Items where Subject is "B720 - Midwifery"

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Abreu, Wilson ORCID: 0000-0002-0847-824X, Brandão, Sónia ORCID: 0000-0001-8765-8240, Brandão, Tânia ORCID: 0000-0001-7865-2445, Prata, Ana Paula ORCID: 0000-0001-7552-9716, Silva, Rosa ORCID: 0000-0002-3947-7098, Riklikiene, Olga ORCID: 0000-0001-5143-4288, Jarasiunaite-Fedosejeva, Gabija ORCID: 0000-0003-0989-6758, González Mesa, Ernesto S. ORCID: 0000-0002-7106-092X, İsbir, Gözde Gökçe ORCID: 0000-0003-0101-0641 et al (2025) Post-traumatic stress symptoms, rumination, and posttraumatic growth in women with a traumatic childbirth experience. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology . ISSN 0264-6838

Adewuyi, Emmanuel Olorunleke, Auta, Asa ORCID: 0000-0001-6515-5802, Khanal, Vishnu, Bamidele, Olasunkanmi David, Akuoko, Cynthia Pomaa, Adefemi, Kazeem, Tapshak, Samson Joseph and Zhao, Yun (2018) Prevalence and factors associated with underutilization of antenatal care services in Nigeria: A comparative study of rural and urban residences based on the 2013 Nigeria demographic and health survey. PLOS ONE, 13 (5). e0197324.

Adlington, Katherine, Vasquez, Cristina, Pearce, Eiluned, Wilson, Claire A., Nowland, Rebecca ORCID: 0000-0003-4326-2425, Taylor, Billie Lever, Spring, Sarah and Johnson, Sonia (2023) ‘Just snap out of it’ – the experience of loneliness in women with perinatal depression: a Meta-synthesis of qualitative studies. BMC Psychiatry, 23 (1).

Akooji, Naseerah ORCID: 0000-0002-8254-3257, Thomson, Gillian ORCID: 0000-0003-3392-8182, Balaam, Marie-Clare ORCID: 0000-0003-4511-7352, Downe, Soo ORCID: 0000-0003-2848-2550, van den Berg, Lauri M.M., de Jonge, Ank and Topalidou, Anastasia ORCID: 0000-0003-0280-6801 (2022) Making maternity and neonatal care personalised in the COVID-19 pandemic: results from the Babies Born Better Survey in the UK and the Netherlands. PLOS ONE, 17 (11).

Alaszewski, Andy and Coxon, Kirstie ORCID: 0000-0001-5480-597X (2008) The everyday experience of living with risk and uncertainty. Health, Risk & Society, 10 (5). pp. 413-420. ISSN 1369-8575

Amir, Lisa, Zakarija-Grković, Irena, Thomson, Gill ORCID: 0000-0003-3392-8182, Drandić, Daniela, Pavicic Bosnjak, Anita and Roguljic, A. V. (2025) Maternal physical health and breastfeeding problems in Croatia: national online survey of new mothers. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, 46 . p. 101149. ISSN 1877-5756

Arnold, Rachel, Gordon, Clare ORCID: 0000-0002-7181-1244, van Teijlingen, Edwin, Way, Sue and Mahato, Preeti (2022) Why use Appreciative Inquiry? Lessons learned during COVID-19 in a UK maternity service. European Journal of Midwifery, 6 (May). pp. 1-7. ISSN 2585-2906

Arnold, Rachel, Mahato, Preeti, Way, Sue, Gordon, Clare ORCID: 0000-0002-7181-1244 and van Teijlingen, Edwin (2024) Introduction to Appreciative Inquiry: A case study of maternity services. In: 2nd Women's Health Research Symposium, 25th June 2024, Bournemouth University.

Aryeetey, Richmond and Dykes, Fiona Clare ORCID: 0000-0002-2728-7967 (2018) Global implications of the new WHO and UNICEF implementation guidance on the revised Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 14 (3). e12637. ISSN 1740-8695

Asad, Manahil, Bonner-Reid, Felicia T, Aldoohan, Fawaz, Marrelli, Laura M, Ghanie, Neisha, Attia Hussein Mahmoud, Hussein, Venkatraj Srividya, Sruthi, Devadas Gandhi, Preanka, Zehra, Muneeza et al (2024) Reviewing the Impact of Maternal Opioid Use Disorder on Fetal Development and Long-Term Pediatric Health Outcomes. Cureus, 16 (10).

