Early Labour Group Literature

Eri T, Bondas T, Gross M, Janssen P, Green J. A balancing act in an unknown territory: A metasynthesis of first-time mothers’ experiences in early labour.Midwifery.2014. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2014.11.007.
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Hundley, V., Way, S., Cheyne, H., Janssen, P., Gross, M., & Spiby, H. (2017). Defining the latent phase of labour: Is it important? Evidence Based Midwifery, 15(3), 89-94.
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Gehling, H., Edmonds, J. K., Zinsser, L. A., & Gross, M. M. (2023). Describing the transition from late pregnancy into early labour - A prospective cohort study. Sexual & reproductive healthcare : official journal of the Swedish Association of Midwives, 37, 100895. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2023.100895
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Gehling, H., Spineli, L. M., & Gross, M. M. (2024). Investigating the associations between early labour onset symptoms and self-diagnosed labour onset in a cohort study of primiparas. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, 42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2024.101033
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Grylka-Baeschlin, S., & Mueller, A. N. Primiparous women’s expectations and experiences of early labour: A qualitative study. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2023.100839
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Grylka-Baeschlin, S., & Mueller, A. N. Symptoms of onset of labour and early labour: A scoping review. Women and Birth. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2023.03.009
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Grylka-Baeschlin, S., & Mueller, A.N. Self-management, care needs and clinical management of primiparous mothers during early labour – a qualitative content analysis. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 23, 191 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-023-05453-4
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Grylka-Baeschlin S, Gross MM, Mueller AN, et al. Development and validation of a tool for advising primiparous women during early labour: study protocol for the GebStart Study. BMJ Open 2022;12:e062869. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062869
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Grylka-Baeschlin, S., Hundley, V., Cheyne, H., Gross, M. M., Janssen, P. A., & Spiby, H. (2023). Early labour: An under-recognised opportunity for improving the experiences of women, families and maternity professionals. Women and Birth, 36(6), 481–482. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2023.09.004
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Hanley G, Munro S, Methchild G, Hundley V, Spiby H, Janssen P. Defining the onset of latent phase labour: a systematic review of the literature, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2016 Apr 2;16(1):71. doi: 10.1186/s12884-016-0857-4.
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Janssen P, Desmarais S.Women’s experiences with early labour management at home vs. in hospital: A randomized controlled trial. Midwifery 2012;29:190-4.
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Janssen P, Still, K, Klein M, Singer J, Liston R, Carty E, Zupancic, R. Early labour assessment and support at home vs. telephone triage. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2006;108:1463-9.
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Janssen P, Weissenger S. Women’s Perception of Pre-hospital Labour Duration and Obstetrical Outcomes; A Prospective Cohort Study, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2014. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/14/182.
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Oladapo, O. T., Souza, J. P., Fawole, B., Mugerwa, K., Perdoná, G., Alves, D., Souza, H., Reis, R., Oliveira-Ciabati, L., Maiorano, A., Akintan, A., Alu, F. E., Oyeneyin, L., Adebayo, A., Byamugisha, J., Nakalembe, M., Idris, H. A., Okike, O., Althabe, F.,  Gülmezoglu, A. M. (2018). Progression of the first stage of spontaneous labour: A prospective cohort study in two sub-saharan African countries. PLOS Medicine, 15(1), 1–30. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002492
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Spiby H, Green J, Janssen P. Early Labor: What’s the problem? BIRTH, 2009;36:334-341.
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