Prof Lois McKellar's Outputs (6)

Exploring routine hospital antenatal care consultations — An ethnographic study (2017)
Journal Article
Wright, D., Pincombe, J., & McKellar, L. (2018). Exploring routine hospital antenatal care consultations — An ethnographic study. Women and Birth, 31(3), e162-e169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2017.09.010

Background
Listening to women as part of their antenatal care has been recognized as valuable in understanding the woman’s needs. Conversations as part of routine antenatal interactions offer ideal opportunities for women to express themselves and f... Read More about Exploring routine hospital antenatal care consultations — An ethnographic study.

It’s more than just luck: A qualitative exploration of breastfeeding in rural Australia (2017)
Journal Article
McKellar, L., Fleet, J., & Dove, S. (2018). It’s more than just luck: A qualitative exploration of breastfeeding in rural Australia. Women and Birth, 31(3), 177-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2017.09.005

Problem
Despite significant public health benefits, breastfeeding for six months continues to be challenging for women.

Background
In the Mid North of South Australia, healthcare professionals were concerned that breastfeeding rates were lower t... Read More about It’s more than just luck: A qualitative exploration of breastfeeding in rural Australia.

‘It's your body, but…’ Mixed messages in childbirth education: Findings from a hospital ethnography (2017)
Journal Article
Newnham, E., McKellar, L., & Pincombe, J. (2017). ‘It's your body, but…’ Mixed messages in childbirth education: Findings from a hospital ethnography. Midwifery, 55, 53-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2017.09.003

Objective
to investigate the personal, social, cultural and institutional influences on women making decisions about using epidural analgesia in labour. In this article we discuss the findings that describe practices around the gaining of consent fo... Read More about ‘It's your body, but…’ Mixed messages in childbirth education: Findings from a hospital ethnography.

Validation of the Australian Midwifery Standards Assessment Tool (AMSAT): A tool to assess midwifery competence (2017)
Journal Article
Sweet, L., Bazargan, M., McKellar, L., Gray, J., & Henderson, A. (2018). Validation of the Australian Midwifery Standards Assessment Tool (AMSAT): A tool to assess midwifery competence. Women and Birth, 31(1), 59-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2017.06.017

Background
There is no current validated clinical assessment tool to measure the attainment of midwifery student competence in the midwifery practice setting. The lack of a valid assessment tool has led to a proliferation of tools and inconsistency... Read More about Validation of the Australian Midwifery Standards Assessment Tool (AMSAT): A tool to assess midwifery competence.

‘Determined to breastfeed’: A case study of exclusive breastfeeding using interpretative phenomenological analysis (2017)
Journal Article
Charlick, S. J., Fielder, A., Pincombe, J., & McKellar, L. (2017). ‘Determined to breastfeed’: A case study of exclusive breastfeeding using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Women and Birth, 30(4), 325-331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2017.01.002

Background
Given the significant benefits of breastfeeding, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommend exclusive breastfeeding for six months. Despite numerous strategies aimed at increasing the percentage of babies who are exclusively breastfed,... Read More about ‘Determined to breastfeed’: A case study of exclusive breastfeeding using interpretative phenomenological analysis.

Paradox of the institution: findings from a hospital labour ward ethnography (2017)
Journal Article
Newnham, E. C., McKellar, L. V., & Pincombe, J. I. (2017). Paradox of the institution: findings from a hospital labour ward ethnography. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 17(1), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-016-1193-4

Background
Interest in the influence of culture on birth practices is on the rise, and with it comes a sense of urgency to implement practices that aid the normalisation and humanisation of birth. This groundswell is occurring despite a broader cult... Read More about Paradox of the institution: findings from a hospital labour ward ethnography.