Publications by authors named "S Grylka-Baeschlin"
Article Synopsis
- The study explored maternity care providers' satisfaction with a new tool designed to support shared decision-making for women in early labor.
- A survey was conducted among 607 professionals, but only 110 responded, revealing mixed reviews about the tool's effectiveness and length.
- Many midwives found the tool complicated and unhelpful, particularly those with more experience and higher workloads, indicating challenges in its implementation and potential threats to their professional competencies.
Introduction: Pregnant women face the challenge of managing early labor on their own until they feel the need to seek professional support. However, professional support during such a vulnerable stage of labor may sometimes be insufficient. This study aims to understand pregnant women's care needs during early labor in order to improve the quality of care provided at the onset of labor.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTrends in the quality of maternal and neonatal care in Sweden and Norway as compared to 12 WHO European countries: A cross-sectional survey investigating maternal perspectives during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand
December 2024
Introduction: Maternal-neonatal healthcare services were severely disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic in even high-income countries within the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region. The objective of this study was to compare trends in the quality of maternal and neonatal care (QMNC) in Sweden and Norway to 12 other countries from the WHO European Region during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to identify domains for improvement.
Material And Methods: This cross-sectional study included women giving birth in Europe from March 1, 2020 to December 31, 2022.
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.
Health workers' perspectives on the quality of maternal and newborn health care around the time of childbirth: Results of the Improving MAternal Newborn carE in the EURO Region (IMAgiNE EURO) project in 12 countries of the World Health Organization European Region.
J Glob Health
September 2024
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.