Midwifery

Article	Citations
The impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on maternity care in Europe	124
Midwives in the United Kingdom: Levels of burnout, depression, anxiety and stress and associated predictors	100
Sustaining quality midwifery care in a pandemic and beyond	73
Mental Health & Parental Concerns during COVID-19: The Experiences of New Mothers Amidst Social Isolation	51
The impact of covid-19 on midwives’ practice in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania: A reflective account	46
Pregnancy and birth planning during COVID-19: The effects of tele-education offered to pregnant women on prenatal distress and pregnancy-related anxiety	43
Women's experiences of maternity service reconfiguration during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative investigation	41
Lessons from past epidemics and pandemics and a way forward for pregnant women, midwives and nurses during COVID-19 and beyond: A meta-synthesis	39
New understandings of fathers’ experiences of grief and loss following stillbirth and neonatal death: A scoping review	38
Becoming a mother in the ‘new’ social world in Australia during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic	38
The association between breastfeeding and attachment: A systematic review	36
“Anxious and traumatised”: Users’ experiences of maternity care in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic	35
Pre-service and in-service education and training for maternal and newborn care providers in low- and middle-income countries: An evidence review and gap analysis	34
Exclusive breastfeeding, breastfeeding self-efficacy and perception of milk supply among mothers in Singapore: A longitudinal study	34
Changes in social support of pregnant and postnatal mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic	32
Minority stress adds an additional layer to fear of childbirth in lesbian and bisexual women, and transgender people	32
Variations in health behaviors among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic	31
Neonatal outcomes and its association among gestational diabetes mellitus with and without depression, anxiety and stress symptoms in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study	31
Women's decision-making autonomy in the household and the use of maternal health services: An Indonesian case study	29
Vitamin D, preeclampsia and prematurity: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational and interventional studies	29
Women's successful transition to motherhood during the early postnatal period: A qualitative systematic review of postnatal and midwifery home care literature.	27
The impact of COVID-19 on prenatal care in the United States: Qualitative analysis from a survey of 2519 pregnant women	27
The provision of midwife-led care in low-and middle-income countries: An integrative review	27
Maternal vaccines during the Covid-19 pandemic:A qualitative interview study with UK pregnant women	27
Restructuring maternal services during the covid-19 pandemic: Early results of a scoping review for non-infected women	26

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	25
Project 20: Midwives’ insight into continuity of care models for women with social risk factors: what works, for whom, in what circumstances, and how	24
Women's views and experiences of maternity care during COVID-19 in Ireland: A qualitative descriptive study	24
The impact of COVID-19 restrictions on women's pregnancy and postpartum experience in England: A qualitative exploration	24
Changing behaviour in pregnant women: A scoping review	23
Barriers and facilitators in antenatal settings to screening and referral of pregnant women who use alcohol or other drugs: A qualitative study of midwives’ experience	23
Perinatal mental health in Ireland: A scoping review	22
Breastfeeding after a cesarean section: A literature review	22
Stress During Pregnancy and the Development of Diseases in the offspring: A Systematic-Review and Meta-Analysis	21
Obstetric violence a qualitative interview study	21
The importance of nurturing trusting relationships to embed shared decision-making during pregnancy and childbirth	21
Provider knowledge and perceptions following an integrated simulation training on emergency obstetric and neonatal care and respectful maternity care: A mixed-methods study in Ghana	20
First-time mothers’ satisfaction with their birth experience – a cross-sectional study	20
Midwifery education in COVID-19- time: Challenges and opportunities	20
Women's empowerment in pregnancy and childbirth: A concept analysis	19
Conceptualising women's perinatal well-being: A systematic review of theoretical discussions	19
Pandemic-related pregnancy stress assessment–Psychometric properties of the Polish PREPS and its relationship with childbirth fear	19
Modifiable risk factors for stillbirth: a literature review	19
A qualitative exploration of breastfeeding support groups in Ireland from the women's perspectives	19
Understanding workforce experiences in the early career period of Australian midwives: insights into factors which strengthen job satisfaction	19
Technology-supported lifestyle interventions to improve maternal-fetal outcomes in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: A meta-analysis	18