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Bakhbakhi, Danya, Fraser, Abigail, Siasakos, Dimitris, Hinton, Lisa, Davies, Anna, Merriel, Abi, Duffy, James M N, Redshaw, Maggie, Lynch, Mary et al (2022) Protocol for the development of a core outcome set for stillbirth care research (iCHOOSE Study). BMJ Open, 12 (2). e056629. ISSN 2044-6055

Balaam, Marie-Clare ORCID: 0000-0003-4511-7352 (2015) Babies Born Better Survey: An Opportunity For The Cross Country Analysis of Childbirth Practice. In: Human Rights in Childbirth Eastern European Conference, 16-17 April 2015, Zagreb, Croatia.

Balaam, Marie-Clare ORCID: 0000-0003-4511-7352 (2025) Social support in the perinatal period: a feminist exploration of asylum seeker and refugee women’s experiences and suggestions for change. Doctoral thesis, University of Central Lancashire.

Balaam, Marie-Clare ORCID: 0000-0003-4511-7352 and Thomson, Gill ORCID: 0000-0003-3392-8182 (2025) Evaluation of a participatory action project to improve safety and outcomes in maternity care. Health Research Policy and Systems, 23 (1).

Balaam, Marie-Clare ORCID: 0000-0003-4511-7352 and Thomson, Gillian ORCID: 0000-0003-3392-8182 (2018) Building capacity and wellbeing in vulnerable/marginalised mothers: A qualitative study. Women and Birth . ISSN 1871-5192

Balaam, Marie-Clare ORCID: 0000-0003-4511-7352, Cooper, Mel, Korfke, Dineke and Savona-Ventura, Charles (2017) Psychosocial Resilience and Risk in the Perinatal Period: Implications and Guidance for Professionals Asylum seekers & refugees: A cross European perspective. In: Psychosocial Resilience and Risk in the Perinatal Period. Routledge, pp. 28-42. ISBN 9781138101586

Balaam, Marie-Clare ORCID: 0000-0003-4511-7352, Haith-Cooper, Melanie, Pařízková, Alena, Weckend, Marina Joanna, Fleming, Valerie, Roosalu, Triin and Vržina, Sanja Špoljar (2017) A concept analysis of the term migrant women in the context of pregnancy. International Journal of Nursing Practice . e12600. ISSN 1322-7114

Balaam, Marie-Clare ORCID: 0000-0003-4511-7352, Thomson, Gillian ORCID: 0000-0003-3392-8182, Van Lessen, Logan, Jenkins, Heather, Austin, Jo, Burnell, Jane ORCID: 0000-0002-4601-1632 and LEAVEY, RALPH (2016) Birth Companions Research Project: Experiences and Birth Outcomes of Vulnerable Women. Project Report. Birth Companions, London, UK.

Beckingham, Andy, Downe, Soo ORCID: 0000-0003-2848-2550, Fernandez, Evita, Reed, Becky, Kaur, Indie, Aziz, Nuzhat and Kingdon, Carol ORCID: 0000-0002-5958-9257 (2022) Implementing Professional Midwife-Led Maternity Care in India for Healthy Pregnant Women: A Community Case Study. Frontiers in Public Health, 10 . p. 875595. ISSN 2296-2565

Behova, Lenka, Graham, Wendy, Chapin, Elise M., Afulani, Patience, Downe, Soo ORCID: 0000-0003-2848-2550, Hallegebriel, Tedbabe Degefie, Lincetto, Ornella and Sacks, Emma (2022) IMAgiNE EURO: Data for action on quality of maternal and newborn care in 20 European countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 159 (51). pp. 5-8. ISSN 0020-7292

Bernardes-Oliveira, Emanuelly, de Freitas, Daniel Lucas Dantas, Medeiros-De-morais, Camilo De lelis ORCID: 0000-0003-2573-787X, Cornetta, Maria da Conceição de Mesquita, Camargo, Juliana Dantas de Araújo Santos, de Lima, Kassio Michell Gomes and Crispim, Janaina Cristiana de Oliveira (2020) Spectrochemical differentiation in gestational diabetes mellitus based on attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy and multivariate analysis. Scientific Reports, 10 (1). p. 19259.

