Choosing for a Homebirth during COVID-19 Lockdown in The Netherlands, who and why: A national prospective questionnaire study
During the first COVID-19 lockdown in the Netherlands, women changing their preferred location of birth to a homebirth had fewer risk factors and more COVID-19 related worries pertaining to a hospital birth.
Authors
- Sylvia A Obermann-Borst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8886-6892)
- Marion I. van den Heuvel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2027-6234)
- Jeroen van Dillen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6958-572X)
- Arie Franx (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8801-5546)
- Carolina de Weerth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0921-1811)
- Benjamin Gravesteijn
- Lilian L. Peters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2342-0799)
- Brenda M. Kazemier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6656-2482)
- Sam Schoenmakers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0316-6159)
- Nienke W Boderie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1600-380X)
- Stefania V. Vacaru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6897-2963)
- Jasper V. Been (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4907-6466)
- Christianne J.M. de Groot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3277-2542)
- Ank de Jonge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5384-3744)
- Loes C.M. Bertens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0897-0709)
- Thomas van den Akker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9890-9145)
- Ben W. Mol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8337-550X)
- Roseriet Beijers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4033-6620)
- Igna Kwint-Reijnders
Institutions
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Tilburg University (NL)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- Erasmus MC - Sophia Children’s Hospital (NL)
- Monash University (AU)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
- Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Midwifery
- Published
- 2025-03-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2025.104361
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31
Funders
- Chiesi Farmaceutici
- Strong
- ZonMw