‘Naming and faming’ maternity care providers: A mixed-methods study
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Kuipers, Y., De Bock, V., Van de Craen, N., & Bosmans, V. (2024)
‘Naming and faming’ maternity care providers: A mixed-methods study. Midwifery, 130, 103912. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2023.103912
Background: Positive benchmarking can serve as a catalyst for maternity care improvement.
Aim: To retrospectively benchmark Flemish maternity care providers’ qualities, base...
Factors Influencing the Maternal Life Balance of Flemish Mothers, a Cross-Sectional Study
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Kuipers, J., Van Leugenhaege, L., Van de Craen, N., Van den Branden, L., Bleijenbergh, R., Mestdagh, E., & Van Rompaey, B. (2021)
Factors Influencing the Maternal Life Balance of Flemish Mothers, a Cross-Sectional Study. Applied research in quality of life, 16(2), 611-627. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-019-09779-0
This cross-sectional study examined the levels of maternal life balance and its influencing factors. The sample was composed of 731 Flemish mothers who self-reported on percei...
Dutch midwives’ views on and experiences with woman-centred care — A Q-methodology study
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Fontein-Kuipers, Y., de Groot, R., van Beeck, E., van Hooft, S., & van Staa, A. (2019)
Dutch midwives’ views on and experiences with woman-centred care — A Q-methodology study. Women and Birth, 32(6), e567-e575. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2019.01.003
Background: Woman-centred care is a philosophy for midwifery care management of the childbearing woman. There is no mutually recognised internalised way in midwifery to provid...
Reports of work-related traumatic events: a mixed-methods study
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Fontein-Kuipers, Y., Duivis, H., Schamper, V., Schmitz, V., Stam, A., & Koster, D. (2018)
Reports of work-related traumatic events: a mixed-methods study. European Journal of Midwifery, 2, https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/100611
INTRODUCTION There is limited evidence of the effect and impact on midwives of being involved or witnessing traumatic work-related events. We categorised midwives’ selfreport...
Helping Babies Breathe in Sudan
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O'Connor, S., Hamid, A., Elsaid, H., Ahmed, S., Malik, Y., McCarthy, E., …Clarke, L. (2016)
Helping Babies Breathe in Sudan. World of Irish Nursing, 24(8), 55-56
A hospital-to-hospital partnership between Cork and Sudan aims to reduce neonatal deaths in Sudan by focusing on training village midwives in neonatal resuscitation techniques...
Therapeutic safe holding with children and young people in hospital
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Kennedy, R., & Binns, F. (2016)
Therapeutic safe holding with children and young people in hospital. Nursing Children and Young People, 28(4), 28-32. https://doi.org/10.7748/ncyp.28.4.28.s22
This article demonstrates how a strategy to improve patient safety and the patient experience in hospital health care was implemented in a large tertiary children’s hospital. ...
Engaging Parents with Sex and Relationship Education: A UK Primary School Case Study
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Alldred, P., Fox, N., & Kulpa, R. (2016)
Engaging Parents with Sex and Relationship Education: A UK Primary School Case Study. Health Education Journal, 75(7), 855-868. https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896916634114
Objective: To assess an intervention to familiarise parents with children’s books for use in primary (5–11 years) sex and relationship education (SRE) classes. Method: Case st...
Dutch midwives' behavioural intentions of antenatal management of maternal distress and factors influencing these intentions: An exploratory survey
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Fontein-Kuipers, Y. J., Budé, L., Ausems, M., de Vries, R., & Nieuwenhuijze, M. J. (2014)
Dutch midwives' behavioural intentions of antenatal management of maternal distress and factors influencing these intentions: An exploratory survey. Midwifery, 30(2), 234-241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2013.06.010
Objective: to explore midwives' behavioural intentions and the determinants of these intentions with regard to the management of antenatal care of women with maternal distress...
The comparison of birth outcomes and birth experiences of low-risk women in different sized midwifery practices in the Netherlands
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Yvonne Fontein, J. (2010)
The comparison of birth outcomes and birth experiences of low-risk women in different sized midwifery practices in the Netherlands. Women and Birth, 23(3), 103-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2010.01.002
Objective: To examine maternal birth outcomes and birth experiences of low-risk women in the Netherlands in different sized midwifery practices.
Design: Descriptive study usi...
A Clinical Decision
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Kuipers, Y. (2008)
A Clinical Decision. MIDIRS midwifery digest, 18(1), 35-38