Sandra Morano

Quality of maternal and newborn care, perinatal mental health and the emotional birth experience of women: findings of the IMAgiNE EURO study in Belgium

Marzia Lazzerini, Enrico Lopriore, Mariana Pereira, Helen Elden et autres

Objective This study explored the quality of maternal and newborn care (QMNC) in Belgium, focusing on women’s experience with care and their mental health (MH).Design We conducted a cross-sectional survey using the WHO-based IMAgiNE EURO questionnaire, updated with MH items.Setting All women …

“Can’t Save Yourself Alone”: A Metasynthesis Of Clinicians’ Experiences On Vaginal Birth After Caesarean Section

Alessia Melacca, Sandra Morano, Olga Gouni, Ingela Lundgren

Introduction: Increasing the rate of vaginal births after cesarean sections (VBAC) is crucial for addressing the rising prevalence of cesarean sections (CS). Despite its potential benefits, the rate of VBAC remains low, and progress in increasing these rates over time has been …

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Maternal birth experience and DNA methylation

Cyrielle Holuka, Alessia Melacca, Giorgia Menta, Conchita D’Ambrosio et autres

Childbirth influences maternal and new-born's future health, with the Epigenetic Impact of Childbirth (EPIIC) hypothesis proposing that labour stress affects foetal gene expression. This study explores how birth experiences relate to DNA methylation in infants, breastfeeding and mother-infant bonding. Data from the …

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Health workers’ perspectives on the quality of maternal and newborn health care around the time of childbirth: Results of the Improving MAternal Newborn carE in the EURO Region (IMAgiNE EURO) project in 12 countries of the World Health Organization European Region

Emanuelle Pessa Valente, Ilaria Mariani, Arianna Bomben, Sandra Morano et autres

Background: Health workers' (HWs') perspectives on the quality of maternal and newborn care (QMNC) are not routinely collected. In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to document HWs' perspectives on QMNC around childbirth in 12 World Health Organization (WHO) European countries. Methods: HWs …

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A Youth-Led Congress on Children's Mental Health: Voices, Experiences, and Policy Implications

Olga Gouni, Sandra Morano, A. Calleja, Jean Calleja‐Agius

This report synthesizes the proceedings of a youth-led congress focused on the profound impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's mental health. The congress provided a platform for children to articulate their experiences, express concerns, and propose recommendations. The findings underscore the …

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Health workers training related to respectful maternal care: preliminary results of IMAgiNE EURO project in 12 countries

Martina König‐Bachmann, Christoph Zenzmaier, Simon Imola, Amira Ćerimagić et autres

is an open access and double-blind peer-reviewed scientific journal, that encompasses all aspects of the practice of midwifery, especially focused on midwifery research, support, care and advice during pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period.The overall aim of the journal is to foster, …

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Maternal and newborn plasma oxytocin levels in response to maternal synthetic oxytocin administration during labour, birth and postpartum – a systematic review with implications for the function of the oxytocinergic system

Sarah Buckley, Kerstin Uvnäs‐Moberg, Zada Pajalić, Karolina Luegmair et autres

BACKGROUND: The reproductive hormone oxytocin facilitates labour, birth and postpartum adaptations for women and newborns. Synthetic oxytocin is commonly given to induce or augment labour and to decrease postpartum bleeding. AIM: To systematically review studies measuring plasma oxytocin levels in women and …

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A “Cold Case” Of Neonatal Death In Italy: A Fulfilling Prophecy or A Lesson Not Learnt?

Sandra Morano, Jean Calleja‐Agius

In Italy, there was a recent great uproar in the aftermath of the tragedy of a 3 day-old newborn, who died in Pertini Hospital in Rome while rooming in and sleeping right next to the mother, and was reported by the media …

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Changing birthplaces to care for healthcare workers, lessons from the pandemic: A scoping review

Alessia Melacca, Claudia Urso, Jean Calleja‐Agius, Olga Gouni et autres

Background: Together with women giving birth, healthcare professionals involved in perinatal care faced significant challenges due to Covid-19 restrictions. The birth environment has been affected, influencing the quality and nature of interactions between care providers, women, and their families as well as …

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WHO Standards-based questionnaire to measure health workers’ perspective on the quality of care around the time of childbirth in the WHO European region: development and mixed-methods validation in six countries

Emanuelle Pessa Valente, Benedetta Covi, Ilaria Mariani, Sandra Morano et autres

OBJECTIVES: Develop and validate a WHO Standards-based online questionnaire to measure the quality of maternal and newborn care (QMNC) around the time of childbirth from the health workers' perspective. DESIGN: Mixed-methods study. SETTING: Six countries of the WHO European Region. PARTICIPANTS AND …

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How much synthetic oxytocin is infused during labour? A review and analysis of regimens used in 12 countries

Déirdre Daly, Karin C. S. Minnie, Alwiena J. Blignaut, Ellen Blix et autres

OBJECTIVE: To compare synthetic oxytocin infusion regimens used during labour, calculate the International Units (IU) escalation rate and total amount of IU infused over eight hours. DESIGN: Observational study. SETTING: Twelve countries, eleven European and South Africa. SAMPLE: National, regional or institutional-level …

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Nutri-Epigenetics and Gut Microbiota: How Birth Care, Bonding and Breastfeeding Can Influence and Be Influenced?

Rosita Gabbianelli, Laura Bordoni, Sandra Morano, Jean Calleja‐Agius et autres

Maternal lifestyle is an important factor in the programming of an infant's epigenome, in particular when considered alongside the mode of birth and choice of feeding method (i.e., breastfeeding or formula feeding). Beginning in utero, and during the first two years of …

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