Previous Research Projects

Evaluation of Integrated Palliative Care Service (Follow-Up) | 2018 - 2019

Evelien Spelten (CI), Saskia Duijts, Jennifer Timmis, Julia van Vuuren

Funding source: SCHS / Murray PHN
Administering Institution: La Trobe University
Publications: Currently under peer-review

Sunraysia Aboriginal Palliative Care Project | 2018 - 2019

Evelien Spelten (CI), Sean MacDermott, Julia van Vuuren

Funding Source: Loddon Mallee Palliative Care Consortium
Administering Institution: La Trobe University
Publications: Currently under peer-review

Internationalisation of the Sexual Literacy Research Group | 2018 - 2019

Christopher Fisher (CI), Eric Walsh-Buhi, Shane Kavanagh, Evelien Spelten, Sandy Connor

Funding Source: RFA THS
Administering Institution: La Trobe University

Mildura Campus Collective | 2017, 2018, 2019

Evelien Spelten (CI), various staff members at Mildura Campus La Trobe University

Funding Source: LTU Research Culture Fund
Administering Institution: La Trobe University

Violence against health care workers: focus on incident reporting and on the perpetrator | 2018

Evelien Spelten (CI), Peter O’Meara, Brodie Thomas, Anthony McGillion

Funding Source: RFA BHC
Administering Institution: La Trobe University
Publications: Spelten E, Thomas B, O’Meara O, van Vuuren JM, McGillion A. (2020). Violence against Emergency Department nurses; Can we identify the perpetrators? PLoS One 15 (4), e0230793

Systems Approach to Sexual Health Literacy Working Group | 2017 - 2018

Christopher Fisher (CI) Shane Kavanagh, Evelien Spelten, Sandy Connor

Funding Source: LTU Research Culture Fund
Administering Institution: La Trobe University

Re-reporting to Child Protection | 2017

Evelien Spelten (CI), Corina Modderman, Bonnie Martin Giles

Funding Source; Mallee Family Care
Administering Institution: La Trobe University
Publications:

DELIVER study | 2008 - 2011

Evelien Spelten (CI) Trudy Klomp, Margeeth van der Meijden, Francois Schellevis

The Deliver study is concerned with the organization and quality of care. Its aim is to survey and describe the current patterns of demand and service provision in midwifery. It was the first large-scale study evaluating the quality and provision of primary midwifery care. The multicenter DELIVER study provides an extensive database with national representative data on the quality of primary care midwifery in the Netherlands. This study will support evidence-based practice in primary care midwifery in the Netherlands and contribute to a better understanding of the maternity care system.

Funding source: Midwifery Academy / Department of Education
Administering Institution: Free University, Amsterdam
Publications:

• Kwegyir-Afful E, Adu G, Spelten E, Räsänen K, Verbeek J. (2018). Maternity leave duration and adverse pregnancy outcomes: An international country-level comparison. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 46, 798-804. 1-7. doi:10.1177/1403494817745737

• Baas CI, Wiegers TA, de Cock P, Erwich J, Spelten E, de Boer MR, Hutton EK. (2017). Client-related factors associated with a "less than good" experience of midwifery care during childbirth in the Netherlands. Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care, 44(1), 58-67. doi:10.1111/birt.12266

• Baas CI, Wiegers TA, de Cock P, Erwich J, Spelten E, Hutton EK. (2017). Experience with and amount of postpartum maternity care: Comparing women who rated the care they received from the maternity care assistant as ‘good’ or ‘less than good care'. Midwifery, 55, 128-136. doi:10.1016/j.midw.2017.09.007

• Baron R, Martin L, Gitsels-van der Wal J, Noordman J, Heymans MW, Spelten E, . . . Hutton EK. (2017). Health behaviour information provided to clients during midwife-led prenatal booking visits: Findings from video analyses. Midwifery, 54, 7-17. doi:10.1016/j.midw.2017.07.007

• Westerneng M, Witteveen AB, Warmelink J, Spelten E, Honig A, de Cock P. (2017). Pregnancy-specific anxiety and its association with background characteristics and health-related behaviors in a low-risk population. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 75(Supplement C), 6-13. doi:10.1016/j.comppsych.2017.02.002

• Martin L, Gitsels-van der Wal J, Pereboom M, Spelten, E, Hutton EK, van Dulmen S. (2016). Clients' psychosocial communication and midwives' verbal and nonverbal communication during prenatal counseling for anomaly screening. Patient Education and Counseling, 99(1), 85-91. doi:10.1016/j.pec.2015.07.020

• Westerneng M, de Cock P, Spelten E, Honig A, Hutton EK. (2015). Factorial invariance of pregnancy-specific anxiety dimensions across nulliparous and parous pregnant women. Journal of Health Psychology, 20(2), 164-172. doi:10.1177/1359105313500684

• Boerleider A, Manniën J, van Stenus C, Wiegers T, Feijen-de Jong E, Spelten E, Devillé W. (2015). Explanatory factors for first and second-generation non-western women’s inadequate prenatal care utilisation: a prospective cohort study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 15(1), 98. doi:10.1186/s12884-015-0528-x

• Feijen-de Jong E, Jansen DE, Baarveld F, Boerleider A, Spelten E, Schellevis F, Reijneveld S. (2015). Determinants of prenatal health care utilisation by low-risk women: A prospective cohort study. Women and Birth, 28(2), 87-94. doi:10.1016/j.wombi.2015.01.005

