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document: Experiences of women who planned birth in a birth centre compared to alternative planned places of birth. Results of the Dutch Birth Centre Study
Hitzert, M. (author), Hermus, M.A. (author), Scheerhagen, M. (author), Boesveld, L.C. (author), Wiegers, T.A. (author), Akker-van Marle, M.E. (author), van Dommelen, P. (author), de Pal-de Bruin, K.M. (author), de Graaf, J.P. (author)
Objective to assess the experiences with maternity care of women who planned birth in a birth centre and to compare them to alternative planned places of birth, by using the responsiveness concept of the World Health Organization. Design this study is a cross-sectional study using the ReproQ questionnaire filled out eight to ten weeks after...
article 2016

document: The Dutch Birth Centre Study: study design of a programmatic evaluation of the effect of birth centre care in the Netherlands
Hermus, M.A. (author), Wiegers, T.A. (author), Hitzert, M.F. (author), Boesveld, I.C. (author), van den Akker-van Marle, M.E. (author), Akkermans, H.A. (author), Bruijnzeels, M.A. (author), Franx, A. (author), de Graaf, J.P. (author), Rijnders, M.E. (author), Steegers, E.A. (author), van der Pal-de Bruin, K.M. (author)
Background: Birth centres are regarded as settings where women with uncomplicated pregnancies can give birth, assisted by a midwife and a maternity care assistant. In case of (threatening) complications referral to a maternity unit of a hospital is necessary. In the last decade up to 20 different birth centres have been instituted in the...
article 2015