Women and Birth

Article	Citations
Pregnant women voice their concerns and birth expectations during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy	140
The experiences of pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey: A qualitative study	107
The impact of COVID-19 on pregnant womens’ experiences and perceptions of antenatal maternity care, social support, and stress-reduction strategies	66
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
Psychological distress in pregnancy and postpartum	51
Women’s experiences of birth trauma: A scoping review	50
Perspectives on antenatal education associated with pregnancy outcomes: Systematic review and meta-analysis	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
“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	44
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	43
Midwives’ experiences of providing maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia	43
The impact of COVID-19 on the provision of respectful maternity care: Findings from a global survey of health workers	42
The childbirth experience: A systematic review of predictors and outcomes	42
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	41
What are women’s mode of birth preferences and why? A systematic scoping review	41
Breastfeeding experiences and perspectives among women with postnatal depression: A qualitative evidence synthesis	40
Midwifery workplace culture in Australia: A national survey of midwives	39
Prenatal stress, health, and health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic: An international survey	36
Social support, parental role competence and satisfaction among Chinese mothers and fathers in the early postpartum period: A cross-sectional study	36
The magnitude of the problem of obstetric violence and its associated factors: A cross-sectional study	33
Understanding stillbirth stigma: A scoping literature review	33
What exercise advice are women receiving from their healthcare practitioners during pregnancy?	33
Induction of labour indications and timing: A systematic analysis of clinical guidelines	32

Developing and testing a mobile application for breastfeeding support: The Milky Way application	29
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
Why do some health care providers disrespect and abuse women during childbirth in India?	28
Experiences and attitudes of midwives during the birth of a pregnant woman with COVID-19 infection: A qualitative study	28
The effects of the COVID 19 pandemic on vaccine decisions in pregnant women	28
Effect of health literacy interventions on pregnancy outcomes: A systematic review	28
The outbreak of coronavirus disease in China: Risk perceptions, knowledge, and information sources among prenatal and postnatal women	28
Midwives in a pandemic: A call for solidarity and compassion	25
The future of the Australian midwifery workforce – impacts of ageing and workforce exit on the number of registered midwives	25
Childbirth experience in women participating in a continuity of midwifery care project	24
Women's experiences with breastfeeding in public: An integrative review	23
Opportunities for enhancing pregnancy planning and preconception health behaviours of Australian women	23
Probiotics and human lactational mastitis: A scoping review	23
The experiences of childbearing women who tested positive to COVID-19 during the pandemic in northern Italy	23
The influence and meaning of the birth environment for nulliparous women at a hospital-based labour ward in Sweden: An ethnographic study	22
Perspectives on preconception health among migrant women in Australia: A qualitative study	22
Traditional birth attendants’ roles and homebirth choices in Ethiopia: A qualitative study	22
The labor and birth experience of women with opioid use disorder: A qualitative study	21
The impact of planning for COVID-19 on private practising midwives in Australia	21
A qualitative study of first time mothers’ experiences of postnatal social support from health professionals in England	21
The effect of COVID-19 lockdowns on women's perinatal mental health: a systematic review	20
“If you don’t ask … you don’t tell”: Refugee women’s perspectives on perinatal mental health screening	20
Yummy Mummy — The ideal of not looking like a mother	20
Midwives providing woman-centred care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia: A national qualitative study	20
Infant feeding beliefs and practices of Arabic mothers in Australia	18
Cultural perspectives on vaginal birth after previous caesarean section in countries with high and low rates — A hermeneutic study	18
A call for action that cannot go to voicemail: Research activism to urgently improve Indigenous perinatal health and wellbeing	18
Women's experiences of interventions for fear of childbirth in the perinatal period: A meta-synthesis of qualitative research evidence	18
Childbearing women’s experiences of the maternity care system in Australia during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic	18
Measuring respect and autonomy in Dutch maternity care: Applicability of two measures	17
