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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.

Feminist Activist Ethnography and the Development of Midwifery Identity in Student Midwives (2018)
Presentation / Conference
McHugh, N., & Mcluckie, C. (2018, September). Feminist Activist Ethnography and the Development of Midwifery Identity in Student Midwives. Paper presented at Association of Social Anthropologists of the UK, Oxford

We have used feminist activist ethnography as a framework for student midwives to explore women's birth narratives and identify issues that arise in contemporary childbirth in Scotland. By positioning women at the heart of the students experiences... Read More about Feminist Activist Ethnography and the Development of Midwifery Identity in Student Midwives.

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 J. Murphy-Lawless, N. Edwards, & R. Mander (Eds.), Untangling the Maternity Crisis (40-48). Abingdon: Routledge

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.)

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

If the Road You Travel Stays All Uphill: Autoethnographic perspectives of a midwifery lecturer and supervisor of midwives. (2014)
Conference Proceeding
McHugh, N. (2014). If the Road You Travel Stays All Uphill: Autoethnographic perspectives of a midwifery lecturer and supervisor of midwives. Manuscript submitted for publication

I am a midwife with over twenty years of midwifery experience. I currently work as a lecturer in midwifery at Edinburgh Napier University and also as a supervisor of midwives in the National Health Service (NHS). I have worked as an employed midwife... Read More about If the Road You Travel Stays All Uphill: Autoethnographic perspectives of a midwifery lecturer and supervisor of midwives..

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..

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.

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

Waterbirth: Mother Midwife Perspectives. (2011)
Presentation / Conference
McHugh, N. (2011, May). Waterbirth: Mother Midwife Perspectives. Presented at Working With Water, University of Galway, the Republic of Ireland

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

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.

Emotional changes following childbirth. (2003)
Presentation / Conference
McHugh, N. (2003, March). Emotional changes following childbirth

Workshops to support Asian community workers in Leicester

The Spirituality of Birth. (2001)
Presentation / Conference
McHugh, N. (2001, March). The Spirituality of Birth. Paper presented at 4th International Conference of Spirituality and Health, Wells, Somerset, England

A cross cultural exploration of the deeper aspects of birth spirituality

Women's Stories. (1999)
Journal Article
McHugh, N. (1998). Women's Stories. Midwifery matters / Association of Radical Midwives. 82. . 3-3. . ISSN 0961-1479.

Positioning. (1998)
Presentation / Conference
McHugh, N. (1998, May). Positioning

Workshop on Breastfeeding and Positioning.

Reclaiming Midwifery Skills. (1998)
Presentation / Conference
McHugh, N. (1998, May). Reclaiming Midwifery Skills. Paper presented at Nursing Times 14th National Ward Leaders Conference, London, England

An exploration of the theory practice gap in relation to the management theory gap.

Postnatal depression and maternal distress: the myth of the Madonna. (1997)
Book
Littlewood, J., & McHugh, N. (1996). Postnatal depression and maternal distress: the myth of the Madonna. Macmillan

Written by a social psychologist and a midwife, this book moves beyond the conventional 'medical' approach to emotional problems following childbirth. It examines the range of potential causes of maternal distress and postnatal depression and puts fo... Read More about Postnatal depression and maternal distress: the myth of the Madonna..

The RADS are coming! (1997)
Book Chapter
McHugh, N. (1996). The RADS are coming!. In M. Jowitt, & M. Cronk (Eds.), Radical Midwifery, 110-110. Orphans Press

Brief account of the meaning of radical midwifery celebrating 21 years of the Association of Radical Midwives

Childbirth as a Rite of Passage: the Myth of Madonna (1997)
Book Chapter
Littlewood, J., & McHugh, N. (1997). Childbirth as a Rite of Passage: the Myth of Madonna. In Maternal Distress and Postnatal Depression, 89-104. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13755-8_6

This chapter is concerned with the extent to which postnatal depression and maternal distress may be regarded as occurring cross-culturally. Consequently, the first part of the chapter will be concerned with an evaluation of cross-cultural evidence c... Read More about Childbirth as a Rite of Passage: the Myth of Madonna.

Media and Birth Images. (1994)
Presentation / Conference
McHugh, N. (1994, October). Media and Birth Images. Paper presented at Motherhood and Manipulation, Loughborough University

The impact of consumerism on antenatal clinic literature.

Images of motherhood in antenatal cllinic literature. (1994)
Presentation / Conference
McHugh, N. (1994, September). Images of motherhood in antenatal cllinic literature. Paper presented at 14th Annual Conference of the Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, Republic of Ireland

A critical analysis of the manipulation of the pregant woman as a consumer.