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OptiBIRTH

Mike Clarke; Declan Devane; Mechthild M. Gross; Sandra Morano; Ingela Lundgren; Marlenen Sinclair; Koen Putman; Beverley Beech; Katri Vehvilainen-Julkunen; Marianne Nieuwenhuijze (Lector); Hugh Wiseman; Valerie Smith; Deirdre Daly; Gerard Savage; John Newell; Andrew Simpkin; Susanne Grylka-Baeschlin; Patricia Healy; Jane Nicoletti; Joan Lalor; Margaret Carroll; Evelien van Limbeek (Lid Lectoraat); Christina Nilsson; Janine Stockdale; Maaike Fobelets; Cecily Begley

Background: Despite evidence supporting the safety of vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC), rates are low in many countries. Methods: OptiBIRTH investigated the effects of a woman-centred intervention designed to increase VBAC rates through an unblinded cluster randomised trial in 15 maternity …

2020-03-06GezondheidArtikel

The usability and effectiveness of mobile health technology–based lifestyle and medical intervention apps supporting health care during pregnancy: systematic review

S.B. Overdijkink; A.V. Velu; A.N. Rosman; M. van Beukering; M. Kok; R.P.M. Steegers-Theunissen

Background: A growing number of mobile health (mHealth) technology–based apps are being developed for personal lifestyle and medical health care support, of which several apps are related to pregnancy. Evidence on usability and effectiveness is limited but crucial for successful implementation. Objective: …

2018-04-24GezondheidArtikel

Influence of gestational age at initiation of antihypertensive therapy: secondary analysis of CHIPS trial data (Control of Hypertension in Pregnancy Study)

A. Pels; A.N. Rosman; et al.

For hypertensive women in CHIPS (Control of Hypertension in Pregnancy Study), we assessed whether the maternal benefits of tight control could be achieved, while minimizing any potentially negative effect on fetal growth, by delaying initiation of antihypertensive therapy until later in pregnancy. For …

2018-04-23GezondheidArtikel

Clinician-centred interventions to increase vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC)

Annette Bernloehr; Cecily Begley; Christina Nilsson; Declan Devane; Evelien van Limbeek (Lid Lectoraat); Ingela Lundgren; Jane Nicoletti; Joan Lalor; Katri Vehvilainen-Julkunen; Valerie Smith

Background The number of caesarean sections (CS) is increasing globally, and repeat CS after a previous CS is a significant contributor to the overall CS rate. Vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC) can be seen as a real and viable option for most women with previous CS. To achieve success, however, women …

2015-02-05GezondheidArtikel

Effects of induction of labour versus expectant management in women with impending post-term pregnancies

Joep C. Kortekaas; Aafke Bruinsma; Judit K.J. Keulen; Jeroen van Dillen; Martijn A. Oudijk; Joost J. Zwart; Jannet J.H. Bakker; Dokie de Bont; Marianne Nieuwenhuijze (Lector); Pien Offerhaus; Anton H, van Kaam; Frank Vandenbussche; Ben Willem J. Mol; Esteriek de Miranda

Background: Post-term pregnancy, a pregnancy exceeding 294 days or 42 completed weeks, is associated with increased perinatal morbidity and mortality and is considered a high-risk condition which requires specialist surveillance and induction of labour. However, there is uncertainty on the policy …

2014GezondheidArtikel

Decision aids to improve informed decision‐making in pregnancy care: a systematic review

F. Vlemmix; J.K. Warendorf; A.N. Rosman; M. Kok; B.W.J. Mol; J.M. Morris; N. Nassar

Background Rapid development in health care has resulted in an increasing number of screening and treatment options. Consequently, there is an urgency to provide people with relevant information about benefits and risks of healthcare options in an unbiased way. Decision aids help people to make decisions …

2012-11-12GezondheidArtikel

Smoking and low birth weight: absence of influence by carbon monoxide?

PA de Jong; PH Kurver; PJ Cornelissen; van Woensel; WC Oel; EJ Wouters (Lector)

Fetal outcome in 77 uneventful pregnancies was examined and related to venous cord carboxyhaemoglobin (HbCO) levels. 30 women were smokers, 47 were non-smokers. Birth weight and birth weight centiles were found to be substantially reduced in children of mothers who smoked. HbCO levels were significantly …

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