Dr. Michael Gemperle

ZHAW School of Health Sciences
Institute of Midwifery and Reproductive Health
Katharina-Sulzer-Platz 9
8400 Winterthur

+41 (0) 58 934 64 07
michael.gemperle@zhaw.ch

Projects

IMAgiNE EURO (Improving MAternal Newborn carE In the EURO Region) / Co-project leader / laufend
Smart Toddlers / Co-project leader / abgeschlossen
Ressources and barriers of health care at a distance / Team member / abgeschlossen
The influence of parental use of smartphones on maternal and paternal sensitivity to the infant / Team member / abgeschlossen

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

Grylka-Baeschlin, Susanne; Gemperle, Michael; Mariani, Ilaria; Abderhalden-Zellweger, Alessia; Miani, Céline; Zenzmaier, Christoph; Mueller, Antonia Nathalie; Batram-Zantvoort, Stephanie; Koenig-Bachmann, Martina; De Labrusse, Claire; Arendt, Maryse; Delle Vedove, Stefano; Pfund, Anouck; Simon, Imola; Pessa Valente, Emanuelle; Lazzerini, Marzia; 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).

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2024.104209
Pesse Valente, Emanuelle; Mariani, Ilaria; Bomben, Arianna; Morano, Sandra; Gemperle, Michael; Otelea, Marina Ruxandra; Miani, Céline; Elden, Helen; Sarantaki, Antigoni; Costa, Raquel; Baranowska, Barbara; König Bachmann, Martina; Kongslien, Sigrun; Drandic, Daniela; Rozée, Virginie; Nespoli, Antonella; Abderhalden-Zellweger, Alessia; Nanu, Ioana; Batram-Zantvoort, Stephanie; Linden, Karolina; Metallinou, Dimitra; Dias, Heloisa; Tataj-Puzyna, Urszula; D'Costa, Elisabeth; Hersoug Nedberg, Ingvild; Kurbanović, Magdalena; de La Rochebrochard, Elise; Fumagalli, Simona; Grylka, Susanne; et al.,

2024.

Health workers’ perspectives on the quality of maternal and newborn health care around the time of childbirth : results of the Improving MAternal Newborn carE in the EURO Region (IMAgiNE EURO) project in 12 countries of the World Health Organization European Region.

Journal of Global Health.

14(04164).

Available from: https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.14.04164
Abderhalden-Zellweger, Alessia; de Labrusse, Claire; Gemperle, Michael; Grylka, Susanne; Pfund, Anouck; Müller, Antonia Nathalie; Mariani, Ilaria; Pessa Valente, Emanuelle; Lazzerini, Marzia,

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).

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-024-06598-6
Wade-Bohleber, Laura Maria; Braune-Krickau, Katrin; Schneebeli, Larissa; Gemperle, Michael; Haechler, Ramona; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica; von Wyl, Agnes,

2024.

Smartphone use during the perinatal period : findings from a longitudinal study with first-time parents.

Computers in Human Behavior.

154(108127).

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2023.108127
Miani, Céline; Wandschneider, Lisa; Batram-Zantvoort, Stephanie; Covi, Benedetta; Elden, Helen; Hersoug Nedberg, Ingvild; Drglin, Zalka; Pumpure, Elizabete; Costa, Raquel; Rozée, Virginie; Ruxandra Otelea, Marina; Drandić, Daniela; Radetic, Jelena; Abderhalden-Zellweger, Alessia; Ćerimagić, Amira; Arendt, Maryse; Mariani, Ilaria; Linden, Karolina; Mihevc Ponikvar, Barbara; Jakovicka, Dārta; Dias, Heloisa; Ruzicic, Jovana; Grylka, Susanne; Gemperle, Michael; Müller, Antonia Nathalie; 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.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.14459
Hersoug Nedberg, Ingvild; Skirnisdottir Vik, Eline; Kongslien, Sigrun; Mariani, Ilaria; Pessa Valente, Emanuelle; Covi, Benedetta; Lazzerini, Marzia; Grylka, Susanne; Gemperle, Michael; Müller, Antonia Nathalie; 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.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.14460
de Labrusse, Claire; Abderhalden-Zellweger, Alessia; Mariani, Ilaria; Pfund, Anouck; Gemperle, Michael; Grylka-Baeschlin, Susanne; Müller, Antonia N.; Valente, Emanuelle Pessa; Covi, Benedetta; Lazzerini, Marzia,

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.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.14456
Costa, Raquel; Barata, Catarina; Dias, Heloísa; Rodriques, Carina; Santos, Teresa; Mariani, Ilaria; Covi, Benedetta; Pessa Valente, Emanuelle; Lazzerini, Marzia; Grylka, Susanne; Gemperle, Michael; Müller, Antonia Nathalie,

