OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Midwifery is 25. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Mental Health & Parental Concerns during COVID-19: The Experiences of New Mothers Amidst Social Isolation	60
Women's experiences of maternity service reconfiguration during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative investigation	56
“Anxious and traumatised”: Users’ experiences of maternity care in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic	56
Pregnancy and birth planning during COVID-19: The effects of tele-education offered to pregnant women on prenatal distress and pregnancy-related anxiety	55
Changes in social support of pregnant and postnatal mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic	48
Women's decision-making autonomy in the household and the use of maternal health services: An Indonesian case study	48
Lessons from past epidemics and pandemics and a way forward for pregnant women, midwives and nurses during COVID-19 and beyond: A meta-synthesis	46
Becoming a mother in the ‘new’ social world in Australia during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic	44
Breastfeeding after a cesarean section: A literature review	43
The impact of COVID-19 on prenatal care in the United States: Qualitative analysis from a survey of 2519 pregnant women	42
The effectiveness of telemedicine interventions, delivered exclusively during the postnatal period, on postpartum depression in mothers without history or existing mental disorders: A systematic revie	41
Variations in health behaviors among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic	39
Obstetric violence a qualitative interview study	38
The impact of COVID-19 restrictions on women's pregnancy and postpartum experience in England: A qualitative exploration	37
Restructuring maternal services during the covid-19 pandemic: Early results of a scoping review for non-infected women	36
Maternal vaccines during the Covid-19 pandemic:A qualitative interview study with UK pregnant women	36
Non-pharmacological interventions to reduce anxiety in pregnancy, labour and postpartum: A systematic review	35
The importance of nurturing trusting relationships to embed shared decision-making during pregnancy and childbirth	32
Women's views and experiences of maternity care during COVID-19 in Ireland: A qualitative descriptive study	32
Mums on the Move: A pilot randomised controlled trial of a home-based physical activity intervention for mothers at risk of postnatal depression	31
The effectiveness of prenatal breastfeeding education on breastfeeding uptake postpartum: A systematic review	27
Predictors of postpartum depression among Chinese mothers and fathers in the early postnatal period: A cross-sectional study	26
‘I know my place’; a meta-ethnographic synthesis of disadvantaged and vulnerable women's negative experiences of maternity care in high-income countries	25
Stress During Pregnancy and the Development of Diseases in the offspring: A Systematic-Review and Meta-Analysis	25
The effect of cognitive behavioral techniques using virtual reality on birth pain: a randomized controlled trial	25