Search Results - "Gross, Mechthild"

Variations in use of childbirth interventions in 13 high-income countries: A multinational cross-sectional study by Seijmonsbergen-Schermers, Anna E, van den Akker, Thomas, Rydahl, Eva, Beeckman, Katrien, Bogaerts, Annick, Binfa, Lorena, Frith, Lucy, Gross, Mechthild M, Misselwitz, Björn, Hálfdánsdóttir, Berglind, Daly, Deirdre, Corcoran, Paul, Calleja-Agius, Jean, Calleja, Neville, Gatt, Miriam, Vika Nilsen, Anne Britt, Declercq, Eugene, Gissler, Mika, Heino, Anna, Lindgren, Helena, de Jonge, Ank

“…Variations in intervention rates, without subsequent reductions in adverse outcomes, can indicate overuse. We studied variations in and associations between…”
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Intrapartum time intervals and transfer of nulliparae from community births to maternity care units in Germany by Hill, Janice, Zinsser, Laura A., Wiemer, Anke, Gross, Mechthild M., Stoll, Kathrin

“…Background Over one‐third of nulliparae planning births either at home or in freestanding midwife‐led birthing centers (community births) in high‐income…”
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How much synthetic oxytocin is infused during labour? A review and analysis of regimens used in 12 countries by Daly, Deirdre, Minnie, Karin C. S, Blignaut, Alwiena, Blix, Ellen, Vika Nilsen, Anne Britt, Dencker, Anna, Beeckman, Katrien, Gross, Mechthild M, Pehlke-Milde, Jessica, Grylka-Baeschlin, Susanne, Koenig-Bachmann, Martina, Clausen, Jette Aaroe, Hadjigeorgiou, Eleni, Morano, Sandra, Iannuzzi, Laura, Baranowska, Barbara, Kiersnowska, Iwona, Uvnäs-Moberg, Kerstin

“…Objective To compare synthetic oxytocin infusion regimens used during labour, calculate the International Units (IU) escalation rate and total amount of IU…”
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An exploratory review on the empirical evaluation of the quality of reporting and analyzing labor duration by Celetta, Emilienne, Spineli, Loukia M., Avignon, Valérie, Gehling, Hanna, Gross, Mechthild M.

“…Introduction This exploratory review aimed to provide empirical evidence on the definitions of labor, the statistical approaches and measures reported in…”
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Measuring disrespect and abuse during childbirth in a high-resource country: Development and validation of a German self-report tool by Limmer, Claudia M., Stoll, Kathrin, Vedam, Saraswathi, Leinweber, Julia, Gross, Mechthild M.

“…Increasing evidence on disrespect and abuse during childbirth has led to growing concern about the quality of care childbearing women are experiencing. To…”
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Changing behaviour in pregnant women: A scoping review by Zinsser, Laura A., Stoll, Kathrin, Wieber, Frank, Pehlke-Milde, Jessica, Gross, Mechthild M.

“…•Education for knowledge gain is the form of intervention most often used for behaviour change.•There is a need for behaviour change programmes during…”
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Investigating the associations between early labour onset symptoms and self-diagnosed labour onset in a cohort study of primiparas by Gehling, Hanna, Spineli, Loukia M., Gross, Mechthild M.

“…•Defining the self-diagnosed onset of early labour from a primipara’s point of view.•First observational study on the interrelations among labour onset…”
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Diagnosing onset of labor: a systematic review of definitions in the research literature by Hanley, Gillian E, Munro, Sarah, Greyson, Devon, Gross, Mechthild M, Hundley, Vanora, Spiby, Helen, Janssen, Patricia A

“…The diagnosis of labor onset has been described as one of the most important judgments in maternity care. There is compelling evidence that the duration of…”
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Are There Epigenetic Oxytocin-Mediated Effects on the Mother and Infant during Physiological Childbirth? by Uvnäs-Moberg, Kerstin, Gross, Mechthild M, Agius, Andee, Downe, Soo, Calleja-Agius, Jean

