Lauri M.M. van den Berg
The United Kingdom and the Netherlands maternity care responses to COVID-19: A comparative study
van den Berg, Lauri M.M.; Balaam, Marie-Clare; Nowland, Rebecca; Moncrieff, Gill; Topalidou, Anastasia; Thompson, Suzanne; Thomson, Gill; de Jonge, Ank; Downe, Soo; Ellison, George; Fenton, Alan; Heazell, Alexander; de Jonge, Ank; Kingdon, Carol; Matthews, Zoe; Severns, Alexandra; Thomson, Gill; Topalidou, Anastasia; Wright, Alison; Akooji, Naseerah; Balaam, Marie-Clare; Cull, Jo; van den Berg, Lauri; Crossland, Nicola; Feeley, Claire; Franso, Beata; Heys, Steph; Moncrieff, Gill; Nowland, Rebecca; Sarian, Arni; Booker, Maria; Sandall, Jane; Thornton, Jim; Lynskey-Wilkie, Tisian; Wilson, Vanessa; Abe, Rebecca; Awe, Tinuke; Adeyinka, Toyin; Bender-Atik, Ruth; Brigante, Lia; Brione, Rebecca; Cadée, Franka; Duff, Elizabeth; Draycott, Tim; Fisher, Duncan; Francis, Annie; Franx, Arie; Erasmus, M.C.; Frith, Lucy; Griew, Louise; Harmer, Clea; Homer, Caroline; Knight, Marian; Mansfield, Amanda; Marlow, Neil; Mcaree, Trixie; Monteith, David; Reed, Keith; Richens, Yana; Rocca-Ihenacho, Lucia; Ros...
Authors
Marie-Clare Balaam
Rebecca Nowland
Gill Moncrieff
Anastasia Topalidou
Suzanne Thompson
Gill Thomson
Ank de Jonge
Soo Downe
George Ellison
Alan Fenton
Alexander Heazell
Ank de Jonge
Carol Kingdon
Zoe Matthews
Alexandra Severns
Gill Thomson
Anastasia Topalidou
Alison Wright
Naseerah Akooji
Marie-Clare Balaam
Jo Cull
Lauri van den Berg
Nicola Crossland
Claire Feeley
Beata Franso
Steph Heys
Gill Moncrieff
Rebecca Nowland
Arni Sarian
Maria Booker
Jane Sandall
Jim Thornton
Tisian Lynskey-Wilkie
Vanessa Wilson
Rebecca Abe
Tinuke Awe
Toyin Adeyinka
Ruth Bender-Atik
Lia Brigante
Rebecca Brione
Franka Cadée
Elizabeth Duff
Tim Draycott
Duncan Fisher
Annie Francis
Arie Franx
M.C. Erasmus
Lucy Frith
Louise Griew
Clea Harmer
Caroline Homer
Marian Knight
Amanda Mansfield
Neil Marlow
Trixie Mcaree
David Monteith
Keith Reed
Yana Richens
Lucia Rocca-Ihenacho
Mary Ross-Davie
Seana Talbot
Myles Taylor
Maureen Treadwell
Abstract
Background
The national health care response to coronavirus (COVID-19) has varied between countries. The United Kingdom (UK) and the Netherlands (NL) have comparable maternity and neonatal care systems, and experienced similar numbers of COVID-19 infections, but had different organisational responses to the pandemic. Understanding why and how similarities and differences occurred in these two contexts could inform optimal care in normal circumstances, and during future crises.
Aim
To compare the UK and Dutch COVID-19 maternity and neonatal care responses in three key domains: choice of birthplace, companionship, and families in vulnerable situations.
Method
A multi-method study, including documentary analysis of national organisation policy and guidance on COVID-19, and interviews with national and regional stakeholders.
Findings
Both countries had an infection control focus, with less emphasis on the impact of restrictions, especially for families in vulnerable situations. Differences included care providers’ fear of contracting COVID-19; the extent to which community- and personalised care was embedded in the care system before the pandemic; and how far multidisciplinary collaboration and service-user involvement were prioritised.
Conclusion
We recommend that countries should 1) make a systematic plan for crisis decision-making before a serious event occurs, and that this must include authentic service-user involvement, multidisciplinary collaboration, and protection of staff wellbeing 2) integrate women’s and families’ values into the maternity and neonatal care system, ensuring equitable inclusion of the most vulnerable and 3) strengthen community provision to ensure system wide resilience to future shocks from pandemics, or other unexpected large-scale events.
Citation
van den Berg, L. M., Balaam, M., Nowland, R., Moncrieff, G., Topalidou, A., Thompson, S., Thomson, G., de Jonge, A., Downe, S., Ellison, G., Fenton, A., Heazell, A., de Jonge, A., Kingdon, C., Matthews, Z., Severns, A., Thomson, G., Topalidou, A., Wright, A., Akooji, N., …Treadwell, M. (2023). The United Kingdom and the Netherlands maternity care responses to COVID-19: A comparative study. Women and Birth, 36(1), 127-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2022.03.010
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 31, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 5, 2022 |
Publication Date | 2023-02 |
Deposit Date | Feb 13, 2023 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 13, 2023 |
Journal | Women and Birth |
Print ISSN | 1871-5192 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 36 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 127-135 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2022.03.010 |
Keywords | COVID-19, Maternal Health Services, Newborn Care, Infection Control, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Policy Drivers |
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