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Which low- and middle-income countries have midwife-led birthing centres and what are the main characteristics of these centres? A scoping review and scoping survey.

Nove, A Bazirete, O Hughes, K Turkmani, S Callander, E Scarf, V Forrester, M Mandke, S Pairman, S Homer, CS

Evidence about the safety and benefits of midwife-led care during childbirth has led to midwife-led settings being recommended for women with uncomplicated pregnancies. However, most of the researc...

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How are hospitals in England caring for women at risk of preterm birth in 2021? The influence of national guidance on preterm birth care in England: a national questionnaire.

Carlisle, N Care, A Anumba, DOC Dalkin, S Sandall, J Shennan, AH

BACKGROUND: National guidance (Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle Version 2 (SBLCBv2) Element 5) was published in 2019, with the aim to standardise preterm care in England. We plan to identify how man...

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Characteristics associated with antenatally unidentified small-for-gestational-age fetuses: prospective cohort study nested within DESiGN randomized controlled trial.

Relph, S Vieira, MC Copas, A Alagna, A Page, L Winsloe, C Shennan, A Briley, A Johnson, M Lees, C Lawlor, DA Sandall, J Khalil, A Pasupathy, D DESiGN Trial Team and DESiGN Collaborative Group,

OBJECTIVE: To identify the clinical characteristics and patterns of ultrasound use amongst pregnancies with an antenatally unidentified small-for-gestational-age (SGA) fetus, compared with those in...

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A continuity of care programme for women at risk of preterm birth in the UK: Process evaluation of a hybrid randomised controlled pilot trial.

Fernandez Turienzo, C Hull, LH Coxon, K Bollard, M Cross, P Seed, PT Shennan, AH Sandall, J POPPIE Pilot Collaborative Group,

BACKGROUND: The development and evaluation of specific maternity care packages designed to address preterm birth remains a public health priority. We aim to evaluate the implementation, context, an...

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Project20: maternity care mechanisms that improve access and engagement for women with social risk factors in the UK - a mixed-methods, realist evaluation.

Rayment-Jones, H Dalrymple, K Harris, JM Harden, A Parslow, E Georgi, T Sandall, J

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate how women access and engage with different models of maternity care, whether specialist models improve access and engagement for women with social risk factors, and if so, h...

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Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours surrounding preconception and pregnancy health: an Australian cross-sectional survey.

Musgrave, L Homer, C Gordon, A

OBJECTIVE: To understand Australian women's knowledge, attitudes and behaviours surrounding preconception and pregnancy health and their preferences for information about these periods. DESIGN: Cro...

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Exploring networks of care in implementing midwife-led birthing centres in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review.

Turkmani, S Nove, A Bazirete, O Hughes, K Pairman, S Callander, E Scarf, V Forrester, M Mandke, S Homer, CSE

The evidence for the benefits of midwifery has grown over the past two decades and midwife-led birthing centres have been established in many countries. Midwife-led care can only make a sustained a...

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An evaluation of the introduction of telehealth for remote antenatal and postnatal contacts in Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Turkmani, S Smith, RM Tan, A Kamkong, CB Anderson, R Sakulku, S Jat, TR Biswas, A Homer, CSE

From 2020, COVID-19 spread rapidly around the globe and continues to have a major impact on health system functioning, with a disproportionate impact on low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Red...

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Addressing Preconception Behavior Change Through Mobile Phone Apps: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Musgrave, L Cheney, K Dorney, E Homer, CSE Gordon, A

BACKGROUND: Positive health behavior changes before pregnancy can optimize perinatal outcomes for mothers, babies, and future generations. Women are often motivated to positively change their behav...

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The roles of multi-component interventions in reducing mistreatment of women and enhancing respectful maternity care: a systematic review.

Kasaye, H Sheehy, A Scarf, V Baird, K

BACKGROUND: Despite recognition of the adverse impacts of the mistreatment of women during pregnancy, labour and birth, there remains limited evidence on interventions that could reduce mistreatmen...

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