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- [Contact](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/contact/) - There are several ways to get in touch with the Babies Born Better team. If you are interested in contacting a specific country's research team please contact them directly via the Country Information page. For all other enquiries, contact admin@babiesbornbetter.org or one of the steering group members directly, details can be found here. We are
- [Survey Information](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/surveyportal/survey-information/) - Survey Information Privacy and confidentiality are very important to us. We aim to only collect anonymous data, and if you do provide any information which enables you to be identified we will store this securely. Your answers will only be used for research and/or development of maternity care services. You can withdraw from the study
- [Steering Group](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/home/home-page/about/steeringgroup/) - Information on the Babies Born Better Steering Group Members Marie-Clare Balaam MBalaam@lancashire.ac.uk Marie-Clare currently works as a senior research assistant in the Midwifery department at the University of Lancashire, UK. Marie-Clare’s background is in History and Women’s Studies. She has worked as a lecturer and an academic and community based researcher. Her research interests are;
- [Survey Portal](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/surveyportal/) - Have you had a baby in the last three years? We would really like to hear about your experience! Click here to take part in the survey! Why are we doing this survey? We are doing this study to find out about women’s labour and birth experiences in a number of different countries worldwide. Your
- [Accessing data](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/home/home-page/about/accessingdata/) - If you are interested in a particular country's data, please contact the country coordinator directly: Country Information If you are interested in accessing the full B3 data set for research purposes, please complete the following form and forward it to MBalaam@lancashire.ac.uk or BBBSurvey@uclan.ac.uk B3 - Research Proposal Form
- [United Kingdom](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/united-kingdom/) - Country Coordinator Marie-Clare Balaam mbalaam@lancashire.ac.ukMarie-Clare currently works as a research associate in the Midwifery department at the University of Lancashire, UK. Marie-Clare’s background is in History and Women’s Studies. She has worked as a lecturer and an academic and community based researcher. Her research interests are; migrant women’s experiences of maternity care and childbirth in
- [About](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/home/home-page/about-2/) - Babies Born Better is a long term project examining the views and experiences of women who have given birth in the last 3 years. The aim of the Babies Born Better project is to become a major resource for the improvement of maternal and childbirth care around the world. By finding out what works, for
- [Lithuania](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/lithuania-2/) - Country Coordinator Dr. Giedrė Širvinskienė Institution: Faculty of Public Health, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. Tilzes str. 18, Kaunas LT-47181, Lithuania giedre.sirvinskiene@lsmuni.lt Giedrė is an Associate Professor in Health Psychology Department and a Researcher in Health Research Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. She defended her doctoral thesis "Infant emotional and behavioural problems and their
- [Australia](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/australia/) - National Coordinator: Yvette Miller Associate Professor School of Public Health & Social Work Queensland University of Technology Brisbane, Queensland, Australia e: yvette.miller@qut.edu.au Support groups for women to contact about their maternity experience: If you wish to talk to someone about your experience or how you are feeling, you can contact: Lifeline counselling service (131 114,
- [Romania](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/romania-2/) - News Presentation of Romania analysis during meeting organized by the SAMAS NGO, in Bucharest, Romania: Experiențele mamelor în timpul nașterii Country Coordinator Oana Blaga oana.blaga@publichealth.ro Organisation for Support Asociatia SAMAS pentry Mame si Sugari www.programsamas.ro Program for new mothers diagnosed with COVID-19 - www.programsamas.ro/program Country Outputs Širvinskienė, G, Forray, AI, König-Bachmann, M, et al. Experiences of childbirth care
- [Belgium](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/belgium/) - News Country Coordinator Prof. Katrien Beeckman katrien.beeckman@uzbrussel.be Katrien Beeckman graduated as a midwife and obtained a Masters’ degree in the Social Health Sciences. She started her career as midwife at the Onze Lieve Vrouw hospital (Asse, Belgium). Later on, she combined her clinical work with a job as researcher in the domain of perinatal health (care)
- [Austria](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/austria/) - Country Coordinators Christoph Zenzmaier – Health University of Applied Sciences Tyrol christoph.zenzmaier@fhg.tirol.ac.at Martina König-Bachmann – Health University of Applied Sciences Tyrol martina.koenig-bachmann@fhg.tirol.ac.at Irmi Waldner – Health University of Applied Sciences Tyrol irmi.waldner@fhg-tirol.ac.at Country Outputs Experiences of childbirth care in Lithuania and Romania: Insights from the European Babies Born Better survey. Širvinskienė G, Forray AI, König-Bachmann M, Blaga OM,
