M David’s research while affiliated with Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin and other places

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Publications (191)


Satisfaction with maternity care among immigrant women compared to non-immigrant women
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October 2024

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The European Journal of Public Health

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W Henrich

Introduction Migration is a worldwide phenomenon leading to challenges for the health care system. There is conflicting evidence on the effect of migration on the satisfaction with obstetric care. Our hypothesis was that satisfaction with obstetric care was lower in immigrant women with and without self-defined (sd) refugee status than in non-immigrant women. Methods In the Pregnancy and Obstetric Care for Refugees (PROREF)-study between June 2020 and April 2022 in Berlin women were interviewed 1-3 days after giving birth with the Migrant Friendly Maternity Care Questionnaire (MFMCQ). The interview data was linked to the routine perinatal data of the hospital charts. Descriptive analysis and logistic regression analysis were performed to identify factors influencing satisfaction with obstetric care. Results A total of 3420 women (Frauen (247 with sd refugee status, 1356 immigrant women und 1817 non-immigrant women) could be included in the study, with an overall response rate of 77.5%. Satisfaction measured generally high with over 80% of women being satisfied with obstetric care at all three time points: during pregnancy, during labor and birth and after giving birth. We identified two factors associated with an increased chance of being satisfied with obstetric care: sd refugee status (OR 2.57, 95% Cl 1.48 - 4.44, p-value 0.0008) and being multipara (OR 1.40, 95% Ci 1.18 - 1.67, p-value 0.000). Conclusions Efforts on improving birth experience should focus on primipara. Among the reasons for non-immigrant women being less satisfied with care than women with sd refugee status might be different expectations and the timing of data collection. Key messages • Refugee women might have different expectations regarding birth experience than other immigrant women and non-immigrant women. • Satisfaction with obstetric care in Berlin is generally high among immigrant women and non-immigrant women.




Schematic depiction of an isthmocele; sagittal plane: a depth, b length, c adjacent myometrial thickness (AMT), d residual myometrial thickness (RMT); transverse plane: e width. Figure modified from Antila-Långsjö et al. [1]
Flow chart of study participants
Frequency and associated symptoms of isthmoceles in women 6 months after caesarean section: a prospective cohort study
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November 2022

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Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of detection of isthmoceles by ultrasound 6 months after caesarean section (CS) and which symptoms associated with isthmocele formation occur after CS. Subsequently, it was determined how often the ultrasound finding “isthmocele” coincided with the presence of complaints. Methods A prospective multicentre cohort study was conducted with 546 patients from four obstetric centres in Berlin, who gave birth by primary or secondary CS from October 2019 to June 2020. 461 participants were questioned on symptoms 3 months after CS; 329 participants were included in the final follow-up 6 months after CS. The presence of isthmoceles was determined by transvaginal sonography (TVS) 6 months after CS, while symptoms were identified by questionnaire. Results Of the 329 women, 146 (44.4%) displayed an isthmocele in the TVS. There was no statistically significant difference in the manifestation of symptoms between the two groups of women with and without isthmocele; however, when expressed on a scale from 1 to 10 the intensity of both scar pain and lower abdominal pain was significantly higher in the set of women that had shown to have developed an isthmocele ( p = 0.014 and p = 0.031, respectively). Conclusion The prevalence of isthmoceles 6 months after CS was 44.4%. Additionally, scar pain and lower abdominal pain were more pronounced when an isthmocele was also observed in the TVS. Trial registration Trial registration number DRKS00024977. Date of registration 17.06.2021, retrospectively registered.

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Abb. 3: Migrantenspezifische Risiko-und Vulnerabilitätsfaktoren in der Pandemiesituation (nach Doan et al. 2021, Hayward et al. 2021, Jaljaa et al. 2022).
Hat die Pandemie zu einer (weiteren) Benachteiligung von Migrantinnen und Migranten in der Gesundheitsversorgung geführt?

June 2022

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Monitor Versorgungsforschung

Im Zuge der Corona-Pandemie haben sich weltweit in den verschiedenen Gesundheitssystemen in unterschiedlichem Ausmaß Fehlentwicklungen und Versäumnisse gezeigt. Aktuelle Ergebnisse der internationalen Versorgungsforschung zeigen, dass die Covid-19-Pandemie bereits bestehende gesundheitliche und sozioökonomische Ungleichheiten bei strukturell marginalisierten Zuwanderergruppen verstärkt hat. Auf der Basis einer selektiven Literaturrecherche zur möglichen Benachteiligung von Migrantinnen und Migranten im Gesundheitssystem im Zuge der Covid-19-Pandemie werden die sich daraus ergebenden Schlussfolgerungen für zukünftige pandemische Situationen, aber auch für den „postpandemischen Versorgungsalltag“ dargelegt. Die aktuelle Datenlage für Deutschland ist schlecht – hier besteht Handlungs- und Forschungsbedarf -, aber in internationalen Übersichtsarbeiten wurden eine Reihe von migrantenspezifischen Risiko- und Vulnerabilitätsfaktoren identifiziert. Zukünftige Pandemiepläne sollten Bevölkerungsgruppen mit besonderen Belastungen ausreichend und angemessen berücksichtigen.



