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The state of professionalisation of midwifery in Belgium Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Joeri Vermeulen, Ans Luyben, Ronald Buyl, Serena Debonnet, Geneviève Castiaux, Anne Niset, Joke Muyldermans, Valerie Fleming, Maaike Fobelets

AIM: To describe the state of the professionalisation of midwifery in Belgium, and to formulate recommendations for advancing the midwifery profession.

METHODS: A descriptive overview of maternity care in Belgium and the professionalisation of midwifery through an analysis of relevant policy and academic texts, underpinned by Greenwood's sociological criteria for a profession: (1) own body of knowledge, (2) recognised authority, (3) ...

Screening the asymptomatic soldiers after a stay in sub-Saharan Africa; a retrospective observational study Institute of Tropical Medicine

Peter Vanbrabant, Benjamin Damanet, Chris Maussen, Marjan Van Esbroeck, Patrick Soentjens

BACKGROUND: Many tropical clinics offer post-travel screening for parasitic infections in asymptomatic travellers. However, literature on attack rates and incidence rates of parasitic infections is scarce.

METHOD: All military personnel returning from a tropical region during the year 2018 were tested for the presence of antibodies against Strongyloides stercoralis, Schistosoma and Entamoeba histolytica. Test results were compared with ...

The impact of PrEP on the sex lives of MSM at high risk for HIV infection: results of a Belgian cohort Institute of Tropical Medicine

Thijs Reyniers, Christiana Nöstlinger, Bea Vuylsteke, Irith De Baetselier, Kristien Wouters, Marie Laga

There is a need for an in-depth understanding of the impact of PrEP on users' sexual health and behaviour, beyond the focus on 'risk'. This mixed-method study was part of a Belgian PrEP demonstration project following 200 men who have sex with men (MSM) for at least 18 months. Taking a grounded-theory approach, 22 participants were interviewed and their transcripts analysed. The preliminary analysis guided the analysis of the questionnaire ...

Artificial intelligence to guide management of acute kidney injury in the ICU: a narrative review KU Leuven

Greet De Vlieger, Kianoush Kashani, Geert Meyfroidt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Acute kidney injury (AKI) frequently complicates hospital admission, especially in the ICU or after major surgery, and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. The risk of developing AKI depends on the presence of preexisting comorbidities and the cause of the current disease. Besides, many other parameters affect the kidney function, such as the state of other vital organs, the host response, and the initiated ...

Cardiac interventions in pregnancy and peripartum - a narrative review of the literature KU Leuven

Laurence Carlier, Sarah Devroe, Werner Budts, Kristel Van Calsteren, Filip Rega, Marc Van De Velde, Steffen Rex
In the UK, mortality rate during pregnancy/in the peripartal period is 14.1 per 100,000 maternities with heart disease being the leading cause of non-obstetric maternal mortality (10% to 15% of all maternal deaths). Owing to the advances in the treatment of congenital heart disease (CHD), an increasing percentage of women has reached childbearing age, making CHD nowadays the most frequent cardiovascular disease during pregnancy in the Western ...

The effect of the scalp on the effectiveness of bicycle helmets' anti-rotational acceleration technologies KU Leuven

Dimitris Zouzias, Guido De Bruyne, Aisling Ni Annaidh, Antonia Trotta, Jan Ivens
OBJECTIVE: Medical data has lead to the common understanding that bicycle helmets need to be improved to better protect against brain injuries resulting from rotational acceleration. Although many different technologies exist for reducing rotational acceleration during impacts, the lack of an official testing standard means that their evaluation is based on customized set-ups that may differ and not represent real accident conditions. ...

An investigation into the relationship between quality of pantomime gestures and visuospatial skills KU Leuven

Ellen Rombouts, Beatrijs Maes, Inge Zink
While children with developmental language disorder or Williams syndrome appear to use hand gestures to compensate for specific cognitive and communicative difficulties, they have different cognitive strength-weakness profiles. Their semantic and visuospatial skills potentially affect gesture quality such as iconicity. The present study focuses on untangling the unique contribution of these skills in the quality of gestures. An explicit gesture ...