Betrán, Ana Pilar, Temmerman, Marleen, Kingdon, Carol ORCID: 0000-0002-5958-9257, Mohiddin, Abdu, Opiyo, Newton, Torloni, Maria Regina, Zhang, Jun, Musana, Othiniel, Wanyonyi, Sikolia Z et al (2018) Interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections in healthy women and babies. The Lancet, 392 (10155). pp. 1358-1368. ISSN 0140-6736

Betrán, Ana Pilar, Torloni, Maria Regina, Althabe, Fernando, Altieri, Elena, Arulkumaran, Sabaratnam, Ashraf, Fatema, Bailey, Patricia, Bonet, Mercedes, Bucagu, Maurice et al (2023) A research agenda to improve incidence and outcomes of assisted vaginal birth. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 101 (11). pp. 723-729. ISSN 0042-9686

Blair, Mitch, Downe, Soo ORCID: 0000-0003-2848-2550, Gordon, Adrienne, Musgrave, Loretta, Homer, Caroline and Etherington, Claire (2021) Baby Buddy app evaluation-effective uplift in breast feeding despite unclear mechanism. mHealth, 7 . p. 16.

Blix, Ellen, Maude, Robyn, Hals, Elisabeth, Kisa, Sezer, Karlsen, Elisabeth, Nohr, Ellen Aagaard, de Jonge, Ank, Lindgren, Helena, Downe, Soo ORCID: 0000-0003-2848-2550 et al (2019) Intermittent auscultation fetal monitoring during labour: A systematic scoping review to identify methods, effects, and accuracy. PLOS ONE, 14 (7). e0219573.

Bohren, M.A., Opiyo, N., Kingdon, Carol ORCID: 0000-0002-5958-9257, Downe, Soo ORCID: 0000-0003-2848-2550 and Betran, A.P. (2019) Optimising the use of caesarean section: a generic formative research protocol for implementation preparation. Reproductive Health, 16 (170).

Bookless, Rebekah, Naomi, Charlton, Smith, Joanne, Doherty, Alison ORCID: 0000-0003-3593-8069, Harrison, Joanna ORCID: 0000-0001-8963-7240 and Hill, James Edward ORCID: 0000-0003-1430-6927 (2025) Perspectives on antenatal education: a commentary. The Practising Midwife .

Brandão, Sónia, Silva, Rosa, Abreu, Wilson, Brandão, Tânia, Prata, Ana Paula, Riklikiene, Olga, Jarasiunaite-Fedosejeva, Gabija, González Mesa, Ernesto, İsbir, Gözde Gökçe et al (2025) Examining the connection between perceived stress and post-traumatic stress in women who experienced a traumatic childbirth. Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 16 (1). pp. 2085-2093. ISSN 2336-3517

Brandão, Tânia, Brandão, Sónia, Prata, Ana Paula, Silva, Rosa, Abreu, Wilson, Riklikiene, Olga, Jarasiunaite-Fedosejeva, Gabija, González-Mesa, Ernesto, İsbir, Gözde Gökçe et al (2025) Posttraumatic growth in women after a childbirth experience: The influence of individual characteristics and intrusive and deliberate rumination. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 17 (5). pp. 1076-1085. ISSN 1942-9681

Brigante, L., Coxon, Kirstie ORCID: 0000-0001-5480-597X, Fernandez Turienzo, C. and Sandall, J. (2023) “She was there all the time”. A qualitative study exploring how women at higher risk for preterm birth experience midwifery continuity of care. Women and Birth, 36 (4). e397-e404. ISSN 18715192

Buyukcan‐Tetik, Asuman, Seefeld, Lara, Bergunde, Luisa, Ergun, Turan Deniz, Dikmen‐Yildiz, Pelin, Horsch, Antje, Garthus‐Niegel, Susan, Oosterman, Mirjam, Lalor, Joan et al (2024) Birth expectations, birth experiences and childbirth‐related post‐traumatic stress symptoms in mothers and birth companions: Dyadic investigation using response surface analysis. British Journal of Health Psychology, 29 (4). pp. 925-942. ISSN 1359-107X

Byrom, Anna, Thomson, Gill ORCID: 0000-0003-3392-8182, Akooji, Naseerah and Feeley, Claire (2025) Sustaining continuity of carer in practice: A service evaluation of a local maternity system in Northwest England. Midwifery, 150 . p. 104603. ISSN 0266-6138