Wie kann die „Sprachbarriere“ überwunden werden? Aspekte der medizinischen Versorgung von Patientinnen und Patienten mit Migrationshintergrund

December 2021

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Monitor Versorgungsforschung

Im Juni 2021 publizierten Schüttig und Sundmacher im „Monitor Versorgungsforschung“ Ergebnisse einer Delphi-Befragung und einer retrospektiven Datenanalyse dazu, wie sich Fehlinanspruchnahmen in Notaufnahmen potenziell vermeiden lassen. Sie identifizierten von den Autorinnen als „ambulant-sensitiv“ bezeichnete Notfälle, die sie so einstuften, dass hier eine Behandlung potenziell auch durch Vertragsärzte ambulant in der Regelversorgung erfolgen könnte. Im Ergebnis einer Regressionsanalyse zeigten die Autorinnen einen positiven Zusammenhang des Anteils an Personen mit Migrationshintergrund und der Rate der von ihnen so definierten ambulant-sensitiven Notfälle. Die Autorinnen vermuten, dass dies durch kulturelle Unterschiede in der Inanspruchnahme von Kliniknotaufnahmen, aber auch durch Sprachbarrieren erklärt werden kann (Schüttig u. Sundmacher 2021). Der nachfolgende Artikel widmet sich dem Thema, wie häufig und in welchem Ausmaß bei Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund mit einer solchen „Sprachbarriere“ zu rechnen ist und welcher Maßnahmen es bedarf, um diese im deutschen Gesundheitswesen abzubauen oder vielleicht ganz zu beseitigen. Dazu wird sowohl auf eigene Untersuchungsergebnisse der letzten 25 Jahre im Bereich Migrationsforschung/Public Health zurückgegriffen als auch auf allgemein zugängliche Daten des Statistischen Bundesamtes.





Citations (26)


... 6 The prevalence of isthmocele ranges from 30% to 74% among women with prior cesarean deliveries. [7][8][9] Clinical manifestations include abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB), dysmenorrhea, chronic pelvic pain (CPP), dyspareunia, and secondary infertility, with the defect potentially impairing sperm motility and embryo implantation. 10,11 Treatment options include hormonal therapy and various surgical approaches such as hysteroscopic, laparoscopic, transvaginal, laparotomic, and robotic procedures. ...

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Clinical Outcomes of Isthmocele Repair Methods: A Comparison of Transvaginal, Hysteroscopic, and Laparoscopic Approaches
Frequency and associated symptoms of isthmoceles in women 6 months after caesarean section: a prospective cohort study

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

... Statement 5: The informed consent process should be adapted wherever possible, only include essential items and be developed in collaboration with individuals with lived experience Language barriers significantly hinder the participation of migrant populations in clinical trials. 35 A study that analyzed the inclusion and exclusion criteria for studies on endometrial cancer found that non-English speakers were excluded from participation in 1 in 10 studies conducted between 1998 and 2021. 36 To counteract this problem, informed consent documents and patient-reported outcome forms should be available in the most commonly spoken languages among the target population. ...

Influence of migrant background on patient preference and expectations in breast and gynecological malignancies (NOGGO-expression V study): results of a prospective multicentre study in 606 patients in Germany

BMC Cancer

... A modified and shortened version of the Migrant Friendly Maternity Care Questionnaire (MFMCQ) [22], which was evaluated in a pre-study, was used to assess migration specific data and the routine perinatal data from the hospital charts was linked to the migration specific data. The questionnaire was available in English, French, Arabic, German and Turkish [23,24]. For the PROREF study a questionnaire version in Persian, Kurdish, Russian and Vietnamese was created. ...

The influence of migration on women’s satisfaction during pregnancy and birth: results of a comparative prospective study with the Migrant Friendly Maternity Care Questionnaire (MFMCQ)

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

... Psychological factors, such as anxiety, shame, fear, or negative perceptions of the police, as well as pre-existing relationships to the assailants, sometimes keep victims from reporting sexual assault cases to the police [4,5]. Previous studies that evaluated numbers and characteristics of sexual violence victims indicate that, regardless of police reporting, post-sexual assault care is mainly provided by gynecologists or specially trained nurses at the emergency departments of hospitals [6][7][8]. Recent studies from large metropolitan cities in Germany, indicated that the mean age of the female sexual assault victims is 26 years and in about half of the cases, the reported suspect is not a stranger to the victim. In more than half of cases, the assault happens in temporal connection with voluntary alcohol consumption. ...