- [News](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/news/) - 2024 Širvinskienė, G., Forray, A. I., König-Bachmann, M., Blaga, O. M., Grincevičienė, Š., Luegmair, K., Pranskevičiūtė-Amoson, R., & Zenzmaier, C. (2024). Experiences of childbirth care in Lithuania and Romania: Insights from the European Babies Born Better survey. Birth (Berkeley, Calif.), 51(1), 121–133. https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12771 2023 Širvinskienė, G., Grincevičienė, Š., Pranskevičiūtė-Amoson, R., Kukulskienė, M., & Downe, S. (2023). 'To
- [Germany](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/germany/) - News Germany was the first country to publish its findings from the BS survey through the country coordinators (Marina Weckend, see below) Masters thesis. Talk about B3 on the Midwifery Conference (“Hebammenkongress”) of the German Midwives Society (DHV) in May 2016. Poster Presentation on a DGHWi conference (German Society of Midwifery Science) in Fulda in
- [Saudi Arabia](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/saudi-arabia/) - National Coordinators Dr. Roa Altaweli, PhD., MSc., BSc. Consultant Midwife Director of the Midwifery Department, Ministry of Health Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Chairperson of the Saudi Midwifery Group ICM board member for the Eastern Mediterranean Region roa.altaweli@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/roa-a-75134418/ Roa Altaweli is a Consultant Midwife who obtained her Master's and PhD in Midwifery from City, University of
- [Cyprus](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/cyprus/) - Country Coordinators Eleni Hadjigeorgiou - Cyprus University of Technology eleni.adjigeorgiou@cut.ac.cy 00357 99360671 @elenihadjigeorg https://www.cut.ac.cy/faculties/hsc/nur/staff/special-teaching-staff/eleni.hadjigeorgiou/ Assistant Professor, Director of MSc programme in Midwifery. Cyprus University of Technology. Board member of the Cyprus Nurses and Midwives Association and Nursing and Midwifery Council and is a representative of Midwifery in local, European and International level. She has an
- [Babies Born Better](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/babies-born-better/) - Have you had a baby in the last 3 years? We would like to hear from you! Click here to take part in the survey! Babies Born Better is a long term project examining the views and experiences of women who have given birth in the last 3 years. The aim of the Babies Born
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- [About](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/home/home-page/about/) - Babies Born Better is a long term project examining the views and experiences of women who have given birth in the last 3 years. The aim of the Babies Born Better project is to become a major resource for the improvement of maternal and childbirth care around the world. By finding out what works, for
- [​​Elevate Your Style](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/1212-2/) - Elevate Your Style Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Image from Freepik let's work together We Believe in… 01 Integrity We care about doing things well, always. 02
- [Findings](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/findings/) - So far there have been 2 versions of the Babies Born Better survey - click on the following links to find out how well the survey was responded to each time. Findings for Version 1 Findings for Version 2 Australia "Make it better for the women and babies who come after me": Findings from
- [Ireland](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/ireland/) - News Country Coordinator Patricia Leah Warren Patricia.Leahy@ucc.ie Publications Hannon K, Nilsen ABV, Murphy M, Eri TS, Leahy-Warren P, Corcoran P, et al. What women identify as positive aspects and areas for improvement of maternity care and services in Ireland: An online survey. Women and Birth. 2022 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2022.11.009.
- [Netherlands](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/netherlands/) - Country Coordinators Jonge Ank De ank.dejonge@amsterdamumc.nl A professor in Midwifery Science at Amsterdam University Medical Center/ University Medical Center Groningen/ Midwifery Academy Amsterdam Groningen. She is head of the department of Midwifery Science which is located at these three sites. Research lines at this department are: Quality of midwifery care, Organisation of maternity care, Mental
- [Norway](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/norway-2/) - News Please see a link to a website providing more information on the new paper the Norwegian team have recently written: Fødende kvinner vil ha ekte og personlig omsorg (forskning.no) Please see a link to a new publication using data collected from the Babies Born Better survey: https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1471-0528.16926?fbclid=IwAR2rd8KWqsEZAYG1NX5lBtZwW5kDVRXES-QOfB0mMeHBc_porC8C50fv3BI A recent presentation of Norwegian data from
- [Portugal](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/portugal-2/) - News October 2021 Please find a link to a paper written by Mário Santos which discusses the analytical strategy used in Portugal for the national Babies Born Better dataset, and how it avoids a complete conversion of qualitative into quantitative data of the survey: Social Sciences | Free Full-Text | A Manifest against the Homogenisation of