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.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.14507
Drandić, Daniela; Drglin, Zalka; Mihevc Ponikvar, Barbara; Bohinec, Anja; Ćerimagić, Amira; Radetić, Jelena; Ružičić, Jovana; Kurbanović, Magdalena; Covi, Benedetta; Pessa Valente, Emanuelle; Mariani, Ilaria; Lazzerini, Marzia; Grylka, Susanne; Gemperle, Michael; Müller, Antonia Nathalie; 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.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.14457
Ruxandra Otelea, Marina; Simionescu, Anca Angela; Mariani, Ilaria; Pessa Valente, Emanuelle; Nanu, Michaela Iuliana; Nanu, Ioana; Handra, Claudia Mariana; Covi, Benedetta; Lazzerini, Marzia; Grylka, Susanne; Gemperle, Michael; Müller, Antonia Nathalie; 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.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.14482
Pumpure, Elizabete; Jakovicka, Dārta; Mariani, Ilaria; Vaska, Agnija; Covi, Benedetta; Valente, Emanuelle Pessa; Jansone-Šantare, Gita; Knoka, Anna Regīna; Vilcāne, Katrīna Paula; Rezeberga, Dace; Lazzerini, Marzia; Grylka, Susanne; Gemperle, Michael; Müller, Antonia; 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.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.14461
Robin, Dominik; Gemperle, Michael; von Rhein, Michael; Wieber, Frank; Hotz, Sandra; et al.,

2022.

The making of ADHD : a comparative content analysis of teachers’ and doctors’ worldviews.

Swiss Journal of Sociology.

48(2).

Available from: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2022-0014
Gemperle, Michael; Grylka-Baeschlin, Susanne; Klamroth-Marganska, Verena; Ballmer, Thomas; Gantschnig, Brigitte E.; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica,

2022.

Midwives’ perception of advantages of health care at a distance during the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland.

Midwifery.

105(103201).

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2021.103201
Lazzerini, Marzia; Valente, Emanuelle Pessa; Covi, Benedetta; Rozée, Virginie; Costa, Raquel; Otelea, Marina Ruxandra; Abderhalden-Zellweger, Alessia; Węgrzynowska, Maria; Linden, Karolina; Arendt, Maryse; Brigidi, Serena; Miani, Céline; Pumpure, Elizabete; Radetic, Jelena; Drandic, Daniela; Cerimagic, Amira; Nedberg, Ingvild Hersoug; Liepinaitienė, Alina; Rodrigues, Carina; de Labrusse, Claire; Baranowska, Barbara; Zaigham, Mehreen; Castañeda, Lara Martín; Batram-Zantvoort, Stephanie; Jakovicka, Dārta; Ruzicic, Jovana; Juciūtė, Simona; Santos, Teresa; Gemperle, Michael; Tataj-Puzyna, Urszula; Elden, Helen; Mizgaitienė, Marija; Lincetto, Ornella; Sacks, Emma; Mariani, Ilaria,

2022.

Rates of instrumental vaginal birth and cesarean and quality of maternal and newborn health care in private versus public facilities : results of the IMAgiNE EURO study in 16 countries.

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics.

159(S1), pp. 22-38.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.14458
Klamroth-Marganska, Verena; Gemperle, Michael; Ballmer, Thomas Michael; Grylka-Baeschlin, Susanne; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica; Gantschnig, Brigitte E.,

2021.

Does therapy always need touch? : a cross-sectional study among Switzerland-based occupational therapists and midwives regarding their experience with health care at a distance during the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020.

BMC Health Services Research.

21(1), pp. 578.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06527-9
Braune-Krickau, Katrin; Schneebeli, Larissa; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica; Gemperle, Michael; Koch, Ramona; von Wyl, Agnes,

2021.

Smartphones in the nursery : parental smartphone use and parental sensitivity and responsiveness within parent–child interaction in early childhood (0–5 years): a scoping review.

Infant Mental Health Journal.

42(2), pp. 161-175.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.21908
Gemperle, Michael; Hammer, Raphaël,

2020.

The Covid-19 pandemic, health and medicine : sociological investigations and perspectives.

Bulletin - Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Soziologie.

(157).

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-21810

Book parts, peer-reviewed

Gemperle, Michael; Scheermesser, Mandy; Dratva, Julia; Händler-Schuster, Daniela; Juvalta, Sibylle; Klamroth-Marganska, Verena,

2022.

Digitale Heilsversprechen in Gesundheitsberufen

.

In:

Cappel, Valeska; Kappler, Karolin Eva, eds.,

Gesundheit – Konventionen – Digitalisierung : eine politische Ökonomie der (digitalen) Transformationsprozesse von und um Gesundheit.

Wiesbaden:

Springer.

pp. 137-158.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-34306-4_5
Gemperle, Michael,

2020.

L'Allemagne

.

