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Dr Sonya MacVicar's Recognition (29)

External supervisor-Exploring an Advanced Practice programme for Children and Young People’s Healthcare: A Realist Evaluation
2020 - 2025

Recognition Type Non-Napier PhD or MSc by Research supervisions
Description Exploring an Advanced Practice programme for Children and Young People’s Healthcare: A Realist Evaluation
Affiliated Organisations Northumbria University
Research Areas Maternal and child health
Research Themes Health
Research Centres/Groups Maternal and Child Health and Wellbeing Research Group
Org Units School of Health and Social Care

NHS Grampian Perinatal and Neonatal Endowment fund : Intervention supporting breastfeeding for substance exposed mother and baby.
2012 - 2015

Recognition Type Pre-Napier Funded Projects
Description Intervention supporting capacity building for mother and baby exposed to addictive substances during pregnancy.
Projected supported by an NHS Grampian funding
(1) Dr P Booth Educational grant: £900
(2) Perinatal and Neonatal Endowment Fund: £18,000
Affiliated Organisations NHS Grampian
Research Areas Maternal and child health
Research Themes Health
Research Centres/Groups Maternal and Child Health and Wellbeing Research Group

A Realist Evaluation of the Quality Framework for Neonatal Care in Scotland
2023 - 2024

Recognition Type Research Degree External Examining
Description Invited external examiner on doctoral thesis of realist evaluation of neonatal services in relation to 'Best start' recommendations for service and workforce development.
Affiliated Organisations University of the West of Scotland
Research Areas Maternal and child health
Research Themes Health
Research Centres/Groups Maternal and Child Health and Wellbeing Research Group
Org Units School of Health and Social Care

Understanding prospective fathers’ attitudes towards infant feeding and exploring their role in the infant feeding experience.
2017 - 2018

Recognition Type Research Degree External Examining
Description Acting as external examiner for MRes dissertation viva voce.
Understanding prospective fathers’ attitudes towards infant feeding and exploring their role in the infant feeding experience.
Research Areas Maternal and child health
Research Themes Health
Org Units School of Health and Social Care

Reviewer for Pharmacology and Substance use Research
2018 - 2018

Recognition Type Reviewing
Description Request to act as peer reviewer for research article for Journal of Addictions Research for suitability of publication. 'influence of aftercare on opiate addiction'
Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics for suitability of publication. 'Impact of Florida's prescription drug monitoring program on neonatal abstinence syndrome'.
Reviewer for Medicines Journal ' Severe brief resolved unexplained event in a newborn infant in association with maternal sertraline treatment during pregnancy.'
Approached due to my expertise and previous publications in the specialist area of substance use disorders specifically in midwifery and neonatal practice.
Research Areas Maternal and child health
Research Themes Health
Research Centres/Groups Maternal and Child Health and Wellbeing Research Group
Org Units School of Health and Social Care

Reviewer for Joanna Briggs Institute Database of systematic reviews and implementation studies
2016 - 2023

Recognition Type Reviewing
Description Request to peer review systematic reviews. Approached as expertise in systematic review methodology and experience of clinical practice in LMIC.
2016: request to peer review systematic review protocol ' The impact of 'helping babies survive' on neonatal outcomes and health provider skills'.
2018: Request to peer review systematic review. 'Impact of mhealth interventions during perinatal period for mothers in LMIC'
2019- Care providers perspectives on disrespect and abuse of women during childbirth in Africa'.
2020-Mothers’ perceptions of the practice of kangaroo mother care for preterm neonates in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review of qualitative evidence
2020-mHealth as a primary mode of intervention for women at risk of, or diagnosed with, gestational diabetes: a systematic scoping review protocol
2020-Epidemiology of Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality in the Postnatal Period: A Scoping Review Protocol
Research Areas Maternal and child health
Research Themes Health
Research Centres/Groups Maternal and Child Health and Wellbeing Research Group
Org Units School of Health and Social Care

Midwifery journal reviews: Midwifery Journal/British Journal of Midwifery/Midwifery/Birth Journal
2016 - 2023

Recognition Type Reviewing
Description Requests to peer review prospective articles in midwifery/neonatal journals.
2018 review research article for Maternal and Child Health Journal for suitability of publication. 'Women's advice to healthcare professionals regarding breastfeeding'
2018:A narrative review of parental education in preparing expectant and new fathers for early parenting skills'.
2020- Female Employers´ Perception of Breastfeeding Support in Workplace, Public Universities in Spain: A Multicentric Comparative Study"
2019-Translation and Validation of the Chinese Version of Comprehensive Breastfeeding Knowledge Scale (CBKS
2020-Parental qualitative feedback on participating in the COSYBABY study – A preliminary randomised controlled trial to improve physiological stability of very preterm babies
2020'An integrated review of the relationship between maternal self-efficacy and breastfeeding outcomes'
2020: Meconium stained fluid and low apgar score in term infants'.
2021: Clinical and immunological aspects of newborn adaptation born from mothers with intrauterine infection.
2021: "My whole room went into chaos because of that thing in the corner": Unintended consequences of a central fetal monitoring system.
2022-An online questionnaire study investigating the impact of psychosocial factors on the duration of breastfeeding
Research Areas Maternal and child health
Research Themes Health
Org Units School of Health and Social Care