Byrom, Anna, Thomson, Gillian ORCID: 0000-0003-3392-8182, Dooris, Mark T ORCID: 0000-0002-5986-1660 and Dykes, Fiona Clare ORCID: 0000-0002-2728-7967 (2021) Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative: providing, receiving and leading infant feeding care in a hospital maternity setting – a critical ethnography. Maternal And Child Nutrition, 17 (2). ISSN 1740-8695

Byrom, Sheena and Byrom, Anna (2025) Love and colleagues: Sustaining wellbeing in the workplace through social connections. In: Love and Midwifery. Routledge, London. ISBN 9781032645780

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Carr, Vimbai Patience, Thomson, Gill ORCID: 0000-0003-3392-8182, Moran, Victoria Louise ORCID: 0000-0003-3165-4448 and Strachan, Gill (2025) Women's Experiences of Care and Support Following Postpartum Psychosis: A Meta-Ethnography. Journal of Advanced Nursing . ISSN 0309-2402

Cassidy, Tanya M., Dowling, Sally, Mahon, Bernard P. and Dykes, Fiona Clare ORCID: 0000-0002-2728-7967 (2018) Exchanging breastmilk: Introduction. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 14 (S6). e12748. ISSN 1740-8695

Clarke, Joanne L, Ingram, Jenny, Johnson, Debbie, Thomson, Gillian ORCID: 0000-0003-3392-8182, Trickey, Heather, Dombrowski, Stephan U, Sitch, Alice, Dykes, Fiona Clare ORCID: 0000-0002-2728-7967, Feltham, Max et al (2019) The ABA intervention for improving breastfeeding initiation and continuation: Feasibility study results. Maternal And Child Nutrition, 16 (1). ISSN 1740-8695

Clarke, Joanne, Crossland, Nicola ORCID: 0000-0003-1063-8123, Dombrowski, Stephan, Hoddinott, Pat, Ingram, Jenny, Johnson, Debbie, Jolly, Kate, McArthur, Christine, McKell, Jennifer et al (2025) Experiences of the ABA-feed infant feeding intervention: a qualitative study with women, peer supporters and coordinators. Maternal & Child Nutrition . ISSN 1740-8695

Clarke, Joanne, Dombrowski, Stephan U, Gkini, Eleni, Hoddinott, Pat, Ingram, Jenny, MacArthur, Christine, Moss, Ngawai, Ocansey, Laura, Roberts, Tracy et al (2023) Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Assets-based feeding help Before and After birth (ABA-feed) for improving breastfeeding initiation and continuation: protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial (Version 3.0). BMJ Open, 13 (11).

Clarke, Joanne, Dombrowski, Stephan U, Gkini, Eleni, Hoddinott, Pat, Ingram, Jenny, MacArthur, Christine, Moss, Ngawai, Ocansey, Laura, Roberts, Tracy et al (2023) The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Assets-based feeding help Before and After birth (ABA-feed) for improving breastfeeding initiation and continuation: protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial (Version 3.0). BMJ Open .

Clarke, Joanne, Thomson, Gill ORCID: 0000-0003-3392-8182, Crossland, Nicola ORCID: 0000-0003-1063-8123, Dombrowski, Stephan, Hoddinott, Pat, Ingram, Jenny, Johnson, Debbie, McArthur, Christine, McKell, Jennifer et al (2025) ABA‐Feed Infant Feeding Training for Peer Supportersand Coordinators: Development and Mixed‐Methods Evaluation. Maternal & Child Nutrition . e70115. ISSN 1740-8695

Colomar, Mercedes, Opiyo, Newton, Kingdon, Carol ORCID: 0000-0002-5958-9257, Long, Qian, Nion, Soledad, Bohren, Meghan A. and Betran, Ana Pilar (2021) Do women prefer caesarean sections? A qualitative evidence synthesis of their views and experiences. PLOS ONE, 16 (5). e0251072.

Constantinou, Georgina, Ayers, Susan, Mitchell, Eleanor J, Moore, Sarah, Jones, Anne-Marie, Downe, Soo ORCID: 0000-0003-2848-2550, Walker, Kate F and Daniels, Jane (2024) The acceptability of group B streptococcal bacteria (GBS) testing to women, including self-swabbing procedures: A qualitative study. Midwifery, 135 . ISSN 0266-6138

Constantinou, Georgina, Ayers, Susan, Mitchell, Eleanor J, Walker, Kate F, Daniels, Jane, Moore, Sarah, Jones, Anne-Marie and Downe, Soo ORCID: 0000-0003-2848-2550 (2023) Women’s knowledge of and attitudes towards group B streptococcus (GBS) testing in pregnancy: a qualitative study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 23 (1).

