When the hospital becomes an option again: a qualitative analysis of women’s and their partners’ experiences with a designated clinic for women who request different care than recommended in the guidelines

Our findings reveal that the approach of the designated clinic can be successful in meeting parents' needs such as trust and autonomy during pregnancy and birth, and in preventing women from making a negative choice to birth outside the system.

Authors

Martine Hollander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2279-086X)
Jeroen van Dillen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6958-572X)
Floor Opdam
Marieke de Vries
Marene Dimmendaal

Institutions

Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
Maastricht University (NL)
Amalia Kinderziekenhuis (NL)

Publication Details

Journal: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Published: 2025-12-17
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-08243-2
Primary Topic: Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
Type: article
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When the hospital becomes an option again: a qualitative analysis of women’s and their partners’ experiences with a designated clinic for women who request different care than recommended in the guidelines

Martine Hollander, Jeroen van Dillen, Floor Opdam, Marieke de Vries et al.

Dec 17, 2025

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions

article

When the hospital becomes an option again: a qualitative analysis of women’s and their partners’ experiences with a designated clinic for women who request different care than recommended in the guidelines

Martine Hollander, Jeroen van Dillen, Floor Opdam, Marieke de Vries, Marene Dimmendaal

December 17, 2025article en

Abstract

Our findings reveal that the approach of the designated clinic can be successful in meeting parents' needs such as trust and autonomy during pregnancy and birth, and in preventing women from making a negative choice to birth outside the system.

BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthVol. 25(1)

Radboud University Nijmegen (NL), Radboud University Medical Center (NL), Maastricht University (NL), Amalia Kinderziekenhuis (NL)

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Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions

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When the hospital becomes an option again: a qualitative analysis of women’s and their partners’ experiences with a designated clinic for women who request different care than recommended in the guidelines — Martine Hollander, Jeroen van Dillen, et al. · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS