TY - JOUR
AU - van den Berg, Lauri M.M.
AU - Balaam, Marie-Clare
AU - Nowland, Rebecca
AU - Moncrieff, Gill
AU - Topalidou, Anastasia
AU - Thompson, Suzanne
AU - Thomson, Gill
AU - de Jonge, Ank
AU - Downe, Soo
AU - Ellison, George T.H.
AU - Fenton, Alan
AU - Heazell, Alexander
AU - Kingdon, Carol
AU - Matthews, Zoe
AU - Severns, Alexandra
AU - Wright, Alison
AU - Akooji, Naseerah
AU - Cull, Jo
AU - van den Berg, Lauri
AU - Crossland, Nicola
AU - Feeley, Claire
AU - Franso, Beata
AU - Heys, Steph
AU - Sarian, Arni
AU - Booker, Maria
AU - Sandall, Jane
AU - Thornton, Jim
AU - Lynskey-Wilkie, Tisian
AU - Wilson, Vanessa
AU - Abe, Rebecca
AU - Awe, Tinuke
AU - Adeyinka, Toyin
AU - Bender-Atik, Ruth
AU - Brigante, Lia
AU - Brione, Rebecca
AU - Cadée, Franka
AU - Duff, Elizabeth
AU - Draycott, Tim
AU - Fisher, Duncan
AU - Francis, Annie
AU - Franx, Arie
AU - Erasmus, M.C.
AU - Frith, Lucy
AU - Griew, Louise
AU - Harmer, Clea
AU - Homer, Caroline
AU - Knight, Marian
AU - Mansfield, Amanda
AU - Marlow, Neil
AU - Mcaree, Trixie
AU - Monteith, David
AU - Reed, Keith
AU - Richens, Yana
AU - Rocca-Ihenacho, Lucia
AU - Ross-Davie, Mary
AU - Talbot, Seana
AU - Taylor, Myles
AU - Treadwell, Maureen
PY - 2022
DA - April
TI - The United Kingdom and the Netherlands maternity care responses to COVID-19: A comparative study
JO - Women and Birth
EP - 135
VL - 36
IS - 1
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2022.03.010
AB - BackgroundThe national health care response to coronavirus (COVID-19) has varied between countries. The United Kingdom (UK) and the Netherlands (NL) have comparable maternity and neonatal care systems, and experienced similar numbers of COVID-19 infections, but had different organisational responses to the pandemic. Understanding why and how similarities and differences occurred in these two contexts could inform optimal care in normal circumstances, and during future crises.AimTo compare the UK and Dutch COVID-19 maternity and neonatal care responses in three key domains: choice of birthplace, companionship, and families in vulnerable situations.MethodA multi-method study, including documentary analysis of national organisation policy and guidance on COVID-19, and interviews with national and regional stakeholders.FindingsBoth countries had an infection control focus, with less emphasis on the impact of restrictions, especially for families in vulnerable situations. Differences included care providers’ fear of contracting COVID-19; the extent to which community- and personalised care was embedded in the care system before the pandemic; and how far multidisciplinary collaboration and service-user involvement were prioritised.ConclusionWe recommend that countries should 1) make a systematic plan for crisis decision-making before a serious event occurs, and that this must include authentic service-user involvement, multidisciplinary collaboration, and protection of staff wellbeing 2) integrate women’s and families’ values into the maternity and neonatal care system, ensuring equitable inclusion of the most vulnerable and 3) strengthen community provision to ensure system wide resilience to future shocks from pandemics, or other unexpected large-scale events.
PB - Elsevier
UR - http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/3024877
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
KW - Maternity and early years
ER