Midwifery

Papers
(The TQCC of Midwifery is 5. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)
ArticleCitations
The impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on maternity care in Europe131
Sustaining quality midwifery care in a pandemic and beyond83
Mental Health & Parental Concerns during COVID-19: The Experiences of New Mothers Amidst Social Isolation53
The impact of covid-19 on midwives’ practice in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania: A reflective account48
Pregnancy and birth planning during COVID-19: The effects of tele-education offered to pregnant women on prenatal distress and pregnancy-related anxiety47
Women's experiences of maternity service reconfiguration during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative investigation46
“Anxious and traumatised”: Users’ experiences of maternity care in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic41
Lessons from past epidemics and pandemics and a way forward for pregnant women, midwives and nurses during COVID-19 and beyond: A meta-synthesis41
Becoming a mother in the ‘new’ social world in Australia during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic39
Changes in social support of pregnant and postnatal mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic38
Women's decision-making autonomy in the household and the use of maternal health services: An Indonesian case study36
Variations in health behaviors among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic36
The impact of COVID-19 on prenatal care in the United States: Qualitative analysis from a survey of 2519 pregnant women35
Breastfeeding after a cesarean section: A literature review32
Maternal vaccines during the Covid-19 pandemic:A qualitative interview study with UK pregnant women31
Vitamin D, preeclampsia and prematurity: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational and interventional studies30
The effectiveness of telemedicine interventions, delivered exclusively during the postnatal period, on postpartum depression in mothers without history or existing mental disorders: A systematic revie30
Restructuring maternal services during the covid-19 pandemic: Early results of a scoping review for non-infected women28
The provision of midwife-led care in low-and middle-income countries: An integrative review27
Changing behaviour in pregnant women: A scoping review27
Women's views and experiences of maternity care during COVID-19 in Ireland: A qualitative descriptive study27
Obstetric violence a qualitative interview study27
The impact of COVID-19 restrictions on women's pregnancy and postpartum experience in England: A qualitative exploration27
Project 20: Midwives’ insight into continuity of care models for women with social risk factors: what works, for whom, in what circumstances, and how26
The importance of nurturing trusting relationships to embed shared decision-making during pregnancy and childbirth25
Perinatal mental health in Ireland: A scoping review25
Mums on the Move: A pilot randomised controlled trial of a home-based physical activity intervention for mothers at risk of postnatal depression25
Stress During Pregnancy and the Development of Diseases in the offspring: A Systematic-Review and Meta-Analysis24
Non-pharmacological interventions to reduce anxiety in pregnancy, labour and postpartum: A systematic review22
Midwife-moderated social media groups as a validated information source for women during pregnancy22
Midwifery education in COVID-19- time: Challenges and opportunities22
Pandemic-related pregnancy stress assessment–Psychometric properties of the Polish PREPS and its relationship with childbirth fear21
Predictors of postpartum depression among Chinese mothers and fathers in the early postnatal period: A cross-sectional study21
Understanding workforce experiences in the early career period of Australian midwives: insights into factors which strengthen job satisfaction21
Online resources and apps to aid self-diagnosis and help seeking in the perinatal period: A descriptive survey of women's experiences20
Provider knowledge and perceptions following an integrated simulation training on emergency obstetric and neonatal care and respectful maternity care: A mixed-methods study in Ghana20
Personal, professional and workplace factors associated with burnout in Jordanian midwives: A national study20
Technology-supported lifestyle interventions to improve maternal-fetal outcomes in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: A meta-analysis19
Adaptation of independent midwives to the COVID-19 pandemic: A national descriptive survey18
‘I know my place’; a meta-ethnographic synthesis of disadvantaged and vulnerable women's negative experiences of maternity care in high-income countries18
