced continuity of care, experienced …

H Perdok, CJ Verhoeven, J Van Dillen… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2018 - Springer
Background To compare experienced continuity of care among women who received
midwife-led versus obstetrician-led care. Secondly, to compare experienced continuity of …

The capacity of mid‐pregnancy cervical length to predict preterm birth in low‐risk women: a national cohort study

J Van Der Ven, MA Van Os… - Acta obstetricia et …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction We investigated the predictive capacity of mid‐trimester cervical length (CL)
measurement for spontaneous and iatrogenic preterm birth. Material and methods We …

[HTML][HTML] Psychosocial and peripartum determinants of postpartum depression: Findings from a prospective population-based cohort. The ABCD study

AL Walker, SR de Rooij, MV Dimitrova… - Comprehensive …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Postpartum depression is prevalent and concerns a serious health problem for
women and their families. The current large-scale birth cohort study investigated:(1) the …

[HTML][HTML] Consent and refusal of procedures during labour and birth: a survey among 11 418 women in the Netherlands

MSG Van Der Pijl, MK Essink… - BMJ Quality & …, 2023 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Background Informed consent for medical interventions is ethically and legally required; an
important aspect of quality and safety in healthcare; and essential to person-centred care …

Preventing preterm birth with progesterone in women with a short cervical length from a low-risk population: a multicenter double-blind placebo-controlled randomized …

MA Van Os, AJ Van Der Ven… - American journal of …, 2015 - thieme-connect.com
Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of vaginal
progesterone in reducing adverse neonatal outcome due to preterm birth (PTB) in low-risk …

How good is collaboration between maternity service providers in the Netherlands?

D Cronie, M Rijnders, S Jans… - Journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Aims To examine the experiences of inter-professional collaboration of maternity service
providers in the Netherlands and to identify potential enhancing and inhibiting factors for …

Experienced job autonomy among maternity care professionals in The Netherlands

H Perdok, D Cronie, C Van der Speld, J Van Dillen… - Midwifery, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective High levels of experienced job autonomy are found to be beneficial for healthcare
professionals and for the relationship with their patients. The aim of this study was to assess …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacological pain relief and fear of childbirth in low risk women; secondary analysis of the RAVEL study

SLM Logtenberg, CJ Verhoeven… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2018 - Springer
Background Fear of childbirth may reduce the womens' pain tolerance during labour and
may have impact on the mother-infant interaction. We aimed to assess (1) the association …