Prof Lois McKellar's Outputs (4)

Making Sense of Participant Experiences: Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis in Midwifery Research (2016)
Journal Article
Charlick, S. J., Pincombe, J., McKellar, L., & Fielder, A. (2016). Making Sense of Participant Experiences: Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis in Midwifery Research. International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 11, 205-216. https://doi.org/10.28945/3486

Selecting the most appropriate methodology for research as a doctoral student is one of the most important yet difficult decisions. Not only should the methodology suit the research question, it is important that it resonates with the philosophy of o... Read More about Making Sense of Participant Experiences: Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis in Midwifery Research.

Influences on vaginal birth after caesarean section: A qualitative study of Taiwanese women (2016)
Journal Article
Chen, M., McKellar, L., & Pincombe, J. (2017). Influences on vaginal birth after caesarean section: A qualitative study of Taiwanese women. Women and Birth, 30(2), e132-e139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2016.10.009

Background
Vaginal birth is a safe mode of birth for most women who have had a prior caesarean with a transverse incision. Despite the evidence, most Taiwanese women who have had a previous caesarean are rarely offered the opportunity to consider an... Read More about Influences on vaginal birth after caesarean section: A qualitative study of Taiwanese women.

A review of the literature to inform a best-practice clinical supervision model for midwifery students in Australia (2016)
Journal Article
McKellar, L., & Graham, K. (2017). A review of the literature to inform a best-practice clinical supervision model for midwifery students in Australia. Nurse Education in Practice, 24, 92-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2016.05.002

Effective clinical supervision in midwifery programs leading to registration is essential to ensure that students can provide safe and competent woman centred care by the completion of their program. A number of different clinical supervision models... Read More about A review of the literature to inform a best-practice clinical supervision model for midwifery students in Australia.

Critical Medical Anthropology in Midwifery Research: A Framework for Ethnographic Analysis (2016)
Journal Article
Newnham, E. C., Pincombe, J. I., & McKellar, L. V. (2016). Critical Medical Anthropology in Midwifery Research: A Framework for Ethnographic Analysis. Global Qualitative Nursing Research, 3, https://doi.org/10.1177/2333393616675029

In this article, we discuss the use of critical medical anthropology (CMA) as a theoretical framework for research in the maternity care setting. With reference to the doctoral research of the first author, we argue for the relevance of using CMA for... Read More about Critical Medical Anthropology in Midwifery Research: A Framework for Ethnographic Analysis.