OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Birth-Issues in Perinatal Care 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
A response to: Weekend delivery and maternal–neonatal adverse outcomes in low‐risk pregnancies in the United States: A population‐based analysis of 3 million live births	31
The association of doula support and patient experiences with hospital staff during birth in a sample of California women: An exploratory analysis	29
Perinatal psychiatric practitioner consultation program delivers rapid response to OB/GYN practitioners	28
Influence on operative time of immediate skin‐to‐skin care in low‐risk primary cesarean births for breech presentation: Retrospective cohort study	25
In‐hospital supplementation and subsequent breastfeeding practices in Finland: A cross‐sectional population‐level study	24
Exploring Maternity Related Emergencies in Prehospital Settings and Available Obstetric Training for Emergency Medical Services Personnel: An Integrative Review of Literature	23
Toward Labour‐Care Tools That Survive Low‐Resource Realities: Reflections From the PartoMa Group on the WHO Labour Care Guide Implementation Strategy	21
Creating a Trauma‐Informed Multidisciplinary Clinic	20
Interventions and Strategies for Reducing Episiotomy Rates Globally: A Systematic Review	20
Visualization of contractions: Evaluation of a new experience design concept to enhance the childbirth experience	19
Health Professionals' Attitudes to Maternal Request for Caesarean Birth: A Scoping Review	18
Wait, What? What's Going On?— Pregnancy Experiences of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Mothers Who Do Not Sign	18
Quality Care in Midwifery‐Led Birth Centers: Assessing the Disconnect Between Reimbursement and Perinatal Outcomes	17
Midwifery continuity of care for women with perinatal mental health conditions: A cohort study from Australia	17
The Impact of Lunar Phases During Day and Night Cycles on Perinatal Outcomes: A Nationwide Cohort Study	17
Correction to “The Prevalence of Perinatal Mental Health Disorders and Psychosocial Characteristics of Women in Malta: A Cross‐Sectional Study”	16
Erratum	16
Validity and reliability of an Arabic‐language version of the postpartum specific anxiety scale research short‐form in Jordan	16
What is known about midwives' well‐being and resilience? An integrative review of the international literature	15
Discrimination during childbirth and postpartum care utilization among Black birthing people in California, United States	15
Labor unit culture and attitudes toward supporting vaginal birth—The Swedish version of the labor culture survey (S‐LCS)—Psychometric properties	15
Between “a lot of room for it” and “it doesn't exist”—Advancing and limiting factors of autonomy in birth as perceived by perinatal care practitioners: An interview study in Switzerland	15
Cultural Brokering in Pregnancy Care: A Qualitative Study	14
Adopting Early Essential Newborn Care ( EENC ) in the Delivery Room: An Implementation Study From China	14
Birth Outcomes After Sexual Violence and the Role of Disclosure to the Maternity Care Provider	13

Assessing patient autonomy in the context of TeamBirth, a quality improvement intervention to improve shared decision‐making during labor and birth	13
Issue Information	12
Childbirth in Women Infected or in Close Contact With SARS ‐ CoV ‐2 in Spain: A Qualitative Study	12
Low Social Support is Associated With Postpartum Depression Symptoms Among Illinois Postpartum Women	12
Experiences of attending prenatal ultrasounds during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Australia: A cross‐sectional survey	12
Unraveling the Tapestry: Variations in Midwifery and Community Birth Utilization Among Asian Subgroups	12
Early Pregnancy Body Mass Index and Experiences of Gendered Racial Microaggressions in a Multiracial, Multiethnic Prospective Cohort	12
Mediating processes underlying the associations between maternal obesity and the likelihood of cesarean birth	12
One Hundred Years of Seeking Respectful Maternity Care: History and Evolution	12
Labor outcomes in caseload midwifery compared with standard midwifery care: A cohort study	11
Decision‐making experiences and the need for decision aids in women considering vaginal birth after cesarean: A qualitative meta‐synthesis	11
Interventions to Optimize Dietary Patterns in Black Pregnant Individuals: An Integrative Review	10
Characterizing uterine responsiveness to oxytocin augmentation across four labor patterns in maternal obesity	10
Self‐Advocacy Among Black Women During the Perinatal Period: Prevalence and Relationship to Patient Experiences	10
Next‐Gen Midwifery Support: Designing an Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) Enhanced Mobile App for Pregnancy Risk Categorization and Clinical Decision S	10
From Midwife to Lead Perinatal Practitioner: A Utopian Vision	10
Women's Experience of Continuity During Antenatal Care: A Cross‐Sectional Study in The Netherlands	10
“I just want the best for him.” Pregnancy in the context of substance use disorders: Perspectives of postpartum women	9
Physical Activity, Sitting Time, and Sleep Among Postpartum Women During the COVID ‐19 Pandemic	9
Effects of the COVID‐19 early pandemic on delivery outcomes among women with and without COVID‐19 at birth	9
Are Nonstress Tests Stressful? A Qualitative Study of Patient Perceptions of Antenatal Surveillance	9
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Peer support and mobile health for perinatal mental health: A scoping review	8