- [Switzerland](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/switzerland-2/) - Country Coordinator Dr. Ans Luyben luyben@bluewin.ch Dr. Ans Luyben is a pan-European midwife and academic. Born and trained in the Netherlands, she worked as a midwife, lecturer, researcher and manager in a variety of institutions in the Netherland and in Switzerland. Currently, she works as a midwife at the postnatal ward in the hospital Spital STS
- [Country Information](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/) - The countries shown below all have links to the Babies Born Project and have representatives who have helped the main research team to develop and publicise the survey and hope to use the B3 data to improve maternity care in their regions. Click on the flags for information and contact details of country coordinators as
- [Jordan](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/jordan/) - National Coordinators Dr. Insaf Shaban, RN, RM, DMid., Consultant Midwife Associate Professor/ Vice Dean for Postgraduate studies & Research Maternal & Child Health Nursing Department College of Nursing Taibah University, SA, dmidshaban@gmail.com linkedin.com/in/insaf-shaban-57a75930 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Insaf_Shaban https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9986-5837 Insaf Shaban is associate professor currently works as a Vice Dean for Postgraduate studies & Research as well as lecturer
- [Sweden](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/sweden-2/) - National Coordinator Associate Professor Anna Dencker Institute of Health and Care Sciences The Sahlgrenska Academy University of Gothenburg anna.dencker@gu.se Team Members Associate Professor Christina Nilsson Faculty of Caring Science, Work Life and Social Welfare, University of Borås, S-501 90 Borås, Sweden. christina.nilsson@hb.se
- [Iceland](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/iceland/) - News Country Coordinator Helga Gottfredsdottir helgagot@hi.is
- [Hungary](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/hungary/) - News Results from the Hungary version 1 survey: Hungary Data Trends Hungarian event March 2017 27-28th March, one of the dreams of EMMA Hub came true with the help of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Buro Budapest, when the representatives of NGOs fighting for birth rights as well as a women-centered maternity care in the Visegrad countries
- [Greece](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/greece/) - Country Coordinator Olga Gouni info@cosmoanelixis.gr The cosmoanelixis, prenatal & life sciences https://www.cosmoanelixis.gr Prenatal Sciences Research Institute "SOPHIA" https://www.prenatalpsychology.org Country Members Anastasia Topalidou atopalidou@gmail.com Kleopatra Alamantariotou kleopatra_80@hotmail.com Birth Forward info@birthforward.com +357 99992477
- [France](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/france/)
- [Finland](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/finland/) - News Country Coordinator Katri Vehviläinen-Julkunen katri.vehvilainenjulkunen@uef.fi] Katri Vehviläinen-Julkunen, MSc, Lic HC, PhD, Professor and Chair in Nursing, Director of the Doctoral Program in Health Sciences, is an experienced researcher, leader and educator in the field of maternity and child health as well as health services research based on big data, intervention studies as well as qualitative
- [Denmark](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/denmark/) - Country Coordinator Mette Juhl - meju@kp.dk Mette Juhl is a midwife and an epidemiologist. She has Master- and PhD-degrees in Public Health, and works as associate professor at the Midwifery Programme, University College Copenhagen, mainly with research activities and supervision. Mette has worked as a reproductive & perinatal health researcher for many years, particularly
- [Czech Republic](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/czech-republic/) - The Czech Republic had 1490 responses in the BBB survey Version 1. Here are some graphs describing the women who responded: Country coordinator Alena Pařízková, Ph.D. Department of Sociology University of West Bohemia Univerzitni 8 30614 Plzen Czech Republic www.kss.zcu.cz contact: parizkov@kss.zcu.cz
- [Croatia](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/croatia/) - Country Coordinators Professor Zora Raboteg-Šarić, PhD zora.raboteg-saric@pilar.hr Zora Raboteg-Šarić received her Ph.D. in psychology at the University of Zagreb. She is a senior research scientist at the Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences in Zagreb and the head of its Centre for Child, Youth and Family Studies. She was an Adjunct Professor of Developmental Psychology
- [Bulgaria](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/bulgaria/) - News Country Coordinators Miglena Delcheva miglenadelcheva@hotmail.com Yoana Stancheva yoanitta@gmail.com
- [Poland](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/poland/) - National Coordinator Barbara Baranowska, PhD Department of Midwifery Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education Żelazna 90 01-004 Warsaw email: bbaranowska@gmail.com Support Organisation Childbirth with Dignity https://www.rodzicpoludzku.pl/about-us.html
- [Italy](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/italy-2/) - News Elena SKOKO , Claudia RAVALDI , Alfredo VANNACCI Antonella NESPOLI , Naseerah AKOOJI, Marie-Clare BALAAM , Alessandra BATTISTI , Michela CERICCO , Laura IANNUZZI , Sandra MORANO , Soo DOWNE Findings from the Italian Babies Born Better Survey Minerva Ginecologica 2018 December;70(6):663-75DOI: 10.23736/S0026-4784.18.04296-X BACKGROUND: The most recent WHO recommendations “Intrapartum care for a positive