Constantinou, Georgina, Ayers, Susan, Mitchell, Eleanor J., Walker, Kate F., Downe, Soo ORCID: 0000-0003-2848-2550, Jones, Ann-Marie, Moore, Sarah and Daniels, Jane P. (2024) The acceptability of implementation of group B Streptococcus testing: Perspectives from women and health professionals in the GBS3 trial: A qualitative study. Women and Birth, 37 (6). p. 101832. ISSN 1871-5192

Coxon, Kirstie ORCID: 0000-0001-5480-597X (2014) Risk in pregnancy and birth: are we talking to ourselves? Health, Risk & Society, 16 (6). pp. 481-493. ISSN 1369-8575

Coxon, Kirstie ORCID: 0000-0001-5480-597X and Rocca-Ihenacho, Lucia (2025) Where are we with Place of Birth? Call for papers for a special issue. Elsevier.

Coxon, Kirstie ORCID: 0000-0001-5480-597X, Bisits, Andrew and Sandall, Jane (2014) Call for special issue of midwifery on risk in childbirth. Midwifery, 31 (2). pp. 257-258. ISSN 02666138

Coxon, Kirstie ORCID: 0000-0001-5480-597X, Chisholm, Alison, Malouf, Reem, Rowe, Rachel and Hollowell, Jennifer (2017) What influences birth place preferences, choices and decision-making amongst healthy women with straightforward pregnancies in the UK? A qualitative evidence synthesis using a ‘best fit’ framework approach. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 17 (1). ISSN 1471-2393

Coxon, Kirstie ORCID: 0000-0001-5480-597X, Evans, Kerry and Thomson, Gill ORCID: 0000-0003-3392-8182 (2024) A response to the UK all party parliamentary group (APPG) report on birth trauma. Midwifery, 137 . p. 104131. ISSN 0266-6138

Coxon, Kirstie ORCID: 0000-0001-5480-597X, Homer, Caroline, Bisits, Andrew, Sandall, Jane and Bick, Debra (2016) Erratum to ‘Reconceptualising Risk in Childbirth’ [Midwifery 38 (2016) 1−5]. Midwifery, 42 . p. 101. ISSN 02666138

Coxon, Kirstie ORCID: 0000-0001-5480-597X, Homer, Caroline, Bisits, Andrew, Sandall, Jane and Bick, Debra (2016) Reconceptualising risk in childbirth. Midwifery, 38 . pp. 1-5. ISSN 02666138

Coxon, Kirstie ORCID: 0000-0001-5480-597X, Turienzo, Cristina Fernandez, Kweekel, Liselotte, Goodarzi, Bahareh, Brigante, Lia, Simon, Agnes and Lanau, Miriam Morlans (2020) The impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on maternity care in Europe. Midwifery, 88 . p. 102779. ISSN 02666138

Crossland, Nicola ORCID: 0000-0003-1063-8123, Kingdon, Carol ORCID: 0000-0002-5958-9257, Balaam, Marie-Clare ORCID: 0000-0003-4511-7352, Betrán, Ana Pilar and Downe, Soo ORCID: 0000-0003-2848-2550 (2020) Women’s, partners’ and healthcare providers’ views and experiences of assisted vaginal birth: a systematic mixed methods review. Reproductive Health, 17 (83).

Crossland, Nicola ORCID: 0000-0003-1063-8123, Thomson, Gillian ORCID: 0000-0003-3392-8182 and Moran, Victoria Louise ORCID: 0000-0003-3165-4448 (2020) Impact of parenting resources on breastfeeding, parenting confidence and relationships. Midwifery, 81 . ISSN 0266-6138

Crossland, Nicola ORCID: 0000-0003-1063-8123, Thomson, Gillian ORCID: 0000-0003-3392-8182, Morgan, H, MacLennan, G, Dykes, Fiona Clare ORCID: 0000-0002-2728-7967 and Hoddinott, P (2016) Breast pumps as an incentive for breastfeeding: a mixed methods study of acceptability. Maternal And Child Nutrition . ISSN 1740-8695

Cull, Joanne ORCID: 0000-0001-8990-154X (2024) EMpowering Pregnant women Affected by Trauma HistoRY: The EMPATHY study. Doctoral thesis, University of Central Lancashire.

