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Reports of work-related traumatic events: a mixed-methods study (2018)
Journal Article
Fontein-Kuipers, Y., Duivis, H., Schamper, V., Schmitz, V., Stam, A., & Koster, D. (2018). Reports of work-related traumatic events: a mixed-methods study. European Journal of Midwifery, 2, https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/100611

INTRODUCTION There is limited evidence of the effect and impact on midwives of being involved or witnessing traumatic work-related events. We categorised midwives’ selfreported traumatic work-related events and responses to an event and explored the... Read More about Reports of work-related traumatic events: a mixed-methods study.

I-POEMS Listening to the voices of women with a traumatic birth experience (2018)
Journal Article
Fontein-Kuipers, Y., Koster, D., Romijn, C., Sakko, E., Stam, C., Steenhuis, N., de Vries, D., & Willigen, I. V. (2018). I-POEMS Listening to the voices of women with a traumatic birth experience. Journal of Psychology and Cognition, 3(2), 29-36. https://doi.org/10.35841/psychology-cognition.3.2.29-36

This qualitative study, utilizing a feminist perspective, aimed to explore and articulate women's recall of emotional birth trauma experiences. The reason being that one in every five women has a negative recall of childbirth and one in every nine wo... Read More about I-POEMS Listening to the voices of women with a traumatic birth experience.

Validity and accuracy of the Whooley questions to identify maternal distress in Dutch pregnant women (2018)
Journal Article
Fontein-Kuipers, Y., & Jomeen, J. (2019). Validity and accuracy of the Whooley questions to identify maternal distress in Dutch pregnant women. Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, 14(1), 33-45. https://doi.org/10.1108/jmhtep-06-2018-0034

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the validity and accuracy of the Whooley questions for routine screening of maternal distress in Dutch antenatal care.

Design/methodology/approach – In this cohort design, the authors evaluated... Read More about Validity and accuracy of the Whooley questions to identify maternal distress in Dutch pregnant women.

Women's views about a free breast pump service: an online survey to inform intervention development. (2018)
Journal Article
McInnes, R. J., Gillespie, N., Crossland, N., Moran, V. H., & Hoddinott, P. (2019). Women's views about a free breast pump service: an online survey to inform intervention development. Maternal and Child Nutrition, Article e12745. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12745

Improving breastfeeding outcomes is a global priority, however, in the UK continuation of breastfeeding remains low. Growing empirical evidence suggests a free breast pump service might be an acceptable and feasible incentive intervention to improve... Read More about Women's views about a free breast pump service: an online survey to inform intervention development..

Midwifery continuity of carer: Developing a realist evaluation framework to evaluate the implementation of strategic change in Scotland (2018)
Journal Article
McInnes, R. J., Martin, C. J. H., & MacArthur, J. (2018). Midwifery continuity of carer: Developing a realist evaluation framework to evaluate the implementation of strategic change in Scotland. Midwifery, 66, 103-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2018.07.007

Midwifery continuity of carer (MCC) models result in better clinical outcomes for women and offer midwives a superior way of working when compared to other models of maternity care. Implementing a MCC model, a key recommendation of the Scottish Gover... Read More about Midwifery continuity of carer: Developing a realist evaluation framework to evaluate the implementation of strategic change in Scotland.

Feminist Activist Ethnography and the Development of Midwifery Identity in Student Midwives (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McHugh, N., & Mcluckie, C. (2018, September). Feminist Activist Ethnography and the Development of Midwifery Identity in Student Midwives. Paper presented at Association of Social Anthropologists of the UK, Oxford

We have used feminist activist ethnography as a framework for student midwives to explore women's birth narratives and identify issues that arise in contemporary childbirth in Scotland.

By positioning women at the heart of the students experiences... Read More about Feminist Activist Ethnography and the Development of Midwifery Identity in Student Midwives.

Exploring the Feasibility of Use of An Online Dietary Assessment Tool (myfood24) in Women with Gestational Diabetes (2018)
Journal Article
Gianfrancesco, C., Darwin, Z., McGowan, L., Smith, D., Haddrill, R., Carter, M., Scott, E., Alwan, N., Morris, M., Albar, S., & Cade, J. (2018). Exploring the Feasibility of Use of An Online Dietary Assessment Tool (myfood24) in Women with Gestational Diabetes. Nutrients, 10(9), Article 1147. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10091147

myfood24 is an online 24 hr dietary recall tool developed for nutritional epidemiological research. Its clinical application has been unexplored. This mixed methods study explores the feasibility and usability of myfood24 as a food record in a clinic... Read More about Exploring the Feasibility of Use of An Online Dietary Assessment Tool (myfood24) in Women with Gestational Diabetes.

Systematic review of tube-fed preterm infants in the home supported within a family-centered program (2018)
Journal Article
Menczykowski, L., MacVicar, S., Moylan, A., & Hollins Martin, C. J. (2018). Systematic review of tube-fed preterm infants in the home supported within a family-centered program. Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 24(6), 297-305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnn.2018.06.006

There is a growing need and demand to redesign neonatal services to place a focus on family-centered care provided locally. Early discharge training programs that prepare parents to tube-feed and care for their preterm infant at home may offer a viab... Read More about Systematic review of tube-fed preterm infants in the home supported within a family-centered program.

