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Physical activity in pregnant women with Class III obesity: A qualitative exploration of attitudes and behaviours (2015)
Journal Article
Denison, F. C., Weir, Z., Carver, H., Norman, J. E., & Reynolds, R. M. (2015). Physical activity in pregnant women with Class III obesity: A qualitative exploration of attitudes and behaviours. Midwifery, 31(12), 1163-1167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2015.08.006

Objective

to explore the barriers and facilitators to physical activity and lifestyle interventions in pregnant women with Class III obesity (body mass index >40 kg/m2).

Design

qualitative study using in-depth, semi-structure interviews fram... Read More about Physical activity in pregnant women with Class III obesity: A qualitative exploration of attitudes and behaviours.

The role of infection in miscarriage (2015)
Journal Article
Giakoumelou, S., Wheelhouse, N., Cuschieri, K., Entrican, G., Howie, S. E., & Horne, A. W. (2016). The role of infection in miscarriage. Human Reproduction Update, 22(1), 116-133. https://doi.org/10.1093/humupd/dmv041

BACKGROUND: Miscarriage is the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before 12 weeks (early miscarriage) or from 12 to 24 weeks (late miscarriage) of gestation. Miscarriage occurs in one in five pregnancies and can have considerable physiological and psych... Read More about The role of infection in miscarriage.

In an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) prenatal androgens suppress female fetal renal gluconeogenesis. (2015)
Journal Article
Kanellopoulos-Langevin, C., Connolly, F., Rae, M. T., Späth, K., Boswell, L., McNeilly, A. S., & Duncan, W. C. (2015). In an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) prenatal androgens suppress female fetal renal gluconeogenesis. PLOS ONE, 10, Article e0132113. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0132113

Increased maternal androgen exposure during pregnancy programmes a polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)-like condition, with metabolic dysfunction, in adult female offspring. Other in utero exposures associated with the development of insulin resistance,... Read More about In an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) prenatal androgens suppress female fetal renal gluconeogenesis..

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..

How UK internet websites portray breast milk expression and breast pumps: a qualitative study of internet content (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McInnes, R., Arbuckle, A., & Hoddinott, P. (2015, June). How UK internet websites portray breast milk expression and breast pumps: a qualitative study of internet content. Presented at Maternal and Infant Nutrition and Nurture Unit (MAINN) Conference 2015: Nutrition and Nurture in Infancy and Childhood: Bio-Cultural Perspectives

How UK internet websites portray breast milk expression and breast pumps: a qualitative study of internet content

Construct and content validity of the Greek version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale (G-BSS) (2015)
Journal Article
Vardavaki, Z., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2015). Construct and content validity of the Greek version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale (G-BSS). Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 33(5), 488-503. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2015.1035235

Background: ‘Birth Satisfaction’ is a term that encompasses a woman’s evaluation of her birth experience. The term includes factors such as her appraisal of the quality of care she received, a personal assessment of how she coped, and her reconstruct... Read More about Construct and content validity of the Greek version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale (G-BSS).

How UK internet websites portray breast milk expression and breast pumps: a qualitative study of content (2015)
Journal Article
McInnes, R. J., Arbuckle, A., & Hoddinott, P. (2015). How UK internet websites portray breast milk expression and breast pumps: a qualitative study of content. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 15, Article 81. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-015-0509-0

Background
Exclusive breastfeeding for six months is recommended but few parents achieve this; particularly younger and less well-educated mothers. Many parents introduce infant formula milk to manage feeding but describe a desire to express breastm... Read More about How UK internet websites portray breast milk expression and breast pumps: a qualitative study of content.

Pancreatic and adrenal development and function in an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome (2015)
Thesis
Ramaswamy, S. Pancreatic and adrenal development and function in an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9826

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a complex disorder encompassing reproductive and metabolic dysfunction. Ovarian hyperandrogenism is an endocrine hallmark of human PCOS. In animal models, PCOS-like abnormalities can be recreated by in utero over-e... Read More about Pancreatic and adrenal development and function in an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome.