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Buggy walking groups: An asset-based approach to health care (2017)
Journal Article
McInnes, R. J., Dickson, C., & Barclay, C. (2017). Buggy walking groups: An asset-based approach to health care. Journal of Health Visiting, 5(5), 236-243. https://doi.org/10.12968/johv.2017.5.5.236

Postnatal buggy walking is an accessible activity for new mothers, but there has been limited assessment of its impact on wellbeing in healthy postnatal populations or on community based health services. This evaluation explored women's perceptions o... Read More about Buggy walking groups: An asset-based approach to health care.

Chlamydia trachomatis infection of human endometrial stromal cells induces defective decidualisation and chemokine release (2017)
Journal Article
Giakoumelou, S., Wheelhouse, N., Brown, J., Wade, J., Simitsidellis, I., Gibson, D., Saunders, P. T. K., Horner, P., Entrican, G., Howie, S. E. M., & Horne, A. W. (2017). Chlamydia trachomatis infection of human endometrial stromal cells induces defective decidualisation and chemokine release. Scientific Reports, 7(1), Article 2001. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02223-z

Miscarriage affects ~20% of pregnancies and 30 maternal infections account for ~15% of early miscarriages. Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) has been associated with miscarriage but the underlying mechanisms are unknown. Successful implantation requires end... Read More about Chlamydia trachomatis infection of human endometrial stromal cells induces defective decidualisation and chemokine release.

Breastfeeding Support and Opiate Dependence: A Think Aloud Study (2017)
Journal Article
MacVicar, S., Humphrey, T., & Forbes-McKay, K. E. (2017). Breastfeeding Support and Opiate Dependence: A Think Aloud Study. Midwifery, 50, 239-245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2017.04.013

Objective: international guidelines recommend the promotion and protection of breastfeeding for the substance exposed mother and baby. Yet few studies have explored the facilitators, moderators and barriers to successful breastfeeding for women enrol... Read More about Breastfeeding Support and Opiate Dependence: A Think Aloud Study.

Cross-cultural invariance of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R): comparing UK and US samples (2017)
Journal Article
Burduli, E., Barbosa-Leiker, C., Fleming, S., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2017). Cross-cultural invariance of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R): comparing UK and US samples. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 35(3), 248-260. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2017.1310374

Objective: This research sought to test the measurement invariance of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) across United States (US) and United Kingdom (UK) samples. Multiple-group measurement was tested and latent means analysis compared lev... Read More about Cross-cultural invariance of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R): comparing UK and US samples.

Woman's Experience of Childbirth: Qualitative Analysis from Data Derived from the 30-Item-Birth-Satisfaction-Scale (2017)
Journal Article
Procter, S., Hollins Martin, C. J., Larkin, D., & Martin, C. R. (2017). Woman's Experience of Childbirth: Qualitative Analysis from Data Derived from the 30-Item-Birth-Satisfaction-Scale. Journal of Nursing and Practice, 1(1), 10-17

Background: The 30-Item-Birth-Satisfaction-Scale (30-item-BSS) was developed to evaluate women’s experiences of
childbirth.
Objective: To thematically analyse the qualitative responses to questions comprising the 30-item BSS questionnaire, to ident... Read More about Woman's Experience of Childbirth: Qualitative Analysis from Data Derived from the 30-Item-Birth-Satisfaction-Scale.

Measurement and structural invariance of the US version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) in a large sample (2016)
Journal Article
Martin, C. R., Hollins Martin, C. J., Burduli, E., Barbosa-Leiker, C., Donovan-Batson, C., & Fleming, S. E. (2017). Measurement and structural invariance of the US version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) in a large sample. Women and Birth, 30(4), e172-e178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2016.11.006

Background: The 10-item Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) is being increasingly used internationally. The use of the measure and the concept has gathered traction in the United States following the development of a US version of the tool. A li... Read More about Measurement and structural invariance of the US version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) in a large sample.