“Are you doing your pelvic floor?” An ethnographic exploration of the interaction between women and midwives about pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFME) during pregnancy18
Triggering of postpartum depression and insomnia with cognitive impairment in Argentinian women during the pandemic COVID-19 social isolation in relation to reproductive and health factors18
The effect of cognitive behavioral techniques using virtual reality on birth pain: a randomized controlled trial18
The role and outcomes of music listening for women in childbirth: An integrative review17
How do women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus use mHealth during and after pregnancy? Qualitative exploration of women's views and experiences17
Midwives’ experiences of father participation in maternity care at a large metropolitan health service in Australia17
The effectiveness of massage for reducing pregnant women's anxiety and depression; systematic review and meta-analysis17
The Covid 19 outbreak: Maternal Mental Health and Associated Factors17
Relationship between perceived obstetric violence and the risk of postpartum depression: An observational study17
Impact of bereavement care and pregnancy loss services on families: Findings and recommendations from Irish inquiry reports16
Suicidal ideation: Prevalence and risk factors during pregnancy16
Views and experiences of women, peer supporters and healthcare professionals on breastfeeding peer support: A systematic review of qualitative studies16
Choosing vaginal birth after caesarean section: Motivating factors16
The characteristics and prevalence of phobias in pregnancy16
Leadership and management in midwifery-led continuity of care models: A thematic and lexical analysis of a scoping review15
First-time fathers’ experiences and needs during childbirth: A systematic review15
Vaginal delivery or caesarean section – Severity of early symptoms of postpartum depression and assessment of pain in Polish women in the early puerperium15
Women's lived experience of compassionate midwifery: Human and professional15
A narrative review of parental education in preparing expectant and new fathers for early parental skills15
Maternity care experiences of women with physical disabilities: A systematic review15
Defining vulnerability in European pregnant women, a Delphi study15
Pandemic-related pregnancy stress among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain15
Dissatisfaction of women with induction of labour according to parity: Results of a population-based cohort study14
“It's always hard being a mom, but the pandemic has made everything harder”: A qualitative exploration of the experiences of perinatal women during the COVID-19 pandemic14
Exploring and developing student midwives’ experiences (ESME)—An appreciative inquiry study14
Magnitude of disrespectful and abusive care among women during facility-based childbirth in Shambu town, Horro Guduru Wollega zone, Ethiopia14
Sleep, mental health and wellbeing among fathers of infants up to one year postpartum: A scoping review14
Improving uptake of vaccines in pregnancy: A service evaluation of an antenatal vaccination clinic at a tertiary hospital in the UK14
Maternal self-care in the early postpartum period: An integrative review14
Hypnosis-based interventions during pregnancy and childbirth and their impact on women's childbirth experience: A systematic review14
Mothers’ parenting self-efficacy, satisfaction and perceptions of their infants during the first days postpartum13
Factors associated with postpartum women's knowledge, attitude and practice regarding human milk banks and milk donation: A cross-sectional survey13
Indonesian midwives’ perspectives on changes in the provision of maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study13
Quality of life and the related factors in early postnatal women in Malawi13
Implementing the MAMAACT intervention in Danish antenatal care: a qualitative study of non-Western immigrant women's and midwives’ attitudes and experiences12
Labouring Together: Women's experiences of “Getting the care that I want and need” in maternity care12
Cultural beliefs and health-seeking practices: Rural Zambians' views on maternal-newborn care12
2020 International Year of Midwifery—In the midst of a pandemic12
Women's experience of obstetric anal sphincter injury following childbirth: An integrated review.12
Development and evaluation of TEARDROP - a perinatal bereavement care training programme for healthcare professionals12
Factors associated with childbirth self-efficacy: a multicenter cross-sectional study in China12
Perceptions of women with systemic lupus erythematosus undergoing high-risk prenatal care: A qualitative study12
Maternal health care for refugee women - A qualitative review12
