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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

How can we improve choice provision for childbearing women? (2007)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J. (2007). How can we improve choice provision for childbearing women?. British Journal of Midwifery, 15(8), 480-484. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2007.15.8.24387

Obedience research has shown that under situational pressures and within hierarchical relationships, people have a propensity towards submission to authority (Milgram, 1974). Once they have done so, their actions are no longer guided by their own val... Read More about How can we improve choice provision for childbearing women?.

Infant Feeding Attitudes and Knowledge among Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Women in Glasgow (2007)
Journal Article
Dungy, C. I., McInnes, R. J., Tappin, D. M., Wallis, A. B., & Oprescu, F. (2008). Infant Feeding Attitudes and Knowledge among Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Women in Glasgow. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 12(3), 313-322. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-007-0253-9

Objectives This study: (1) investigated infant feeding attitudes and knowledge among socioeconomically disadvantaged mothers in an urban community with historically low breastfeeding rates, (2) examined the influence of women’s social networks on inf... Read More about Infant Feeding Attitudes and Knowledge among Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Women in Glasgow.

A cross sectional study of knowledge and practice of pelvic floor exercised during pregnancy and associated symptoms of stress urinary incontinence in North-East Scotland. (2007)
Journal Article
Whitford, H. M., Alder, B., & Jones, M. (2007). A cross sectional study of knowledge and practice of pelvic floor exercised during pregnancy and associated symptoms of stress urinary incontinence in North-East Scotland. Midwifery, 23(2), 204-217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2006.06.006

Objectives
to establish levels of knowledge about pelvic floor exercises during pregnancy; reported practice of pelvic floor exercises in pregnancy; and prevalence of stress urinary incontinence in a sample of women in the third trimester of pregnan... Read More about A cross sectional study of knowledge and practice of pelvic floor exercised during pregnancy and associated symptoms of stress urinary incontinence in North-East Scotland..

Breastfeeding success: a synthesis of qualitative papers 1990-2005 (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McInnes, R. (2007, June). Breastfeeding success: a synthesis of qualitative papers 1990-2005. Presented at Maternal and Infant Nutrition and Nurture International Conference

Breastfeeding success: a synthesis of qualitative papers 1990-2005

Breastfeeding in the neonatal unit: a review of publication 1990-2005 (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McInnes, R. (2007, June). Breastfeeding in the neonatal unit: a review of publication 1990-2005. Presented at Maternal and Infant Nutrition and Nurture International Conference

Breastfeeding in the neonatal unit: a review of publication 1990-2005

Survey of cell-salvage use in obstetrics in the UK. (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Teig, M., Harkness, M., Catling, S., & Clark, V. (2007, June). Survey of cell-salvage use in obstetrics in the UK. Presented at Annual meeting of the Obstetric Anaesthetists Association

Introduction: donor blood is a scarce and expensive
resource, and transfusion is not without risk.1
CEMACH2 and NICE3 have stated that cell salvage
should be considered in major obstetric haemorrhage.
Method: a postal survey of cell-salvage use i... Read More about Survey of cell-salvage use in obstetrics in the UK..

Social networks, normative influence and health delivery in rural Bangladesh (2007)
Journal Article
Gayen, K., & Raeside, R. (2007). Social networks, normative influence and health delivery in rural Bangladesh. Social Science and Medicine, 65(5), 900-914. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.03.037

This paper examines the association of social networks with the experience of neonatal death and the type of assistance that a woman obtains at childbirth in rural Bangladesh. Data were collected by interviewing 694 women from seven villages using a... Read More about Social networks, normative influence and health delivery in rural Bangladesh.

Who's keeping the code? Compliance with the international code for the marketing of breast-milk substitutes in Greater Glasgow (2007)
Journal Article
McInnes, R. J., Wright, C., Haq, S., & McGranachan, M. (2007). Who's keeping the code? Compliance with the international code for the marketing of breast-milk substitutes in Greater Glasgow. Public Health Nutrition, 10(07), 719-725. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980007441453

To evaluate compliance with the World Health Organization's International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes in primary care, after the introduction of strict local infant feeding guidelines.
An audit form was sent to all community-based h... Read More about Who's keeping the code? Compliance with the international code for the marketing of breast-milk substitutes in Greater Glasgow.

Women's health and maternity care issues. (2006)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J. (2006). Women's health and maternity care issues. Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing, 9(S2), e135-e242

Special Issue edited by Caroline Hollins-Martin.