Cull, Joanne ORCID: 0000-0001-8990-154X and Easter, Abigail (2023) Post-placental IUD insertion (PPIUD): what do women think? MIDIRS Midwifery Digest . ISSN 0961-5555

Cull, Joanne ORCID: 0000-0001-8990-154X and Easter, Abigail (2023) Post-placental IUD insertion: what helps and hinders implementation? MIDIRS Midwifery Digest, 33 (2). ISSN 0961-5555

Cull, Joanne ORCID: 0000-0001-8990-154X, Thomson, Gill ORCID: 0000-0003-3392-8182, Downe, Soo ORCID: 0000-0003-2848-2550, Fine, Michelle and Topalidou, Anastasia ORCID: 0000-0003-0280-6801 (2024) Asking in pregnancy about previous trauma: a review of evidence. The Practising Midwife, 27 (3). pp. 24-28. ISSN 1461-3123

Cull, Joanne, Thomson, Gill ORCID: 0000-0003-3392-8182, Downe, Soo ORCID: 0000-0003-2848-2550, Fine, Michelle and Topalidou, Anastasia ORCID: 0000-0003-0280-6801 (2025) Empowering Women Through Trauma-Informed Maternity Care: The EMPATHY Framework. Frontiers in Global Women's Health .

Cull, Joanne ORCID: 0000-0001-8990-154X, Thomson, Gill ORCID: 0000-0003-3392-8182, Downe, Soo ORCID: 0000-0003-2848-2550, Fine, Michelle and Topalidou, Anastasia ORCID: 0000-0003-0280-6801 (2024) Routine discussion of previous trauma in the perinatal period: Insights from interviews with women, voluntary sector representatives, and maternity care providers. BMJ Open . (Submitted)

Cull, Joanne ORCID: 0000-0001-8990-154X, Thomson, Gill ORCID: 0000-0003-3392-8182, Downe, Soo ORCID: 0000-0003-2848-2550, Fine, Michelle and Topalidou, Anastasia ORCID: 0000-0003-0280-6801 (2023) Views from women and maternity care professionals on routine discussion of previous trauma in the perinatal period: A qualitative evidence synthesis. PLoS One, 18 (5).

Cunningham, Jessica, Calestani, Melania and Coxon, Kirstie ORCID: 0000-0001-5480-597X (2025) How experiences of weight stigma impact higher-weight women during their maternity care: a meta-ethnography. Midwifery, 141 . ISSN 0266-6138

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Dahlen, H. G., Downe, Soo ORCID: 0000-0003-2848-2550, Wright, M. L., Kennedy, H. P. and Taylor, J. Y. (2016) Childbirth and consequent atopic disease: emerging evidence on epigenetic effects based on the hygiene and EPIIC hypotheses. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 16 (1). ISSN 1471-2393

Dahlen, Hannah G, Downe, Soo ORCID: 0000-0003-2848-2550, Jackson, Melanie, Priddis, Holly, de Jonge, Ank and Schmied, Virginia (2020) An ethnographic study of the interaction between philosophy of childbirth and place of birth. Women and birth . ISSN 1871-5192

Dahlen, Hannah G, Thornton, Charlene, Downe, Soo ORCID: 0000-0003-2848-2550, de Jonge, Ank, Seijmonsbergen-Schermers, Anna, Tracy, Sally, Tracy, Mark, Bisits, Andrew and Peters, Lilian (2021) Intrapartum interventions and outcomes for women and children following induction of labour at term in uncomplicated pregnancies: a 16-year population-based linked data study. BMJ Open, 11 (6). e047040.

Daniels, Jane P., Walker, Kate F., Bradshaw, Lucy, Dorling, Jon, Ojha, Shalini, Gray, James, Thornton, James G., Plumb, Jane, Petrou, Stavros et al (2025) Universal maternal testing for group B streptococcus in late pregnancy: process outcomes and alongside qualitative study for the GBS3 trial. Early Human Development . p. 106442. ISSN 0378-3782 (In Press)

Daniels, Jane, Walker, Kate, Bradshaw, Lucy, Dorling, Jon, Ojha, Shalini ORCID: 0000-0001-5668-4227, Gray, James, Thornton, Jim ORCID: 0000-0001-9764-6876, Plumb, Jane, Petrou, Stavros et al (2025) Routine testing for group B streptococcus in pregnancy: protocol for a UK cluster randomised trial (GBS3). BMJ Open, 15 (6).

