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Bereavement care for childbearing women and their families: an interactive workbook. (2013)
Book
Hollins Martin, C. J., & Forrest, E. (2013). Bereavement care for childbearing women and their families: an interactive workbook. Routledge

For many bereaved parents, the care provided by health professionals at birth – from midwives to antenatal teachers – has a crucial effect on their response to a loss or death. This interactive workbook is clearly applied to practice and has been des... Read More about Bereavement care for childbearing women and their families: an interactive workbook..

Higher coffee intake in pregnancy linked to prolonged gestation, and higher caffeine intake linked with babies being small for gestational age (2013)
Journal Article
Martin, C. H. (2014). Higher coffee intake in pregnancy linked to prolonged gestation, and higher caffeine intake linked with babies being small for gestational age. Evidence-Based Nursing, 17(4), 106. https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2013-101683

Implications for practice and research

The findings support that maternal coffee consumption is associated with marginally increased gestational length, decreased birth weight, but not preterm delivery.


Future research is required to confirm... Read More about Higher coffee intake in pregnancy linked to prolonged gestation, and higher caffeine intake linked with babies being small for gestational age.

Development and psychometric properties of the birth satisfaction scale-revised (BSS-R) (2013)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2014). Development and psychometric properties of the birth satisfaction scale-revised (BSS-R). Midwifery, 30(6), 610-619. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2013.10.006

Objective: to assess factor structure, validity and reliability of the Birth Satisfaction Scale (BSS) and to develop a short-form version of the tool.
Design: a quantitative design focused on evaluating psychometric properties of the BSS using facto... Read More about Development and psychometric properties of the birth satisfaction scale-revised (BSS-R).

Comment: "Fathers at the birth?" (2013)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J. (2013). Comment: "Fathers at the birth?". Practising Midwife, 1

In the West there is a contemporary expectation that fathers should be present at the birth of their babies (Longworth and Kingdon 2011), with many unclear of their job description(Vehvilainen-Julkunen and Liukkkonnen 1998). A former Royal College of... Read More about Comment: "Fathers at the birth?".

An email survey of midwives knowledge about CytoMegaloVirus (CMV) in Hannover and a skeletal framework for a proposed teaching program. (2013)
Journal Article
Gartzen von, A., & Hollins Martin, C. J. (2013). An email survey of midwives knowledge about CytoMegaloVirus (CMV) in Hannover and a skeletal framework for a proposed teaching program. Nurse Education in Practice, 13, 481-486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2012.11.003

At present there is lack of information about CMV transmission given to midwives, general practitioners, neonatal pediatricians and nurses, with intrauterine transmission having profound consequences in terms of outcomes for the infected neonate. To... Read More about An email survey of midwives knowledge about CytoMegaloVirus (CMV) in Hannover and a skeletal framework for a proposed teaching program..

The effectiveness and maternal satisfaction of interventions supporting the establishment of breast-feeding for women from disadvantaged groups: a comprehensive systematic review protocol (2013)
Journal Article
MacVicar, S., & Wilcock, S. (2013). The effectiveness and maternal satisfaction of interventions supporting the establishment of breast-feeding for women from disadvantaged groups: a comprehensive systematic review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 11(8), 48-63. https://doi.org/10.11124/jbisrir-2013-931

Review question/objective: The review question is ‘how effective are and what is the level of maternal satisfaction with interventions supporting breast‐feeding establishment for women considered “disadvantaged” due to socio‐demographic characteristi... Read More about The effectiveness and maternal satisfaction of interventions supporting the establishment of breast-feeding for women from disadvantaged groups: a comprehensive systematic review protocol.

Exploration of the experiences of young mothers seeking and accessing health services. (2013)
Journal Article
Robb, Y., McInery, D., & Hollins Martin, C. J. (2013). Exploration of the experiences of young mothers seeking and accessing health services. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 31, 399-412. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2013.832181

The objective was to explore young mothers’ experiences of seeking and accessing health services, specifically maternity care. Study design: a phenomenological approach underpinned by the work of Husserl and guided by the framework offered by Giorgi.... Read More about Exploration of the experiences of young mothers seeking and accessing health services..

Significant others, situations and infant feeding behaviour change processes: a serial qualitative interview study (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McInnes, R., Hoddinott, P., Britten, J., Darwent, K., & Craig, L. (2013, June). Significant others, situations and infant feeding behaviour change processes: a serial qualitative interview study. Presented at Maternal and Infant Nutrition and Nurture Unit (MAINN) Conference 2013: Nutrition and Nurture in Infancy and Childhood: Bio-Cultural Perspectives

Significant others, situations and infant feeding behaviour change processes: a serial qualitative interview study

Significant others, situations and infant feeding behaviour change processes: a serial qualitative interview study (2013)
Journal Article
McInnes, R. J., Hoddinott, P., Britten, J., Darwent, K., & Craig, L. C. (2013). Significant others, situations and infant feeding behaviour change processes: a serial qualitative interview study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 13, Article 114. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-13-114

Background
Exclusive breastfeeding until six months followed by the introduction of solids and continued breastfeeding is recommended by the World Health Organisation. The dominant approach to achieving this has been to educate and support women to... Read More about Significant others, situations and infant feeding behaviour change processes: a serial qualitative interview study.

