Short-term and long-term effects of caesarean section on the health of women and children

J Sandall, RM Tribe, L Avery, G Mola, GHA Visser… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
A caesarean section (CS) can be a life-saving intervention when medically indicated, but
this procedure can also lead to short-term and long-term health effects for women and …

The projected effect of scaling up midwifery

CSE Homer, IK Friberg, MAB Dias… - The Lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
Summary We used the Lives Saved Tool (LiST) to estimate deaths averted if midwifery was
scaled up in 78 countries classified into three tertiles using the Human Development Index …

[HTML][HTML] Maternal and perinatal outcomes by planned place of birth among women with low-risk pregnancies in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta …

VL Scarf, C Rossiter, S Vedam, HG Dahlen, D Ellwood… - Midwifery, 2018 - Elsevier
Background The comparative safety of different birth settings is widely debated. Comparing
research across high-income countries is complex, given differences in maternity service …

Improvement of maternal and newborn health through midwifery

P ten Hoope-Bender, L de Bernis, J Campbell… - The Lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
In the concluding paper of this Series about midwifery, we look at the policy implications
from the framework for quality maternal and newborn care, the potential effect of life-saving …

[HTML][HTML] Potential impact of midwives in preventing and reducing maternal and neonatal mortality and stillbirths: a Lives Saved Tool modelling study

A Nove, IK Friberg, L de Bernis, F McConville… - The Lancet Global …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Strengthening the capacity of midwives to deliver high-quality maternal and
newborn health services has been highlighted as a priority by global health organisations …

[HTML][HTML] Nursing churn and turnover in Australian hospitals: nurses perceptions and suggestions for supportive strategies

AJ Dawson, H Stasa, MA Roche, CSE Homer… - BMC nursing, 2014 - Springer
Background This study aimed to reveal nurses' experiences and perceptions of turnover in
Australian hospitals and identify strategies to improve retention, performance and job …

Non-proteinuric pre-eclampsia: a novel risk indicator in women with gestational hypertension

CSE Homer, MA Brown, G Mangos… - Journal of …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Objective To determine whether outcomes differed for women with pre-eclampsia according
to the presence of proteinuria and whether non-proteinuric pre-eclampsia is similar to …

Group versus conventional antenatal care for women

CJ Catling, N Medley, M Foureur… - Cochrane database …, 2015 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Antenatal care is one of the key preventive health services used around the
world. In most Western countries, antenatal care traditionally involves a schedule of one‐to …

Models of maternity care: evidence for midwifery continuity of care

CSE Homer - Medical Journal of Australia, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
There has been substantial reform in the past decade in the provision of maternal and child
health services, and specifically regarding models of maternity care. Increasingly, midwives …

Perineal outcomes and maternal comfort related to the application of perineal warm packs in the second stage of labor: a randomized controlled trial

HG Dahlen, CSE Homer, M Cooke, AM Upton, R Nunn… - Birth, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Perineal warm packs are widely used during childbirth in the belief that they
reduce perineal trauma and increase comfort during late second stage of labor. The aim of …