[Postpartum Care by Midwives: Socioeconomic Status has a Strong Influence on the Amount of Care Received An Analysis with Routine Data from BARMER Health Insurance].

Background: Socio-economic situation is associated with inequalities in access to health care and health-related resources. This also applies to pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period. Compared to other European countries, Germany has very good care options for the postpartum period.

Sustainability of hospital-based midwife-led antenatal care consultation - a qualitative study.

Background: All evidence-based knowledge and improvement strategies for quality care must be implemented so patients can benefit from them. In Germany, national expert standards (NES) contribute to quality care in nursing and midwifery. The NES defines for several action levels a dedicated level of quality, which is operationalized by structure, process, and outcome (SPO) criteria.

[Adherence of Antenatal Consultations by Midwives - A Quantitative Content Analysis].

Purpose: Worldwide the use of medical interventions in childbirth is increasing, which holds true in Germany as well. In response, different approaches are being developed to enhance normal childbirth. Also, in Germany there is now an expert care standard to promote physiological childbirth, which mandates antenatal consultation conducted by midwives.

Caregiver exposure to critical events and distress in home-based palliative care in Germany a cross-sectional study using the Stressful Caregiving Adult Reactions to Experiences of Dying (SCARED) scale.

Background: Lay family caregivers of patients receiving palliative care often confront stressful situations in the care of their loved ones. This is particularly true for families in the home-based palliative care settings, where the family caregivers are responsible for a substantial amount of the patient's care. Yet, to our knowledge, no study to date has examined the family caregivers' exposure to critical events and distress with home-based palliative care has been reported from Germany.

Sexual and reproductive healthcare for women asylum seekers in Switzerland: a multi-method evaluation.

Background: Forced migration significantly endangers health. Women face numerous health risks, including sexual violence, lack of contraception, sexually transmitted disease, and adverse perinatal outcomes. Therefore, sexual and reproductive healthcare is a significant aspect of women asylum seekers' health.

Experiences of Antenatal Care Among Women Who Are Socioeconomically Deprived in High-Income Industrialized Countries: An Integrative Review.

Introduction: Socioeconomic deprivation in high-income industrialized countries is a key factor in poor perinatal outcomes. Limited access, utilization, and quality of antenatal care seem to play an important role in poor perinatal outcomes.

Methods: This integrative review aimed to explore experiences of antenatal care among women who are socioeconomically deprived in high-income industrialized countries.

[Motherhood at the Age of 35 and Over: The Risk of Advanced Maternal Age as Perceived by Women - a Literature Study].

Delaying motherhood is an ongoing trend in industrialized countries worldwide. The higher the mother´s age, the greater the risks for fertility, pregnancy, childbearing, and for the newborn. The psychosocial situation of women who are conscious of pregnancy risks is thus negatively affected.

The association between attendance of midwives and workload of midwives with the mode of birth: secondary analyses in the German healthcare system.

Background: The continuous rise in caesarean rates across most European countries raises multiple concerns. One factor in this development might be the type of care women receive during childbirth. 'Supportive care during labour' by midwives could be an important factor for reducing fear, tension and pain and decreasing caesarean rates.

Vocational analysis of health care professions as a basis for innovative curricular planning. An analysis and prognosis of the development of the professional competencies of midwives--cornerstones of innovative curricula in tertiary education.

This article describes current and future tendencies in the development of curriculum planning for health care professions in Germany, using the example of midwifery education. In particular, it discusses 'output-based control' of curriculum planning giving consideration to issues related to German education, health policies and professional educational theories with a view to the general international development. The results of this analysis constitute the starting point for the conceptual planning of a dissertation at the medical faculty of the Berlin Charité with the goal of developing a competency model for the curriculum planning of midwifery education, thus creating a modern curriculum as a basis for a fundamental reform of German midwifery education.