Davies, Janice Anne (2020) Quantities of GLP-1 mimetics. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 2 (3). p. 120. ISSN 2631-8385

De Jonge, Ank, Downe, Soo ORCID: 0000-0003-2848-2550, Page, Lesley, Devane, Declan, Lindgren, Helena, Klinkert, Joke, Gray, Muir and Jani, Anant (2019) Value based maternal and newborn care requires alignment of adequate resources with high value activities. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 19 (428).

Doherty, Tanya, Clow, Sheila, Wibbelink, Margreet, Yazbek, Mariatha and Downe, Soo ORCID: 0000-0003-2848-2550 (2025) Midwifery models of care in the context of increasing caesarean delivery rates. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 103 (6). pp. 410-412. ISSN 0042-9686

Dooris, Mark T ORCID: 0000-0002-5986-1660, Downe, Soo ORCID: 0000-0003-2848-2550, Rocca, L and Byrom, S (2019) Squaring the Circle: Researching Normal Childbirth in a Technological World. In: Squaring the Circle: Researching Normal Childbirth in a Technological World. Pinter & Martin. ISBN 9781780664408

Doraiswamy, Sathyanarayanan, Billah, Sk Masum, Karim, Farhana, Siraj, Md Shahjahan, Buckingham, Alan and Kingdon, Carol ORCID: 0000-0002-5958-9257 (2021) Physician–patient communication in decision-making about Caesarean sections in eight district hospitals in Bangladesh: a mixed-method study. Reproductive Health, 18 (34). ISSN 1742-4755

Doraiswamy, Sathyanarayanan, Billah, Sk Masum, Karim, Farhana, Siraj, Md. Shahjahan, Buckingham, Alan and Kingdon, Carol ORCID: 0000-0002-5958-9257 (2021) Physician-Patient Communication in Decision-Making about Caesarean Sections in Eight District Hospitals in Bangladesh: A Mixed-Method Study. Reproductive Health, 18 (34).

Downe, Soo ORCID: 0000-0003-2848-2550 (2025) BJOG mini commentary on Clinical Practice Guidelines on Normal Labour and Childbirth: A Systematic Review. Authorea . (Submitted)

Downe, Soo ORCID: 0000-0003-2848-2550 (2022) Informed consent should be obtained before vaginal birth AGAINST: Informed consent should not be obtained before vaginal birth. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 129 (5). p. 830. ISSN 1470-0328

Downe, Soo ORCID: 0000-0003-2848-2550 (2018) New insights into maternity care design and delivery. Editorial commentary. Edizioni Minerva Medica S.p.A..

Downe, Soo ORCID: 0000-0003-2848-2550 (2016) Whose Interest and What Public? Media Interpretations of "In the Public Interest" in the Context of Maternity Care. International Journal of Childbirth, 6 (4). pp. 194-196. ISSN 2156-5287

Downe, Soo ORCID: 0000-0003-2848-2550 (2016) Working out what works: The case of midwife led care - Commentary on: Is model of care associated with infant birth outcomes among vulnerable women? A scoping review of midwifery-led versus physician-led care. SSM - Population Health, 2 . pp. 194-195. ISSN 2352-8273

Downe, Soo ORCID: 0000-0003-2848-2550 and Gulmezoglu, A.Metin (2017) Turning local knowledge and experience into innovative tools for quality care during labor and childbirth: The BOLD project experience. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 139 (S1). pp. 1-3. ISSN 0020-7292

Downe, Soo ORCID: 0000-0003-2848-2550, Calleja Agius, Jean, Balaam, Marie-Clare ORCID: 0000-0003-4511-7352 and Frith, Lucy (2020) Understanding childbirth as a complex salutogenic phenomenon: The EU COST BIRTH Action Special Collection. PLOS ONE, 15 (8).

Downe, Soo ORCID: 0000-0003-2848-2550, Finlayson, Kenneth William ORCID: 0000-0002-1287-7630, Lawrie, Theresa A., Lewin, Simon A., Glenton, Claire, Rosenbaum, Sarah, Barreix, Maria and Tuncalp, Ozge (2019) Qualitative Evidence Synthesis (QES) for Guidelines: Paper 1 – Using qualitative evidence synthesis to inform guideline scope and develop qualitative findings statements. Health Research Policy and Systems, 17 (76).

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