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Healers and Midwives Accused of Witchcraft (1563-1736) - What Secondary Analysis of the Scottish Survey of Witchcraft Can Contribute to the Teaching of Nursing and Midwifery History (2023)
Journal Article
Ring, N., McHugh, N. M., Reed, B. B., Davidson-Welch, R., & Dodd, L. S. (2024). Healers and Midwives Accused of Witchcraft (1563-1736) - What Secondary Analysis of the Scottish Survey of Witchcraft Can Contribute to the Teaching of Nursing and Midwifery History. Nurse Education Today, 133, Article 106026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2023.106026

Background: Nearly 4000 people were accused of witchcraft in Scotland between 1563-1736. Some of these were healers, midwives, and nurses.
Objective: To investigate Scotland’s folk-healers and midwives accused of witchcraft and review their work fr... Read More about Healers and Midwives Accused of Witchcraft (1563-1736) - What Secondary Analysis of the Scottish Survey of Witchcraft Can Contribute to the Teaching of Nursing and Midwifery History.

The BPG Survey: Fear (2018)
Book Chapter
Mander, R., McHugh, N., Murphy-Lawless, J., Patterson, J., & Edwards, N. (2018). The BPG Survey: Fear. In N. Edwards, R. Mander, & J. Murphy-Lawless (Eds.), Untangling the Maternity Crisis (31-38). Abingdon: Routledge

Mander, R and the Birth Project Group
In: Edwards, N.; Mander, R. & Murphy-Lawless, J. (Eds.)

Floors, ceilings and cellars: Midwives, the NMC and 'the code' (2018)
Book Chapter
Mander, R., McHugh, N., Murphy-Lawless, J., Patterson, J., & Edwards, N. (2018). Floors, ceilings and cellars: Midwives, the NMC and 'the code'. In N. Edwards, R. Mander, & J. Murphy-Lawless (Eds.), Untangling the Maternity Crisis (40-48). Routledge

Coded rhetoric: The reality of midwifery practice (2016)
Journal Article
Group, B. P., Mander, R., & McHugh, N. (2016). Coded rhetoric: The reality of midwifery practice. British Journal of Midwifery, 24(5), 344-352. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2016.24.5.344

In the light of certain failings in NHS provision of care, the Nursing and Midwifery Council's (NMC, 2015) Code requires staff to engage more effectively with patients and service users. An online survey was undertaken by the Birth Project Group to a... Read More about Coded rhetoric: The reality of midwifery practice.

Are Staffing Shortages Changing the Culture of Midwifery? (2016)
Journal Article
Edwards, N., Gilbert, A., Mander, R., McHugh, N., Murphy-Lawless, J., & Patterson, J. (2016). Are Staffing Shortages Changing the Culture of Midwifery?. Practising Midwife, 19(3), 12-16

The effects of budgetary changes on midwives' practice environment have raised concerns in many settings. A survey of midwives and student midwives in the UK and Republic of Ireland in 2014 produced 280 responses. Staffing shortages were regarded as... Read More about Are Staffing Shortages Changing the Culture of Midwifery?.

Fear Amongst Midwives (2015)
Journal Article
McHugh, N., & Birth Project Group. (2015). Fear Amongst Midwives. RcM Midwives, 18(3), 60-62

The Independent and Non NHS Midwife (2014)
Book Chapter
McHugh, N. (2014). The Independent and Non NHS Midwife. In R. Mander, & V. Fleming (Eds.), Becoming a Midwife (2nd Edition), (119-129). Routledge

An insight into self employed midwifery practice.

The politics of maternity. (2014)
Journal Article
Mander, R., Edwards, N., McHugh, N., Murphy-Lawless, J., & Patterson, J. (2014). The politics of maternity. Practising Midwife, 17, 21-23

Changes in the culture of health care require that, to be effective, midwifery practice should become more woman-centred. This may be facilitated by adopting a stronger community orientation. In this way the hegemony of maternity care may be addresse... Read More about The politics of maternity..

A Tale of Two Supervisors. (2013)
Journal Article
McHugh, N., Edwards, N., & Leap, N. (2013). A Tale of Two Supervisors. Essentially MIDIRS, 4, 40-45

Pandora's Box: how to humanise educational technology to ensure an emotionally fluent midwifery programme - recognising the issues (2013)
Journal Article
McLuckie, C., & McHugh, N. (2013). Pandora's Box: how to humanise educational technology to ensure an emotionally fluent midwifery programme - recognising the issues. MIDIRS midwifery digest, 23, 423-427

This article will focus on the challenge of providing an
emotionally vibrant midwifery curriculum for our three year
undergraduate programme. We plan to achieve this
through the creative use of e-learning opportunities and
face-to-face workshops,... Read More about Pandora's Box: how to humanise educational technology to ensure an emotionally fluent midwifery programme - recognising the issues.

Waterbirth: Mother Midwife Perspectives. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McHugh, N. (2011, May). Waterbirth: Mother Midwife Perspectives. Presented at Working With Water

An presentation of key issues around waterbirth

The Independent Midwife. (2009)
Book Chapter
McHugh, N. (2008). The Independent Midwife. In R. Mander, & V. Fleming (Eds.), Becoming a Midwife, 154-166. Routledge

An account of independent midwifery practice

Supporting Midwives to Support Women. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McHugh, N. (2009, January). Supporting Midwives to Support Women. Presented at Stroppy Women: Thinking Creatively About Good Birthing

An exploration of the the key factors inhibiting midwives from providing support for childbearing women.

Blue Moons and Wise Hands: Birth Knowledge and Meaningful Midwifery (2007)
Book Chapter
McHugh, N. (2007). Blue Moons and Wise Hands: Birth Knowledge and Meaningful Midwifery. In L. Davies (Ed.), The Art and Soul of Midwifery: Creativity in Practice, Education and Research (111-122). Churchill Livingstone: Elsevier

The importance of storytelling for reflective midwifery practice

Telling the Tales and Stirring the Tea (2004)
Book Chapter
McHugh, N. (2003). Telling the Tales and Stirring the Tea. In S. Wickham (Ed.), Midwifery Best Practice, 87-93. Books for Midwives

The impact of storytelling in midwifery and childbirth.

Midwives of the soul: the spirituality of birth. (2003)
Journal Article
McHugh, N. (2002). Midwives of the soul: the spirituality of birth. Midwifery matters / Association of Radical Midwives. 97. . 4-5. . ISSN 0961-1479.

The intention of this article is to focus on the spirituality of birth in an attempt to recognise how all the elements of birth can blend into a synergy of celebration that transcends the inadequacies of contemporary care systems.