Validation of the postpartum bonding questionnaire: A cross-sectional study among Flemish mothers
Journal Article
Bleijenbergh, R., Van den Branden, L., van Gils, Y., Van de Craen, N., Van Leugenhaege, L., & Kuipers, Y. J. (2022)
Validation of the postpartum bonding questionnaire: A cross-sectional study among Flemish mothers. Midwifery, 107, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2022.103280
Objective: Becoming a mother is a process of transition that is subject to constant change and may last for over one year postpartum. Bonding is an important component of this...
Midwifery Practice and Education in Antwerp: Forecasting Its Future With Scenario Planning
Journal Article
Bleijenbergh, R., Mestdagh, E., & Kuipers, Y. J. (2022)
Midwifery Practice and Education in Antwerp: Forecasting Its Future With Scenario Planning. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 53(1), 21-29. https://doi.org/10.3928/00220124-20211210-07
Background: Midwifery across the world is facing changes and uncertainties. By recognizing plausible future options, a contemporary and strategic scope of midwifery practice a...
Flemish midwives’ perspectives on supporting women during the transition to motherhood – A Q-methodology study
Journal Article
Van den Branden, L., Van de Craen, N., Van Leugenhaege, L., Mestdagh, E., Timmermans, O., Van Rompaey, B., & Kuipers, Y. J. (2022)
Flemish midwives’ perspectives on supporting women during the transition to motherhood – A Q-methodology study. Midwifery, 105, Article 103213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2021.103213
Objective
In this study we aimed to reveal midwives’ distinct perspectives about midwifery support of women in their transition process during the continuum from pregnancy to ...
Validity and accuracy of the Whooley questions and Fear of Childbirth Scale to identify antenatal reduced emotional wellbeing
Presentation / Conference
Kuipers, Y. (2021, September)
Validity and accuracy of the Whooley questions and Fear of Childbirth Scale to identify antenatal reduced emotional wellbeing. Paper presented at 41st Annual SRIP Conference, Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology, Online
Background: Because of the considerable prevalences of reduced antenatal emotional wellbeing including depression, general anxiety and childbirth-related anxiety, and apprecia...
The impact of motherhood on the course of women's psychological wellbeing
Journal Article
Kuipers, Y. J., Beeck, E. V., Cijsouw, A., & van Gils, Y. (2021)
The impact of motherhood on the course of women's psychological wellbeing. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 6, 100216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2021.100216
Background
Having children or being childless is associated with differences in women's psychological wellbeing during the reproductive age period.
Methods
An individually ma...
A Pre–Post Study Design: Evaluating the Effect of an Intervention to Prevent and Reduce Maternal Distress Among a Pregnant Population
Book
Kuipers, Y. (2020)
A Pre–Post Study Design: Evaluating the Effect of an Intervention to Prevent and Reduce Maternal Distress Among a Pregnant Population. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529713985
It is well known that pregnant women can suffer from maternal distress. Effective interventions can contribute to optimize antenatal maternal emotional wellbeing. A carefully ...
Home-based end of life care for children and their families – a systematic scoping review and narrative synthesis
Journal Article
Malcolm, C., Katherine, K., & Charlotte, T. (2020)
Home-based end of life care for children and their families – a systematic scoping review and narrative synthesis. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 55, 126-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2020.07.018
Abstract
Problem: There is a growing international drive to deliver children’s palliative care services closer to home. Families should have choice of where end of life (EOL)...
Implementing continuity of midwife carer – just a friendly face? A realist evaluation
Journal Article
McInnes, R. J., Aitken-Arbuckle, A., Lake, S., Hollins Martin, C., & MacArthur, J. (2020)
Implementing continuity of midwife carer – just a friendly face? A realist evaluation. BMC Health Services Research, 20(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05159-9
Background
Good quality midwifery care saves the lives of women and babies. Continuity of midwife carer (CMC), a key component of good quality midwifery care, results in bette...
A Q-methodology study: MEtoWE project
Presentation / Conference
Kuipers, Y. (2020, March)
A Q-methodology study: MEtoWE project. Poster presented at Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference (THEconf2020), Dublin
Objective: In this study we aimed to reveal midwives’ distinct perspectives about midwifery support of women in their transition process during the continuum from pregnancy to...
On cloud 9? Maternal emotional wellbeing 6 weeks to 1 year postpartum: A cross-sectional study in Flanders, MEtoWE project
Presentation / Conference
Kuipers, Y. (2020, March)
On cloud 9? Maternal emotional wellbeing 6 weeks to 1 year postpartum: A cross-sectional study in Flanders, MEtoWE project. Poster presented at Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference (THEconf2020), Dublin