Obedience: defying the crowd in midwifery practice. (2013)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J. (2013). Obedience: defying the crowd in midwifery practice. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 31, 105-108. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2013.798166

Most people will have observed the often impressive synchrony of the behavior of fish in a school or birds in a flock. The fact that the behavior of a fish is so well matched
to that of the behavior of others is straightforward: perception directly... Read More about Obedience: defying the crowd in midwifery practice..

Significant others, situations and their influences on infant feeding. Secondary analysis of data from: A prospective study exploring the early infant feeding experiences of parents and their significant others during the first 6 months of life: what would make a difference? (2013)
Report
Hoddinott, P., Britten, J., McInnes, R., Craig, L., & Darwent, K. (2013). Significant others, situations and their influences on infant feeding. Secondary analysis of data from: A prospective study exploring the early infant feeding experiences of parents and their significant others during the first 6 months of life: what would make a difference?. Scotland: NHS Scotland

This study examines the range of influences on infant feeding behaviour from late pregnancy until six months after birth, which lead parents to introduce formula or solids, or to stop breastfeeding prior to the recommended six months. It reveals that... Read More about Significant others, situations and their influences on infant feeding. Secondary analysis of data from: A prospective study exploring the early infant feeding experiences of parents and their significant others during the first 6 months of life: what would make a difference?.

Women's views about the importance of education in preparation for childbirth. (2013)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J., & Robb, Y. (2013). Women's views about the importance of education in preparation for childbirth. Nurse Education in Practice, 13, 512-518. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2013.02.013

Background: this paper reports original research that embraces childbearing women’s views about the
importance of education in preparation for childbirth. A survey was carried out using the Birth Satisfaction Scale developed by Hollins Martin and Fl... Read More about Women's views about the importance of education in preparation for childbirth..

A narrative review of maternal physical activity during labour and its effects upon length of first stage. (2013)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2013). A narrative review of maternal physical activity during labour and its effects upon length of first stage. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 19, 44-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2012.09.001

Women in western countries generally lie semi-recumbent during first stage of labour, when perhaps it is more natural to move around. Consequently carers are unaware of what constitutes instinctive behaviours and their outcomes. With this in mind, a... Read More about A narrative review of maternal physical activity during labour and its effects upon length of first stage..

Is counselling necessary? Making the decision to have an abortion. A qualitative interview study. (2013)
Journal Article
Brown, S. (2013). Is counselling necessary? Making the decision to have an abortion. A qualitative interview study. European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care, 18, 44-48. https://doi.org/10.3109/13625187.2012.750290

Objectives To explore young women’s decision-making about having an abortion, in particular, how they reached the decision and with whom they discussed it.
Methods Qualitative study comprising semi-structured one-to-one interviews with 24 women aged... Read More about Is counselling necessary? Making the decision to have an abortion. A qualitative interview study..

A focus group study exploring gynecological cancer survivors’ experiences and perceptions of participating in a RCT testing the efficacy of a home-based physical activity intervention (2013)
Journal Article
Donnelly, C. M., Lowe-Strong, A., Rankin, J. P., Campbell, A., Blaney, J. M., & Gracey, J. H. (2013). A focus group study exploring gynecological cancer survivors’ experiences and perceptions of participating in a RCT testing the efficacy of a home-based physical activity intervention. Supportive Care in Cancer, 21(6), 1697-1708. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-012-1716-0

This study aims to explore gynecological cancer survivors' perceptions and experiences following participation in a randomised controlled trial (RCT) testing the efficacy of a home-based physical activity behavioral change intervention (Donnelly et a... Read More about A focus group study exploring gynecological cancer survivors’ experiences and perceptions of participating in a RCT testing the efficacy of a home-based physical activity intervention.

The understanding bereavement evaluation tool (UBET) for midwives: factor structure and clinical research applications. (2013)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J., Forrest, E., Wylie, L., & Martin, C. R. (2013). The understanding bereavement evaluation tool (UBET) for midwives: factor structure and clinical research applications. Nurse Education Today, 33, 1153-1159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2012.11.019

Background: the NMSF (2009) survey reported that bereavement midwife care was inadequate in a number
of UK NHS Trusts. Using a small grant from the Scottish government, 3 experienced midwifery lecturers designed an interactive workbook called “shapi... Read More about The understanding bereavement evaluation tool (UBET) for midwives: factor structure and clinical research applications..