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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.

Imaging of activated complement using ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide particles (USPIO) - conjugated vectors: an in vivo in utero non-invasive method to predict placental insufficiency and abnormal fetal brain development (2014)
Journal Article
Girardi, G., Fraser, J., Lennen, R., Vontell, R., Jansen, M., & Hutchison, G. (2015). Imaging of activated complement using ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide particles (USPIO) - conjugated vectors: an in vivo in utero non-invasive method to predict placental insufficiency and abnormal fetal brain development. Molecular Psychiatry, 20(8), 1017-1026. https://doi.org/10.1038/mp.2014.110

In the current study, we have developed a magnetic resonance imaging-based method for non-invasive detection of
complement activation in placenta and foetal brain in vivo in utero. Using this method, we found that anti-complement
C3-targeted ultras... Read More about Imaging of activated complement using ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide particles (USPIO) - conjugated vectors: an in vivo in utero non-invasive method to predict placental insufficiency and abnormal fetal brain development.

The psychological impact of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) on girls/women’s mental health: a narrative literature review (2014)
Journal Article
Mulongo, P., Hollins Martin, C., & McAndrew, S. (2014). The psychological impact of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) on girls/women’s mental health: a narrative literature review. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 32(5), 469-485. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2014.949641

Background: female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is the procedure of removing healthy external genitalia from girls/women for socio-cultural reasons. There is much scientific literature on the adverse physical health complications that can resul... Read More about The psychological impact of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) on girls/women’s mental health: a narrative literature review.

An evaluative survey to assess the effectiveness of using an interactive workbook to deliver bereavement education to undergraduate student midwives (2014)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J., Forrest, E., Wylie, L., & Martin, C. R. (2014). An evaluative survey to assess the effectiveness of using an interactive workbook to deliver bereavement education to undergraduate student midwives. Midwifery, 30(8), 942-948. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2013.05.004

Background: the NMSF (2009) reported that 74 Trusts (40%) in the UK lack expertise in delivering maternity based bereavement care. In response, three midwifery lecturers were issued with a small grant from NHS Scotland to devise and evaluate an inter... Read More about An evaluative survey to assess the effectiveness of using an interactive workbook to deliver bereavement education to undergraduate student midwives.

A narrative literature review of the therapeutic effects of music upon childbearing women and neonates (2014)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J. (2014). A narrative literature review of the therapeutic effects of music upon childbearing women and neonates. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 20(4), 262-267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2014.07.011

Therapeutic effects of music are well recognised within the literature, with benefits for a variety of health
problems documented. This narrative review summarises benefits in terms of reducing stress, anxiety,
labour pain and depression in childbe... Read More about A narrative literature review of the therapeutic effects of music upon childbearing women and neonates.

Policy and practice concerning women with an RhD negative blood type : a midwifery perspective (2014)
Thesis
Harkness, M. Policy and practice concerning women with an RhD negative blood type : a midwifery perspective. (Thesis). University of Edinburgh. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9274

In May 2002 the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) made the recommendation that all pregnant women with an RhD negative blood type should be offered routine antenatal anti-D immunoglobulin (Ig) prophylaxis (RAADP). Midwives were the ke... Read More about Policy and practice concerning women with an RhD negative blood type : a midwifery perspective.

The effectiveness and maternal satisfaction of breast-feeding support for women from disadvantaged groups: a comprehensive systematic review (2014)
Journal Article
MacVicar, S., & Kirkpatrick, P. (2014). The effectiveness and maternal satisfaction of breast-feeding support for women from disadvantaged groups: a comprehensive systematic review. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 12(6), 420-476. https://doi.org/10.11124/jbisrir-2014-1561

Background: Breast‐feeding is considered the optimum method of infant nutrition conveying health and psychological benefits for mother and baby. Women from disadvantaged groups are less likely to initiate or successfully establish breast‐feeding and... Read More about The effectiveness and maternal satisfaction of breast-feeding support for women from disadvantaged groups: a comprehensive systematic review.

Efficacy of physical activity interventions in post-natal populations: systematic review, meta-analysis and content coding of behaviour change techniques (2014)
Journal Article
Gilinsky, A. S., Dale, H., Robinson, C., Hughes, A. R., McInnes, R., & Lavallee, D. (2015). Efficacy of physical activity interventions in post-natal populations: systematic review, meta-analysis and content coding of behaviour change techniques. Health Psychology Review, 9(2), 244-263. https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2014.899059

This systematic review and meta-analysis reports the efficacy of post-natal physical activity change interventions with content coding of behaviour change techniques (BCTs). Electronic databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL and PsychINFO) were searched for inter... Read More about Efficacy of physical activity interventions in post-natal populations: systematic review, meta-analysis and content coding of behaviour change techniques.

The politics of maternity. (2014)
Journal Article
Mander, R., Edwards, N., McHugh, N., Murphy-Lawless, J., & Patterson, J. (2014). The politics of maternity. Practising Midwife, 17, 21-23

Changes in the culture of health care require that, to be effective, midwifery practice should become more woman-centred. This may be facilitated by adopting a stronger community orientation. In this way the hegemony of maternity care may be addresse... Read More about The politics of maternity..

Handbook of diet and nutrition in the menstrual cycle, periconception and fertility (2014)
Book
Hollins Martin, C. J., van den Akker, O., Martin, C., & Preedy, V. R. (2014). Handbook of diet and nutrition in the menstrual cycle, periconception and fertility. Wageningen Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-767-7

The reproductive cycle in women is complex and can be considered to begin with epigenetic programming and ending with menopause. Intervening steps involve a variety of processes, including the cellular development of the sex organs, menarche, episodi... Read More about Handbook of diet and nutrition in the menstrual cycle, periconception and fertility.

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(5), 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.

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(4), 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.