Remembering Marian MacDorman	8
Factors associated with exclusive formula feeding among individuals with low‐risk pregnancies in the United States	8
VBAC calculator 2.0: Recent evidence	8
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Revisiting the Mackey Childbirth Satisfaction Rating Scale: Spanish adaptation, factor analysis, and sources of construct validity	8
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Individual and Community‐Level Predictors of Anemia in Chicago‐Area Pregnancies: A Multi‐Level Analysis of Electronic Health Record Data	8
COVID‐19 and the adequacy of antenatal care among Indigenous women: A retrospective crossover analysis	8
Preferences of pregnant individuals to undergo labor after one cesarean in southern China	7
The Health, Wellbeing and Health Service Use of Women Attempting or Planning Pregnancy: A Nationwide Cross‐Sectional Survey of Australian Women	7
Pregnant Women's Care Needs During Early Labor–A Scoping Review	7
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Prenatal and postpartum care during the COVID‐19 pandemic: An increase in barriers from early to mid‐pandemic in the United States	7
Infant Deaths Throughout the COVID ‐19 Pandemic in the U.S	7
“A Total Paradigm Shift”: Interviews With Australian Maternity Care Providers Who Practice Weight‐Inclusive Care	7
Love's Labor Lost and Maternal Mortality, 30 Years Later	7
Factors associated with respectful maternity care and influence of HIV status among women giving birth in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania	7
Women's Satisfaction With Birth Experience According to Skin Color: A Cross‐Sectional Study	7
Obstetrical and Neonatal Outcomes of Term Pregnancies Complicated by Unstable Fetal Lie	7
Issue Information	7
Birthing Cultural Humility: A Transformation of Reproductive Justice in the Military Health System	7
Race, ethnicity, and indications for primary cesarean birth: Associations within a national birth center registry	7
Breastfeeding outcomes at 3 months for women with diabetes in pregnancy: Findings from the Diabetes and Antenatal Milk Expressing randomized controlled trial	7
Maternal height, and ethnicity and birth weight: A retrospective cohort study of uncomplicated term vaginal deliveries in Malaysia	6
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Toward a semiotics of midwifery: Multimodal communication's effects on accessibility, equity, and power dynamics	6
“Shifting the Culture and the Way That We Practice”: Perinatal Clinicians' Cognitive, Behavioral, and Team‐Level Changes Following Equity‐Focused Interventions	6

Patient Perceptions of Informed Consent for Operative Vaginal Birth: A Qualitative Analysis	6
Professional Preferences Towards Vaginal Breech Delivery at Term: An International Discrete Choice Experiment	6
Issue Information	6
Community midwives' perspectives on perinatal care for asylum seekers and refugees in the Netherlands: A survey study	6
Decision‐Making and Knowledge Around Inductions of Labor: A Survey Study in Ireland	6
Perceived Safety in Childbirth: Pregnancy Predictors of Women's Experiences During Childbirth	6
Childbirth Related Post‐Traumatic Stress Disorder and Childbirth Trauma: A Systematic Review of Available Primary Antenatal Intervention	6
Beyond “patient‐provider race matching.” Black midwives clarify a vision for race‐concordant care to achieve equity in Black perinatal health: A commentary on “Do Black birthing persons prefer a Black	6
Issue Information	6
Vaginal delivery rate by near delivery sonographic weight estimation and maternal stature among nulliparous women	6
Translating Priorities Into Practice: Midwifery Care for Uninsured Migrant Populations Across Canada	6
Men's experiences of antenatal care services in low‐income and middle‐income countries: A qualitative systematic review	5
Men as Midwifery Professionals: A Scoping Review	5
Personal Birth Experiences and Clinician Attitudes About Cesarean Birth: A Cross‐Sectional Study With Female Labor and Delivery Unit Staff	5
Midwives' Physiological Approach at the Third Stage of Labour: A Scoping Review	5
Unveiling injustice: Disrupting child removal policies and upholding breastfeeding: An emancipatory framework	5
Childbirth Experiences in the United Kingdom Compared to the Netherlands: A Cross‐Sectional Survey Study	5
Mental Health Profile Relating to Suicide Crises Among Women in and Around Pregnancy and Surgical Termination of Pregnancy: A Data Linkage Study	5
Perinatal outcome and long‐term hospitalization of triplets according to birth order	5
Reduction of Noise Levels During Caesarean Births Through Audiovisual Feedback is Associated With Lower Stress Levels for Patients	5
Preferences for labor and childbirth, expressed orally or as a written birth plan: Prevalence and determinants from a nationwide population‐based study	5
The Perinatal Experience of Women With a History of Intimate Partner Violence: The Birth Experience Study	5
Factors Associated With Interest in Birth Center Care for a Future Pregnancy: A Secondary Analysis of the Listening to Mothers in California Survey	5
Turkish Validity and Reliability Study of the Maternal Identity Scale	5
Induction of labor and cesarean birth in lower‐risk nulliparous women at term: A retrospective cohort study	5
A Concept Analysis on Failure to Rescue in Maternal Health: Implications for Practice and Policy	5
Midwifery Continuity of Care During Pregnancy, Birth, and the Postpartum Period: A Matched Cohort Study	5