All Outputs (10)

“It’s no ordinary job”: Factors that influence learning and working for midwifery students placed in continuity models of care (2022)
Journal Article
Moncrieff, G., Martin, C. H., Norris, G., & MacVicar, S. (2023). “It’s no ordinary job”: Factors that influence learning and working for midwifery students placed in continuity models of care. Women and Birth, 36(3), e328-e334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2022.09.009

Background Maternity policy and guidelines increasingly recommend or stipulate the increased provision of midwifery continuity of carer as a priority model of care. The scale up and sustainability of this model will require that student midwives are... Read More about “It’s no ordinary job”: Factors that influence learning and working for midwifery students placed in continuity models of care.

Exploring factors that may optimise learning from and working within continuity models of midwifery care (2022)
Thesis
Moncrieff, G. Exploring factors that may optimise learning from and working within continuity models of midwifery care. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2952223

Background Maternity policy and guidelines increasingly recommend or stipulate the increased provision of midwifery continuity of carer as a priority model of care. The scale up and sustainability of this model will require that student midwives ar... Read More about Exploring factors that may optimise learning from and working within continuity models of midwifery care.

‘There's only so much you can be pushed’: Magnification of the maternity staffing crisis by the 2020/21 COVID‐19 pandemic (2022)
Journal Article
Cordey, S., Moncrieff, G., Cull, J., Sarian, A., & the ASPIRE‐COVID 19 Collaborative Group. (2022). ‘There's only so much you can be pushed’: Magnification of the maternity staffing crisis by the 2020/21 COVID‐19 pandemic. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 129(8), 1408-1409. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.17203

Concerns about the impact of staffing shortages and burnout in the maternity workforce on safe and respectful care are long-standing, in the UK and internationally.1, 2 The COVID-19 pandemic has further reduced workforce availability worldwide.3 We e... Read More about ‘There's only so much you can be pushed’: Magnification of the maternity staffing crisis by the 2020/21 COVID‐19 pandemic.

The United Kingdom and the Netherlands maternity care responses to COVID-19: A comparative study (2022)
Journal Article
van den Berg, L. M., Balaam, M., Nowland, R., Moncrieff, G., Topalidou, A., Thompson, S., …Treadwell, M. (2023). The United Kingdom and the Netherlands maternity care responses to COVID-19: A comparative study. Women and Birth, 36(1), 127-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2022.03.010

Background The national health care response to coronavirus (COVID-19) has varied between countries. The United Kingdom (UK) and the Netherlands (NL) have comparable maternity and neonatal care systems, and experienced similar numbers of COVID-19 in... Read More about The United Kingdom and the Netherlands maternity care responses to COVID-19: A comparative study.

Routine vaginal examinations compared to other methods for assessing progress of labour to improve outcomes for women and babies at term (2022)
Journal Article
Moncrieff, C., Gyte, G. M., Dahlen, H. G., Thomson, G., Singata-Madliki, M., Clegg, A., & Downe, S. (2022). Routine vaginal examinations compared to other methods for assessing progress of labour to improve outcomes for women and babies at term. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2022(3), https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd010088.pub3

Background Routine vaginal examinations are undertaken at regular time intervals during labour to assess whether labour is progressing as expected. Unusually slow progress can be due to underlying problems, described as labour dystocia, or can be a... Read More about Routine vaginal examinations compared to other methods for assessing progress of labour to improve outcomes for women and babies at term.

Companionship for women/birthing people using antenatal and intrapartum care in England during COVID-19: a mixed-methods analysis of national and organisational responses and perspectives (2022)
Journal Article
Thomson, G., Balaam, M., Nowland (Harris), R., Crossland, N., Moncrieff, G., Heys, S., …Downe, S. (2022). Companionship for women/birthing people using antenatal and intrapartum care in England during COVID-19: a mixed-methods analysis of national and organisational responses and perspectives. BMJ Open, 12(1), Article e051965. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051965

Objectives: To explore stakeholders’ and national organisational perspectives on companionship for women/birthing people using antenatal and intrapartum care in England during COVID-19, as part of the Achieving Safe and Personalised maternity care In... Read More about Companionship for women/birthing people using antenatal and intrapartum care in England during COVID-19: a mixed-methods analysis of national and organisational responses and perspectives.

First and second trimester ultrasound in pregnancy: A systematic review and metasynthesis of the views and experiences of pregnant women, partners, and health workers (2021)
Journal Article
Moncrieff, G., Finlayson, K., Cordey, S., McCrimmon, R., Harris, C., Barreix, M., …Downe, S. (2021). First and second trimester ultrasound in pregnancy: A systematic review and metasynthesis of the views and experiences of pregnant women, partners, and health workers. PLOS ONE, 16(12), Article e0261096. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261096

Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends one ultrasound scan before 24 weeks gestation as part of routine antenatal care (WHO 2016). We explored influences on provision and uptake through views and experiences of pregnant women, par... Read More about First and second trimester ultrasound in pregnancy: A systematic review and metasynthesis of the views and experiences of pregnant women, partners, and health workers.

‘Never waste a crisis’: a commentary on the COVID‐19 pandemic as a driver for innovation in maternity care (2021)
Journal Article
Berg, L., Thomson, G., Jonge, A., Balaam, M., Moncrieff, G., Topalidou, A., …the ASPIRE COVID‐19 Team. (2022). ‘Never waste a crisis’: a commentary on the COVID‐19 pandemic as a driver for innovation in maternity care. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 129(1), 3-8. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.16996

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A systematic integrative review of the literature on midwives and student midwives engaged in problematic substance use (2020)
Journal Article
Pezaro, S., Patterson, J., Moncrieff, G., & Ghai, I. (2020). A systematic integrative review of the literature on midwives and student midwives engaged in problematic substance use. Midwifery, 89, Article 102785. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2020.102785

Objective The objective of this systematic integrative review was to review the literature in relation to problematic substance use (PSU) in midwifery populations. Associated aims were to aggregate existing knowledge about midwives and student midwi... Read More about A systematic integrative review of the literature on midwives and student midwives engaged in problematic substance use.

Optimising the continuity experiences of student midwives: an integrative review (2020)
Journal Article
Moncrieff, G., MacVicar, S., Norris, G., & Hollins Martin, C. J. (2021). Optimising the continuity experiences of student midwives: an integrative review. Women and Birth, 34(1), 77-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2020.01.007

Background: In several countries, midwifery students undertake continuity of care experiences as part of their pre-registration education. This is thought to enable the development of a woman-centred approach, as well as providing students with the s... Read More about Optimising the continuity experiences of student midwives: an integrative review.