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Data Resource Profile: Maternity Services Dataset (MSDS) [PDF]

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2023
Introduction The Maternity Services Dataset (MSDS) is a comprehensive administrative dataset, capturing detailed information on NHS-funded maternity services in England. It encompasses the full maternity care pathway.
Catherine Stewart, Jennifer Hall, Katie Harron   +2 more
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A survey and stakeholder consultation of Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) programmes in English maternity services [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2023
Background Healthcare-based Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (hIDVA) are evidence-based programmes that provide emotional and practical support to service users experiencing domestic abuse.
Camilla Forbes, Hayley Alderson, Jill Domoney, Alexandra Papamichail, Vashti Berry, Ruth McGovern, Nick Sevdalis, Judith Rankin, Mary Newburn, Andy Healey, Abigail Easter, Margaret Heslin, Gene Feder, Kristian Hudson, Claire A. Wilson, G. J. Melendez-Torres, Louise M. Howard, Kylee Trevillion   +17 more
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Understanding a Minority Group's (Roma) Experiences of Access and Quality in Maternity Services [PDF]

Health Expectations
Background Maternal health is a fundamental human right, ensuring that all women have access to non‐discriminatory, equitable and high‐quality maternal and reproductive healthcare.
Jaspreet Kaur Dullat, Thérèse McDonnell, Louise Hendrick, Léan McMahon, Gemma Moore, Emily Murphy, Carmen Nae, Danut Nae, Marianna Prontera, Eilish McAuliffe   +9 more
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From stress to support: an ethnographic journey of a staff-led wellbeing intervention in maternity services [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research
Background Addressing occupational distress in maternal services is imperative to ensuring staff retention and patient safety. Interventions to promote wellbeing among healthcare staff are urgently needed.
Andrea Knezevic, Katarzyna Olcoń, Jacqui Cameron, Padmini Pai, Julaine Allan   +4 more
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Experiences of nurses providing maternity care in a public hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal: A qualitative study.

PLOS Global Public Health, 2022
Maternity service providers have struggled to provide high-quality services to women and newborns during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic which has substantially impacted health systems and disrupted maternity services globally. Nepal is a resources-limited
Bidhya Basnet, Pratiksha Chapagain, Sabitra Subedi, Tulasha Dahal, Saraswati Neupane, Ranjita Khanal, Richard J Pinder, Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno, Shyam Sundar Budhathoki   +8 more
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Precarity and preparedness during the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic: A qualitative service evaluation of maternity healthcare professionals

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2022
Introduction The SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic has devastated populations, posing unprecedented challenges for healthcare services, staff and service‐users.
Kaat De Backer, Jeremy M. Brown, Abigail Easter, Nina Khazaezadeh, Daghni Rajasingam, Jane Sandall, Laura A. Magee, Sergio A. Silverio   +7 more
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Pregnancy outcomes in women affected by fetal alpha-thalassemia: a case control study

Scientific Reports, 2021
To evaluate the possible associations between fetal α-thalassemia and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes using a provincial woman-child health service information database in China.
Jiangheng Li, Jingli Yan, Yongquan Huang, Jinlu Wei, Bingyan Xie, Maoling Zhu, Wu Jiang   +6 more
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A Comparison of Medical Birth Register Outcomes between Maternity Health Clinics and Integrated Maternity and Child Health Clinics in Southwest Finland

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2016
Introduction: Primary maternity care services are globally provided according to various organisational models. Two models are common in Finland: a maternity health clinic and an integrated maternity and child health clinic.
Miia Tuominen, Anne Kaljonen, Pia Ahonen, Juha Mäkinen, Päivi Rautava   +4 more
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Community perspectives: An exploration of potential barriers to men's involvement in maternity care in a central Tanzanian community.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BACKGROUND:Male involvement in maternal health has been linked to positive health outcomes for women and children, as they control household resources and make significant decisions, which influence maternal health.
Nyasiro S Gibore, Theodora A L Bali
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Pregnancy risk factors associated with birthweight of infants born to Australian Aboriginal women in an urban setting - a retrospective cohort study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018
Background A key focus of the Closing the Gap campaign is to reduce low birthweight in Aboriginal babies. Limited research exists on factors affecting Aboriginal birthweight in urban areas.
Elisa J. Ford, Thomas J. Cade, Lex W. Doyle, Mark P. Umstad   +3 more
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