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Dr Alix Aitken-Arbuckle's Outputs (2)

The pre-implementation process of the continuity of midwifery care research strategy: An implementation science methodologically guided initiative (2025)
Journal Article
Kuipers, Y., Aitken-Arbuckle, A., Hardie, K., Corrigan, A., Jenkins, H., & Craig, J. (2025). The pre-implementation process of the continuity of midwifery care research strategy: An implementation science methodologically guided initiative. Evaluation and Program Planning, 110, Article 102552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102552

In 2017, the continuity of midwifery care model was introduced as the way forward in Scottish maternity and neonatal services. There is no shared research strategy aligning research needs with an agenda, setting goals and revising plans. In this pape... Read More about The pre-implementation process of the continuity of midwifery care research strategy: An implementation science methodologically guided initiative.

Implementing continuity of midwife carer – just a friendly face? A realist evaluation (2020)
Journal Article
McInnes, R. J., Aitken-Arbuckle, A., Lake, S., Hollins Martin, C., & MacArthur, J. (2020). Implementing continuity of midwife carer – just a friendly face? A realist evaluation. BMC Health Services Research, 20(1), Article 304 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05159-9

Background
Good quality midwifery care saves the lives of women and babies. Continuity of midwife carer (CMC), a key component of good quality midwifery care, results in better clinical outcomes, higher care satisfaction and enhanced caregiver exper... Read More about Implementing continuity of midwife carer – just a friendly face? A realist evaluation.