Outputs (3)

Intervention supporting breastfeeding for the substance exposed mother and baby (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MacVicar, S. (2018, December). Intervention supporting breastfeeding for the substance exposed mother and baby. Paper presented at NHS Lothian NMAHPPS Research Conference, Edinburgh, UK

Background: the promotion and protection of breastfeeding is a priority global health objective as it is well-evidenced that it confers significant health, social and economic advantages. Breastfeeding has also been forwarded as a means of alleviatin... Read More about Intervention supporting breastfeeding for the substance exposed mother and baby.

Systematic review of tube-fed preterm infants in the home supported within a family-centered program (2018)
Journal Article
Menczykowski, L., MacVicar, S., Moylan, A., & Hollins Martin, C. J. (2018). Systematic review of tube-fed preterm infants in the home supported within a family-centered program. Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 24(6), 297-305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnn.20

There is a growing need and demand to redesign neonatal services to place a focus on family-centered care provided locally. Early discharge training programs that prepare parents to tube-feed and care for their preterm infant at home may offer a viab... Read More about Systematic review of tube-fed preterm infants in the home supported within a family-centered program.

Breastfeeding and the substance-exposed mother and baby (2018)
Journal Article
MacVicar, S., Humphrey, T., & Forbes-McKay, K. E. (2018). Breastfeeding and the substance-exposed mother and baby. Birth, 45(4), 450-458. https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12338

Background: Breastfeeding rates are typically low for women with a substance use disorder. This is despite the specific benefit of breastfeeding to alleviate the severity of neonatal abstinence syndrome and the well-documented generic advantages. Th... Read More about Breastfeeding and the substance-exposed mother and baby.