Predictors of postpartum depression among Chinese mothers and fathers in the early postnatal period: A cross-sectional study	18
Shared decision aids in pregnancy care: A scoping review	18
Midwife-moderated social media groups as a validated information source for women during pregnancy	18
Women's experiences of waterbirth compared with conventional uncomplicated births	17
Mums on the Move: A pilot randomised controlled trial of a home-based physical activity intervention for mothers at risk of postnatal depression	17
Adaptation of independent midwives to the COVID-19 pandemic: A national descriptive survey	17
“Are you doing your pelvic floor?” An ethnographic exploration of the interaction between women and midwives about pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFME) during pregnancy	16
Personal, professional and workplace factors associated with burnout in Jordanian midwives: A national study	16
Perceived threats, benefits and barriers of e-cigarette use during pregnancy. A qualitative analysis of risk perception within existing threads in online discussion forums	16
The effect of cognitive behavioral techniques using virtual reality on birth pain: a randomized controlled trial	16
‘I know my place’; a meta-ethnographic synthesis of disadvantaged and vulnerable women's negative experiences of maternity care in high-income countries	16
Online resources and apps to aid self-diagnosis and help seeking in the perinatal period: A descriptive survey of women's experiences	16
A questionnaire to assess women's perception of respectful maternity care (WP-RMC): Development and psychometric properties	16
Non-pharmacological interventions to reduce anxiety in pregnancy, labour and postpartum: A systematic review	16
Choosing vaginal birth after caesarean section: Motivating factors	15
The role and outcomes of music listening for women in childbirth: An integrative review	15
The characteristics and prevalence of phobias in pregnancy	15
Midwives’ experiences of father participation in maternity care at a large metropolitan health service in Australia	15
Women's lived experience of compassionate midwifery: Human and professional	14
Mothers´ experiences in relation to a new Swedish postnatal home-based model of midwifery care–A cross-sectional study	14
A narrative review of parental education in preparing expectant and new fathers for early parental skills	14
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 factors	14
Humanitarian migrant women's experiences of maternity care in Nordic countries: A systematic integrative review of qualitative research	14
How do women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus use mHealth during and after pregnancy? Qualitative exploration of women's views and experiences	14
Pandemic-related pregnancy stress among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain	14
Dissatisfaction of women with induction of labour according to parity: Results of a population-based cohort study	14
The supporting role of the midwife during the first 14 days of breastfeeding: A descriptive qualitative study in maternity wards and primary healthcare	14
First-time fathers’ experiences and needs during childbirth: A systematic review	14
“Nobody knows, or seems to know how rheumatology and breastfeeding works”: Women's experiences of breastfeeding whilst managing a long-term limiting condition – A qualitative visual methods study	14

Midwives are getting hurt: UK survey of the prevalence and risk factors for developing musculoskeletal symptoms	13
Couples’ prenatal bonding to the fetus and the association with one's own and partner's emotional well-being and adult romantic attachment style	13
Health care providers’ perception of facilitators and barriers for the practice of skin-to-skin contact in Saudi Arabia: A qualitative study	13
Magnitude of disrespectful and abusive care among women during facility-based childbirth in Shambu town, Horro Guduru Wollega zone, Ethiopia	13
Leadership and management in midwifery-led continuity of care models: A thematic and lexical analysis of a scoping review	13
Defining vulnerability in European pregnant women, a Delphi study	13
The effectiveness of massage for reducing pregnant women's anxiety and depression; systematic review and meta-analysis	13
The Labour Progression Study (LaPS): Duration of labour following Zhang's guideline and the WHO partograph – A cluster randomised trial	13
Maternity care experiences of women with physical disabilities: A systematic review	13
The Covid 19 outbreak: Maternal Mental Health and Associated Factors	13
Comparing the effectiveness of a blended learning approach with a conventional learning approach for basic emergency obstetric and newborn care training in Ethiopia	13
Understanding hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders in the context of childbearing: An international qualitative study	12
Factors associated with postpartum women's knowledge, attitude and practice regarding human milk banks and milk donation: A cross-sectional survey	12
“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 pandemic	12
Impact of bereavement care and pregnancy loss services on families: Findings and recommendations from Irish inquiry reports	12
