All Outputs (50)

More Active Mums in Stirling (MAMMiS): a physical activity intervention for postnatal women. Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2012)
Journal Article
Gilinsky, A. S., Hughes, A. R., & McInnes, R. J. (2012). More Active Mums in Stirling (MAMMiS): a physical activity intervention for postnatal women. Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 13(1), Article 112. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-13-112

Background: Many postnatal women are insufficiently physically active in the year after childbirth and could benefit from interventions to increase activity levels. However, there is limited information about the efficacy, feasibility and acceptabili... Read More about More Active Mums in Stirling (MAMMiS): a physical activity intervention for postnatal women. Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Exploring cognitive skill development in midwifery education (2012)
Journal Article
Lake, S., & McInnes, R. J. (2012). Exploring cognitive skill development in midwifery education. Nurse Education in Practice, 12(5), 264-268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2012.04.015

Changes in maternity services and the role of the midwife mean that the midwife must provide flexible, evidence-based, woman-centred care. As the lead professional, the midwife must use a high level of professional judgement, clinical reasoning and d... Read More about Exploring cognitive skill development in midwifery education.

What future for midwifery? (2012)
Journal Article
McInnes, R. J., & Mc Intosh, C. (2012). What future for midwifery?. Nurse Education in Practice, 12(5), 297-300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2012.04.011

Safe, effective and high quality maternity care is crucial to the wellbeing of mother and baby and for society as a whole. The midwife is now recognized and recommended as the lead professional and co-ordinator of care for low risk women and plays a... Read More about What future for midwifery?.

A serial qualitative interview study of infant feeding experiences: idealism meets realism (2012)
Journal Article
Hoddinott, P., Craig, L. C. A., Britten, J., & McInnes, R. M. (2012). A serial qualitative interview study of infant feeding experiences: idealism meets realism. BMJ Open, 2(2), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000504

Objective: To investigate the infant feeding experiences of women and their significant others from pregnancy until 6 months after birth to establish what would make a difference. Design: Qualitative serial interview study. Setting: Two health boards... Read More about A serial qualitative interview study of infant feeding experiences: idealism meets realism.

Recommendations by Queensland GPs to be more physically active: which patients were recommended which activities and what action they took (2011)
Journal Article
Robertson, R., Jepson, R., Shepherd, A., & McInnes, R. (2011). Recommendations by Queensland GPs to be more physically active: which patients were recommended which activities and what action they took. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 35(6), 537-542. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00779.x

Objective: To ascertain the extent to which general practitioners in Queensland recommend physical activity to their patients, the types of patients they target, types of activities they suggest and how patients respond to the recommendations. Met... Read More about Recommendations by Queensland GPs to be more physically active: which patients were recommended which activities and what action they took.

Infant feeding in the neonatal unit: Infant feeding in the neonatal unit (2010)
Journal Article
McInnes, R. J., Shepherd, A. J., Cheyne, H., & Niven, C. (2010). Infant feeding in the neonatal unit: Infant feeding in the neonatal unit. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 6(4), 306-317. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1740-8709.2009.00210.x

Infants admitted to a neonatal unit (NNU) are frequently unable to feed by breast or bottle because of ill health or prematurity. These infants require nutritional support until they can start oral feeding. Breastfeeding is advocated for these infant... Read More about Infant feeding in the neonatal unit: Infant feeding in the neonatal unit.

A prospective study exploring the early infant feeding experiences of parents and their significant others during the first 6 months of life: what would make a difference? (2010)
Report
Hoddinott, P., Craig, L., Britten, J. & McInnes, R. (2010). A prospective study exploring the early infant feeding experiences of parents and their significant others during the first 6 months of life: what would make a difference?. Scotland: NHS Scotland

Aims The aims of this longitudinal qualitative study conducted in 2009-2010 were: • to explore the early infant feeding experiences of mothers, including the support offered by others along a time-line, from the antenatal period until their infan... Read More about A prospective study exploring the early infant feeding experiences of parents and their significant others during the first 6 months of life: what would make a difference?.

Infant feeding in the noenatal unit (2009)
Presentation / Conference
McInnes, R. (2009, June). Infant feeding in the noenatal unit. Presented at Maternal and Infant Nutrition and Nurture International Conference., Cumbria, England. (Unpublished)

Infant feeding in the noenatal unit

Infant feeding decision making in a neonatal unit: a qualitative study (2008)
Presentation / Conference
McInnes, R. (2008, January). Infant feeding decision making in a neonatal unit: a qualitative study. Presented at International Confederation of Midwives Triennial Congress., Glasgow. (Unpublished)

Infant feeding decision making in a neonatal unit: a qualitative study

Supporting breastfeeding mothers: a qualitative synthesis (2008)
Presentation / Conference
McInnes, R. (2008, October). Supporting breastfeeding mothers: a qualitative synthesis. Presented at International Nursing Conference, Dundee. (Unpublished)

Supporting breastfeeding mothers: a qualitative synthesis

Infants admitted to neonatal units - interventions to improve breastfeeding outcomes: a systematic review 1990-2007 (2008)
Journal Article
McInnes, R. J., & Chambers, J. (2008). Infants admitted to neonatal units - interventions to improve breastfeeding outcomes: a systematic review 1990-2007. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 4(4), 235-263. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1740-8709.2008.00150.x

This review aimed to identify interventions to promote breastfeeding or breast milk feeding for infants admitted to the neonatal unit. The medical electronic databases were searched for papers listed between 1990 and June 2005 which had breastfeed... Read More about Infants admitted to neonatal units - interventions to improve breastfeeding outcomes: a systematic review 1990-2007.