• Feijen-de Jong E, Jansen DE, Baarveld F, Spelten E, Schellevis F, Reijneveld S. (2015). Determinants of use of care provided by complementary and alternative health care practitioners to pregnant women in primary midwifery care: a prospective cohort study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 15(1), 140. doi:10.1186/s12884-015-0555-7

• Martin L, Gitsels-van der Wal J, Pereboom M, Spelten E, Hutton EK, van Dulmen S. (2015). Midwives' perceptions of communication during videotaped counseling for prenatal anomaly tests: How do they relate to clients' perceptions and independent observations? Patient Education and Counseling, 98(5), 588-597. doi:10.1016/j.pec.2015.02.002

• Martin L, Hutton EK, Gitsels-van der Wal J, Spelten E, Kuiper F, Pereboom M, van Dulmen S. (2015). Antenatal counselling for congenital anomaly tests: An exploratory video-observational study about client–midwife communication. Midwifery, 31(1), 37-46. doi:10.1016/j.midw.2014.05.004

• Spelten E, Martin L, Gitsels-van der Wal J, Pereboom M, Hutton EK, van Dulmen S. (2015). Introducing video recording in primary care midwifery for research purposes: Procedure, dataset, and use. Midwifery, 31(1), 95-102. doi:10.1016/j.midw.2014.06.007

• Warmelink J, Wiegers T, de Cock P, Spelten E, Hutton EK. (2015). Career plans of primary care midwives in the Netherlands and their intentions to leave the current job. Human Resources for Health, 13, 1-10. doi:10.1186/s12960-015-0025-3

•  Gitsels-van der Wal J, Verhoeven P, Manniën J, Martin L, Reinders H, Spelten E, Hutton EK. (2014). Factors affecting the uptake of prenatal screening tests for congenital anomalies: a multicenter prospective cohort study. Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey, 69(12), 720-721. doi:DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000459557.22618.3e

• Gitsels-van der Wal J, Verhoeven P, Manniën J, Martin L, Reinders H, Spelten E, Hutton EK. (2014). Factors affecting the uptake of prenatal screening tests for congenital anomalies; a multicentre prospective cohort study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 14(1), 264. doi:10.1186/1471-2393-14-264

• Martin L, Hutton EK, Spelten E, Gitsels-van der Wal J, van Dulmen S. (2014). Midwives' views on appropriate antenatal counselling for congenital anomaly tests: Do they match clients' preferences? Midwifery, 30(6), 600-609. doi:10.1016/j.midw.2013.08.012

• Pereboom M, Manniën J, Rours G, Spelten E, Hutton, EK, Schellevis F. (2014). Chlamydia trachomatis infection during pregnancy: Knowledge, test practices, and attitudes of Dutch midwives. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 46(2), 107-113. doi:10.3109/00365548.2013.859391

• Pereboom M, Manniën J, Spelten E, Hutton EK, Schellevis F. (2014). Maternal cytomegalovirus infection prevention: The role of Dutch primary care midwives. Midwifery, 30(12), 1196-1201. doi:10.1016/j.midw.2014.04.007

• Pereboom M, Mannien J, van Almkerk K, Spelten E, Gitsels-van der Wal J, Martin L, . . . Schellevis F. (2014). What information do Dutch midwives give clients about toxoplasmosis, listeriosis and cytomegalovirus prevention? An exploratory study of videotaped consultations. Patient Education and Counseling, 96(1), 29-35. doi:10.1016/j.pec.2014.04.001

• Pereboom M, Spelten E, Manniën J, Rours G, Morré S, Schellevis F, Hutton EK. (2014). Knowledge and acceptability of Chlamydia trachomatis screening among pregnant women and their partners; a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health, 14(1), 704. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-704

• Wiegers T, Warmelink J, Spelten E, Klomp T, Hutton, EK. (2014). Work and workload of Dutch primary care midwives in 2010. Midwifery, 30(9), 991-997. doi:10.1016/j.midw.2013.08.010

• Manniën J, de Jonge A, Cornel M, Spelten E, Hutton EK. (2013). Factors associated with not using folic acid supplements preconceptionally. Public Health Nutrition, 17(10), 2344-2350. doi:10.1017/S1368980013002656

• Martin L, van Dulmen S, Spelten E, de Jonge A, de Cock P, Hutton EK. (2013). Prenatal counseling for congenital anomaly tests: parental preferences and perceptions of midwife performance. Prenatal Diagnosis, 33(4), 341-353. doi:10.1002/pd.4074

• Pereboom M, Manniën J, Spelten E, Schellevis F, Hutton EK. (2013). Observational study to assess pregnant women’s knowledge and behaviour to prevent toxoplasmosis, listeriosis and cytomegalovirus. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 13(1), 98. doi:10.1186/1471-2393-13-98

• Spelten E, Nieuwenhuijze M. (2013). Midwifery research in the Netherlands gaining momentum. International Journal of Childbirth, 3(4), 195-202. doi:10.1891/2156-5287.3.4.195

• Manniën J, Klomp T, Wiegers T, Pereboom M, Brug J, de Jonge A, . . . Spelten E. (2012). Evaluation of primary care midwifery in the Netherlands: design and rationale of a dynamic cohort study (DELIVER). BMC Health Services Research, 12(1), 69. doi:10.1186/1472-6963-12-69

• Nieuwenhuijsen K, de Boer A, Spelten E, Sprangers M, Verbeek J. (2009). The role of neuropsychological functioning in cancer survivors' return to work one year after diagnosis. Psycho-Oncology, 18(6), 589-597. doi:10.1002/pon.1439