In:

Sapiro, Gisèle, ed.,

Dictionnaire international Bourdieu.

Paris:

CNRS Éditions.

pp. 16-18.
Gemperle, Michael,

2019.

The social space of work orientations : the case of nursing

.

In:

Blasius, Jörg; Lebaron, Frédéric; Le Roux, Brigitte; Schmitz, Andreas, eds.,

Empirical investigations of social space.

Cham:

Springer.

pp. 267-283.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15387-8_16

Conference contributions, peer-reviewed

Gemperle, Michael; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica; Koch, Ramona; Braune-Krickau, Katrin; Schneebeli, Larissa; von Wyl, Agnes,

2021.

Das Smartphone und die Mutterschaftsbilder schwangerer Frauen [paper].

In:

6. Winterthurer Hebammensymposium, Winterthur, 11. September 2021.
Gemperle, Michael; Grylka, Susanne; Klamroth-Marganska, Verena; Ballmer, Thomas Michael; Gantschnig, Brigitte; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica,

2021.

Die Corona-Krise und Kämpfe um die Bewertung telemedizinischer Care-Arbeit [paper].

In:

DGS/ÖGS-Kongress «Post-Corona-Gesellschaft?», Sektionsveranstaltung der Arbeitssoziologie (ÖGS) und Arbeits- und Industriesoziologie (DGS) «Die Corona-Krise und der Wert der Arbeit», Wien, Österreich, 23.-25. August 2021.
Gemperle, Michael; Grylka, Susanne; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica; Klamroth-Marganska, Verena; Ballmer, Thomas Michael; Gantschnig, Brigitte; et al.,

2021.

Health professionals and digital technology [paper].

In:

2021 Congress of the Swiss Sociological Association : "Social Justice in Times of Uncertainty", Geneva, Switzerland (online), 28-30 June 2021.
Gemperle, Michael; Grylka, Susanne; Klamroth-Marganska, Verena; Ballmer, Thomas Michael; Gantschnig, Brigitte; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica,

2021.

Erfahrungen von Gesundheitsfachkräften mit der Behandlung auf Distanz während der COVID-19-Pandemie [paper].

In:

DGS/ÖGS/SGS-Dreiländerkongress „Gesundheitssystem der Zukunft – Zukunft der Gesundheit: alles neu nach Corona?“, München, Deutschland, 4.-5. März 2021.
Krahl, Astrid; Erdin, Rebekka; Grylka, Susanne; Radu, Irina; Gemperle, Michael; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica,

2018.

Networking of independent midwives in Switzerland [poster].

In:

COST Action BIRTH Conference 2018, Lisbon, Portugal, 17-18 September 2018.

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4011

Other publications

Gemperle, Michael,

2024.

Digital Health und die Hebammentätigkeit, Vorlesung am MSc Hebammenwissenschaft & Frauengesundheit an der Universität Tübingen.
Gemperle, Michael,

2023.

Digital Health und die Hebammentätigkeit, Vorlesung am MSc Hebammenwissenschaft & Frauengesundheit an der Universität Tübingen.
Lüthi, Tabea; Gemperle, Michael; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica,

2021.

Herausforderungen hebammengeleiteter Schwangerenvorsorge.

Obstetrica.

2021(10), pp. 22-25.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23284
Reibling, Nadine; Dresske, Stefan; Kriwy, Peter; Grandy, Simone; Gemperle, Michael,

2021.

"Gesundheitssystem der Zukunft - Zukunft der Gesundheit : alles neu nach Corona?" : Digitaler Dreiländerkongress der Gesundheits- und medizinsoziologie am 4. und 5. März 2021.

Soziologie : Forum der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie.

50(3), pp. 349-352.
Gemperle, Michael; Grylka, Susanne; Klamroth-Marganska, Verena; Ballmer, Thomas; Gantschnig, Brigitte E.; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica,

2021.

Betreuen auf Distanz während des Lockdowns im Frühjahr 2020.

Obstetrica.

2021(5), pp. 8-11.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-22566
Ballmer, Thomas Michael; Gantschnig, Brigitte; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica; Gemperle, Michael; Grylka, Susanne; Klamroth-Marganska, Verena,

2021.

Behandlungen auf Distanz während des Lockdowns.

Ergotherapie.

2021(1), pp. 22-27.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-21856
Gemperle, Michael; Scheermesser, Mandy; Dratva, Julia; Händler-Schuster, Daniela; Juvalta, Sibylle; Klamroth-Marganska, Verena,

2020.

Digitale Medien auf dem Prüfstand : eine Befragung unter angehenden Gesundheitsfachpersonen [poster].

In:

Dreiländertagung Public Health3: Gesundheitskommunikation im 21. Jahrhundert, Steckborn, 17.-18. Januar 2020.
Koch, Ramona; Gemperle, Michael; von Wyl, Agnes; Braune-Krickau, Katrin; Schneebeli, Larissa; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica,

2020.

