Birth-Issues in Perinatal Care

Papers
(The TQCC of Birth-Issues in Perinatal Care is 4. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
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The association of doula support and patient experiences with hospital staff during birth in a sample of California women: An exploratory analysis85
A response to: Weekend delivery and maternal–neonatal adverse outcomes in low‐risk pregnancies in the United States: A population‐based analysis of 3 million live births55
Wait, What? What's Going On?— Pregnancy Experiences of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Mothers Who Do Not Sign54
Influence on operative time of immediate skin‐to‐skin care in low‐risk primary cesarean births for breech presentation: Retrospective cohort study43
In‐hospital supplementation and subsequent breastfeeding practices in Finland: A cross‐sectional population‐level study41
The role of doulas in respectful care for communities of color and Medicaid recipients35
Interventions and Strategies for Reducing Episiotomy Rates Globally: A Systematic Review32
Perinatal psychiatric practitioner consultation program delivers rapid response to OB/GYN practitioners26
Visualization of contractions: Evaluation of a new experience design concept to enhance the childbirth experience25
Nonpharmacological labor pain management methods and risk of cesarean birth: A retrospective cohort study24
Erratum23
Labor unit culture and attitudes toward supporting vaginal birth—The Swedish version of the labor culture survey (S‐LCS)—Psychometric properties22
Midwifery continuity of care for women with perinatal mental health conditions: A cohort study from Australia19
Validity and reliability of an Arabic‐language version of the postpartum specific anxiety scale research short‐form in Jordan18
Between “a lot of room for it” and “it doesn't exist”—Advancing and limiting factors of autonomy in birth as perceived by perinatal care practitioners: An interview study in Switzerland18
What is known about midwives' well‐being and resilience? An integrative review of the international literature17
Birth Outcomes After Sexual Violence and the Role of Disclosure to the Maternity Care Provider17
Discrimination during childbirth and postpartum care utilization among Black birthing people in California, United States17
Mediating processes underlying the associations between maternal obesity and the likelihood of cesarean birth17
One Hundred Years of Seeking Respectful Maternity Care: History and Evolution16
Low Social Support is Associated With Postpartum Depression Symptoms Among Illinois Postpartum Women16
Cultural Brokering in Pregnancy Care: A Qualitative Study14
Assessing patient autonomy in the context of TeamBirth, a quality improvement intervention to improve shared decision‐making during labor and birth13
Decision‐making experiences and the need for decision aids in women considering vaginal birth after cesarean: A qualitative meta‐synthesis12
Experiences of attending prenatal ultrasounds during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Australia: A cross‐sectional survey12
Labor outcomes in caseload midwifery compared with standard midwifery care: A cohort study12
Issue Information12
Birth during the Covid‐19 pandemic: What childbearing people in the United States needed to achieve a positive birth experience12
VBAC calculator 2.0: Recent evidence11
Self‐Advocacy Among Black Women During the Perinatal Period: Prevalence and Relationship to Patient Experiences11
Characterizing uterine responsiveness to oxytocin augmentation across four labor patterns in maternal obesity11
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Changes in the live birth profile in Henan, China: A hospital registry‐based study11
From Midwife to Lead Perinatal Practitioner: A Utopian Vision11
Upright breech birth: New video research risks reviving Friedman’s curse11
Predictive value of new onset versus primary meconium‐stained amniotic fluid10
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Peer support and mobile health for perinatal mental health: A scoping review10
Effects of the COVID‐19 early pandemic on delivery outcomes among women with and without COVID‐19 at birth10
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“I just want the best for him.” Pregnancy in the context of substance use disorders: Perspectives of postpartum women10
Issue Information10
Factors influencing birth setting decision making in the United States: An integrative review9
Factors associated with exclusive formula feeding among individuals with low‐risk pregnancies in the United States9
Remembering Marian MacDorman9
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Let complete numbers speak for themselves9
COVID‐19 and the adequacy of antenatal care among Indigenous women: A retrospective crossover analysis8
Breastfeeding outcomes at 3 months for women with diabetes in pregnancy: Findings from the Diabetes and Antenatal Milk Expressing randomized controlled trial8
Pregnant Women's Care Needs During Early Labor–A Scoping Review7
Race, ethnicity, and indications for primary cesarean birth: Associations within a national birth center registry7
Health care provider support and factors associated with breastfeeding beyond infancy: A cross‐national study7
Beyond “patient‐provider race matching.” Black midwives clarify a vision for race‐concordant care to achieve equity in Black perinatal health: A commentary on “Do Black birthing persons prefer a Black7
Racial inequities in the course of treating perinatal mental health challenges: Results from listening to mothers in California7
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Factors associated with respectful maternity care and influence of HIV status among women giving birth in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania7
Preferences of pregnant individuals to undergo labor after one cesarean in southern China7
