OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Women and Birth is 29. 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.)

Article	Citations
Pregnant women voice their concerns and birth expectations during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy	139
The experiences of pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey: A qualitative study	105
The impact of COVID-19 on pregnant womens’ experiences and perceptions of antenatal maternity care, social support, and stress-reduction strategies	65
Perinatal mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic	61
Caring for the carers: Ensuring the provision of quality maternity care during a global pandemic	55
Perspectives on antenatal education associated with pregnancy outcomes: Systematic review and meta-analysis	49
Psychological distress in pregnancy and postpartum	49
Perceived social support and prenatal wellbeing; The mediating effects of loneliness and repetitive negative thinking on anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic	48
Women’s experiences of birth trauma: A scoping review	45
Perspectives of pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study	43
Receiving maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experiences of women’s partners and support persons	42
“Overwhelmed and out of my depth”: Responses from early career midwives in the United Kingdom to the Work, Health and Emotional Lives of Midwives study	42
Midwives’ experiences of providing maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia	41
The impact of COVID-19 on the provision of respectful maternity care: Findings from a global survey of health workers	41
Clinical practice guidelines for perinatal bereavement care — An overview	40
Differences in levels of stress, social support, health behaviours, and stress-reduction strategies for women pregnant before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, and based on phases of pandemic restrict	39
What are women’s mode of birth preferences and why? A systematic scoping review	39
Breastfeeding experiences and perspectives among women with postnatal depression: A qualitative evidence synthesis	39
Midwifery workplace culture in Australia: A national survey of midwives	38
The childbirth experience: A systematic review of predictors and outcomes	37
Social support, parental role competence and satisfaction among Chinese mothers and fathers in the early postpartum period: A cross-sectional study	36
Perinatal factors related to post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms 1–5 years following birth	36
Prenatal stress, health, and health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic: An international survey	36
What exercise advice are women receiving from their healthcare practitioners during pregnancy?	33
The magnitude of the problem of obstetric violence and its associated factors: A cross-sectional study	33

Induction of labour indications and timing: A systematic analysis of clinical guidelines	32
Understanding stillbirth stigma: A scoping literature review	32
“Doing the month” and postpartum depression among Chinese women: A Shanghai prospective cohort study	31
Honesty and comfort levels in mothers when screened for perinatal depression and anxiety	31
Implementation and upscaling of midwifery continuity of care: The experience of midwives and obstetricians	29
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on perinatal mental health in Spain: Positive and negative outcomes	29