Midwifery students’ experiences of bullying and workplace violence: A systematic review	12
Exploring and developing student midwives’ experiences (ESME)—An appreciative inquiry study	12
Women's experience of obstetric anal sphincter injury following childbirth: An integrated review.	12
Psychometric properties of the Slovak version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale (BSS) and Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R)	12
A theory of the aims and objectives of midwifery practice: A theory synthesis	12
A Romanian experience of syphilis in pregnancy and childbirth	12
Suicidal ideation: Prevalence and risk factors during pregnancy	12
Cultural beliefs and health-seeking practices: Rural Zambians' views on maternal-newborn care	12
Vaginal delivery or caesarean section – Severity of early symptoms of postpartum depression and assessment of pain in Polish women in the early puerperium	12
Assessing mental health during pregnancy: An exploratory qualitative study of midwives’ perceptions	12
Perineal pain the first year after childbirth and uptake of post-partum check-up- A Swedish cohort study	12
Mothers’ parenting self-efficacy, satisfaction and perceptions of their infants during the first days postpartum	12
Factors associated with childbirth self-efficacy: a multicenter cross-sectional study in China	11
Maternal self-care in the early postpartum period: An integrative review	11
Maternal request for cesarian birth without medical indication in a group of healthy women: A qualitative study in Jordan	11
Perceptions of women with systemic lupus erythematosus undergoing high-risk prenatal care: A qualitative study	11
Implementing the liberalized abortion law in Kigali, Rwanda: Ambiguities of rights and responsibilities among health care providers	11
Birth plans: A systematic, integrative review into their purpose, process, and impact	11
Knowledge and use of the ICM global standards for midwifery education	11
Quality of life and the related factors in early postnatal women in Malawi	11
Hypnosis-based interventions during pregnancy and childbirth and their impact on women's childbirth experience: A systematic review	11
A meta-analysis of the effects of resistance training on blood sugar and pregnancy outcomes	11
Immediate, uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding after birth: A cross-sectional electronic survey	11
The comparison of access to an eHealth resource to current practice on mother and co-parent teamwork and breastfeeding rates: A randomized controlled trial	11
Relationship between perceived obstetric violence and the risk of postpartum depression: An observational study	11
Indonesian midwives’ perspectives on changes in the provision of maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study	11
Sustaining quality education and practice learning in a pandemic and beyond: ‘I have never learnt as much in my life, as quickly, ever’	10
Somali women's experiences of antenatal care: A qualitative interview study	10
Improvement of the breastfeeding self-efficacy and postpartum mental health after lactation consultations – Observational study	10
Sleep, mental health and wellbeing among fathers of infants up to one year postpartum: A scoping review	10
Determinants of childbirth self-efficacy among multi-ethnic pregnant women in Singapore: A structural equation modelling approach	10
COVID-19: 2020 is the International Year of the Midwife	10
Implementing the MAMAACT intervention in Danish antenatal care: a qualitative study of non-Western immigrant women's and midwives’ attitudes and experiences	10
Satisfaction of Slovak women with psychosocial aspects of care during childbirth	10
A qualitative study of Norwegian first-time mothers’ information needs in pre-admission early labour	10
Midwifery students’: Developing an understanding of being ‘with woman’––A qualitative study	10
Commentary: Creating a definition for global midwifery centers	10
Better Births – But why not better postnatal care?	10
The views and experiences of LGBTQ+ people regarding midwifery care: A systematic review of the international evidence	10
Breaking the silence: Determining Prevalence and Understanding Stillbirth Stigma	9
Preference of birth mode and postnatal health related quality of life after one previous caesarean section in three European countries	9
2020 International Year of Midwifery—In the midst of a pandemic	9
Development and evaluation of TEARDROP - a perinatal bereavement care training programme for healthcare professionals	9
Barriers and facilitators of self-monitoring of blood glucose engagement among women with gestational diabetes mellitus in China: A mixed-methods study	9
Social media use and postpartum body image dissatisfaction: The role of appearance-related social comparisons and thin-ideal internalization	9
Maternal health care for refugee women - A qualitative review	9
The postnatal experiences of resettled Syrian refugee women: Access to healthcare and social support in Nova Scotia, Canada	9
‘Supporting a first-time mother’: Assessment of success of a breastfeeding promotion programme	9
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 cohort	9
Exploring the validity of allostatic load in pregnant women	9
