Construct and content validity of the Greek version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale (G-BSS)
Journal Article
Vardavaki, Z., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2015)
Construct and content validity of the Greek version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale (G-BSS). Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 33(5), 488-503. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2015.1035235
Background: ‘Birth Satisfaction’ is a term that encompasses a woman’s evaluation of her birth experience. The term includes factors such as her appraisal of the quality of car...
Evaluating assessment and feedback practice within nursing and midwifery programmes using TESTA
Journal Article
Adamson, E., & Webster, B. (2015)
Evaluating assessment and feedback practice within nursing and midwifery programmes using TESTA. Edinburgh Napier University Teaching Fellows Journal, Spring 2015,
No abstract available.
An email survey of midwives knowledge about CytoMegaloVirus (CMV) in Hannover and a skeletal framework for a proposed teaching program.
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, 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 havi...
Women's views about the importance of education in preparation for childbirth.
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...
A narrative review of maternal physical activity during labour and its effects upon length of first stage.
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 c...
The understanding bereavement evaluation tool (UBET) for midwives: factor structure and clinical research applications.
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 expe...
Family Nursing - Children's Rights
Presentation / Conference
Nicol, J. (2011, January)
Family Nursing - Children's Rights. Presented at Family Nursing - Children's Rights, Lahti University of Applied Sciences, Lahti, Finland. (Unpublished)
Family Nursing - Children's Rights
The implications of Ogilvie's syndrome for midwives and gastrointestinal nurses
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 obstructi...
Nursing and midwifery practice development unit: best practice statements - report of the impact evaluation study
Report
Ring, N., Finnie, A., Murphy-Black, T., Watterson, A., Howie, C., Malcolm, C., …Cunningham, J. (2004)
Nursing and midwifery practice development unit: best practice statements - report of the impact evaluation study. Scotland: NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
Helicobacter Pylori in children is strongly associated with poverty
Journal Article
Malcolm, C., MacKay, W. G., Shepherd, A., & Weaver, L. T. (2004)
Helicobacter Pylori in children is strongly associated with poverty. Scottish Medical Journal, 49(4), 136-138. https://doi.org/10.1177/003693300404900406
Background and Aims: To examine the association between prevalence of H. pylori colonisation and social deprivation in a sample of children investigated in hospital. Methods: ...