Giving birth and becoming a parent during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative analysis of 806 women's responses to three open-ended questions in an online survey12
Breaking the silence: Determining Prevalence and Understanding Stillbirth Stigma12
A theory of the aims and objectives of midwifery practice: A theory synthesis12
Assessing mental health during pregnancy: An exploratory qualitative study of midwives’ perceptions12
Midwifery and nurse staffing of inpatient maternity services – A systematic scoping review of associations with outcomes and quality of care12
The impact of social media influencers on pregnancy, birth, and early parenting experiences: A systematic review.12
Midwifery students’ experiences of bullying and workplace violence: A systematic review12
Birth plans: A systematic, integrative review into their purpose, process, and impact12
Understanding hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders in the context of childbearing: An international qualitative study12
The comparison of access to an eHealth resource to current practice on mother and co-parent teamwork and breastfeeding rates: A randomized controlled trial12
‘Supporting a first-time mother’: Assessment of success of a breastfeeding promotion programme12
Somali women's experiences of antenatal care: A qualitative interview study11
Effects of online antenatal education on worries about labour, fear of childbirth, preparedness for labour and fear of covid-19 during the covid-19 pandemic: A single-blind randomised controlled study11
“Reassurance that you're doing okay, or guidance if you're not”: A qualitative descriptive study of pregnant first time mothers’ expectations and information needs about postnatal care in England11
Satisfaction of Slovak women with psychosocial aspects of care during childbirth11
Arabic-speaking women's experiences of communication at antenatal care in Sweden using a tablet application—Part of development and feasibility study11
COVID-19: 2020 is the International Year of the Midwife11
Who benefits most from skin-to-skin mother-infant contact after birth? Survey findings on skin-to-skin and birth satisfaction by mode of birth11
Influence of women's request and preference on the rising rate of caesarean section – a comparison of reviews11
Social media use and postpartum body image dissatisfaction: The role of appearance-related social comparisons and thin-ideal internalization11
A meta-analysis of the effects of resistance training on blood sugar and pregnancy outcomes11
Improvement of the breastfeeding self-efficacy and postpartum mental health after lactation consultations – Observational study11
Perceptions of physical activity during pregnancy among women: A descriptive qualitative study11
Primary healthcare midwives’ experiences of caring for parents who have suffered an involuntary pregnancy loss: a phenomenological hermeneutic study11
Determinants of childbirth self-efficacy among multi-ethnic pregnant women in Singapore: A structural equation modelling approach11
Commentary: Creating a definition for global midwifery centers10
Women's experiences of initiating feeding shortly after birth in Ireland: A secondary analysis of quantitative and qualitative data from the National Maternity Experience Survey10
Becoming a mother: Predicting early dissatisfaction with motherhood at three weeks postpartum10
A qualitative study of Norwegian first-time mothers’ information needs in pre-admission early labour10
Trauma informed care education for midwives: An integrative review10
Incidence of maternal near miss among women in labour admitted to hospitals in Ethiopia10
Gestational diabetes mellitus increased the risk of adverse neonatal outcomes: A prospective cohort study in Northwest Ethiopia10
WRISK voices: A mixed-methods study of women's experiences of pregnancy-related public health advice and risk messages in the UK10
Maternal guilt and shame in the postpartum infant feeding context: A concept analysis10
The importance of face to face, group antenatal education classes for first time mothers: A qualitative study10
Sustaining quality education and practice learning in a pandemic and beyond: ‘I have never learnt as much in my life, as quickly, ever’10
A landscaping review of interventions to promote respectful maternal care in Africa: Opportunities to advance innovation and accountability10
Exploring the validity of allostatic load in pregnant women10
A pilot study to evaluate the effect of classroom-based high-fidelity simulation on midwifery students’ self-efficacy in clinical lactation and perceived translation of skills to the care of the breas10
A scoping review of evidence comparing models of maternity care in Australia10
The views and experiences of LGBTQ+ people regarding midwifery care: A systematic review of the international evidence10