“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 England	9
Probiotic interventions to reduce antepartum Group B streptococcus colonization: A systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Views and experiences of women, peer supporters and healthcare professionals on breastfeeding peer support: A systematic review of qualitative studies	9
Improving uptake of vaccines in pregnancy: A service evaluation of an antenatal vaccination clinic at a tertiary hospital in the UK	9
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 survey	9
Gestational diabetes mellitus increased the risk of adverse neonatal outcomes: A prospective cohort study in Northwest Ethiopia	9
Sustaining the quality of midwifery practice in Belgium: Challenges and opportunities for advanced midwife practitioners	9
Primary healthcare midwives’ experiences of caring for parents who have suffered an involuntary pregnancy loss: a phenomenological hermeneutic study	9
Becoming a mother: Predicting early dissatisfaction with motherhood at three weeks postpartum	9
The effectiveness of psychological interventions for pregnant women with anxiety in the antenatal period: A systematic review	8
Breastfeeding support in low and middle-income countries: Secondary analysis of national survey data	8
Maternal postnatal health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Vigilance is needed	8
Women's experiences of initiating feeding shortly after birth in Ireland: A secondary analysis of quantitative and qualitative data from the National Maternity Experience Survey	8
What are the benefits? Are they concerned? Women's experiences of water immersion for labor and birth	8
The experiences of midwives in integrated maternity care: A qualitative metasynthesis	8

The initiation of Dutch newly qualified hospital-based midwives in practice, a qualitative study	8
Nutritional adequacy and the role of supplements in the diets of Indigenous Australian women during pregnancy	8
The development of midwifery unit standards for Europe	8
Evidence and guidelines for trauma-informed doula care	8
All that I need exists within me: A qualitative study of nulliparous Norwegian women's experiences with planned home birth	8
Relationship between coronavirus disease 2019 in pregnancy and maternal and fetal outcomes: Retrospective analytical cohort study	8
Following-up midwives after adverse incidents: How front-line management practices help second victims	8
Barriers and facilitators of maternal healthcare utilisation in the perinatal period among women with social disadvantage: A theory-guided systematic review	8
What if something goes wrong? A grounded theory study of parents’ decision-making processes around mode of breech birth at term gestation	8
The experience of fathers during the covid-19 UK maternity care restrictions	8
Perinatal contraceptive counselling: Effectiveness of a reinforcement intervention on top of standard clinical practice	8
Midwives’ perception of advantages of health care at a distance during the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland	8
Perspectives of partners of mothers who experience mental distress in the postnatal period: A systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis	8
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 breas	8
Psychological factors and maternal-fetal attachment in relation to epidural choice	8
Effect of health education on birth preparedness and complication readiness on the use of maternal health services: A propensity score-matched analysis	8
Influence of women's request and preference on the rising rate of caesarean section – a comparison of reviews	8
Key factors deterring women's engagement with skilled birth attendants in three districts of Timor—Leste. A qualitative descriptive study	8
The Journey towards resilience following a traumatic birth: A grounded theory	8
Trauma informed care education for midwives: An integrative review	7
The road from ICPD to SDGs: Health returns of reducing the unmet need for family planning in India	7
Incidence of maternal near miss among women in labour admitted to hospitals in Ethiopia	7
The experience of sleep deprivation for midwives practicing in the united states	7
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 study	7
Effects of a health education program targeted to Chinese women adhering to their cultural practice of doing the month: A randomized controlled trial	7
The impact of social media influencers on pregnancy, birth, and early parenting experiences: A systematic review.	7
‘The rollercoaster’: A qualitative study of midwifery students’ experiences affecting their mental wellbeing	7
Midwife-performed checklist and ultrasound to identify obstetric conditions at labour triage in Uganda: A quasi-experimental study	7
A systematic integrative review examining the impact of Australian rural and remote maternity unit closures	7
A scoping review of evidence comparing models of maternity care in Australia	7
Who benefits most from skin-to-skin mother-infant contact after birth? Survey findings on skin-to-skin and birth satisfaction by mode of birth	7
Establishing information needs and research priorities in response to the Covid-19 pandemic in the local maternity setting	7