A phenomenological exploration of parenting after birth trauma: Mothers perceptions of the first year	17
Clinical guidelines for caring for women with COVID-19 during pregnancy, childbirth and the immediate postpartum period	17
Stillbirth in Australia 2: Working together to reduce stillbirth in Australia: The Safer Baby Bundle initiative	17
Intrapartum cardiotocograph monitoring and perinatal outcomes for women at risk: Literature review	17
Stillbirth in Australia 1: The road to now: Two decades of stillbirth research and advocacy in Australia	17
Postpartum women’s experiences of social and healthcare professional support during the COVID-19 pandemic: A recurrent cross-sectional thematic analysis	16
Caring for Mum On Country: Exploring the transferability of the Birthing On Country RISE framework in a remote multilingual Northern Australian context	16
Breastfeeding and emerging motherhood identity: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of first time Chinese Australian mothers’ breastfeeding experiences	16
Midwifery students’ perspectives on how role models contribute to becoming a midwife: A qualitative study	16
Development, validation and reliability testing of ‘Perinatal Bereavement Care Confidence Scale (PBCCS)’	16
Large gaps in the quality of healthcare experienced by Swedish mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study based on WHO standards	16
Parental experiences with changes in maternity care during the Covid-19 pandemic: A mixed-studies systematic review	16
Midwifery students’ experiences and expectations of using a model of holistic reflection	16
Implementing innovative evidence-based perinatal mental health screening for women of refugee background	16
Midwives’ job satisfaction and intention to leave their current position in developing regions of Ethiopia	15
The contribution of group prenatal care to maternal psychological health outcomes: A systematic review	15
Midwifery Student Evaluation of Practice: The MidSTEP tool — Perceptions of clinical learning experiences	15
Effects of interventions for women and their partners to reduce or prevent stress and anxiety: A systematic review	14
A qualitative study of expectations and experiences of women using a social media support group when exclusively expressing breastmilk to feed their infant	14

Women and waterbirth: A systematic meta-synthesis of qualitative studies	14
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on birth satisfaction in a prospective cohort of 2,341 U.S. women	14
Co-designing preconception and pregnancy care for healthy maternal lifestyles and obesity prevention	14
‘We are going into battle without appropriate armour’: A qualitative study of Indonesian midwives’ experiences in providing maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic	14
Why do women choose homebirth in Australia? A national survey	14
Spirituality and childbirth: An international virtual co–operative inquiry	14
Variables related to maternal satisfaction with intrapartum care in Northern Italy	14
Midwives’ perceptions of barriers to exclusive breastfeeding in Bhutan: A qualitative study	14
Women’s experiences of decision-making and attitudes in relation to induction of labour: A survey study	14
A cross-sectional survey of pregnant women’s perceptions of routine domestic and family violence screening and responses by midwives: Testing of three new tools	14
A qualitative study of the impact of adverse birth experiences on fathers	13
Women who experience feelings of aversion while breastfeeding: A meta-ethnographic review	13
“It’s not easy” — A qualitative study of lifestyle change during pregnancy	13
Barriers to women's disclosure of and treatment for substance use during pregnancy: A qualitative study	13
What women want and why. Women's preferences for induction of labour or expectant management in late-term pregnancy	13
Being in the shadow of the unknown — Swedish women’s lived experiences of pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic, a phenomenological study	13
Women from migrant and refugee backgrounds’ perceptions and experiences of the continuum of maternity care in Australia: A qualitative evidence synthesis	13
Measuring women's experiences of maternity care: A systematic review of self-report survey instruments	13
Midwifery Job Autonomy in New Zealand: I do it all the time	13
Midwives’ knowledge of pre-eclampsia management: A scoping review	13
What do midwifery leaders need in order to be effective in contributing to the reform of maternity services?	13
Salutogenic qualities of midwifery care: A best-fit framework synthesis	13
Factors that influence women’s decision on infant feeding: An integrative review	13
No one asked us: Understanding the lived experiences of midwives providing care in the north west suburbs of Melbourne during the COVID-19 pandemic: An interpretive phenomenology	12
The effects of early pacifier use on breastfeeding: A randomised controlled trial	12
Delaying factors for maternal health service utilization in eastern Ethiopia: A qualitative exploratory study	12
