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This study used interpretative phenomenological analysis, a methodology with...
A descriptive approach was used where participants' reactions to the courses were captured from post-programme evaluation questionnaires. The target group were nurses and midwives attending the...
This study used a qualitative approach to investigation in order to elicit rich experiential information from participants.
This phenomenological study explored interpersonal dynamics and individual experiences of midwives and ambulance clinicians using both focus group discussions and in-depth interviews. Plummer (2017)...
This study used an ethnographic methodology where the process of childbirth was analysed based on the place of birth, surroundings and principles of the healthcare facility. The approach entails...
Since the event, we have reflected on it and one midwife used a reflective cycle to gain further insight from a personal and professional perspective (Gibbs, 1988).
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A retrospective cohort design was used to compare data from women/pregnant people who elected for a vaginal birth after previous caesarean section to those opting for elective repeat caesarean...
This study used interpretative phenomenological analysis, a methodology with roots are in psychology and theoretical pillars in phenomenology, hermeneutics and idiography (Smith and Nizza, 2021)....
A descriptive approach was used where participants' reactions to the courses were captured from post-programme evaluation questionnaires. The target group were nurses and midwives attending the...
The first case involved a 33-year-old woman (gravida 4, para 2, miscarriage 1) at 34 weeks' gestation with a medical history of chronic hypertension, treated with nifedipine, alpha methyldopa and...
The event I will be reflecting on not only felt significant at the time, but has remained in my psyche since. While in conversation with a man I had recently met during a community engagement...
While 1 in 1000 births are registered to same sex couples, in the UK, 91% of fathers are present throughout the continuum of maternity care (Davies, 2018), and it is mostly men that provide practical...
The professional midwifery advocates at East Kent hospitals were as disillusioned as their colleagues. The advocate team, consisting of one full-time lead and 17 sessional advocates, were impacted by...
As a user‑led charity, families feel confident to talk to us. We found that families were frequently contacting us to say that their child's head was never measured and/or that they had no idea of the...
A cross‑sectional study was undertaken to explore the perceived and actual learning needs, knowledge, attitudes and practices of registered paramedics to respond to obstetric emergencies. All...
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This qualitative study assessed final year midwifery students’ involvement in leadership and management modules during their course, and their experiences during clinical placement.
This scoping review followed Arksey and O'Malley's (2005) framework and adhered to the PRISMA extension for scoping reviews guidelines (Tricco et al, 2018). A review protocol was developed and...
A systematic search of PubMed, Ovid maternal and infant care and global health electronic databases was conducted using PRISMA guidelines (Page et al, 2021).
Despite talk of ‘bottom up’ strategy, global health conferences often still perpetuate a mechanism of ‘top down’ agenda-setting by wealthy nations (Smith, 2006; Horton, 2019; Khorsand et al, 2022)....
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