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Telling the Tales and Stirring the Tea (2004)
Book Chapter
McHugh, N. (2004). Telling the Tales and Stirring the Tea. In S. Wickham (Ed.), Midwifery Best Practice (87-93). Books for Midwives

The impact of storytelling in midwifery and childbirth.

Does status have more influence than education on the decisions midwives make? (2004)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J., & Bull, P. (2004). Does status have more influence than education on the decisions midwives make?. Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing, 8(3-4), 133-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cein.2004.10.001

Hollins Martin [Social influence effects on midwives’ practice. Presentation at the British Psychological Society Social Psychology Section Annual Conference, 10th–12th September, 2003: London] developed the Social Influence Scale for Midwifery (SIS-... Read More about Does status have more influence than education on the decisions midwives make?.

Helicobacter Pylori in children is strongly associated with poverty (2004)
Journal Article
Malcolm, C., MacKay, W. G., Shepherd, A., & Weaver, L. T. (2004). Helicobacter Pylori in children is strongly associated with poverty. Scottish Medical Journal, 49(4), 136-138. https://doi.org/10.1177/003693300404900406

Background and Aims: To examine the association between prevalence of H. pylori colonisation and social deprivation in a sample of children investigated in hospital. Methods: A retrospective review of the hospital records of all children (n = 626) wh... Read More about Helicobacter Pylori in children is strongly associated with poverty.

Anti-inflammatory and proliferative responses in human and ovine ovarian surface epithelial cells (2004)
Journal Article
Gubbay, O., Guo, W., Rae, M. T., Niven, D., Howie, A. F., McNeilly, A. S., Xu, L., & Hillier, S. G. (2004). Anti-inflammatory and proliferative responses in human and ovine ovarian surface epithelial cells. Reproduction, 128, 607-614. https://doi.org/10.1530/rep.1.00272

The majority of ovarian cancers (>90%) are believed to derive from the ovarian surface epithelium (OSE); a single layer covering the entire surface of the ovary. At ovulation, the OSE cell layer undergoes an inflammatory response, involving cell deat... Read More about Anti-inflammatory and proliferative responses in human and ovine ovarian surface epithelial cells.

Steroid signalling in human ovarian surface epithelial cells: the response to interleukin-1alpha determined by microarray analysis. (2004)
Journal Article
Rae, M. T., Niven, D., Ross, A., Forster, T., Lathe, R., Critchley, H. O. D., Ghazal, P., & Hillier, S. G. (2004). Steroid signalling in human ovarian surface epithelial cells: the response to interleukin-1alpha determined by microarray analysis. Journal of Endocrinology, 183, 19-28. https://doi.org/10.1677/joe.1.05754

The human ovarian surface epithelium (HOSE) is a common site of gynaecological disease including endometriosis and ovarian cancer, probably due to serial injury-repair events associated with successive ovulations. To comprehend the importance of ster... Read More about Steroid signalling in human ovarian surface epithelial cells: the response to interleukin-1alpha determined by microarray analysis..

Diamorphine for pain relief in labour : a randomised controlled trial comparing intramuscular injection and patient-controlled analgesia (2004)
Journal Article
McInnes, R. J., Hillan, E., Clark, D., & Gilmour, H. (2004). Diamorphine for pain relief in labour : a randomised controlled trial comparing intramuscular injection and patient-controlled analgesia. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 111(10), 1081-1089. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00131.x

Objectives To compare the efficacy of diamorphine administered by a patient-controlled pump (patient-controlled analgesia) with intramuscular administration for pain relief in labour.

Design Randomised controlled trial.

Setting The South Gla... Read More about Diamorphine for pain relief in labour : a randomised controlled trial comparing intramuscular injection and patient-controlled analgesia.

Exploring nurses’ experiences of providing high dependency care in children’s wards (2004)
Journal Article
Doman, M., Prowse, M., & Webb, C. (2004). Exploring nurses’ experiences of providing high dependency care in children’s wards. Journal of Child Health Care, 8(3), 180-197. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367493504045819

The care of critically ill children has received much attention in the past decade, and many of the recommendations from reports relating to the provision of paediatric intensive care have been addressed. In comparison, high dependency care has recei... Read More about Exploring nurses’ experiences of providing high dependency care in children’s wards.

What influences the timing of the introduction of solid food to infants? (2004)
Journal Article
Alder, E. M., Williams, F. L. R., Anderson, A. S., Forsyth, S., Florey, C. D. V., & van der Velde, P. (2004). What influences the timing of the introduction of solid food to infants?. British Journal of Nutrition, 92(03), 527-531. https://doi.org/10.1079/BJN20041212

The aim of the present study was to assess the factors which may influence the timing of the introduction of solid food to infants. The design was a prospective cohort study by interview and postal questionnaire. Primiparous women (n 541) aged betwee... Read More about What influences the timing of the introduction of solid food to infants?.

Strategies to personalize care for older people (2004)
Journal Article
Kydd, A. (2004). Strategies to personalize care for older people. Nursing & residential care : the monthly journal for care assistants, nurses and managers working in health and social care, 6(7), 331-333. https://doi.org/10.12968/nrec.2004.6.7.13243

Lack of time and resources can make the provision of person-centred care difficult to achieve. Angela Kydd suggests ways to think creatively about working within existing resources.

Programming of adult cardiovascular function after early maternal undernutrition in sheep (2004)
Journal Article
Gopalakrishnan, G. S., Gardner, D. S., Rhind, S. M., Rae, M. T., Kyle, C. E., Brooks, A. N., Walker, R. M., Ramsay, M. M., Keisler, D. H., Stephenson, T., & Symonds, M. E. (2004). Programming of adult cardiovascular function after early maternal undernutrition in sheep. American journal of physiology: regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 287(1), R12-R20. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00687.2003

The prenatal nutritional environment influences the subsequent risk of hypertension in adulthood. Animal studies have used, generally, the rat as a model species to illustrate the association between maternal nutrient intake and blood pressure in the... Read More about Programming of adult cardiovascular function after early maternal undernutrition in sheep.

The social influence scale for midwifery: factor structure and clinical research applications (2004)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J., Bull, P., & Martin, C. R. (2004). The social influence scale for midwifery: factor structure and clinical research applications. Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing, 8(2), 118-121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cein.2004.09.003

The role of perceived authority on the clinical behaviour and decision-making of midwives has received little research attention, largely due to the unavailability of a midwifery-specific measure of conformity. The current study investigated the fact... Read More about The social influence scale for midwifery: factor structure and clinical research applications.

Childhood H. pylori: disappearing disease or chronic infection? (2004)
Journal Article
Shepherd, A., Malcolm, C., Mackay, W. G., & Weaver, L. T. (2004). Childhood H. pylori: disappearing disease or chronic infection?. British Journal of Community Nursing, 9(5), 201-205. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2004.9.5.12888

Helicobacter pylori is one of the commonest chronic bacterial infections worldwide. It is acquired during childhood and its persistence has implications for health in later life. In adults, it is the principle cause of duodenal ulcer disease and ther... Read More about Childhood H. pylori: disappearing disease or chronic infection?.