Comment: Mental health care for pregnant women in the COVID-19 outbreak is urgently needed	12
Enhanced Antenatal Care: Combining one-to-one and group Antenatal Care models to increase childbirth education and address childbirth fear	12
Stigma, guilt and motherhood: Experiences of pregnant women with COVID-19 in Brazil	12
“Not my child to give away”: A qualitative analysis of gestational surrogates’ experiences	12
Facilitators of and barriers to providing high-quality midwifery education in South-East Asia—An integrative review	12
Navigating infant feeding supports after migration: Perspectives of Arabic and Chinese mothers and health professionals in Australia	12
Making good care essential: The impact of increased obstetric interventions and decreased services during the COVID-19 pandemic	12
Aboriginal women’s experiences of strengths and challenges of antenatal care in the Kimberley: A qualitative study	12
Exploring factors contributing to mistreatment of women during childbirth in West Bank, Palestine	12
Job satisfaction and sustainability of midwives working in caseload models of care: An integrative literature review	12
Women’s experiences of their maternity care: A principle- based concept analysis	11
‘Continuity of Care Experiences’ within pre-registration midwifery education programs: A scoping review	11
Contraception provision in the postpartum period: Knowledge, views and practices of midwives	11
Impact of the Helping Mothers Survive Bleeding After Birth learning programme on care provider skills and maternal health outcomes in low-income countries — An integrative review	11
Love, Listen and Learn: Grandmothers’ Experiences of Grief Following Their Child’s Pregnancy Loss	11
Comparison of labour and birth outcomes between nulliparous women who used epidural analgesia in labour and those who did not: A prospective cohort study	11
Indicators of ‘good’ feeding, breastfeeding latch, and feeding experiences among healthy women with healthy infants: A qualitative pathway analysis using Grounded Theory	11
A qualitative meta-synthesis of women’s experiences of labor dystocia	11
The paradoxes of communication and collaboration in maternity care: A video-reflexivity study with professionals and parents	11
Stillbirth in Australia 4: Breaking the Silence: Amplifying Public Awareness of Stillbirth in Australia	11
Perinatal psychosocial assessment of women of refugee background	11
Optimising the continuity experiences of student midwives: an integrative review	10
The maternal health-related issues that matter most to women in Ireland as they transition to motherhood - A qualitative study	10
Women’s experience of receiving team-midwifery care in Japan: A qualitative descriptive study	10
Midwives’ views of changing to a Continuity of Midwifery Care (CMC) model in Scotland: A baseline survey	10
Influence and use of information sources about childbearing among Spanish pregnant women	10
Factors associated with midwives’ job satisfaction and experience of work: a cross-sectional survey of midwives in a tertiary maternity hospital in Melbourne, Australia	10
The BLOSSoM study: Burnout after perinatal LOSS in Midwifery. Results of a nation-wide investigation in Italy	10
The oral health of Indigenous pregnant women: A mixed-methods systematic review	10
Women’s experiences of health care utilization in cases of early pregnancy loss: A scoping review	10
Lived experiences of the partners of COVID-19 positive childbearing women: A qualitative study	10
The experiences of pregnant women attending a specialist service and using methamphetamine	10
Women’s experiences of outpatient induction of labour with double balloon catheter or prostaglandin pessary: A qualitative study	10
Design, development and usability testing of Essential Coaching for Every Mother: A postnatal text message educational intervention	10
Art-based interventions during pregnancy to support women’s wellbeing: An integrative review	10
Respectful and evidence-based birth care in Mexico (or lack thereof): An observational study	10
Midwives’ views of caseload midwifery – comparing the caseload and non-caseload midwives’ opinions. A cross-sectional survey of Australian midwives.	10
An Australian doula program for socially disadvantaged women: Developing realist evaluation theories	10
Women’s experiences of internet-delivered Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (iCBT) for Fear of Birth	10
Facilitators and barriers to substance-free pregnancies in high-income countries: A meta-synthesis of qualitative research	10
Midwife readiness to provide woman-centred weight gain support: Exploring perspectives across models of care	9
Exploring the medicalisation of childbirth through women’s preferences for and use of pain relief	9
Intentions to leave and actual turnover of community midwives in the Netherlands: A mixed method study exploring the reasons why	9
Afghan families and health professionals’ access to health information during and after pregnancy	9
Prenatal education program decreases postpartum depression and increases maternal confidence: A longitudinal quasi-experimental study in urban Japan	9
