Midwifery continuity of carer: Developing a realist evaluation framework to evaluate the implementation of strategic change in Scotland
Journal Article
McInnes, R. J., Martin, C. J. H., & MacArthur, J. (2018)
Midwifery continuity of carer: Developing a realist evaluation framework to evaluate the implementation of strategic change in Scotland. Midwifery, 66, 103-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2018.07.007
Midwifery continuity of carer (MCC) models result in better clinical outcomes for women and offer midwives a superior way of working when compared to other models of maternity...
Exploring the Feasibility of Use of An Online Dietary Assessment Tool (myfood24) in Women with Gestational Diabetes
Journal Article
Gianfrancesco, C., Darwin, Z., McGowan, L., Smith, D., Haddrill, R., Carter, M., …Cade, J. (2018)
Exploring the Feasibility of Use of An Online Dietary Assessment Tool (myfood24) in Women with Gestational Diabetes. Nutrients, 10(9), https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10091147
myfood24 is an online 24 hr dietary recall tool developed for nutritional epidemiological research. Its clinical application has been unexplored. This mixed methods study expl...
Systematic review of tube-fed preterm infants in the home supported within a family-centered program
Journal Article
Menczykowski, L., MacVicar, S., Moylan, A., & Hollins Martin, C. J. (2018)
Systematic review of tube-fed preterm infants in the home supported within a family-centered program. Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 24(6), 297-305. doi:10.1016/j.jnn.2018.06.006
There is a growing need and demand to redesign neonatal services to place a focus on family-centered care provided locally. Early discharge training programs that prepare pare...
Probiotics And Their Effect On Maternal and Neonatal Health
Book Chapter
Hollins Martin, C., & Martin, C. (2018)
Probiotics And Their Effect On Maternal and Neonatal Health. In C. R. Martin, & D. Larkin (Eds.), Probiotics in Mental Health (42-54). (1). Boca Raton: CRC Press
Probiotics are living microorganisms which when dispensed in sufficient quantities are claimed to bestow benefits in terms of health on the host. The World Health Organization...
Construct and content validity of the Turkish Birth Satisfaction Scale – Revised (T-BSS-R)
Journal Article
Serhatlıoğlu, S. G., Karahan, N., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2018)
Construct and content validity of the Turkish Birth Satisfaction Scale – Revised (T-BSS-R). Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 36(3), 235-245. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2018.1443322
Background: The Birth Satisfaction Scale – Revised (BSS-R) is a valid and reliable scale designed to assess women’s experiences of labour and childbirth.
Objective: To assess...
Breastfeeding and the substance-exposed mother and baby
Journal Article
Forbes-McKay, K. E., MacVicar, S., & Humphrey, T. (2018)
Breastfeeding and the substance-exposed mother and baby. Birth, https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12338
Background: Breastfeeding rates are typically low for women with a substance use disorder. This is despite the specific benefit of breastfeeding to alleviate the severity of n...
Conflicting Values
Journal Article
Kuipers, Y., den Hartog-van Veen, H., Klop, L., & Zondag, L. (2018)
Conflicting Values. Clinical Research in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1(1),
Objective: The objective of the study was to explore the dilemma’s, the conflicting values, and their underlying factors that Dutch
midwives experience when they find it diff...
Development and validation of the Australian version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R)
Journal Article
Jefford, E., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2018)
Development and validation of the Australian version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R). Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 36(1), 42-58. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2017.1396302
Objective and background: The 10-item Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) has recently been endorsed by international expert consensus for global use as the birth satisfa...
Breastfeeding initiation: an in-depth qualitative analysis of the perspectives of women and midwives using Social Cognitive Theory
Journal Article
Edwards, M., Jepson, R., & McInnes, R. (2018)
Breastfeeding initiation: an in-depth qualitative analysis of the perspectives of women and midwives using Social Cognitive Theory. Midwifery, 57, 8-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2017.10.013
Objective
To explore women's and midwives’ expectations, knowledge and experiences of breastfeeding initiation using Social Cognitive Theory.
Design
A qualitative study using ...
Minimum sample size requirements for a validation study of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R)
Journal Article
Martin, C. R., & Hollins Martin, C. J. (2017)
Minimum sample size requirements for a validation study of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R). Journal of Nursing and Practice, 1(2), 25-30
Introduction: The 10-item Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) is a theoretically anchored and easy to administer multi-dimensional measure of the birth satisfaction const...