IMAgiNE EURO
Short description
IMAgiNE EURO is a project based on the WHO's center IRCCS Burlo Garofolo in Trieste, Italy, and is a project carried out by a network of 33 researchers involving more than 15 countries in the WHO's European region. The project includes two web-based, anonymous surveys (one for new mothers - now available in more than 24 languages, and one for health care professionals) which aim to investigate and map maternity and neonatal care preparedness, quality and opportunities during different phases of COVID- 19pandemin. At present, about 19,000 new mothers in Europe have responded to the survey. Of these, about 3,800 responded to the Swedish survey
Validation of the questionnaire to the healthcare staff is ongoing
The principal investigator for the entire project is Dr. Emanuelle Pessa Valente, PhD, Obstetrician, WHO CC, Italy. Project leader in Sweden is Dr Helen Elden.
The Swedish project group also includes Dr Karolina Lindén, Dr Verena Sengpiel at the Sahlgrenska Academy and Dr Mehreen Zaighem, Lund University / Skåne University Hospital.
Participating countries are Italy, Sweden, Great Britain, Ireland, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Norway, Slovenia, Romania, Serbia. Luxembourg and Croatia
Publications
Pessa Valente E,Covi B, Mariani I, MoranoS, Otelea MR3, Nanu MI5, Elden H, LindenK, Zaigham M, Skirnisdottir VikE, Kongslien S, Hersoug Nedberg I, CostaR, Rodrigues C, Dias H, DrandićD, KurbanovićM, Sacks E, Muzigaba M, LincettoO, LazzeriniM on behalf of IMAgiNE EURO study group. Development and validation of a WHO Standards-based questionnaire to measure health workers’ perspective on the quality of care around the time of childbirth in the WHO European Region. BMJ Open. 2022 Apr 8;12(4):e056753. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056753.
Zaigham M, Linden K, Sengpiel V, Mariani I, Pessa Valente E, Covi B, Lazzerini M, Elden H. Large Gaps in the Quality of Healthcare Experienced by Swedish Mothers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-sectional Study Based on WHO Standards. Women and Birth: Journal of the Australian College of Midwives (2022): Women and Birth: Journal of the Australian College of Midwives, 2022. Web. DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2022.01.007
Lazzerini M, B Covi B, Mariani I, Drglin Z, M Arendt M, Hersoug Nedberg I, Elden H, Costa R, Drandić D, Radetić J, Ruxandra Otalea M, Miani C, Brigidi S, Rozee V, Mihevc Ponikvar B, Tasch B, Kongslien S, Linden K, Barata C, Kurbanović M, Ružičić J, Batram-Zantvoort S, Martín Castañeda L, de La Rochebrochard E, Bohinec A, Skirnisdottir Vik E, Zaigham M, Santos T, Wandschneider L, Canales Viver A, Ćerimagić A, Sacks E, Muzigaba M, Berdzuli N, Lincetto O, Pessa Valente E on behalf of IMAgiNE EURO study group. 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. The Lancet Regional Health – Europe. 2022-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100268
Lazzerini M, B Covi B, Mariani I, Drglin Z, M Arendt M, Hersoug Nedberg I, Elden H, Costa R, Drandić D, Radetić J, Ruxandra Otalea M, Miani C, Brigidi S, Rozee V, Mihevc Ponikvar B, Tasch B, Kongslien S, Linden K, Barata C, Kurbanović M, Ružičić J, Batram-Zantvoort S, Martín Castañeda L, de La Rochebrochard E, Bohinec A, Skirnisdottir Vik E, Zaigham M, Santos T, Wandschneider L, Canales Viver A, Ćerimagić A, Sacks E, Muzigaba M, Berdzuli N, Lincetto O, Pessa Valente E on behalf of IMAgiNE EURO study group. Women’s views on the quality of hospital maternal and newborn care around the time of childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic: multicountry cross-sectional study in the WHO European Region. The Lancet Regional Health –Europe. Accepted October 11, 2021.
