INTRODUCTION Woman-centered care has become a midwifery concept with implied meaning. In this paper we aim to provide a clear conceptual foundation of woman-centered care for midwifery science and practice. METHODS An advanced concept analysis was undertaken. At the outset, a systematic search of the …

This qualitative study, utilizing a feminist perspective, aimed to explore and articulate women's recall of emotional birth trauma experiences. The reason being that one in every five women has a negative recall of childbirth and one in every nine women has experienced birth as a traumatic event, with …

Kinderen van ouders met psychische problemen lopen een risico om zelf psychische problemen te ontwikkelen, waardoor ze soms al op jonge leeftijd hulp nodig hebben van de geestelijke gezondheidszorg. Het vaststellen van psychische problemen bij de ouder en mogelijke problemen bij het vervullen van het …

Zowel vanuit de literatuur als de praktijk kan geconcludeerd worden dat de sociaal-emotionele ontwikkeling van vluchtelingkleuters het meest effectief in juiste banen geleid kan worden door leerkrachten van basisschool de Albatros (groep 1-2), wanneer zij inzetten op het gebruik van ondersteunende …

The goal is to evaluate the ISeeYou project that aims to equip first year Bachelor midwifery students to support them in their learning of providing woman-centred care.

Aim: To explore Dutch pregnant women’s experiences of shared-decision making about place of birth to better understand this process for midwifery care purposes. Design: Qualitative exploratory study with a constant comparison/grounded theory design. Methods: We performed semi-structured interviews, …

Het afkoppelen van regenwater is een onderwerp dat momenteel veel gemeenten in Nederland bezig houdt. Eén van de opties is om regenwater te laten infiltreren in het openbaar groen middels wadi’s: een verdieping in het landschap, meestal ingezaaid met gras. Die invulling van een wadi voegt echter niet …

Woman-centered care is an important focus of midwifery education and the research programme of Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands. This is due to governmental recommendations to improve midwifery care by means of more emphasis on addressing individual woman’s health needs, her expectations …

Prevalence rates and the health problems related to maternal distress instigated the development of an intervention to prevent and reduce maternal distress during pregnancy. Intervention Mapping served as a framework for the intervention development. A needs assessment using the PRECEDE model and the …

Maternal distress varies in prevalence rates and displays various complaints, signs and symptoms. Additionally, multiple factors and causes contribute to both women’s vulnerability and manifestation of maternal distress. Worldwide maternal distress prevalence rates are up to 41% and the evidence of short …