All Outputs (6)

Flemish midwives’ perspectives on supporting women during the transition to motherhood – A Q-methodology study (2021)
Journal Article
Van den Branden, L., Van de Craen, N., Van Leugenhaege, L., Mestdagh, E., Timmermans, O., Van Rompaey, B., & Kuipers, Y. J. (2022). Flemish midwives’ perspectives on supporting women during the transition to motherhood – A Q-methodology study. Midwife

Objective In this study we aimed to reveal midwives’ distinct perspectives about midwifery support of women in their transition process during the continuum from pregnancy to one-year postpartum. Design A Q-methodology study, a mixed quantitativ... Read More about Flemish midwives’ perspectives on supporting women during the transition to motherhood – A Q-methodology study.

Policy, service, and training provision for women following a traumatic birth: an international knowledge mapping exercise (2021)
Journal Article
Thomson, G., Diop, M. Q., Stuijfzand, S., Horsch, A., Lalor, J. G., de Abreu, W., …COST After birth Consortium. (2021). Policy, service, and training provision for women following a traumatic birth: an international knowledge mapping exercise. BMC Healt

Background: High numbers of women experience a traumatic birth, which can lead to childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (CB-PTSD) onset, and negative and pervasive impacts for women, infants, and families. Policies, suitable service provi... Read More about Policy, service, and training provision for women following a traumatic birth: an international knowledge mapping exercise.

Validity and accuracy of the Whooley questions and Fear of Childbirth Scale to identify antenatal reduced emotional wellbeing (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kuipers, Y. (2021, September). Validity and accuracy of the Whooley questions and Fear of Childbirth Scale to identify antenatal reduced emotional wellbeing. Paper presented at 41st Annual SRIP Conference, Society for Reproductive and Infant Psycholo

Background: Because of the considerable prevalences of reduced antenatal emotional wellbeing including depression, general anxiety and childbirth-related anxiety, and appreciating the time constraints that midwives perceive to routinely assess women’... Read More about Validity and accuracy of the Whooley questions and Fear of Childbirth Scale to identify antenatal reduced emotional wellbeing.

PATH- Perinatal mentAl HealTH: study protocol (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kuipers, Y. (2021, September). PATH- Perinatal mentAl HealTH: study protocol. Paper presented at 41st Annual SRIP Conference, Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology, Online

The impact of motherhood on the course of women's psychological wellbeing (2021)
Journal Article
Kuipers, Y. J., Beeck, E. V., Cijsouw, A., & van Gils, Y. (2021). The impact of motherhood on the course of women's psychological wellbeing. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 6, 100216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2021.100216

Background Having children or being childless is associated with differences in women's psychological wellbeing during the reproductive age period. Methods An individually matched case-control cohort study, measuring psychological wellbeing with... Read More about The impact of motherhood on the course of women's psychological wellbeing.

The experiential knowledge of migrant women about vulnerability during pregnancy: A woman-centred mixed-methods study (2021)
Journal Article
(Fontein)Kuipers, Y. J., & Mestdagh, E. (2022). The experiential knowledge of migrant women about vulnerability during pregnancy: A woman-centred mixed-methods study. Women and Birth, 35(1), 70-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2021.03.004

Problem: Within maternity care policies and practice, pregnant migrant women are regarded as a vulnerable population. Background: Women’s experiential knowledge is a key element of woman-centred care but is insufficiently addressed in midwifery pr... Read More about The experiential knowledge of migrant women about vulnerability during pregnancy: A woman-centred mixed-methods study.