The importance of face to face, group antenatal education classes for first time mothers: A qualitative study	7
The effectiveness of psychoeducation interventions on prenatal attachment: A systematic review	7
Labouring Together: Women's experiences of “Getting the care that I want and need” in maternity care	7
Referral linkage among public health facilities in Ethiopia: A qualitative explanatory study of facilitators and barriers for emergency obstetric referral in Addis Ababa city administration	7
Traditional practices during pregnancy and birth, and perceptions of perinatal losses in women of rural Pakistan	7
Midwifery and nurse staffing of inpatient maternity services – A systematic scoping review of associations with outcomes and quality of care	7
WRISK voices: A mixed-methods study of women's experiences of pregnancy-related public health advice and risk messages in the UK	7
Assessing the determinants of antenatal care adherence for Indigenous and non-Indigenous women in southwestern Uganda	7
Maternal guilt and shame in the postpartum infant feeding context: A concept analysis	7
Arabic-speaking women's experiences of communication at antenatal care in Sweden using a tablet application—Part of development and feasibility study	7
Family life starts at home: Fathers’ experiences of a newly implemented Swedish home-based postnatal care model – an interview study	6
Development, psychometric assessment, and predictive validity of the comprehensive breastfeeding knowledge scale	6
Nutrition information-seeking behaviour of Indonesian pregnant women	6
A systematic integrative review of the literature on midwives and student midwives engaged in problematic substance use	6
“What am I thinking? Is this normal?” A cross-sectional study investigating the nature of negative thoughts, parental self-efficacy and psychological distress in new fathers	6
The breastfeeding and early motherhood experiences of older first-time mothers: A constructivist grounded theory study	6
“Never let a good crisis go to waste”: Positives from disrupted maternity care in Australia during COVID-19	6
Monounsaturated fat intake is associated with improved sleep quality in pregnancy	6
New graduate midwives’ transition to practice: A scoping review	6
Prevalence and predictors of poor mental health among pregnant women in Wales using a cross-sectional survey	6
Maternal perception of paternal breastfeeding support: A secondary qualitative analysis	6
Postpartum PTSD and birth experience in Russian-speaking women	6
The impact of human trafficking in relation to maternity care: A literature review	6
A landscaping review of interventions to promote respectful maternal care in Africa: Opportunities to advance innovation and accountability	6
Does childbirth experience affect infant behaviour? Exploring the perceptions of maternity care providers	6
The lived experience of women with a high-risk pregnancy: A phenomenology investigation	6
What are women's experiences of immediate skin-to-skin contact at caesarean section birth? An integrative literature review	6
Male involvement in promotion of safe motherhood in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review	6
Providing woman-centred care in complex pregnancy situations	6
Antenatal and postnatal depression – Are Polish midwives really ready for them?	6
Perceptions of physical activity during pregnancy among women: A descriptive qualitative study	6
Midwives’ experiences of the factors that facilitate normal birth among low risk women in public hospitals in Catalonia (Spain)	6
Chinese midwives’ perceptions on upright positions during the second stage of labour: A qualitative study	6
Sources of information during pregnancy and the early parenting period: Exploring the views of women and their partners	6
Self-reinforcement: Coping strategies of Iranian mothers with preterm neonate during maternal role attainment in NICU; A qualitative study	6
Acceptability of dietary or nutritional supplementation in pregnancy (ADONS) – Exploring the consumer's perspective on introducing creatine monohydrate as a pregnancy supplement	6
Your baby is so happy, active, uncooperative: How prenatal care providers contribute to parents’ mental representations of the baby	6
Womens’ experiences of living with obstetric fistula in Ghana–time for the establishment of a fistula centre of excellence	6
Effects of an integrated childbirth education program to reduce fear of childbirth, anxiety, and depression, and improve dispositional mindfulness: A single-blind randomised controlled trial	6
The use of continuous foetal monitoring technologies that enable mobility in labour for women with complex pregnancies: A survey of Australian and New Zealand hospitals	6
Handover of care and of information by community midwives, maternity care assistants and Preventive Child Healthcare professionals, a qualitative study	6
Improvisation and harm avoidance: An ethnographic study of adherence to postnatal care protocols in two hospitals in Southern Ghana	6
Perineal management: Midwives’ confidence and educational needs	6
Women's information needs, decision-making and experiences of membrane sweeping to promote spontaneous labour	6
The UK Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury (OASI) Care Bundle: A critical review	6