Scoping exercise to inform the development of an education strategy for the Children’s Hospice Across Scotland (CHAS) Nov 1, 2017 - Jul 31, 2019
The aim of the scoping exercise is to inform the development of an education strategy for CHAS relating to the delivery of palliative care for babies, children and young people (BCYP) and their families in Scotland.
Objectives:
1) Ident...
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NIHR global group: reducing childhood mortality through prevention of preterm birth mortality and morbidity and stillbirth. Apr 1, 2018 - Mar 31, 2021
Our NIHR global health research group will develop and implement clinical strategies to reduce preterm birth and stillbirth related morbidity and mortality, and provide a platform for future clinical trials on preterm birth. Our multidisciplinary tea...
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The Bassett Scholarship for improving midwifery perinatal bereavement care in Lothian Oct 1, 2020 - Dec 31, 2024
This proposal will provide a midwife interested in the area of bereavement the opportunity to undertake a PhD over a 3 year period. This undertaking will develop skills and understanding of midwives within the clinical area and universities relative...
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Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) post perinatal loss: investigating final details for pilot trial and feasibility study Mar 1, 2019 - Aug 31, 2019
Approximately 3,500 women in the UK experience the trauma of perinatal loss each year. Up to 39% go on to develop perinatal PTSD. There is no effective treatment for these women, but EMDR is effective in reducing PTSD symptoms in other populations. D...
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'Witches' stories: persecuted for helping others: documentary analysis of early midwives and nurses as reported within the Scottish Witchcraft Survey database Jan 1, 2021 - Oct 31, 2021
Aim: to investigate accounts of nurses/healers and midwives accused/persecuted as 'witches'.
Methods:
Documentary analysis of the Survey of Scottish Witchcraft online database of those 'witches' categorised as being early nurses...
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Translating informed consent in Scottish maternity services Jan 1, 2022 - Dec 31, 2022
This project examines informed consent during pregnancy, labour and birth in the case of parents with limited English-proficiency (LEP) in Scotland (e.g. refugees and asylum seekers who have recently arrived at the country). It is often difficult for...
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