Antonia Nathalie Müller

Projects

• Stress Of Co-parents Related to A Traumatic Experience of birth across Switzerland / Team member / ongoing
• MyBeFit@ZHAW – Training concept with exercise advice, assessment, and physical training / Team member / completed
• Improving MAternal Newborn carE In the EURO Region / Team member / completed
• Development and validation of a tool for advising primiparous women during early labour / Team member / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Gaucher, L. et al. (2026) 'Health and well-being of mothers and co-parents during the first 12 months post partum : study protocol of the national SOCRATES cohort study in Switzerland', BMJ Open, 16(6), p. e121443. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-121443.
• Müller, A. N. et al. (2026) 'Midwife-led care versus obstetrician-led care for childbearing women in early labor : a systematic review', European Journal of Midwifery, 10(20). doi: 10.18332/ejm/218434.
• de Wolff, M. G. et al. (2025) 'A salutogenic approach to early labor midwifery care in Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland : a qualitative study', European Journal of Midwifery, 9(July), p. 33. doi: 10.18332/ejm/206921.
• Grylka, S. et al. (2025) 'Development and preliminary validation of the GebStart-tool for advising nulliparous women in early labour', PLOS ONE, 20(5). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0322039.
• Mueller, A. N. and Grylka-Baeschlin, S. (2024) 'The application of a tool for supporting shared decision making in primiparous women during early labour : a descriptive survey of obstetric health care professionals' opinion', BMC Health Services Research, 24(1), p. 1633. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-12096-4.
• Mueller, A. N. and Grylka‐Baeschlin, S. (2024) 'Pregnant women's care needs during early labor : a scoping review', Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care, 52(2), pp. 207–227. doi: 10.1111/birt.12891.
• Zaigham, M. et al. (2024) 'Trends in the quality of maternal and neonatal care in Sweden and Norway as compared to 12 WHO European countries : a cross-sectional survey investigating maternal perspectives during the COVID-19 pandemic', Acta Obstetricia Gynecologica Scandinavica, 103(12), pp. 2485–2498. doi: 10.1111/aogs.14994.
• Grylka-Baeschlin, S. et al. (2024) 'Women 's perception on the quality of maternal and newborn care during the COVID-19 pandemic in German-speaking countries : findings from the IMAgiNE EURO project comparing data from Germany, Switzerland and Austria', Midwifery, 140(104209). doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2024.104209.
• Abderhalden-Zellweger, A. et al. (2024) 'Women's experiences of disrespect and abuse in Swiss facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic : a qualitative analysis of an open-ended question in the IMAgiNE EURO study', BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth, 24(402). doi: 10.1186/s12884-024-06598-6.
• Grylka-Baeschlin, S. and Müller, A. N. (2023) 'Symptoms of onset of labour and early labour : a scoping review', Women and Birth, 36(6), pp. 483–494. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2023.03.009.
• Mueller, A. N. and Grylka-Baeschlin, S. (2023) 'Self-management, care needs and clinical management of primiparous mothers during early labour : a qualitative content analysis', BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth, 23(1), p. 191. doi: 10.1186/s12884-023-05453-4.
• Grylka-Baeschlin, S. and Mueller, A. N. (2023) 'Primiparous women's expectations and experiences of early labour : a qualitative study', Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, 36(100839). doi: 10.1016/j.srhc.2023.100839.
• Costa, R. et al. (2022) 'Quality of maternal and newborn care around the time of childbirth for migrant versus nonmigrant women during the COVID-19 pandemic : results of the IMAgiNE EURO study in 11 countries of the WHO European region', International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 159(S1), pp. 39–53. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14472.
• Drandić, D. et al. (2022) 'Women's perspectives on the quality of hospital maternal and newborn care around the time of childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic : results from the IMAgiNE EURO study in Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina', International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 159(Suppl 1), pp. 54–69. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14457.
• Costa, R. et al. (2022) 'Regional differences in the quality of maternal and neonatal care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal : results from the IMAgiNE EURO study', International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 159(Suppl 1), pp. 137–153. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14507.
• Miani, C. et al. (2022) 'Individual and country-level variables associated with the medicalization of birth : multilevel analyses of IMAgiNE EURO data from 15 countries in the WHO European region', International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 159(Suppl 1), pp. 9–21. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14459.
• de Labrusse, C. et al. (2022) 'Quality of maternal and newborn care in Switzerland during the COVID-19 pandemic : a cross-sectional study based on WHO quality standards', International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 159(S1), pp. 70–84. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14456.
• Otelea, M. R. et al. (2022) 'Womenʼs assessment of the quality of hospital-based perinatal care by mode of birth in Romania during the COVID-19 pandemic : results from the IMAgiNE EURO study', International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 159(Suppl 1), pp. 126–136. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14482.
• Hersoug Nedberg, I. et al. (2022) 'Quality of health care around the time of childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic : results from the IMAgiNE EURO study in Norway and trends over time', International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 159(Suppl 1), pp. 85–96. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14460.
• Pumpure, E. et al. (2022) 'Womenʼs perspectives on the quality of maternal and newborn care in childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia : results from the IMAgiNE EURO study on 40 WHO standards-based quality measures', International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 159(Suppl 1), pp. 97–112. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14461.
• Grylka, S. et al. (2022) 'Development and validation of a tool for advising primiparous women during early labour : study protocol for the GebStart Study', BMJ Open, 12(e062869). doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062869.

Book chapters, peer-reviewed

Grylka-Baeschlin, S. and Mueller, A. N. (2026) 'Women's experiences of the early phase of labour', in Hundley, V. and Cheyne, H. (eds) Early labour and maternity care : research for practice. London: Routledge, pp. 67–78. doi: 10.4324/9781003507192-12.

