Outcome of induction of labour at 41 weeks with foley catheter in midwifery-led care.

Objective: Assess the outcome of induction of labour (IOL) with a Foley catheter in pregnancies at 41 weeks in midwifery-led care setting compared to consultant-led care setting.

Design: Mixed-methods cohort study at a midwifery - hospital partnership in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Setting And Participants: Prospectively, women undergoing IOL in midwifery-led care were recruited at a secondary hospital.

Factors involved in the decision to decline prenatal screening with noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT).

Objective: To investigate factors involved in the decision to decline prenatal screening with noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT).

Method: A questionnaire study was conducted among 219 pregnant women in the Netherlands who had declined prenatal screening with NIPT (TRIDENT-2 study). Respondents were selectively recruited from three hospitals and 19 midwifery practices, primarily located in or near socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods.

Non-invasive prenatal test uptake in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods.

Objective: Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) is increasingly being implemented worldwide. In public health programs, equitable access to healthcare is a fundamental principle which also applies to fetal aneuploidy screening. However, the out-of-pocket costs of NIPT may lead to sociodemographic disparities in uptake of screening.