“…Studies have shown that long-term positive behavioural and physiological changes are induced in connection with vaginal, physiological birth, and skin-to-skin…”
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Accelerated Training of Skilled Birth Attendants in a Marginalized Population on the Thai-Myanmar Border: A Multiple Methods Program Evaluation by White, Adrienne Lynne, Min, Thaw Htwe, Gross, Mechthild M, Kajeechiwa, Ladda, Thwin, May Myo, Hanboonkunupakarn, Borimas, Than, Hla Hla, Zin, Thet Wai, Rijken, Marcus J, Hoogenboom, Gabie, McGready, Rose

“…To evaluate a skilled birth attendant (SBA) training program in a neglected population on the Thai-Myanmar border, we used multiple methods to show that…”
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Got Milk? Breastfeeding and Milk Analysis of a Mother on Chronic Hemodialysis by Balzer, Michael S, Gross, Mechthild M, Lichtinghagen, Ralf, Haller, Hermann, Schmitt, Roland

“…Women on dialysis rarely become pregnant. However, the overall rate of successful pregnancies is increasing in this patient population and breastfeeding…”
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The Yin and Yang of the oxytocin and stress systems: opposites, yet interdependent and intertwined determinants of lifelong health trajectories by Uvnäs-Moberg, Kerstin, Gross, Mechthild M, Calleja-Agius, Jean, Turner, Jonathan D

“…During parturition and the immediate post-partum period there are two opposite, yet interdependent and intertwined systems that are highly active and play a…”
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'Groping through the fog': a metasynthesis of women's experiences on VBAC (Vaginal birth after Caesarean section) by Lundgren, Ingela, Begley, Cecily, Gross, Mechthild M, Bondas, Terese

“…Vaginal birth after Caesarean section (VBAC) is a relevant question for a large number of women due to the internationally rising Caesarean section (CS) rate…”
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Deciding on the mode of birth after a previous caesarean section – An online survey investigating women's preferences in Western Switzerland by Bonzon, Magali, Gross, Mechthild M., Karch, André, Grylka-Baeschlin, Susanne

“…promoting vaginal births after caesarean section (VBAC) for eligible women and increasing rates of successful VBACs are the best strategies to reduce the…”
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Development and validation of a tool for advising primiparous women during early labour: study protocol for the GebStart Study by Grylka-Baeschlin, Susanne, Gross, Mechthild M, Mueller, Antonia N, Pehlke-Milde, Jessica

“…IntroductionPregnant women experience early labour with different physical and emotional symptoms. Early admission to hospital has been found to be associated…”
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Describing the transition from late pregnancy into early labour – A prospective cohort study by Gehling, Hanna, Edmonds, Joyce K., Zinsser, Laura A., Gross, Mechthild M.

“…•An exploratory prospective cohort study on subjective labour onset symptoms and certainty of labour onset in primipara women.•Describing a “transitory phase…”
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Women's perceptions of induction of labour outcomes: Results of an online-survey in Germany by Schwarz, Christiane, Gross, Mechthild M, Heusser, Peter, Berger, Bettina

“…induction of labour (IOL) is a common procedure in high income countries. It may be conducted for medical as well as non-medical reasons. Women's views on…”
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Midwifery students witnessing violence during labour and birth and their attitudes towards supporting normal labour: A cross-sectional survey by Schoene, Bettina E.F., Oblasser, Claudia, Stoll, Kathrin, Gross, Mechthild M.

“…•Midwifery students:•observe both, midwives and physicians, perpetrating violence towards labouring women.•suffer because of their experiences with symptoms of…”
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Protocol for the development of a salutogenic intrapartum core outcome set (SIPCOS) by Smith, Valerie, Daly, Deirdre, Lundgren, Ingela, Eri, Tine, Begley, Cecily, Gross, Mechthild M, Downe, Soo, Alfirevic, Zarko, Devane, Declan

“…Maternity intrapartum care research and clinical care more often focus on outcomes that minimise or prevent adverse health rather than on what constitutes…”
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Inter-institutional variations in oxytocin augmentation during labour in German university hospitals: a national survey by Helbig, Sonja, Petersen, Antje, Sitter, Erika, Daly, Deirdre, Gross, Mechthild M

“…There are several international guidelines on oxytocin regimens for induction and augmentation of labour, but no agreement on a standardised regimen in…”
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