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What do midwifery leaders need in order to be effective in contributing to the reform of maternity services?

Women and Birth, 2021
PROBLEM Little is known about what midwifery leaders need to effectively contribute to maternity services reform. BACKGROUND Despite evidence establishing midwifery continuity of care as the gold standard of maternity care, implementation of these ...
Joy E. Adcock, M. Sidebotham, J. Gamble
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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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Factors affecting the mental health of pregnant women using UK maternity services during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021
Background People using maternity services in the United Kingdom (UK) have faced significant changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing regulations. We focused on the experiences of pregnant women using UK maternity services during
A. McKinlay, D. Fancourt, A. Burton
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Does institutional maternity services contribute to the fear of childbirth? A focus group interview study.

Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare, 2021
BACKGROUND The quality of institutional maternity services offered significantly determine the health outcomes of pregnant women and their infants. OBJECTIVES The study aimed at understanding perceptions and experiences of new mothers diagnosed with ...
David Onchonga, M. Keraka, V. MoghaddamHosseini, Ákos Várnagy   +3 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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Factors influencing the utilisation of free-standing and alongside midwifery units in England: a qualitative research study [PDF]

, 2020
OBJECTIVE: To identify factors influencing the provision, utilisation and sustainability of midwifery units (MUs) in England. DESIGN: Case studies, using individual interviews and focus groups, in six National Health Service (NHS) Trust maternity ...
Bishop, S., Coleby, D., Culley, L., Grigg, C. P., McCourt, C., Pacanowski, L., Scanlon, M., Spiby, H., Thornton, J. S., Walsh, D., Wilkinson, J.   +10 more
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Maternity services in the UK during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: a national survey of modifications to standard care

BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2020
To explore the modifications to maternity services across the UK, in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic, in the context of the pandemic guidance issued by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), Royal ...
J. Jardine, S. Relph, L. Magee, P. von Dadelszen, E. Morris, Mary Ross-Davie, T. Draycott, A. Khalil   +7 more
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Migrant women’s experiences of pregnancy, childbirth and maternity care in European countries: A systematic review [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Across Europe there are increasing numbers of migrant women who are of childbearing age. Migrant women are at risk of poorer pregnancy outcomes.
Fair, Frankie, Raben, Liselotte, Soltani, Hora, the ORAMMA team,, van den Muijsenbergh, Maria, Vivilaki, Victoria, Watson, Helen   +6 more
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Perinatal Care for Trans and Nonbinary People Birthing in Heteronormative “Maternity” Services: Experiences and Educational Needs of Professionals

Gender & Society, 2022
Childbearing trans and nonbinary people are confronted with the heteronormative and cisgender frameworks that underpin “maternity” services. We explored the educational needs of 108 perinatal staff in the United Kingdom as related to the needs of trans ...
S. Pezaro, Rebecca Crowther, Gemma Pearce, A. Jowett, Laura Godfrey-Isaacs, Isaac Samuels, V. Valentine   +6 more
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