OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Midwifery is 26. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
The impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on maternity care in Europe	134
Sustaining quality midwifery care in a pandemic and beyond	86
Mental Health & Parental Concerns during COVID-19: The Experiences of New Mothers Amidst Social Isolation	57
The impact of covid-19 on midwives’ practice in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania: A reflective account	49
Pregnancy and birth planning during COVID-19: The effects of tele-education offered to pregnant women on prenatal distress and pregnancy-related anxiety	49
Women's experiences of maternity service reconfiguration during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative investigation	49
“Anxious and traumatised”: Users’ experiences of maternity care in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic	45
Becoming a mother in the ‘new’ social world in Australia during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic	42
Lessons from past epidemics and pandemics and a way forward for pregnant women, midwives and nurses during COVID-19 and beyond: A meta-synthesis	42
Changes in social support of pregnant and postnatal mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic	42
Women's decision-making autonomy in the household and the use of maternal health services: An Indonesian case study	41
Breastfeeding after a cesarean section: A literature review	37
Variations in health behaviors among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic	37
The impact of COVID-19 on prenatal care in the United States: Qualitative analysis from a survey of 2519 pregnant women	36
The effectiveness of telemedicine interventions, delivered exclusively during the postnatal period, on postpartum depression in mothers without history or existing mental disorders: A systematic revie	34
Maternal vaccines during the Covid-19 pandemic:A qualitative interview study with UK pregnant women	32
Restructuring maternal services during the covid-19 pandemic: Early results of a scoping review for non-infected women	32
Vitamin D, preeclampsia and prematurity: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational and interventional studies	31
Women's views and experiences of maternity care during COVID-19 in Ireland: A qualitative descriptive study	30
The provision of midwife-led care in low-and middle-income countries: An integrative review	29
The impact of COVID-19 restrictions on women's pregnancy and postpartum experience in England: A qualitative exploration	29
Changing behaviour in pregnant women: A scoping review	28
Project 20: Midwives’ insight into continuity of care models for women with social risk factors: what works, for whom, in what circumstances, and how	28
Obstetric violence a qualitative interview study	28
Mums on the Move: A pilot randomised controlled trial of a home-based physical activity intervention for mothers at risk of postnatal depression	27

Perinatal mental health in Ireland: A scoping review