What features of the maternity unit promote obedient behaviour from midwives? (2006)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J., & Bull, P. (2006). What features of the maternity unit promote obedient behaviour from midwives?. Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing, 9, e221-e231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cein.2006.05.002

The aim of this paper was to present a comprehensive picture of characteristics within a maternity hospital which promote obedient behaviour from midwives. The overall objective was to assess midwives’ views about their own acquiescent behaviour. A s... Read More about What features of the maternity unit promote obedient behaviour from midwives?.

The implications of Ogilvie's syndrome for midwives and gastrointestinal nurses (2006)
Journal Article
Smith, G. D., & Mander, R. (2006). The implications of Ogilvie's syndrome for midwives and gastrointestinal nurses. Gastrointestinal Nursing, 4(10), 24-31

Ogilvie's syndrome is is an acute intestinal pseudo-obstruction associated with massive dilatation, usually of the colon, but also of the small intestine. Mechanical obstruction is absent, and there is parasympathetic nerve dysfunction. Ogilvie's syn... Read More about The implications of Ogilvie's syndrome for midwives and gastrointestinal nurses.

Are you as obedient as me? (2006)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J. (2006). Are you as obedient as me?. Midwifery matters, 11-14

cAMP response element-binding (CREB) signalling and ovarian surface epithelial cell survival (2006)
Journal Article
Gubbay, O., Rae, M. T., McNeilly, A. S., Donadeu, F. X., Zeleznik, A. J., & Hillier, S. G. (2006). cAMP response element-binding (CREB) signalling and ovarian surface epithelial cell survival. Journal of Endocrinology, 191(1), 275-285. https://doi.org/10.1677/joe.1.06928

cAMP response-element binding (CREB) transcription factors transduce cell survival responses to peptide hormones and growth factors in normal tissues and mutant CREB proteins are implicated in tumorigenesis. Ovarian cancer most frequently arises from... Read More about cAMP response element-binding (CREB) signalling and ovarian surface epithelial cell survival.

A randomised-controlled trial in England of a postnatal midwifery intervention on breast-feeding duration. (2006)
Journal Article
Wallace, L. M., Dunn, O. M., Alder, E. M., Inch, S., Hills, R. K., & Law, S. M. (2006). A randomised-controlled trial in England of a postnatal midwifery intervention on breast-feeding duration. Midwifery, 22(3), 262-273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2005.06.004

Objective
to determine whether postnatal ‘hands off’ care by midwives on positioning and attachment of the newborn baby improves breast-feeding duration.

Design
mothers were randomised at the first postnatal feed to receive either care by a midw... Read More about A randomised-controlled trial in England of a postnatal midwifery intervention on breast-feeding duration..

The effect of health visitors on breastfeeding in Glasgow (2006)
Journal Article
Tappin, D., Britten, J., Broadfoot, M., & McInnes, R. (2006). The effect of health visitors on breastfeeding in Glasgow. International Breastfeeding Journal, 1(11), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-4358-1-11

Background: The UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative includes a community component to help
women who want to breastfeed. This study aimed to document the health visitor role in promoting
and supporting breastfeeding in Glasgow during 2000 and the effec... Read More about The effect of health visitors on breastfeeding in Glasgow.

Breastfeeding peer support: Health service programmes in Scotland (2006)
Journal Article
Britten, J., Hoddinott, P., & McInnes, R. (2006). Breastfeeding peer support: Health service programmes in Scotland. British Journal of Midwifery, 14(1), 12-19

The objective of this multiple case study was to identify and describe health service breastfeeding peer support programmes operational in urban and rural areas in Scotland between 1995 and 2002. The programmes aimed to increase breastfeeding rates i... Read More about Breastfeeding peer support: Health service programmes in Scotland.

Prospective epidemiologic study of the outcome and cost-effectiveness of antenatal screening to detect neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia due to anti-HPA-1a (2005)
Journal Article
Turner, M. L., Bessos, H., Fagge, T., Harkness, M., Rentoul, F., Seymour, J., Wilson, D., Gray, I., Ridheesh, A., Cairns, J., & Urnaniak, S. (2005). Prospective epidemiologic study of the outcome and cost-effectiveness of antenatal screening to detect neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia due to anti-HPA-1a. Transfusion, 45(12), 1945-1956. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1537-2995.2005.00645.x

To assess the value of antenatal screening to detect neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) due to anti-HPA-1a, a prospective study was carried out to quantify the potential clinical benefits and determine whether screening would be cost-effecti... Read More about Prospective epidemiologic study of the outcome and cost-effectiveness of antenatal screening to detect neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia due to anti-HPA-1a.