Versorgungssituation weiblicher Opfer sexualisierter Gewalt an der Charité und Vorgehensweisen bei der Erstversorgung von weiblichen Stuprum-Opfern an deutschen Universitäts-Frauenkliniken
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  • February 2018

Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde

... While births historically have long occurred out-of-hospital and without medical supervision, they have now become a medical event: Births usually take place in hospitals with the use of various medical interventions [7,8]. This brings on the one hand the advantage of being able to deal effectively with complications and reduce perinatal mortality and morbidity [9]. On the other hand, the extensive medicalization of obstetrics has been criticized for their risks, and counter-movements have formed that seek natural, intervention-free births in order to re-naturalize births and increase the autonomy of birth mothers [10][11][12]. ...

Veränderungen der Perinataldaten von 1939 bis 1989 – eine retrospektive Auswertung repräsentativer Geburtskohorten anhand historischer Geburtenbücher des Berliner Rudolf-Virchow-Krankenhauses
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  • October 2017

Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie

... So konnte z. B. bei zugewanderten Frauen aus der Türkei im Vergleich zu Nichtmigrantinnen eine höhere Prävalenz an Übergewicht/Adipositas vor der Schwangerschaft (54 % vs. 33 %) beobachtet werden [12,13]. Das deutet wiederum auf Unterschiede im Gesundheitsverhalten zwischen Schwangeren mit und ohne Migrationshintergrund hin. ...

Contribution of overweight/obesity to adverse pregnancy outcomes in immigrant and non-immigrant women: Oliver Razum
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  • October 2015

The European Journal of Public Health

... A lower rate of EDA during labor and birth among immigrant women has been shown in various settings [39][40][41], but few authors give any reasons for this discrepancy. A qualitative study by Petruschke et al. among Turkish pregnant women in Berlin, being interviewed before giving birth, stresses mostly the "demand"-driven argumentation that immigrant women desire less often an EDA [42]. David et al. suspect rather that the "supply" to immigrant women in case of language barrier is limited [39]. ...

Differences in the Frequency of Use of Epidural Analgesia between Immigrant Women of Turkish Origin and Non-Immigrant Women in Germany - Explanatory Approaches and Conclusions of a Qualitative Study
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  • September 2016

Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde

... У структурі причин симптомокомплексу гострого живота на долю перерваної трубної вагітності припадає близько 42%, апоплексії яєчника або розриву кісти -19%, перекруту ніжки утворення яєчника -8-15%, гострого запалення придатків матки -близько 25% [8,11,12,15,23]. Важливо, що близько 90% всіх гострих гінекологічних захворювань виникає у жінок репродуктивного віку [7,13,21]. Симптомокомплекс гострого живота, як правило, зумовлює екстрене хірургічне втручання, що у подальшому може ініціювати розвиток репродуктивних порушень внаслідок видалення маткової труби або яєчника, механічної або термічної травми яєчника тощо [10,14,16,19,24]. З метою збереження репродуктивного здоров'я сьогодні приділяється увага ранньому виявленню гінекологічної патології для профілактики розвитку синдрому гострого живота та проведення, за необхідності, планового операційного лікування. ...

Patients Presenting to the Emergency Unit with Gynaecological Lower Abdominal Pain, with and without Pathological Clinical Findings - Service Utilisation, Pain History, Implications
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  • September 2016

Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde

... Alles hängt davon ab, "den Arzt oder Apotheker" zu fragen -es zeigt sich, dass die Bereitschaft dazu in allen befragten Gruppen relativ hoch ist. Gerade deshalb ist ein kultursensibler Umgang mit dieser Zielgruppe im medizinischen Alltag und eine gute Arzt-Patienten-Beziehung [27] erforderlich, um diese Bereitschaft positiv zu nutzen. ...

Erste Ergebnisse der Expression V Studie – Berliner Umfrage zu Erwartungen und Wünsche von Patientinnen mit und ohne Migrationshintergrund und gynäkologische Malignome
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  • April 2016

Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde

... A qualitative study among Turkish women in Berlin identified medically unfounded fears about possible side effects of a PDA as an impeding factor for EDA use [16]. The question is of course whether the reported fears are so medically unfound. ...

Einstellungen zu Kaiserschnitt und Periduralanästhesie. Eine qualitative Befragung schwangerer Frauen mit und ohne Migrationshintergrund Türkei
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  • February 2016

Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde