The Effect of the More Active MuMs in Stirling Trial on Body Composition and Psychological Well-Being among Postnatal Women
Journal Article
Lee, A. S., McInnes, R. J., Hughes, A. R., Guthrie, W., & Jepson, R. (2016)
The Effect of the More Active MuMs in Stirling Trial on Body Composition and Psychological Well-Being among Postnatal Women. Journal of Pregnancy, 2016, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/4183648
Introduction. Physical activity is important for health and well-being; however, rates of postnatal physical activity can be low. This paper reports the secondary outcomes of ...
Antenatal physical activity: a qualitative study exploring women’s experiences and the acceptability of antenatal walking groups
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), 1-10. 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...
How UK internet websites portray breast milk expression and breast pumps: a qualitative study of content
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, 1-11. 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 infa...
Efficacy of physical activity interventions in post-natal populations: systematic review, meta-analysis and content coding of behaviour change techniques
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). E...
Significant others, situations and infant feeding behaviour change processes: a serial qualitative interview study
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, 1-13. 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 dom...
Obese women and quality of life.
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.
Developing Maternal Self-Efficacy for Feeding Preterm Babies in the Neonatal Unit
Journal Article
Swanson, V., Nicol, H., McInnes, R., Cheyne, H., Mactier, H., & Callander, E. (2012)
Developing Maternal Self-Efficacy for Feeding Preterm Babies in the Neonatal Unit. Qualitative Health Research, 22(10), 1369-1382. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732312451872
Developing maternal self-efficacy offsets negative psychological consequences of premature birth, improving maternal well-being. We investigated women’s experiences in a neona...
More Active Mums in Stirling (MAMMiS): a physical activity intervention for postnatal women. Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Journal Article
Gilinsky, A. S., Hughes, A. R., & McInnes, R. J. (2012)
More Active Mums in Stirling (MAMMiS): a physical activity intervention for postnatal women. Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 13(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-13-112
Background: Many postnatal women are insufficiently physically active in the year after childbirth and could benefit from interventions to increase activity levels. However, t...
Exploring cognitive skill development in midwifery education
Journal Article
Lake, S., & McInnes, R. J. (2012)
Exploring cognitive skill development in midwifery education. Nurse Education in Practice, 12(5), 264-268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2012.04.015
Changes in maternity services and the role of the midwife mean that the midwife must provide flexible, evidence-based, woman-centred care. As the lead professional, the midwif...
What future for midwifery?
Journal Article
McInnes, R. J., & Mc Intosh, C. (2012)
What future for midwifery?. Nurse Education in Practice, 12(5), 297-300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2012.04.011
Safe, effective and high quality maternity care is crucial to the wellbeing of mother and baby and for society as a whole. The midwife is now recognized and recommended as the...