Midwives’ experiences of providing maternity care to women and families during the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Italy	9
Women’s experiences of infant feeding support: Findings from a cross-sectional survey in Victoria, Australia	9
Responding to catastrophe: A case study of learning from perinatal death in midwifery practice	9
Drivers of job satisfaction in midwifery—A work design approach	9
Aboriginal Wingadhan Birrang (woman’s journey) of smoking cessation during pregnancy as they participate in the ICAN QUIT in pregnancy pilot step-wedge trial	9
‘Stories of distress versus fulfilment’: A narrative inquiry of midwives’ experiences supporting alternative birth choices in the UK National Health Service	9
An exploration of midwives’ role in the promotion and provision of antenatal influenza immunisation: A mixed methods inquiry	9
Stillbirth in Australia 3: Addressing stillbirth inequities in Australia: Steps towards a better future	9
Experiences and needs of women from ethnic minorities in maternity healthcare: A qualitative systematic review and meta-aggregation	9

Experience of hope: An exploratory research with bereaved mothers following perinatal death	9
Infant and young child feeding during natural disasters: A systematic integrative literature review	9
“It’s like a bus, going downhill, without a driver”: A qualitative study of how postpartum haemorrhage is experienced by women, their birth partners, and healthcare professionals	9
Survey of Australian maternity hospitals to inform development and implementation of a stillbirth prevention ‘bundle of care’	9
Midwives’ self-reported knowledge and skills to assess and promote maternal health literacy: A national cross-sectional survey	9
Indian migrant women’s experiences of motherhood and postnatal support in Australia: A qualitative study	9
‘No sugar’, ‘no junk food’, ‘do more exercise’ – moving beyond simple messages to improve the health of Aboriginal women with Hyperglycaemia in Pregnancy in the Northern Territory – A phenomenological	9
Complementary medicines and therapies in clinical guidelines on pregnancy care: A systematic review	8
Factors associated with breastfeeding to 3 months postpartum among women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: An exploratory study	8
Exploring the COVID-19 pandemic experience of maternity clinicians in a high migrant population and low COVID-19 prevalence country: A qualitative study	8
Transition experiences of internationally qualified midwives practising midwifery in Australia	8
Posttraumatic stress disorder in partners following severe postpartum haemorrhage: A prospective cohort study	8
Exploring the value and acceptability of an antenatal and postnatal midwifery continuity of care model to women and midwives, using the Quality Maternal Newborn Care Framework	8
Understanding pathways leading to stillbirth: The role of care-seeking and care received during pregnancy and childbirth in Kabul province, Afghanistan	8
Navigating uncertainty alone: A grounded theory analysis of women’s psycho-social experiences of pregnancy and childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic in London	8
Findings from a context specific accreditation assessment at 38 public midwifery education institutions in Bangladesh	8
Factors associated with a positive childbirth experience in Brazilian women: A cross-sectional study	8
Simulated employment interviews: A collaborative approach to gaining understanding of the graduate midwife employment process	8
Prepared and motivated to work in midwifery continuity of care? A descriptive analysis of midwifery students’ perspectives	8
Factors affecting rural women's utilisation of continuum of care services in remote or isolated villages or Pakistan – A mixed-methods study	8
Woman centred care: Has the definition been morphing of late?	8
Exploring the relationship between midwives’ work environment, women's safety culture, and intent to stay	8
Barriers to delivering quality midwifery education programmes in the Democratic Republic of Congo — An interview study with educators and clinical preceptors	8
Sexual and reproductive health education: Midwives’ confidence and practices	8
The experiences of privately practising midwives in Australia who have been reported to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency: A qualitative study	8
Women’s reports of satisfaction and respect with continuity of care experiences by students: Findings from a routine, online survey	8
Weighing up the risks — Vaccine decision-making in pregnancy and parenting	8
The state of professionalisation of midwifery in Belgium: A discussion paper	8
Epidurals during normal labour and birth — Midwives’ attitudes and experiences	8
“Paper, face-to-face and on my mobile please”: A survey of women’s preferred methods of receiving antenatal education	8
Systematic review on the cost and cost-effectiveness of mHealth interventions supporting women during pregnancy	8