Supporting breastfeeding mothers: qualitative synthesis (2008)
Journal Article
McInnes, R. J. & Chambers, J. A. (2008). Supporting breastfeeding mothers: qualitative synthesis. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 62. (4). 407-427. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04618.x. ISSN 0309-2402.

AIM: This paper is a report of a synthesis of mothers' and healthcare professionals' experiences and perceptions of breastfeeding support. BACKGROUND: Despite increasing knowledge, breastfeeding rates remain relatively static and mothers c... Read More about Supporting breastfeeding mothers: qualitative synthesis.

A systematic review of measures assessing mothers' knowledge, attitudes, confidence and satisfaction towards breastfeeding (2007)
Journal Article
Chambers, J. A., McInnes, R. J., Hoddinott, P., & Alder, E. M. (2007). A systematic review of measures assessing mothers' knowledge, attitudes, confidence and satisfaction towards breastfeeding. Breastfeeding review, 15(3), 17-25

In order to support breastfeeding interventions, there is a need for objective, reliable, valid and sensitive measures of factors related to breastfeeding. Publications on the development and testing of tools measuring mothers' knowledge, attitudes,... Read More about A systematic review of measures assessing mothers' knowledge, attitudes, confidence and satisfaction towards breastfeeding.

Infant Feeding Attitudes and Knowledge among Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Women in Glasgow (2007)
Journal Article
Dungy, C. I., McInnes, R. J., Tappin, D. M., Wallis, A. B. & Oprescu, F. (2008). Infant Feeding Attitudes and Knowledge among Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Women in Glasgow. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 12. (3). 313-322. doi:10.1007/s10995-007-0253-9. ISSN 1092-7875.

Objectives This study: (1) investigated infant feeding attitudes and knowledge among socioeconomically disadvantaged mothers in an urban community with historically low breastfeeding rates, (2) examined the influence of women’s social networks on inf... Read More about Infant Feeding Attitudes and Knowledge among Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Women in Glasgow.

Breastfeeding success: a synthesis of qualitative papers 1990-2005 (2007)
Presentation / Conference
McInnes, R. (2007, June). Breastfeeding success: a synthesis of qualitative papers 1990-2005. Presented at Maternal and Infant Nutrition and Nurture International Conference, Cumbria, England. (Unpublished)

Breastfeeding success: a synthesis of qualitative papers 1990-2005

Breastfeeding in the neonatal unit: a review of publication 1990-2005 (2007)
Presentation / Conference
McInnes, R. (2007, June). Breastfeeding in the neonatal unit: a review of publication 1990-2005. Presented at Maternal and Infant Nutrition and Nurture International Conference, Cumbria, England. (Unpublished)

Breastfeeding in the neonatal unit: a review of publication 1990-2005

Who's keeping the code? Compliance with the international code for the marketing of breast-milk substitutes in Greater Glasgow (2007)
Journal Article
McInnes, R. J., Wright, C., Haq, S., & McGranachan, M. (2007). Who's keeping the code? Compliance with the international code for the marketing of breast-milk substitutes in Greater Glasgow. Public Health Nutrition, 10(07), 719-725. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980007441453

To evaluate compliance with the World Health Organization's International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes in primary care, after the introduction of strict local infant feeding guidelines. An audit form was sent to all community-based h... Read More about Who's keeping the code? Compliance with the international code for the marketing of breast-milk substitutes in Greater Glasgow.

The effect of health visitors on breastfeeding in Glasgow (2006)
Journal Article
Tappin, D., Britten, J., Broadfoot, M., & McInnes, R. (2006). The effect of health visitors on breastfeeding in Glasgow. International Breastfeeding Journal, 1(11), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-4358-1-11

Background: The UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative includes a community component to help women who want to breastfeed. This study aimed to document the health visitor role in promoting and supporting breastfeeding in Glasgow during 2000 and the effec... Read More about The effect of health visitors on breastfeeding in Glasgow.

Breastfeeding peer support: Health service programmes in Scotland (2006)
Journal Article
Britten, J., Hoddinott, P. & McInnes, R. (2005). Breastfeeding peer support: Health service programmes in Scotland. British Journal of Midwifery. 14. (1). 12-19. . ISSN 0969-4900.

The objective of this multiple case study was to identify and describe health service breastfeeding peer support programmes operational in urban and rural areas in Scotland between 1995 and 2002. The programmes aimed to increase breastfeeding rates i... Read More about Breastfeeding peer support: Health service programmes in Scotland.

Diamorphine for pain relief in labour : a randomised controlled trial comparing intramuscular injection and patient-controlled analgesia (2004)
Journal Article
McInnes, R. J., Hillan, E., Clark, D. & Gilmour, H. (2004). Diamorphine for pain relief in labour : a randomised controlled trial comparing intramuscular injection and patient-controlled analgesia. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 111. (10). 1081-1089. doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00131.x. ISSN 1470-0328.

Objectives To compare the efficacy of diamorphine administered by a patient-controlled pump (patient-controlled analgesia) with intramuscular administration for pain relief in labour. Design Randomised controlled trial. Setting The South Gla... Read More about Diamorphine for pain relief in labour : a randomised controlled trial comparing intramuscular injection and patient-controlled analgesia.