• Changes in maternal risk factors and their association with changes in cesarean sections in Norway between 1999 and 2016: A descriptive population-based registry study 

      Nedberg, Ingvild Hersoug; Lazzerini, Marzia; Mariani, Ilaria; Møllersen, Kajsa; Valente, Emanuelle Pessa; Anda, Erik Eik; Skjeldestad, Finn Egil (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-03)
      Background - Increases in the proportion of the population with increased likelihood of cesarean section (CS) have been postulated as a driving force behind the rise in CS rates worldwide. The aim of the study was to assess if changes in selected maternal risk factors for CS are associated with changes in CS births from 1999 to 2016 in Norway.<p> <p>Methods and findings - This national ...
    • Individual and country-level variables associated with the medicalization of birth: Multilevel analyses of IMAgiNE EURO data from 15 countries in the WHO European region 

      Miani, Céline; Wandschneider, Lisa; Batram-Zantvoort, Stephanie; Covi, Benedetta; Elden, Helen; Nedberg, Ingvild Hersoug; Drglin, Zalka; Pumpure, Elizabete; Costa, Raquel; Rozée, Virginie; Otelea, Marina Ruxandra; Drandić, Daniela; Radetic, Jelena; Abderhalden-Zellweger, Alessia; Ćerimagić, Amira; Arendt, Maryse; Mariani, Ilaria; Linden, Karolina; Ponikvar, Barbara Mihevc; Jakovicka, Dārta; Dias, Heloisa; Ruzicic, Jovana; de Labrusse, Claire; Valente, Emanuelle Pessa; Zaigham, Mehreen; Bohinec, Anja; Rezeberga, Dace; Barata, Catarina; Pfund, Anouk; Sacks, Emma; Lazzerini, Marzia (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-18)
      Objective: To investigate potential associations between individual and country-level factors and medicalization of birth in 15 European countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.<p> <p>Methods: Online anonymous survey of women who gave birth in 2020–2021. Multivariable multilevel logistic regression models estimating associations between indicators of medicalization (cesarean, instrumental vaginal ...
    • Quality of facility-based maternal and newborn care around the time of childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic: online survey investigating maternal perspectives in 12 countries of the WHO European Region 

      Lazzerini, Marzia; Covi, Benedetta; Mariani, Ilaria; Drglin, Zalka; Arendt, Maryse; Nedberg, Ingvild Hersoug (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-24)
      <p><b>Background</b> Multi-country studies assessing the quality of maternal and newborn care (QMNC) during the COVID- 19 pandemic, as defined by WHO Standards, are lacking. <p><b>Methods</b> Women who gave birth in 12 countries of the WHO European Region from March 1, 2020 - March 15, 2021 answered an online questionnaire, including 40 WHO Standard-based Quality Measures. <p><b>Findings</b> ...
    • Quality of health care around the time of childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the IMAgiNE EURO study in Norway and trends over time 

      Nedberg, Ingvild Hersoug; Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir; Kongslien, Sigrun; Mariani, Ilaria; Valente, Emanuelle Pessa; Covi, Benedetta; Lazzerini, Marzia; Ćerimagić, Amira; Roda, Daniela Drandić; Kurbanović, Magdalena; Virginie, Rozée; de La Rochebrochard, Elise; Löfgren, Kristina; Miani, Céline; Batram-Zantvoort, Stephanie; Wandschneider, Lisa; Morano, Sandra; Chertok, Ilana; Artzi-Medvedik, Rada; Pumpure, Elizabete; Rezeberga, Dace; Jansone-Šantare, Gita; Jakovicka, Dārta; Vaska, Agnija; Knoka, Anna Regīna; Vilcāne, Katrīna Paula; Liepinaitienė, Alina; Kondrakova, Andželika; Mizgaitienė, Marija; Juciūtė, Simona; Arendt, Maryse; Tasch, Barbara; Baranowska, Barbara; Tataj-Puzyna, Urszula; Węgrzynowska, Maria; Costa, Raquel; Barata, Catarina; Santos, Teresa; Rodrigues, Carina; Dias, Heloísa; Otelea, Marina Ruxandra; Radetić, Jelena; Ružičić, Jovana; Drglin, Zalka; Ponikvar, Barbara Mihevc; Bohinec, Anja; Brigidi, Serena; Castañeda, Lara Martín; Elden, Helen; Sengpiel, Verena; Linden, Karolina; Zaigham, Mehreen; De Labrusse, Claire; Abderhalden, Alessia; Pfund, Anouck; Thorn, Harriet; Grylka, Susanne; Gemperle, Michael; Mueller, Antonia (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-18)
      Objective: To describe maternal perception of the quality of maternal and newborn care (QMNC) in facilities in Norway during the first year of COVID-19 pandemic.<p> <p>Methods: Women who gave birth in a Norwegian facility from March 1, 2020, to October 28, 2021, filled out a structured online questionnaire based on 40 WHO standards-based quality measures. Quantile regression analysis was performed ...
    • 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 