Schädlich für Beziehungsaufbau oder wichtiger Draht zur Aussenwelt?.

Obstetrica.

2020(7/8), pp. 80-82.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-20348

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

Gantschnig, Brigitte Elisabeth; Ballmer, Thomas Michael; Klamroth-Marganska, Verena; Grylka, Susanne; Gemperle, Michael; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica,

2024.

Lessons Learned aus Erfahrungen von Ergotherapeut:innen mit der Behandlung auf Distanz während der COVID-19-Pandemie.

In:

6. Kongress der Ergotherapie, Fribourg, Schweiz, 24.-25. Mai 2024.
König-Bachmann, Martina; Zenzmaier, Christoph; Imola, Simon; Grylka, Susanne; Gemperle, Michael; Müller, Antonia Nathalie; 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.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/172547
Gemperle, Michael,

2023.

Ungleichheiten in der Gesundheitsversorgung : eine Analyse der Ressourcenabhängigkeit der Patientenzufriedenheit auf Basis von Paneldaten aus der Schweiz.

In:

Versorgungskrise(n) im Gesundheitssystem? – Formen, Ursachen, Auswirkungen, Wien, Österreich, 4.-5. Juli 2023.
Gemperle, Michael,

2023.

Vom Sinn und Unsinn der elterlichen Smartphone-Nutzung.

In:

Kantonaler Elternbildungstag "Stark im Familienalltag", Winterthur, Schweiz, 17. Juni 2023.
Gemperle, Michael; Grylka, Susanne; Klamroth-Marganska, Verena; Ballmer, Thomas Michael; Gantschnig, Brigitte E.; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica,

2023.

Hebammen über die Vorteile der Telemedizin während der COVID-19-Pandemie.

In:

7. Winterthurer Hebammensymposium, Winterthur, Schweiz, 21. Januar 2023.
Gemperle, Michael; Joliat, Anouk,

2022.

Das Smartphone und der Alltag junger Eltern.

In:

Stillen und Familie, Volkshaus Zürich, Schweiz, 9. September 2022.

Available from: https://www.stillfoerderung.ch/logicio/pmws/stillen__ftzh2022__de.html
von Wyl, Agnes; Schneebeli, Larissa; Hug, Meret; Gemperle, Michael; Joliat, Anouk,

2022.

Handy oder Baby? : wie das Smartphone die Beziehung zum Säugling beeinflusst.

In:

Raum für Psychologie, Zürich, Schweiz, 7. Juni 2022.
Koch, Ramona; Gemperle, Michael; Braune-Krickau, Katrin; von Wyl, Agnes; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica,

2019.

Wie nutzen werdende Eltern ihr Smartphone?.

In:

Thieme.

pp. 3-4.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-3401078
Gemperle, Michael; Scheermesser, Mandy; Dratva, Julia; Händler-Schuster, Daniela; Juvalta, Sibylle; Klamroth-Marganska, Verena,

2019.

Angehende Gesundheitsfachpersonen und ihre Gesundheitskonzepte im Lichte des digitalen Wandels.

In:

Dreiländerkongress Gesundheits- und Medizinsoziologie 2019, Winterthur, 27.-28. August 2019.
Gemperle, Michael; Scheermesser, Mandy; Dratva, Julia; Händler-Schuster, Daniela; Juvalta, Sibylle; Klamroth-Marganska, Verena,

2019.

Gesundheitsbezogene digitale Kompetenzen angehender Gesundheitsfachleute.

In:

Digitalisierung der Arbeit im Gesundheits- und Sozialsektor, Gelsenkirchen, Deutschland, 21.-22. Mai 2019.
Dratva, Julia; Juvalta, Sibylle; Gemperle, Michael; Scheermesser, Mandy; Händler-Schuster, Daniela; Klamroth-Marganska, Verena,

2019.

Digital health literacy of health care profession students.

In:

12th European Public Health Conference, Marseille, France, 20 - 23 November 2019.

Oxford University Press.

pp. 32-33.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckz185.069
Gemperle, Michael; Scheermesser, Mandy; Dratva, Julia; Händler-Schuster, Daniela; Juvalta, Sibylle; Klamroth-Marganska, Verena,

2019.

Future health professionals on the use of digital media in their professional work.

In:

Congress of the Swiss Sociological Association 2019, Neuchâtel, 10-12 September 2019.
Pehlke-Milde, Jessica; Gemperle, Michael; Krahl, Astrid; Grylka, Susanne,

2019.

Hebammen als Übergangsmentorinnen zur Elternschaft.

In:

Fachtagung «Familiengründung als vulnerable Phase», Zürich, 22. - 23. August 2019.

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