Aim: To demonstrate the results of routine screening and treatment for psychiatric problems, psychosocial problems and substance use (PPS) among pregnant women in the Netherlands. This approach is advocated by the national program 'The first 1000 days', which focuses on a healthy start for (unborn) children in vulnerable situations.
Design: Secondary data analysis of a routine care dataset obtained from midwifery practices and hospitals throughout the Netherlands. All practices and hospitals applied systematic screening with Mind2Care.
Method: Each Mind2Care screening results in either a negative result (no risk), an alert and/or a treatment advice based on local care pathways. Anonymous data on detected risk factors and subsequent alerts/advices from 22.141 pregnant women were analyzed.
Results: Of all women, 24% had at least one PPS risk factor. Accumulation of risks was present in 10% of women. Thirty-one percent of all pregnant women received at least one specific advice (15% alerts, 24% treatment advices, including overlap).
Conclusion: One in four pregnant women has psychiatric problems, psychosocial problems and/or substance use for which guideline care is available. Implementation of Mind2Care is demanding to the obstetrical system, and requires multidisciplinary care processes of medical and social caregivers. Despite the lack of a scientific evidence on the added value of systematic detection and treatment of PPS-risks in all pregnancies, this programmatic approach is increasingly acknowledged on the national attention level as the way forward to a healthy start for every child, even if born under vulnerable conditions.
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J Nutr Educ Behav
January 2025
School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Women's and Newborn Services, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia.
Objective: To explore the context, behaviors, strategies, and motivators of pregnant women who consume 5 servings of vegetables daily.
Methods: Positive deviance study involving Australian pregnant women (9 of 529) identified through a validated food frequency questionnaire. Semistructured interviews explored their strategies, behaviors, and motivators.
Ann Med
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Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Women's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
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J Diabetes Investig
January 2025
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Aims: This study investigated the association between maternal age and early and late gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
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Hum Vaccin Immunother
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School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China.
The attitudes of reproductive-age individuals toward COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy are still not well understood. We aimed to explore the attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy and the determinants among the Chinese reproductive-age population. An anonymous cross-sectional study was conducted in China from July 4 to August 11, 2023.
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December 2024
Research Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, UK.
Objectives: To understand (1) healthcare professionals' (HCPs) perceptions and experiences of commercial milk formula (CMF) marketing to consumers and HCPs and (2) HCPs' perspectives on regulation of CMF marketing.
Setting: UK.
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