      Lazzerini, Marzia; Valente, Emanuelle Pessa; Covi, Benedetta; Rozée, Virginie; Costa, Raquel; Otelea, Marina Ruxandra; Abderhalden-Zellweger, Alessia; Węgrzynowska, Maria; Linden, Karolina; Arendt, Maryse; Brigidi, Serena; Miani, Céline; Pumpure, Elizabete; Radetic, Jelena; Drandic, Daniela; Cerimagic, Amira; Nedberg, Ingvild Hersoug; Liepinaitienė, Alina; Rodrigues, Carina; de Labrusse, Claire; Baranowska, Barbara; Zaigham, Mehreen; Castañeda, Lara Martín; Batram-Zantvoort, Stephanie; Jakovicka, Dārta; Ruzicic, Jovana; Juciūtė, Simona; Santos, Teresa; Gemperle, Michael; Tataj-Puzyna, Urszula; Elden, Helen; Mizgaitienė, Marija; Lincetto, Ornella; Sacks, Emma; Mariani, Ilaria (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-10)
      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.<p> <p>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 ...
    • WHO Standards-based questionnaire to measure health workers' perspective on the quality of care around the time of childbirth in the WHO European region: Development and mixed-methods validation in six countries 

      Valente, Emanuelle Pessa; Covi, Benedetta; Mariani, Ilaria; Morano, Sandra; Otalea, Marina; Nanu, Ioana; Nanu, Micaela Iuliana; Elden, Helen; Linden, Karolina; Zaigham, Mehreen; Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir; Kongslien, Sigrun; Nedberg, Ingvild Hersoug; Costa, Raquel; Rodrigues, Carina; Dias, Heloísa; Drandić, Daniela; Kurbanović, Magdalena; Sacks, Emma; Muzigaba, Moise; Lincetto, Ornella; Lazzerini, Marzia (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-08)
      Objectives - Develop and validate a WHO Standards-based online questionnaire to measure the quality of maternal and newborn care (QMNC) around the time of childbirth from the health workers’ perspective.<p> <p>Design - Mixed-methods study.<p> <p>Setting - Six countries of the WHO European Region.<p> <p>Participants and methods - The questionnaire is based on lessons learnt in previous ...
    • Women’s experiences and views on early breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway: quantitative and qualitative findings from the IMAgiNE EURO study 

      Vik, Eline Skirnisdottir; Kongslien, Sigrun; Nedberg, Ingvild Hersoug; Mariani, Ilaria; Valente, Emanuelle Pessa; Covi, Benedetta; Lazzerini, Marzia (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-10)
      Background Little is known about women’s experience of care and views on early breastfeeding during the COVID19 pandemic in Norway.<p> <p>Methods Women (n =2922) who gave birth in a facility in Norway between March 2020 and June 2021 were invited to answer an online questionnaire based on World Health Organization (WHO) Standard-based quality measures, exploring their experiences of care and views ...