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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.

Education for parenthood (2017)
Book Chapter
Hollins-Martin, C. (2017). Education for parenthood. In S. MacDonald, & G. Johnson (Eds.), Mayes' Midwifery (318-330). (15). Elsevier

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What midwives and childbearing women should know. (2015)
Book Chapter
Hollins Martin, C. J. (2015). What midwives and childbearing women should know. In P. Griggiths, P. Heath, C. J. Hollins Martin, M. Kilby, & M. Sharland (Eds.), We need to talk about CMV (11-14). CMV Action

The risks of childbearing women contracting
CMV raises significant responsibilities for health
and social care professionals in terms of prevention
and management. Humans are desirable hosts
and bodily fluids are a keen source of transmission
of... Read More about What midwives and childbearing women should know..

Obese women and quality of life. (2012)
Book Chapter
McInnes, R. J., & Gray, C. M. (2012). Obese women and quality of life. In Obesity: A Ticking Time Bomb for Reproductive Health (585-591). Elsevier

Obese women and quality of life.

Personality disorder and mental health in the perinatal period. (2012)
Book Chapter
Hollins Martin, C. J. (2012). Personality disorder and mental health in the perinatal period. In C. R. Martin (Ed.), Perinatal Mental Health: a clinical guide (43-57). M & K Update

The act of giving birth has the capacity to precipitate extreme emotional reactions in some women, with parturition shown to be a risk factor for developing psychiatric illness (Brockington, 1996; Paradice, 2002). Statistically 1–20 per cent of all n... Read More about Personality disorder and mental health in the perinatal period..

Partners at the birth. (2012)
Book Chapter
Hollins Martin, C. J. (2012). Partners at the birth. In C. R. Martin (Ed.), Perinatal Mental Health: a clinical guide. M & K Update

Contemporary Western culture incorporates a belief that fathers should attend the birth of their child, but is this always a healthy assumption to make? There has been an increasing trend in the West for fathers to be present during childbirth (David... Read More about Partners at the birth..

Conformity and obedience among midwives. (2012)
Book Chapter
Hollins Martin, C. J. (2012). Conformity and obedience among midwives. In C. R. Martin (Ed.), Perinatal Mental Health: a clinical guide (249-261). M & K Updates

The literature on obedience emphasises that legitimate authority is a powerful and compelling force. This is particularly evident in Milgram’s experiments (1963, 1974) in which participants systematically shocked a helpless victim at the bidding of a... Read More about Conformity and obedience among midwives..

Nutrition and quality of life in adults receiving palliative care. (2011)
Book Chapter
Fleming, M., Martin, C. R., & Hollins Martin, C. J. (2011). Nutrition and quality of life in adults receiving palliative care. In V. R. Preedie (Ed.), Diet and Nutrition in palliative care (75-88). Routledge

Palliative care refers to treatment and care delivered when the disease/illness is not responsive to curative treatment. The World Health Organization defines palliative care as ‘an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their fam... Read More about Nutrition and quality of life in adults receiving palliative care..

Cervical cancer surveillance. (2010)
Book Chapter
Sullivan, S. G., Satge, D., & Willis, D. (2010). Cervical cancer surveillance. In D. Satgé, & J. Merrick (Eds.), Cancer in Children and Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Current Research Aspects (113-122). Nova Science Publishers

Blue Moons and Wise Hands: Birth Knowledge and Meaningful Midwifery (2007)
Book Chapter
McHugh, N. (2007). Blue Moons and Wise Hands: Birth Knowledge and Meaningful Midwifery. In L. Davies (Ed.), The Art and Soul of Midwifery: Creativity in Practice, Education and Research (111-122). Churchill Livingstone: Elsevier

The importance of storytelling for reflective midwifery practice

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.

The Reproductive System. (2002)
Book Chapter
Chalmers, C. (2002). The Reproductive System. In J. Rhind, & J. Greig (Eds.), Riddle's Anatomy and Physiology Applied to Health Professions. Elsevier

Childbirth as a Rite of Passage: the Myth of Madonna (1997)
Book Chapter
Littlewood, J., & McHugh, N. (1997). Childbirth as a Rite of Passage: the Myth of Madonna. In Maternal Distress and Postnatal Depression (89-104). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13755-8_6

This chapter is concerned with the extent to which postnatal depression and maternal distress may be regarded as occurring cross-culturally. Consequently, the first part of the chapter will be concerned with an evaluation of cross-cultural evidence c... Read More about Childbirth as a Rite of Passage: the Myth of Madonna.