Experiences with obstetric violence among healthcare professionals and students in Spain: A constructivist grounded theory study	7
Towards a conceptualisation of woman centred care — A global review of professional standards	7
Giving birth after caesarean: Identifying shared preferences among pregnant women using Q methodology	7
Comparing the course of anxiety in women receiving their first or repeated caesarean section: A prospective cohort study	7
The impact of perinatal healthcare changes on birth trauma during COVID-19	7
The social conception of space of birth narrated by women with negative and traumatic birth experiences	7
A qualitative descriptive inquiry into factors influencing early weaning and breastfeeding duration among first-time mothers in Papua New Guinea’s rural eastern highlands	7
‘They follow the wants and needs of an institution’: Midwives’ views of water immersion	7
Using participatory action research to co-design perinatal support strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents experiencing complex trauma	7
Understanding childbirth pain in Brazilian women: A qualitative descriptive study	7
Epidural analgesia during birth and adverse neonatal outcomes: A population-based cohort study	7
Attitudes towards breech management among a team of maternity clinicians in Australia undertaking breech training	7
Factors that positively influence in-hospital exclusive breastfeeding among women with gestational diabetes: An integrative review	7
Strengthening midwifery education through clinical experience: Findings from a qualitative study in Indonesia	7
Being in charge in an encounter with extremes. A survey study on how women experience and work with labour pain in a Nordic home birth setting	7
Exploring moral distress in Australian midwifery practice	7
“Whatsapping” the continuity of postpartum care in Switzerland: A socio-anthropological study	7
UNFPA supporting midwives at the heart of the COVID-19 response	7
Subversive acts and everyday midwifery: Feminism in content and context	7
The EPDS and Australian Indigenous women: A systematic review of the literature	7
Women’s experiences of intrapartum care and recovery in relation to planned caesarean sections: An interview study	7
Pregnancy after loss during the COVID19 pandemic	7
Maternal mental health and partner-delivered massage: A pilot study	7
An integrative review of interventions for limiting gestational weight gain in pregnant women who are overweight or obese	7
Adherence to three different strategies to prevent early onset GBS infection in newborns	6
Lockdown babies: Birth and new parenting experiences during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown in South Africa, a cross-sectional study	6
Midwifery students’ satisfaction with perinatal simulation-based training	6
Feasibility, acceptability and sustainability of postpartum contraceptive implant provision by midwives in NSW public hospitals	6
Barriers to and facilitators for addressing overweight and obesity before conception: A qualitative study	6
A peer support intervention for first-time mothers: Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of the mummy buddy program	6
Learning to be a midwife: Midwifery students’ experiences of an extended placement within a midwifery group practice	6
Existential aspects as an inevitable part of salutogenesis in maternity care – A discussion paper	6
Why do some pregnant women not fully disclose at comprehensive psychosocial assessment with their midwife?	6
The need for improved emotional support: A pilot online survey of Australian women’s access to healthcare services and support at the time of miscarriage	6
The comparison of the interpersonal action component of woman-centred care reported by healthy pregnant women in different sized practices in the Netherlands: A cross-sectional study	6
The needs and experiences of women with gestational diabetes mellitus from minority ethnic backgrounds in high-income nations: A systematic integrative review	6
Emergency scenarios in maternity: An exploratory study of a midwifery and medical student simulation-based learning collaboration	6
Maternity care of women affected by female genital mutilation/cutting: An audit of two Australian hospitals	6
The nutrition-related information seeking behaviours and attitudes of pregnant women with a high BMI: A qualitative study	6
Childbirth evacuation among rural and remote Indigenous communities in Canada: A scoping review	6
Creating coherent perinatal care journeys: An ethnographic study of the role of continuity of care for Danish parents in a vulnerable position	6
Implementing midwifery continuity of care models in regional Australia: A constructivist grounded theory study	6
Negotiating who gives birth and the influence of fear of childbirth: Lesbians, bisexual women and transgender people in parenting relationships	6
Impact of COVID-19 on breastfeeding intention and behaviour among postpartum women in five countries	6
Midwife experiences of providing continuity of carer: A qualitative systematic review	6
Midwifery in Middle Eastern and North African countries: A scoping review	6