The effectiveness of prenatal breastfeeding education on breastfeeding uptake postpartum: A systematic review10
Evidence and guidelines for trauma-informed doula care10
Midwifery students’: Developing an understanding of being ‘with woman’––A qualitative study10
Sustaining the quality of midwifery practice in Belgium: Challenges and opportunities for advanced midwife practitioners10
Midwives’ perception of advantages of health care at a distance during the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland9
The effectiveness of psychological interventions for pregnant women with anxiety in the antenatal period: A systematic review9
Perspectives of partners of mothers who experience mental distress in the postnatal period: A systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis9
Maternal postnatal health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Vigilance is needed9
Intrapartum synthetic oxytocin, behavioral and emotional problems in children, and the role of postnatal depressive symptoms, postnatal anxiety and mother-to-infant bonding: A Dutch prospective cohort9
Barriers and facilitators of self-monitoring of blood glucose engagement among women with gestational diabetes mellitus in China: A mixed-methods study9
Why women utilize traditional rather than skilled birth attendants for maternity care in rural Nigeria: Implications for policies and programs9
Perinatal contraceptive counselling: Effectiveness of a reinforcement intervention on top of standard clinical practice9
The postnatal experiences of resettled Syrian refugee women: Access to healthcare and social support in Nova Scotia, Canada9
The development of midwifery unit standards for Europe9
All that I need exists within me: A qualitative study of nulliparous Norwegian women's experiences with planned home birth9
“Never let a good crisis go to waste”: Positives from disrupted maternity care in Australia during COVID-199
Prevalence and predictors of poor mental health among pregnant women in Wales using a cross-sectional survey9
Following-up midwives after adverse incidents: How front-line management practices help second victims9
The experience of fathers during the covid-19 UK maternity care restrictions9
The initiation of Dutch newly qualified hospital-based midwives in practice, a qualitative study9
Midwife-performed checklist and ultrasound to identify obstetric conditions at labour triage in Uganda: A quasi-experimental study9
A SWOT analysis of the opinions of midwifery students about distance education during the Covid-19 pandemic a qualitative study9
Providing woman-centred care in complex pregnancy situations9
Psychological factors and maternal-fetal attachment in relation to epidural choice9
Barriers and facilitators of maternal healthcare utilisation in the perinatal period among women with social disadvantage: A theory-guided systematic review9
Probiotic interventions to reduce antepartum Group B streptococcus colonization: A systematic review and meta-analysis9
The Journey towards resilience following a traumatic birth: A grounded theory9
A survey of perceived traumatic birth experiences in an Irish maternity sample – prevalence, risk factors and follow up8
Breastfeeding support in low and middle-income countries: Secondary analysis of national survey data8
Perinatal mental health and women's lived experience of the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review of the qualitative literature 2020-20218
Establishing information needs and research priorities in response to the Covid-19 pandemic in the local maternity setting8
The effectiveness of psychoeducation interventions on prenatal attachment: A systematic review8
Postpartum PTSD and birth experience in Russian-speaking women8
Development, psychometric assessment, and predictive validity of the comprehensive breastfeeding knowledge scale8
Relationship between coronavirus disease 2019 in pregnancy and maternal and fetal outcomes: Retrospective analytical cohort study8
Antenatal and postnatal depression – Are Polish midwives really ready for them?8
Maternal perception of paternal breastfeeding support: A secondary qualitative analysis8
Intergenerational co-parenting in the postpartum period: A concept analysis8
The road from ICPD to SDGs: Health returns of reducing the unmet need for family planning in India8
Effect of aerobic water exercise during pregnancy on epidural use and pain: A multi-centre, randomised, controlled trial8
A systematic integrative review examining the impact of Australian rural and remote maternity unit closures8
Women's information needs, decision-making and experiences of membrane sweeping to promote spontaneous labour8
Nutritional adequacy and the role of supplements in the diets of Indigenous Australian women during pregnancy8
