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.

Pregnant women with red cell antibodies: Scottish National Clinical Guidance. (2013)
Report
Harkness, M. (2013). Pregnant women with red cell antibodies: Scottish National Clinical Guidance. Scotland: Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service

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..

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..

A Tale of Two Supervisors. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McHugh, N., Edwards, N., & Leap, N. (2012, June). A Tale of Two Supervisors. Presented at Midwifery Supervision Today

Perinatal perspectives on chronic fatigue syndrome (2012)
Journal Article
Christley, Y., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2012). Perinatal perspectives on chronic fatigue syndrome. British Journal of Midwifery, 20, 389-393

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a severe, systemic, acquired illness which presents with overpowering tiredness that cannot be relieved by rest and is deteriorated through physical and mental activity. Due to the window of prevalence (20-40 years),... Read More about Perinatal perspectives on chronic fatigue syndrome.

Is counselling necessary? Making the decision to have an abortion. A qualitative interview study (2012)
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(1), 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.

Supporting LIFE in Malawi. (2012)
Report
Kenny, L., O'Donoghue, J., Gallagher, J., Woodworth, S., Adam, F., & O'Connor, S. (2012). Supporting LIFE in Malawi. Centre for Global Development (CGD) Annual Report 2012: University College Cork

At the time of drafting this piece, there were approximately 3 years and 66 days and 4 hours left to meet the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). MDG 5 specifically focuses on improving maternal health, and the other seven goals clear... Read More about Supporting LIFE in Malawi..

Anxiety as a cause of attachment avoidance in women with Turner Syndrome (2012)
Journal Article
Clauson, S., Hollins Martin, C., & Watt, G. (2012). Anxiety as a cause of attachment avoidance in women with Turner Syndrome. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 27(4), 377-390. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681994.2012.748891

Working models of attachment are internal depictions of self relative to others and have been described in terms of two dimensions: (1) attachment avoidance and (2) attachment anxiety. An exploratory qualitative study was carried out to build underst... Read More about Anxiety as a cause of attachment avoidance in women with Turner Syndrome.

Could introducing vacuum delivery into the education curriculum of community midwives in Yemen improve maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity outcomes? (2012)
Journal Article
Kizler, R., & Hollins Martin, C. J. (2013). Could introducing vacuum delivery into the education curriculum of community midwives in Yemen improve maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity outcomes?. Nurse Education in Practice, 13(2), 73-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2012.10.008

At present in Yemen the neonatal mortality rate stands at 12%. A contributing factor is that when abnormalities arise during labour in rural areas, there is an absence of trained medical staff to manage complications. Consequently, childbearing women... Read More about Could introducing vacuum delivery into the education curriculum of community midwives in Yemen improve maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity outcomes?.

Sustaining breastfeeding (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McInnes, R. (2012, October). Sustaining breastfeeding. Presented at Royal College of Midwives Annual Conference

Sustaining breastfeeding

Special Edition: Innovative developments and debates for midwifery education in practice (2012)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J. (2012). Special Edition: Innovative developments and debates for midwifery education in practice. Nurse Education in Practice, 12(5), 239-300

Caroiline Hollins-Martin was guest editor of the special issue of Nurse Education in Practice titled "Innovative Developments and Debates for Midwifery Education in Practice".

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.

Concurrent analysis: validation of the domains within the Birth Satisfaction Scale (2012)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J., Snowden, A., & Martin, C. R. (2012). Concurrent analysis: validation of the domains within the Birth Satisfaction Scale. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 30(3), 247-260. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2012.710833

Background and aim: measuring women’s satisfaction with their birth experience has been problematic. Recently, an attempt has been made to capture birth satisfaction’s generalised meaning and incorporate it into an evidenced-based tool. Standard proc... Read More about Concurrent analysis: validation of the domains within the Birth Satisfaction Scale.