A tale of two pregnancies: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis of women’s perceptions about delayed initiation of antenatal care (2018)
Journal Article
Haddrill, R., Jones, G. L., Anumba, D., & Mitchell, C. (2018). A tale of two pregnancies: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis of women’s perceptions about delayed initiation of antenatal care. Women and Birth, 31(3), 220-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2017.09.017

Background
Delayed access to antenatal care in high income countries is associated with poor maternal, fetal and neonatal outcomes. The aim was to synthesise the diverse body of evidence around women’s views of early antenatal care and barriers to a... Read More about A tale of two pregnancies: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis of women’s perceptions about delayed initiation of antenatal care.

Probiotics And Their Effect On Maternal and Neonatal Health (2018)
Book Chapter
Hollins Martin, C., & Martin, C. (2018). Probiotics And Their Effect On Maternal and Neonatal Health. In C. R. Martin, & D. Larkin (Eds.), Probiotics in Mental Health (42-54). (1). CRC Press

Probiotics are living microorganisms which when dispensed in sufficient quantities are claimed to bestow benefits in terms of health on the host. The World Health Organization defines a probiotic as any living microorganism that produces a health ben... Read More about Probiotics And Their Effect On Maternal and Neonatal Health.

Working with children and young people who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour. (2018)
Book
Allardyce, S., & Yates, P. (2018). Working with children and young people who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour. Dunedin Academic Press

‘At a time when a better-informed picture about the realities of child sexual abuse is urgently needed, this book provides a vital part of this complex jigsaw’ from the Foreword by Professor Simon Hackett.

Approximately one third of child sexual a... Read More about Working with children and young people who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour..

Construct and content validity of the Turkish Birth Satisfaction Scale – Revised (T-BSS-R) (2018)
Journal Article
Serhatlıoğlu, S. G., Karahan, N., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2018). Construct and content validity of the Turkish Birth Satisfaction Scale – Revised (T-BSS-R). Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 36(3), 235-245. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2018.1443322

Background: The Birth Satisfaction Scale – Revised (BSS-R) is a valid and reliable scale designed to assess women’s experiences of labour and childbirth.
Objective: To assess factor structure, validity, and reliability of the Turkish Birth Satisfac... Read More about Construct and content validity of the Turkish Birth Satisfaction Scale – Revised (T-BSS-R).

How the Topic 'Transition to Parenthood' Relates to the Learning and Role Expectation of Dutch Student Midwives Who-Are-Mothers (2018)
Journal Article
Fontein-Kuipers, Y., Kogels, E., & Kolukirik, G. (2018). How the Topic 'Transition to Parenthood' Relates to the Learning and Role Expectation of Dutch Student Midwives Who-Are-Mothers. Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 1(1), 1-8

The aim of this qualitative exploratory study, using a constant comparison method, was to explore midwifery students who-are-mothers' perceptions on how the topic 'transition to parenthood' relates to their theoretical and clinical learning and role... Read More about How the Topic 'Transition to Parenthood' Relates to the Learning and Role Expectation of Dutch Student Midwives Who-Are-Mothers.

Breastfeeding and the substance-exposed mother and baby (2018)
Journal Article
MacVicar, S., Humphrey, T., & Forbes-McKay, K. E. (2018). Breastfeeding and the substance-exposed mother and baby. Birth, 45(4), 450-458. https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12338

Background: Breastfeeding rates are typically low for women with a substance use disorder. This is despite the specific benefit of breastfeeding to alleviate the severity of neonatal abstinence syndrome and the well-documented generic advantages. Th... Read More about Breastfeeding and the substance-exposed mother and baby.

Conflicting Values (2018)
Journal Article
Kuipers, Y., den Hartog-van Veen, H., Klop, L., & Zondag, L. (2018). Conflicting Values. Clinical Research in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1(1),

Objective: The objective of the study was to explore the dilemma’s, the conflicting values, and their underlying factors that Dutch
midwives experience when they find it difficult to conform to, or to accommodate women’s care needs.

Methods: Qu... Read More about Conflicting Values.

The BPG Survey: Fear (2018)
Book Chapter
Mander, R., McHugh, N., Murphy-Lawless, J., Patterson, J., & Edwards, N. (2018). The BPG Survey: Fear. In N. Edwards, R. Mander, & J. Murphy-Lawless (Eds.), Untangling the Maternity Crisis (31-38). Routledge

Mander, R and the Birth Project Group
In: Edwards, N.; Mander, R. & Murphy-Lawless, J. (Eds.)

Floors, ceilings and cellars: Midwives, the NMC and 'the code' (2018)
Book Chapter
Mander, R., McHugh, N., Murphy-Lawless, J., Patterson, J., & Edwards, N. (2018). Floors, ceilings and cellars: Midwives, the NMC and 'the code'. In N. Edwards, R. Mander, & J. Murphy-Lawless (Eds.), Untangling the Maternity Crisis (40-48). Routledge