NDLI: Midwives’ oral health recommendations for pregnant women, infants and young children: results of a nationwide survey in Germany

Content Provider	Springer Nature : BioMed Central
Author	Wagner, Yvonne Heinrich-Weltzien, Roswitha
Abstract	Background Studies suggest that poor oral health during pregnancy can lead to perinatal complications, such as low birth weight and preterm delivery as well as poor oral health in children. Aim of this study was to assess the German midwives knowledge about oral health and preventive recommendations for pregnant women, infants and young children. Methods The nationwide online-survey was conducted with use of a self-developed, pretested and validated standardized questionnaire. The German association of midwives (Deutscher Hebammenverband e.V.) informed their members about the survey through email, newsletter, website and association journal (Hebammenforum) (n = 7.500). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results Response rate was 12.6 % (mean age 42.9 ± 9.3 years). The majority of midwives advised pregnant women about periodontal diseases (78.6 %). Of the midwives, 8.4 % mentioned the possible associations between periodontal diseases and perinatal complications. In general, half of the midwives (53.5 %) recommended a dental visit during pregnancy. A total of 65.5 % of midwives advised parents about early childhood caries. The majority of midwives recommended that oral hygiene starts with eruption of the first tooth (60.4 %) and the first dental visit of the child should be at age 2 or 3 years (51.6 %). Midwives recommendations regarding the implementation of oral hygiene and the referral to a dentist during pregnancy and childhood were highly variable. Conclusions To increase oral awareness and to improve the oral health knowledge among midwives and all other health-care professionals, uniform guidelines should be developed in Germany. Trial registration German Clinical Trial Register DRKS00008021
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ISSN	14726831
DOI	10.1186/s12903-016-0192-1
Journal	BMC Oral Health
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	16
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2016-03-18
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Dentistry Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Oral health Prevention Tooth brushing
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Dentistry
Journal Impact Factor	2.6/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	3.2/2023

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