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

• Widmer, I. N. et al. (2026) 'Midwifery staffing and structural characteristics of maternity institutions in Switzerland : a national cross-sectional study', in 34th ICM Triennial Congress, Lisbon, Portugal, 14-18 June 2026. Winterthur: ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences.
• Widmer, I. N. et al. (2026) 'Intrapartum midwifery work and care conditions in maternity institutions across Switzerland : mapping the institutional landscape of birth care', in Schweizerischer Hebammenkongress, Baden, Schweiz, 27.-28. Mai 2026. Winterthur: ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences.
• Grylka, S. et al. (2026) 'Breastfeeding continuation, difficulties, and support at two months postpartum : results of a Swiss national cohort study', in Schweizerischer Hebammenkongress 'Empowered midwives, empowered families – die Zeit ist jetzt!', Baden, Schweiz, 27.-28. Mai 2026. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
• Grylka, S. et al. (2025) 'The GebStart-tool: development and validation of a tool to improve early labour care', in 23rd Nordic Midwifery Congress 'Midwives Embracing Diversity', Copenhagen, Denmark, 26 - 28 May 2025.
• Grylka, S. et al. (2024) 'Wirksamkeit von spezifischen Geburtsvorbereitungskursen für Schwangere ohne Deutschkenntnisse', in 7. Internationale Konferenz der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Hebammenwissenschaft (DGHWi), Heba-Päd – 1. Konferenz zur pädagogischen Arbeit im Hebammenstudium der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Hebammenwissenschaft (DGHWi) und des Deutschen Hebammenverbands (DHV), Berlin, Deutschland, 8.-10. Februar 2024. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science. doi: 10.3205/24dghwi54.
• Grylka, S. and Müller, A. N. (2022) 'Early labour : women's expectations and experiences', in 21st International Normal Labour and Birth Research Conference (NLNB), Aarhus, Denmark, 12-14 September 2022. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-25775.

Other publications

• Grylka, S. and Müller, A. (2025) 'Oh, geht nun die Geburt los?', Obstetrica, 122(3), pp. 8–11. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-34230.
• Müller, A. N. et al. (2024) 'Studie zum postpartalen Wohlbefinden : Institutionen gefragt!', Obstetrica, 121(8/9), pp. 30–31. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-31378.
• Grylka, S. et al. (2024) Projektevaluation der Multiplikation und finanziellen Sicherung von mamamundo : externe Evaluation des PGV IV Projekts zur Multiplikation und finanziellen Sicherung der lizenzierten Geburtsvorbereitungskurse mamamundo für Migrantinnen ohne Deutschkenntnisse: Schlussbericht. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-30969.
• Grylka, S. et al. (2024) 'Wirksamkeit des Mamamundo-Kursangebots für die Teilnehmerinnen', in Schweizerischer Hebammenkongress, Baden, Schweiz, 16.-17. Mai 2024.
• Grylka, S., Müller, A. N. and GebStart-Team (2024) 'Entwicklung und Validierung des GebStart-Tools', in Schweizerischer Hebammenkongress, Baden, Schweiz, 16.-17. Mai 2024.
• Müller, A. and Grylka, S. (2023) 'Die Latenzphase meistern : was brauchen Frauen?', Obstetrica, 120(5), pp. 44–47. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-28199.
• Grylka, S. and Müller, A. N. (2023) 'Entwicklung eines Fragebogens für die Beratung am Geburtsbeginn', in Schweizerischer Hebammenkongress: Hebammen in Krisensituationen, Fribourg Schweiz, 24.-25.05.2023. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-28002.
• Grylka, S. et al. (2022) 'Erleben des Geburtsbeginns und der Latenzphase sowie Chancen für die Betreuung', Hebamme, 35(05), pp. 36–44. doi: 10.1055/a-1906-8305.
• Müller, A. N. and Grylka, S. (2022) 'Selbstmanagement und Betreuungsbedarf von Erstgebärenden während der Latenzphase', in Schweizerischer Hebammenkongress, Thun, 18.-19. Mai 2022. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-25070.

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

• Grylka, S. et al. (2025) 'Das GebStart-Tool : Entwicklung und Validierung eines Instruments für die Latenzphase', in 8. Winterthurer Hebammensymposium, Winterthur, Schweiz, 25 Januar 2025.
• König-Bachmann, M. et al. (2023) 'Health workers training related to respectful maternal care : preliminary results of IMAgiNE EURO project in 12 countries', in 7th European Midwives Association (EMA) Education Conference, Athens, Greece, 26-29 October 2023. doi: 10.18332/ejm/172547.
• Müller, A. N. and Grylka, S. (2023) 'Betreuungsbedarf von gebärenden Frauen in der Latenzphase', in 7. Winterthurer Hebammensymposium, Winterthur, Schweiz, 21. Januar 2023.
• Grylka, S. and Müller, A. N. (2022) 'Beratung und Betreuung von Erstgebärenden in der Latenzphase : ein hebammenwissenschaftliches Forschungsprojekt', in Spätsommer-Fortbildung der Frauenklinik Herisau, Herisau, Schweiz, 24. August 2022.
• Grylka, S. and Müller, A. N. (2022) 'Symptome des Geburtsbeginns und deren Assoziation zum Betreuungsbedarf in der Latenzphase : ein Scoping Review', in Zeitschrift für Hebammenwissenschaft. German Medical Science, pp. 17–18. doi: 10.3205/22dghwi04.
• Grylka, S. and Müller, A. N. (2021) 'Physical and emotional symptoms of onset of labour', in 1st Swiss Perinatal Research Special Interest Group Symposium : 'Collaborate for high quality perinatal care', Zürich, 23 November 2021.

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