Dr Sonya MacVicar's Outputs (47)

Supporting Breastfeeding Establishment among Socially Disadvantaged Women: A Meta-Synthesis (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MacVicar, S. (2015, December). Supporting Breastfeeding Establishment among Socially Disadvantaged Women: A Meta-Synthesis. Poster presented at Robert Gordon University doctoral student conference, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK

'Supporting Breastfeeding Establishment among Socially Disadvantaged Women: A Meta-Synthesis'. Poster presentation of a journal article based on doctoral findings.

Supporting Breastfeeding Establishment among Socially Disadvantaged Women: A Meta-Synthesis (2015)
Journal Article
MacVicar, S., Kirkpatrick, P., Humphrey, T., & Forbes-McKay, K. E. (2015). Supporting Breastfeeding Establishment among Socially Disadvantaged Women: A Meta-Synthesis. Birth, 42(4), 290-298. https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12180

Background
Many women from socially disadvantaged groups discontinue breastfeeding in the early postnatal period before lactation is fully established. This suggests that existing health service practices do not adequately meet the breastfeeding sup... Read More about Supporting Breastfeeding Establishment among Socially Disadvantaged Women: A Meta-Synthesis.

IBriS project (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MacVicar, S. (2014, December). IBriS project. Presented at Doctoral Midwifery Research Society, University of West Scotland, Ayr

IBRIS project- oral presentation of intervention supporting women with substance use disorder in pregnancy. Doctoral study of development and evaluation of a behavioural change intervention to support women and neonates exposed to substance use dis... Read More about IBriS project.

Intervention supporting breastfeeding in substance use disorders (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MacVicar, S. (2014, December). Intervention supporting breastfeeding in substance use disorders. Presented at Scottish National Neonatal Group annual conference, University of West of Scotland, Paisley

Oral presentation of Intervention supporting breastfeeding for infants at risk of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. Implications for practice and policy. Review of clinical guidelines.

The effectiveness and maternal satisfaction of breast-feeding support for women from disadvantaged groups: a comprehensive systematic review (2014)
Journal Article
MacVicar, S., & Kirkpatrick, P. (2014). The effectiveness and maternal satisfaction of breast-feeding support for women from disadvantaged groups: a comprehensive systematic review. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 12(6), 420-476. https://doi.org/10.11124/jbisrir-2014-1561

Background: Breast‐feeding is considered the optimum method of infant nutrition conveying health and psychological benefits for mother and baby. Women from disadvantaged groups are less likely to initiate or successfully establish breast‐feeding and... Read More about The effectiveness and maternal satisfaction of breast-feeding support for women from disadvantaged groups: a comprehensive systematic review.

The effectiveness and maternal satisfaction of interventions supporting the establishment of breastfeeding for women from disadvantaged groups: A comprehensive systematic review (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MacVicar, S. (2013, December). The effectiveness and maternal satisfaction of interventions supporting the establishment of breastfeeding for women from disadvantaged groups: A comprehensive systematic review. Poster presented at Robert Gordon University doctoral student conference, Aberdeen, Scotland

Poster presentation.

The effectiveness and maternal satisfaction of interventions supporting the establishment of breast-feeding for women from disadvantaged groups: a comprehensive systematic review protocol (2013)
Journal Article
MacVicar, S., & Wilcock, S. (2013). The effectiveness and maternal satisfaction of interventions supporting the establishment of breast-feeding for women from disadvantaged groups: a comprehensive systematic review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 11(8), 48-63. https://doi.org/10.11124/jbisrir-2013-931

Review question/objective: The review question is ‘how effective are and what is the level of maternal satisfaction with interventions supporting breast‐feeding establishment for women considered “disadvantaged” due to socio‐demographic characteristi... Read More about The effectiveness and maternal satisfaction of interventions supporting the establishment of breast-feeding for women from disadvantaged groups: a comprehensive systematic review protocol.