“If she wants to eat…and eat and eat…fine! It's gonna feed the baby”: Pregnant women and partners' perceptions and experiences of pregnancy with a BMI >40kg/m2 (2016)
Journal Article
Keely, A., Cunningham-Burley, S., Elliott, L., Sandall, J., & Whittaker, A. (2016). “If she wants to eat…and eat and eat…fine! It's gonna feed the baby”: Pregnant women and partners' perceptions and experiences of pregnancy with a BMI >40kg/m2. Midwifery, 49, 87-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2016.09.016

Introduction: women with a raised BMI are more likely to gain excessive weight in pregnancy compared to
women with a BMI in the normal range. Recent behaviour change interventions have had moderate to no
influence on GWG, and no effect on other per... Read More about “If she wants to eat…and eat and eat…fine! It's gonna feed the baby”: Pregnant women and partners' perceptions and experiences of pregnancy with a BMI >40kg/m2.

Antenatal physical activity: a qualitative study exploring women’s experiences and the acceptability of antenatal walking groups (2016)
Journal Article
Currie, S., Gray, C., Shepherd, A., & McInnes, R. J. (2016). Antenatal physical activity: a qualitative study exploring women’s experiences and the acceptability of antenatal walking groups. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 16(1), Article 182. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-016-0973-1

Background: Regular physical activity (PA) can be beneficial to pregnant women, however, many women do not adhere to current PA guidelines during the antenatal period. Patient and public involvement is essential when designing antenatal PA interventi... Read More about Antenatal physical activity: a qualitative study exploring women’s experiences and the acceptability of antenatal walking groups.

Midwives' experience of offering anti-D immunoglobulin to women: The importance of choice (2016)
Journal Article
Harkness, M., Freer, Y., & Warner, P. (2016). Midwives' experience of offering anti-D immunoglobulin to women: The importance of choice. British Journal of Midwifery, 24(7), 500-505. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2016.24.7.500

Background
Informed decision making around anti-D immunoglobulin (Ig) is important but complex, requiring consideration of individual factors to reach the most appropriate choices for individual women. This research aimed to develop understanding of... Read More about Midwives' experience of offering anti-D immunoglobulin to women: The importance of choice.

Midwives’ experiences of asking the Whooley questions to assess current mental health: a qualitative interpretive study (2016)
Journal Article
McGlone, C., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Furber, C. (2016). Midwives’ experiences of asking the Whooley questions to assess current mental health: a qualitative interpretive study. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 34(4), 383-393. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2016.1188278

Backgound: Perinatal Mental Illness (PMI) is a key cause of maternal
mortality and morbidity in the UK, with one goal of midwives to
identify those at risk during pregnancy. At present, the system of
preliminary identification of existing PMI in t... Read More about Midwives’ experiences of asking the Whooley questions to assess current mental health: a qualitative interpretive study.

Coded rhetoric: The reality of midwifery practice (2016)
Journal Article
Group, B. P., Mander, R., & McHugh, N. (2016). Coded rhetoric: The reality of midwifery practice. British Journal of Midwifery, 24(5), 344-352. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2016.24.5.344

In the light of certain failings in NHS provision of care, the Nursing and Midwifery Council's (NMC, 2015) Code requires staff to engage more effectively with patients and service users. An online survey was undertaken by the Birth Project Group to a... Read More about Coded rhetoric: The reality of midwifery practice.

G181(P) Evaluation of a new e-health intervention in neonatal care: Perspectives of parents and health professionals (2016)
Journal Article
King, C., Kerr, S., Hogg, R., McPherson, K., Hanley, J., Brierton, M., & Ainsworth, S. (2016). G181(P) Evaluation of a new e-health intervention in neonatal care: Perspectives of parents and health professionals. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 101(Suppl 1), A95.1-A95. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2016-310863.172

Aim This paper will report findings from the first phase of an evaluation of a new e-health intervention designed to allow mothers to ‘see’ their baby in neonatal care (NNU) when they are not able to be with them. The intervention, MyLittleOne, invol... Read More about G181(P) Evaluation of a new e-health intervention in neonatal care: Perspectives of parents and health professionals.

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).