Correction: Giving birth: A hermeneutic study of the expectations and experiences of healthy primigravid women in Switzerland.

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Digital Health for Migrants, Ethnic and Cultural Minorities and the Role of Participatory Development: A Scoping Review.

Digital health interventions (DHIs) are increasingly used to address the health of migrants and ethnic minorities, some of whom have reduced access to health services and worse health outcomes than majority populations. This study aims to give an overview of digital health interventions developed for ethnic or cultural minority and migrant populations, the health problems they address, their effectiveness at the individual level and the degree of participation of target populations during development. We used the methodological approach of the scoping review outlined by Tricco.

Women's views on moderate and low alcohol consumption: stages of the subjective transition from pregnancy to postpartum.

Background: Alcohol consumption during pregnancy and breastfeeding is associated with a risk for the child's healthy development. Nevertheless, about 16 to 25% of all women in the European region, including Switzerland, consume alcohol during pregnancy and probably even more during breastfeeding. Little is known about how women perceive this risk and how risk perception changes during the transition to motherhood.

The effectiveness of skilled breathing and relaxation techniques during antenatal education on maternal and neonatal outcomes: a systematic review.

Background: Several studies have investigated the relationship between antenatal education classes and pregnancy outcomes. These studies have shown positive effects on mothers, such as a lower epidural rate in the intervention groups. However, until now, the impact on outcomes for mothers and newborns of antenatal education classes that focus on breathing and relaxation techniques has not been examined.

Development and validation of a tool for advising primiparous women during early labour: study protocol for the GebStart Study.

Introduction: Pregnant women experience early labour with different physical and emotional symptoms. Early admission to hospital has been found to be associated with increased intervention and caesarean section rates. However, primiparous women often contact the hospital before labour progresses because they encounter difficulties coping with symptoms of onset of labour on their own.

Job satisfaction of midwives working in a labor ward: A repeat measure mixed-methods study.

Introduction: Job satisfaction of midwives is important to prevent skill shortage. Those working in midwife-led models of care work more independently and have more responsibility. No previous study investigated if a self-initiated and self-responsible project could enhance job satisfaction of midwives working in a medicalled maternity unit.

Giving birth: A hermeneutic study of the expectations and experiences of healthy primigravid women in Switzerland.

Switzerland experiences one of the highest caesarean section rates in Europe but it is unclear why and when the decision is made to perform a caesarean section. Many studies have examined from a medical and physiological point of view, but research from a women's standpoint is lacking. Our aim was to develop a model of the emerging expectations of giving birth and the subsequent experiences of healthy primigravid women, across four cantons in Switzerland.

Midwives' perception of advantages of health care at a distance during the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland.

Objective: To explore midwives' perceptions of the advantages of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland.

Design: Cross-sectional study based on an online survey using quantitative methods.

Setting: Midwives working in Switzerland.

Work-related stress and intention to leave among midwives working in Swiss maternity hospitals - a cross-sectional study.

Background: Health systems around the globe are struggling to recruit qualified health professionals. Work-related stress plays an important role in why health professionals leave their profession prematurely. However, little is known about midwives' working conditions and intentions to leave their profession, although this knowledge is key to work force retention.

Does therapy always need touch? A cross-sectional study among Switzerland-based occupational therapists and midwives regarding their experience with health care at a distance during the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic impedes therapy and care activities. Tele-health, i.e.

Smartphones in the nursery: Parental smartphone use and parental sensitivity and responsiveness within parent-child interaction in early childhood (0-5 years): A scoping review.

The omnipresence of smartphones has not stopped at the door to the nursery. It is especially important to better understand the impact of parental smartphone use on relationships at the beginning of children's lives. Babies and toddlers are essentially dependent on caregivers' sensitive and responsive behaviors within the context of the development of attachment patterns.

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

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.

Evaluation of a midwifery network to guarantee outpatient postpartum care: a mixed methods study.

