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The midwife's support during transition to motherhood: A modified Delphi study among care providers and childbearing women (2024)
Journal Article
Kuipers, Y. J., Van de Craen, N., Van den Branden, L., & Mestdagh, E. (in press). The midwife's support during transition to motherhood: A modified Delphi study among care providers and childbearing women. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.13250

Objective: To reach consensus between care providers and childbearing women about the midwife's relevant and appropriate domains and elements to support transition to motherhood. Methods: A modified web‐based Delphi study was conducted in Flanders (B... Read More about The midwife's support during transition to motherhood: A modified Delphi study among care providers and childbearing women.

Deferred cord clamping to improve neonatal blood values. A systematic review and meta-analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Zemouri, C., Mestdagh, E., Stiers, M., Torfs, K., & Kuipers, Y. (2024). Deferred cord clamping to improve neonatal blood values. A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 153, Article 104718. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2024.104718

Background Practices related to umbilical cord clamping at birth should be evidence-based. Deferred cord clamping, compared to immediate cord clamping, shows benefits for preterm neonates but this may also apply to healthy term neonates. Different b... Read More about Deferred cord clamping to improve neonatal blood values. A systematic review and meta-analysis.