Experiences of pregnant women and healthcare professionals of participating in a digital antenatal CMV education intervention8
New graduate midwives’ transition to practice: A scoping review7
Chinese midwives’ perceptions on upright positions during the second stage of labour: A qualitative study7
The lived experience of women with a high-risk pregnancy: A phenomenology investigation7
Women's views and experiences of occasional alcohol consumption during pregnancy: A systematic review of qualitative studies and their recommendations7
A systematic integrative literature review of the factors influencing the professionalization of midwifery in the last decade (2009–2019)7
Traditional practices during pregnancy and birth, and perceptions of perinatal losses in women of rural Pakistan7
First-time fathers’ experience of childbirth: a cross-sectional study7
‘The rollercoaster’: A qualitative study of midwifery students’ experiences affecting their mental wellbeing7
Womens’ experiences of living with obstetric fistula in Ghana–time for the establishment of a fistula centre of excellence7
The breastfeeding and early motherhood experiences of older first-time mothers: A constructivist grounded theory study7
The experience of sleep deprivation for midwives practicing in the united states7
Effects of a health education program targeted to Chinese women adhering to their cultural practice of doing the month: A randomized controlled trial7
Experiences of midwives and nurses when implementing abortion policies: A systematic integrative review7
The perceived impact of birth trauma witnessed by maternity health professionals: A systematic review7
Coping, wellbeing, and psychopathology during high-risk pregnancy: A systematic review7
Perineal management: Midwives’ confidence and educational needs6
“They hold your fate in their hands”: Exploring the power dynamic in the midwifery student-preceptor relationship6
Facilitators and barriers to the implementation of a physiological approach during labour and birth: A systematic review and thematic synthesis6
The UK Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury (OASI) Care Bundle: A critical review6
Your baby is so happy, active, uncooperative: How prenatal care providers contribute to parents’ mental representations of the baby6
Direct and indirect determinants of prenatal depression among Arab-Bedouin women in Israel: The role of stressful life events and social support6
Sources of information during pregnancy and the early parenting period: Exploring the views of women and their partners6
Expressed breast milk feeding practices in Hong Kong Chinese women: A descriptive study6
How norms concerning maternity, femininity and cisgender increase stress among lesbians, bisexual women and transgender people with a fear of childbirth6
Postpartum care content and delivery throughout the African continent: An integrative review6
The use of continuous foetal monitoring technologies that enable mobility in labour for women with complex pregnancies: A survey of Australian and New Zealand hospitals6
Validation of the postpartum bonding questionnaire: A cross-sectional study among Flemish mothers6
Nutrition services offered to pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A qualitative study6
Improvisation and harm avoidance: An ethnographic study of adherence to postnatal care protocols in two hospitals in Southern Ghana6
Doula engagement and maternal opioid use disorder (OUD): Experiences of women in OUD recovery during the perinatal period6
COVID-19. The new normal for midwives, women and families6
Family life starts at home: Fathers’ experiences of a newly implemented Swedish home-based postnatal care model – an interview study6
Acceptability of dietary or nutritional supplementation in pregnancy (ADONS) – Exploring the consumer's perspective on introducing creatine monohydrate as a pregnancy supplement6
The impact of human trafficking in relation to maternity care: A literature review6
The emotional responses of women when terminating a pregnancy for medical reasons: A scoping review6
Reconsidering fear of birth: Language matters6
Effects of an integrated childbirth education program to reduce fear of childbirth, anxiety, and depression, and improve dispositional mindfulness: A single-blind randomised controlled trial6
Women's views and experiences of augmentation of labour with synthetic oxytocin infusion: A qualitative evidence synthesis6
Providing respectful maternity care in northern Ghana: A mixed-methods study with maternity care providers6
Improving antenatal engagement for Aboriginal women in Australia: A scoping review6
Midwives’ experiences of the factors that facilitate normal birth among low risk women in public hospitals in Catalonia (Spain)6
“Stranger in a mask” midwives’ experiences of providing perinatal bereavement care to parents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland: A qualitative descriptive study6