Maternal height, and ethnicity and birth weight: A retrospective cohort study of uncomplicated term vaginal deliveries in Malaysia7
Is a randomized controlled trial of waterbirth possible? An Australian feasibility study7
Revisiting the Mackey Childbirth Satisfaction Rating Scale: Spanish adaptation, factor analysis, and sources of construct validity7
Does breastfeeding influence sleep? A longitudinal study across the first two postpartum years7
Prenatal and postpartum care during the COVID‐19 pandemic: An increase in barriers from early to mid‐pandemic in the United States7
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Cost‐effectiveness of mental health interventions during and after pregnancy: A systematic review6
A call for critical midwifery studies: Confronting systemic injustice in sexual, reproductive, maternal, and newborn care6
Vaginal delivery rate by near delivery sonographic weight estimation and maternal stature among nulliparous women6
Translating Priorities Into Practice: Midwifery Care for Uninsured Migrant Populations Across Canada6
CenteringPregnancy in the Netherlands: Who engages, who doesn’t, and why6
Issue Information6
The enduring impact of birth: Women’s birth perceptions, postpartum depressive symptoms, and postpartum depression risk6
Weekend delivery and maternal–neonatal adverse outcomes in low‐risk pregnancies in the United States: A population‐based analysis of 3‐million live births6
Community midwives' perspectives on perinatal care for asylum seekers and refugees in the Netherlands: A survey study6
Men's experiences of antenatal care services in low‐income and middle‐income countries: A qualitative systematic review6
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Factors associated with cesarean birth in nulliparous women: A multicenter prospective cohort study6
Toward a semiotics of midwifery: Multimodal communication's effects on accessibility, equity, and power dynamics6
Psychometric validation of a patient‐reported experience measure of obstetric racism© (The PREM‐OB Scale™ suite)5
Reduction of Noise Levels During Caesarean Births Through Audiovisual Feedback is Associated With Lower Stress Levels for Patients5
Induction of labor and cesarean birth in lower‐risk nulliparous women at term: A retrospective cohort study5
Issue Information5
Men as Midwifery Professionals: A Scoping Review5
Mode of birth and long‐term maternal mental health: A follow‐up study in the Danish National Birth Cohort5
Unveiling injustice: Disrupting child removal policies and upholding breastfeeding: An emancipatory framework5
Midwifery Continuity of Care During Pregnancy, Birth, and the Postpartum Period: A Matched Cohort Study5
Bibliometric analysis of published articles on perinatal depression from 1920 to 20205
Perinatal outcome and long‐term hospitalization of triplets according to birth order5
Mental Health Profile Relating to Suicide Crises Among Women in and Around Pregnancy and Surgical Termination of Pregnancy: A Data Linkage Study5
Preferences for labor and childbirth, expressed orally or as a written birth plan: Prevalence and determinants from a nationwide population‐based study5
Are perinatal quality collaboratives collaborating enough? How including all birth settings can drive needed improvement in the United States maternity care system4
(Un)warranted variation in local hospital protocols for neonatal referral to the pediatrician: An explorative study in the Netherlands4
Racial Disparities in Nulliparous Singleton Term Vertex Cesarean Deliveries: Rates, Reasons, and Time to Delivery4
The birth center model of care: Staffing, business characteristics, and core clinical outcomes4
Preterm and low birthweight birth in the United States: Black midwives speak of causality, prevention, and healing4
Introducing the fragility index—A case study using the Term Breech Trial4
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The structure of breech revolutions, a response to: “Upright breech birth: New video research risks reviving Friedman’s curse”4
The impact of family physicians in rural maternity care4
Intrapartum pudendal nerve block analgesia and childbirth experience in primiparous women with vaginal birth: A cohort study4
Birth Outcomes and Prenatal Care Use in the U.S. During the COVID‐19 Pandemic in 2020 and 20214
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Pregnancy experiences of transgender and gender‐expansive individuals: A systematic scoping review from a critical midwifery perspective4
Parity, mode of birth, and long‐term gynecological health: A follow‐up study of parous and nonparous women in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health cohort4
Intrapartum Care Experiences Associated With Postpartum Visit Attendance4
Validating the Quality Maternal and Newborn Care Framework Index: A Global Tool for Quality‐of‐Care Evaluations4
The Benefits of Licensed Midwifery and Community Birth Among BIPOC Birthing People in New Mexico4
The economic burden associated with stillbirth: A systematic review4
The double burden of maternal overweight and short stature and the likelihood of cesarean deliveries in South Asia: An analysis of national datasets from Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, and Pakist4
From “disappointing” to “fantastic”: Women's experiences with labor induction in a U.S. tertiary hospital4
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LGBTQ+ new and expectant parents' experiences of perinatal services during the UK's first COVID‐19 lockdown4
Maternal and Neonatal Consequences of Early Augmentation of Labor Among Women With Spontaneous Onset of Labor: A National Population‐Based Study4
Return‐on‐Investment Analysis of an Enhanced Community Doula Program: Pre‐ and Post‐COVID‐19 Considerations4
Inequitable use of health services for Indigenous mothers who experience stillbirth in Australia4
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