Publications by authors named "M B Gemperle"
Article Synopsis
- Restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted maternal and newborn care (QMNC) across Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, with varying strictness in protective measures implemented.
- An online survey collected data from 1,875 women who gave birth in these countries, revealing that Switzerland had better QMNC scores compared to Germany and Austria, particularly in the "Experience of care" sub-index.
- The study found weak to strong correlations between reorganizational changes due to COVID-19 and other QMNC areas, highlighting the need for continued research to enhance care quality post-pandemic.
Background: Health workers' (HWs') perspectives on the quality of maternal and newborn care (QMNC) are not routinely collected. In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to document HWs' perspectives on QMNC around childbirth in 12 World Health Organization (WHO) European countries.
Methods: HWs involved in maternal/neonatal care for at least one year between March 2020 and March 2023 answered an online validated WHO standards-based questionnaire collecting 40 quality measures for improving QMNC.
Women's experiences of disrespect and abuse in Swiss facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative analysis of an open-ended question in the IMAgiNE EURO study.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
May 2024
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the provision of maternal care. The IMAgiNE EURO study investigates the Quality of Maternal and Newborn Care during the pandemic in over 20 countries, including Switzerland.
Aim: This study aims to understand women's experiences of disrespect and abuse in Swiss health facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rates of instrumental vaginal birth and cesarean and quality of maternal and newborn health care in private versus public facilities: Results of the IMAgiNE EURO study in 16 countries.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet
December 2022
Objective: To explore the quality of maternal and newborn care (QMNC) during the COVID-19 pandemic by facility type among 16 European countries, comparing rates of instrumental vaginal birth and cesarean.
Methods: Women who gave birth in the WHO European Region from March 1, 2020, to February 7, 2022, answered a validated online questionnaire. Rates of instrumental birth, instrumental vaginal birth, and cesarean, and a QMNC index were calculated for births in public versus private facilities.
Objective: To explore quality of maternal and newborn care (QMNC) in healthcare facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland.
Methods: Women giving birth in Switzerland answered a validated online questionnaire including 40 WHO standards-based quality measures. QMNC score was calculated according to linguistic region and mode of birth.