Postnatal depression and anxiety screening and management by maternal and child health nurses in community settings: A scoping review6
Self-reinforcement: Coping strategies of Iranian mothers with preterm neonate during maternal role attainment in NICU; A qualitative study6
“I didn't feel like I could trust her and that felt really risky”: a phenomenographic exploration of how Australian Midwives describe intrapartum risk6
A systematic integrative review of the literature on midwives and student midwives engaged in problematic substance use6
Nutrition information-seeking behaviour of Indonesian pregnant women6
Male involvement in promotion of safe motherhood in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review6
What are women's experiences of immediate skin-to-skin contact at caesarean section birth? An integrative literature review6
An antenatal wish list: A qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis of UK dietary advice for weight management and food borne illness6
Collaborative Learning in Practice (CLiP) in a London maternity ward-a qualitative pilot study6
Flemish midwives’ perspectives on supporting women during the transition to motherhood – A Q-methodology study5
Birth choices after caesarean in Taiwan: A mixed methods pilot study of a decision aid for shared decision making5
Risk perception of cigarette and e-cigarette use during pregnancy: A qualitative postpartum perspective5
Turkish midwives’ experiences and opinions in promoting normal births: A grounded theory study5
COVID-19-related stress in postpartum women from Argentina during the second wave in 2021: Identification of impairing and protective factors5
Reduced length of hospital stay after caesarean section: A systematic review examining women's experiences and psychosocial outcomes5
‘A small person that we made’ - Parental conceptualisation of the unborn child: A constructivist grounded theory5
Essential components of midwifery ethics education: results of a Delphi study5
The association between intimate partner violence and low birth weight and preterm delivery in eastern Ethiopia: Findings from a facility-based study5
Psychometric properties of the modified breastfeeding self-efficacy scale–short form (BSES-SF) among Chinese mothers of preterm infants5
Impact of a medical mobile phone app (QUiPP) for predicting preterm birth on the anxiety and decisional conflicts faced by women in threatened preterm labour5
Baby-friendly hospital initiative accreditation in Taiwan: Challenges and assistance needs5
The progression on the measurement instruments of maternal health literacy: A scoping review5
“After having a waterbirth, I feel like it's the only way people should deliver babies”: The decision making process of women who plan a waterbirth5
Development and validation of a new questionnaire to measure mistreatment of women during childbirth, satisfaction of care, and perceived quality of care5
Lessons learned from the implementation of Canada's first alongside midwifery unit: A qualitative explanatory study5
Exploring lived experiences of informal caregivers for pregnant women seeking scheduled antenatal care during the COVID-19 lockdown in China: A phenomenological study5
Fear of childbirth: Validation study of the Chinese version of Wijma delivery expectancy/experience questionnaire version A5
Development of a tool to assess students’ perceptions of respectful maternity care5
The river of postnatal psychosis: A qualitative study of women's experiences and meanings5
Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of midwife-led care for childbearing women in low- and middle-income countries: A mixed-methods systematic review5
Compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction among Chinese midwives working in the delivery room: A cross-sectional survey5
Community midwives views of postnatal care in the UK; A descriptive qualitative study5
Perceptions of primiparous women about the effect of childbirth preparation classes on their childbirth experience: A qualitative study5
Providing gender affirming and inclusive care to transgender men experiencing pregnancy5
How are decisions made to access a planned epidural in labour? Midwife-woman interactions in antenatal consultations5
The birth trauma psychological therapy service: An audit of outcomes5
Women's experiences of pregnancy and lactation after bariatric surgery: A scoping review5
Relationship between fear of childbirth, self-efficacy, and length of labor among nulliparous women in Indonesia5
Parents' experiences of early discharge after a planned caesarean section: A qualitative interpretive study5
Navigating maternity service redesign in a global pandemic: A report from the field5
0.088868141174316