- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Pregnancy and Medication Impact
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy
- Glycogen Storage Diseases and Myoclonus
- Neurological Complications and Syndromes
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
- Dermatology and Skin Diseases
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Genomics and Rare Diseases
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
Heidelberg University
2017-2022
University Hospital Heidelberg
2019-2022
Zentrum für Kinderheilkunde
2021
Wilhelminen Hospital
2000
With growing demand for medical information and health applications in pregnancy, the potential of electronic (eHealth) mobile (mHealth) solutions clinical care is increasingly unfolding. However, we still do not know how pregnant women engage with apps, such apps impact routine care, whether benefit expectations are met. Whereas recent research has raised subject user distribution analyzed content pregnancy applications, there a significant knowledge gap regarding what like dislike about...
Background Peripartum depression and anxiety disorders are highly prevalent correlated with adverse maternal neonatal outcomes. Antenatal care in Germany does not yet include structured screening effective low-threshold treatment options for women facing peripartum disorders. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) increasingly becoming a focus of interest the management such patients. Studies have shown decrease pregnancy-related stress expectant mothers following mindfulness programs....
Abstract Background Mental disorders are common during the peripartum period and may have far-reaching consequences for both mother child. Unfortunately, most antenatal care systems do not provide any structured screening maternal mental health. As a consequence, illnesses often overlooked treated adequately. If correctly diagnosed, cognitive behavioral therapy is currently treatment of choice illnesses. In addition, mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) seem to represent promising option...
Abstract Purpose Preeclampsia occurs in up to 15% of pregnancies and constitutes a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. This observational cohort study aimed examine the association between preeclamptic outcomes as well primary specialized care utilization after delivery. Methods Using statutory claims data we identified women with singleton live births 2010 2017. Main included occurrence either hypertension or disease one more pregnancies, number contacts general practitioner...
Background: We aimed to investigate the influence of indoor factors on prevalence symptoms suggestive atopic rhinitis in children aged 6–9 years Upper Austria. Methods: analyzed results from an extended ISAAC (International Study Asthma and Allergies Childhood) questionnaire, answered by parents, about environment strongly suggesting rhinitis. This was defined as having reported a running, obstructed, or itchy nose apart cold last year. The overall response rate 93.4%. After excluding 6016...
Abstract Women with complications of pregnancy such as preeclampsia and preterm birth are at risk for adverse long-term outcomes, including an increased future chronic kidney disease (CKD) end-stage (ESKD). This observational cohort study aimed to examine the CKD after delivery in a large obstetric Germany, taking into account preexisting comorbidities, potential confounders, severity CKD. Statutory claims data AOK Baden-Wuerttemberg were used identify women singleton live births between...
Preeclampsia is associated with a substantially increased long-term risk for cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and renal disease. It remains unclear whether to which extent specialized medical postpartum care sought. We aimed assess current utilization of primary medication prescription behavior in women who experienced preeclampsia. This retrospective observational study based on statutory claims data included 193,205 258,344 singleton live births between 2010 2017 Southern Germany....
Background Postpartum depression (PPD) is a severe mental disorder that often results in poor maternal-infant attachment and negatively impacts infant development. Universal screening has recently been recommended to identify women at risk, but the optimal time during pregnancy not defined so far. Thus, web-based technologies with widespread use among of childbearing age create new opportunities detect pregnancies high risk for adverse health outcomes an early stage. Objective The aim this...
Anxiety disorders and depression during pregnancy are highly prevalent. Hospitalized pregnant women with high maternal or fetal risk represent a particularly vulnerable population often excluded from research samples. Screening for mental health is not routinely offered this particular patient group. Electronic mindfulness-based interventions constitute an accessible, convenient, cost-effective resource but have yet been evaluated acceptance in inpatient settings. To date, little known about...
Introduction Perinatal depression (PND) is a frequently observed mental disorder, showing prevalence of up to 20% and resulting in unfavorable maternal neonatal outcomes. Targeted screening for PND offers the potential identify treat undiagnosed cases help prevent its deleterious consequences. The aim present study was evaluate participants' personal attitudes acceptance routine program pregnancy care, any underlying factors, appraise general perspective on perinatal health problems. Methods...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Peripartum depression and anxiety disorders are highly prevalent correlated with adverse maternal neonatal outcomes. Antenatal care in Germany does not yet include structured screening effective low-threshold treatment options for women facing peripartum disorders. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) increasingly becoming a focus of interest the management such patients. Studies have shown decrease pregnancy-related stress expectant mothers following...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Postpartum depression (PPD) is a severe mental disorder that often results in poor maternal-infant attachment and negatively impacts infant development. Universal screening has recently been recommended to identify women at risk, but the optimal time during pregnancy not defined so far. Thus, web-based technologies with widespread use among of childbearing age create new opportunities detect pregnancies high risk for adverse health outcomes an early stage....
Einleitung Hypertensive Schwangerschaftserkrankungen (HES), insbesondere die Präeklampsie (PE), sind eine der häufigsten Schwangerschaftskomplikationen und stehen an dritter Stelle mütterlichen Todesursachen. HES erhöhen das Risiko einer späteren kardiovaskulären oder renalen Erkrankung Mutter durch metabolische vaskuläre Veränderungen stellen damit auch Gesundheitssystem vor Herausforderungen [1].