- [China](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/china/)
- [Spain](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/spain-2/) - News Marta Benet Ramon Escuriet Laura Palomar‐Ruiz Dolores Ruiz‐Berdún Fatima Leon‐Larios Women’s agenda for the improvement of childbirth care: Evaluation of the Babies Born Better survey data set in Spain BIRTH First published: 27 September 2020 https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12505 Experiencias de mujeres con el cuidado recibido durante su maternidad: BABIES BORN BETTER. XXI encuentro internacional de investigación
- [Canada](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/canada/)
- [Russia](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/russia/) - Country Coordinators Break break break break break break break break break Ekaterina Borozdina, Department of Sociology, European University at St.Petersburg eborozdina@eu.spb.ru Ekaterina Borozdina is assistant professor of the sociology department at the European University at St. Petersburg and academic director of the MA program "Social Research in Health and Medicine" in the same university. Ekaterina’s
- [Turkey](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/turkey-2/) - Country Coordinator h h h h h h Dr. Ayşe Gürol (ayseparlak42@gmail.com, ayse.gurol@erzurum.edu.tr) Ayşe Gürol currently works as a professor in the Nursing Department in Faculty of Health Science at the Erzurum Technical University. Her research interests are; infant care, mother-infant attachment, women’s experiences of maternity care and childbirth in the Turkey and Europe, social
- [Chile](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/chile/) - Country Coordinators Asist. Prof. Loreto Pantoja RM MPH Faculty of Medicine - University of Chile Department of Women's and Newborn Health Promotion School of Midwifery lpantoja@uchile.cl Karina Carrasco Negüe Obstetrics and Gyneology Division of the Pontificiat Catholic University of Chile kacarrascon@med.puc.cl Team Prof. Lorena Binfa RM MPH, PhD. Asist - lbinfa@uchile.cl Prof. Maribel Mella RM
- [Email Collection](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/surveyportal/email-collection/) - By coming to this page you have indicated that you are interested in leaving your email to be contacted as part of future research related to women’s labour and birth experiences. B3 We are a group of healthcare researchers working on a large research project called Babies Born Better (B3) (www.babiesbornbetter.org). The survey was started
- [Findings from Version 2](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/findings-from-version-2/) - The second version of the B3 survey was open to women in Europe from March – August 2018. During this time, the data was accessed by researchers, academics and activists from around the EU in order to improve maternity care in their respective regions. Analysis of the data has been carried out by country coordinators
- [Findings from Version 1](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/findings-from-version-1/) - Babies Born Better survey findings (Version 1) The first version of the B3 survey was open to women in Europe from 2014 - 2016. During this time, the data was accessed by researchers, academics and activists from around the EU in order to improve maternity care in their respective regions. Analysis of the data has
- [Slovakia](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/slovakia-2/) - Country Coordinator Mgr. Katarína Greškovičová, PhD. : greskovicovakatarina@gmail.com Katarína Greškovičová is a psychologist and currently works as a scholar assistant at the Faculty of Psychology at Paneuropean University in Slovakia. Her current research interests cover various areas including peri- and post-natal period, bonding and attachment. She is National Coordinator for Slovakia. News Data analysis and
- [Malta](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/malta/) - Country Coordinators Professor Rita Borg Xuereb: rita.borg-xuereb@um.edu.mt Professor Rita Borg Xuereb, is an academic and researcher in midwifery within the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta. She is also an elected Board member of the International Confederation of Midwives, representing Southern Europe and ICM’s liaison Board member for education (2014-). In 2013, she organised
- [Israel](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/israel/) - News Country Coordinator Prof. Yael Benyamini benyael@tauex.tau.ac.il Dr. Ronit Calderon-Margalit ronitcm@gmail.com
- [Slovenia](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/slovenia-2/) - News Country Coordinator Nina Radin nina.radin@babice.si
- [Estonia](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/estonia/) - News Country Coordinator Triin Roosalu triin.roosalu@tlu.ee
- [South Africa](https://www.babiesbornbetter.org/countryinformation/south-africa-2/) - News Country Coordinator Karin Minnie Karin.Minnie@nwu.ac.za Prof Karin Minnie is the director of INSINQ Research Focus Area at the North-West University in Potchefstroom, South Africa. Her research programme is on promoting continuous support and kindness and compassion during childbirth. Karin also has an interest in implementation science and knowledge translation. With regard to international projects, she

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