Background: The necessity of outpatient postpartum care has increased due to shorter hospital stays. In a health care system, where postpartum care after hospital discharge must be arranged by families themselves, this can be challenging for those experiencing psychosocial disadvantages. Therefore, we compared characteristics of users of a midwifery network which referred women to outpatient postpartum care providers with those of women organising care themselves.

Changing behaviour in pregnant women: A scoping review.

Objectives: Behaviour change programmes (BCPs) for pregnant women are frequently implemented as part of health promotion initiatives. At present, little is known about the types of behaviour change programmes that are being implemented and whether these programmes are designed and delivered in accordance with the principles of high quality maternity care. In this scoping review, we provide an overview of existing interventions related to behaviour change in pregnancy with a particular emphasis on programmes that include empowerment components to promote autonomy and woman-led decision-making.

[Occupational Situation of Midwives in Institutions with and without Midwife-led Care in in a Swiss Canton].

Introduction: Compared to traditional models of care, midwife-led models of care provide better opportunities for midwives to make use of their full scope of practice. This has consequences for their professional satisfaction. The aim of this survey was to gain an overview of the occupational situation of midwives in the maternity units of a Swiss canton and to compare the situations between institutions with and without midwife-led care.

Integrative power in Swiss home-like childbirths: A qualitative multiple case study.

Objective: To increase understanding of integrative power in decision-making in home-like childbirth from midwives' and women's perspectives.

Design: A qualitative multiple case study.

Setting: Two regions of Switzerland, a French and a German-speaking.

Communication barriers in maternity care of allophone migrants: Experiences of women, healthcare professionals, and intercultural interpreters.

Aim: To describe communication barriers faced by allophone migrant women in maternity care provision from the perspectives of migrant women, healthcare professionals, and intercultural interpreters.

Background: Perinatal health inequality of migrant women hinges on barriers to services, with a major barrier being language. Their care is often also perceived as demanding due to conflicting values or complex situations.

Postnatal quality of life - A content analysis of qualitative results to the Mother-Generated Index.

Background: The Mother-Generated Index (MGI) assesses postnatal quality of life (QoL) without providing a predefined checklist, thus offering mothers the opportunity to identify areas of life affected by having a baby.

Aim: To identify: (a) details and particularities of areas of life affected after childbirth and thus specific domains defining postnatal quality of life; (b) changes in the importance of domains specifying QoL within the first weeks postpartum; and (c) the potential role of cultural differences with regard to the nature of QoL definitions.

Methods: Prospective, cross-cultural, longitudinal survey.

Barrier-free communication in maternity care of allophone migrants: BRIDGE study protocol.

Aim: To describe communication and access barriers encountered by allophone women of different migration backgrounds in the Swiss maternity care services, from the perspective of users, healthcare professionals and intercultural interpreters.

Background: In addition to the challenges of maternal adjustment, pregnant migrant women must also deal with an unfamiliar health service system. Some must overcome language barriers and the stress of uncertain residence status.

Decision-making in Swiss home-like childbirth: A grounded theory study.

Background: Decision-making in midwifery, including a claim for shared decision-making between midwives and women, is of major significance for the health of mother and child. Midwives have little information about how to share decision-making responsibilities with women, especially when complications arise during birth.

Aim: To increase understanding of decision-making in complex home-like birth settings by exploring midwives' and women's perspectives and to develop a dynamic model integrating participatory processes for making shared decisions.

Dying at life׳s beginning: Experiences of parents and health professionals in Switzerland when an 'in utero ' diagnosis incompatible with life is made.

Objective: The disclosure of a diagnosis during pregnancy of a fetal malformation, which is incompatible with life, normally comes completely unexpectedly to the parents. Although a body of international literature has considered the topic, most of it comes from the United States and little has been generated from Europe. This study aims to illuminate the contemporary treatment associated with such diagnoses, regardless of whether parents decide to terminate or continue the pregnancy.

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.