Outputs (150)

Obedience: defying the crowd in midwifery practice. (2013)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J. (2013). Obedience: defying the crowd in midwifery practice. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 31, 105-108. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2013.798166

Most people will have observed the often impressive synchrony of the behavior of fish in a school or birds in a flock. The fact that the behavior of a fish is so well matched to that of the behavior of others is straightforward: perception directly... Read More about Obedience: defying the crowd in midwifery practice..

Women's views about the importance of education in preparation for childbirth. (2013)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J., & Robb, Y. (2013). Women's views about the importance of education in preparation for childbirth. Nurse Education in Practice, 13, 512-518. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2013.02.013

Background: this paper reports original research that embraces childbearing women’s views about the importance of education in preparation for childbirth. A survey was carried out using the Birth Satisfaction Scale developed by Hollins Martin and Fl... Read More about Women's views about the importance of education in preparation for childbirth..

A narrative review of maternal physical activity during labour and its effects upon length of first stage. (2013)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2013). A narrative review of maternal physical activity during labour and its effects upon length of first stage. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 19, 44-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2012.09.001

Women in western countries generally lie semi-recumbent during first stage of labour, when perhaps it is more natural to move around. Consequently carers are unaware of what constitutes instinctive behaviours and their outcomes. With this in mind, a... Read More about A narrative review of maternal physical activity during labour and its effects upon length of first stage..

The understanding bereavement evaluation tool (UBET) for midwives: factor structure and clinical research applications. (2013)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J., Forrest, E., Wylie, L., & Martin, C. R. (2013). The understanding bereavement evaluation tool (UBET) for midwives: factor structure and clinical research applications. Nurse Education Today, 33, 1153-1159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2012.11.019

Background: the NMSF (2009) survey reported that bereavement midwife care was inadequate in a number of UK NHS Trusts. Using a small grant from the Scottish government, 3 experienced midwifery lecturers designed an interactive workbook called “shapi... Read More about The understanding bereavement evaluation tool (UBET) for midwives: factor structure and clinical research applications..

Perinatal perspectives on chronic fatigue syndrome (2012)
Journal Article
Christley, Y., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2012). Perinatal perspectives on chronic fatigue syndrome. British Journal of Midwifery, 20, 389-393

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a severe, systemic, acquired illness which presents with overpowering tiredness that cannot be relieved by rest and is deteriorated through physical and mental activity. Due to the window of prevalence (20-40 years),... Read More about Perinatal perspectives on chronic fatigue syndrome.

Anxiety as a cause of attachment avoidance in women with Turner Syndrome (2012)
Journal Article
Clauson, S., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Watt, G. (2012). Anxiety as a cause of attachment avoidance in women with Turner Syndrome. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 27, 377-390. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681994.2012.748891

Working models of attachment are internal depictions of self relative to others and have been described in terms of two dimensions: (1) attachment avoidance and (2) attachment anxiety. An exploratory qualitative study was carried out to build underst... Read More about Anxiety as a cause of attachment avoidance in women with Turner Syndrome.

Could introducing vacuum delivery into the education curriculum of community midwives in Yemen improve maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity outcomes? (2012)
Journal Article
Kizler, R., & Hollins Martin, C. J. (2012). Could introducing vacuum delivery into the education curriculum of community midwives in Yemen improve maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity outcomes?. Nurse Education in Practice, 13, 73-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2012.10.008

At present in Yemen the neonatal mortality rate stands at 12%. A contributing factor is that when abnormalities arise during labour in rural areas, there is an absence of trained medical staff to manage complications. Consequently, childbearing women... Read More about Could introducing vacuum delivery into the education curriculum of community midwives in Yemen improve maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity outcomes?.

Special Edition: Innovative developments and debates for midwifery education in practice (2012)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J. (2012). Special Edition: Innovative developments and debates for midwifery education in practice. Nurse Education in Practice, 12(5), 239-300

Caroiline Hollins-Martin was guest editor of the special issue of Nurse Education in Practice titled "Innovative Developments and Debates for Midwifery Education in Practice".

Exploring the consequences of how Scotland interprets the UK misuse of drugs act 1971 (2012)
Journal Article
McPhee, I., Hollins Martin, C. J., Martin, C. R., & Sneider, A. (2012). Exploring the consequences of how Scotland interprets the UK misuse of drugs act 1971. Drugs and Alcohol Today, 12, 146-156. https://doi.org/10.1108/17459261211263433

Purpose: this paper aims to critically explore the consequences of how Scotland interprets the UK Misuse of Drugs Act (1971). Scotland prosecutes 24 per cent of people found in possession of illegal drugs for drug “dealing” compared to less than 15 p... Read More about Exploring the consequences of how Scotland interprets the UK misuse of drugs act 1971.

Nurses' understandings of suitable footwear for older people (2012)
Journal Article
Borland, A., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Locke, J. (2012). Nurses' understandings of suitable footwear for older people. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 26, 653-665. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHCQA-05-2012-0050

Purpose – the purpose of this paper is to gain insight into nurses’ understandings of what constitutes suitable footwear for older people in care homes. Design/methodology/approach – an exploratory descriptive qualitative survey was carried out of 2... Read More about Nurses' understandings of suitable footwear for older people.