All Outputs (6)

Optimising digital clinical consultations in maternity care: a realist review and implementation principles (2024)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Clancy, G., Evans, K., Booth, A., Nazmeen, B., Timmons, S., Sunney, C., Clowes, M., Jones, N., & Spiby, H. (2024). Optimising digital clinical consultations in maternity care: a realist review and implementation principles. BMJ Open, 14(10), Article e079153. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079153

OBJECTIVES
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to increased use of digital clinical consultations (phone or video calls) within UK maternity services. This project aimed to review the evidence on digital clinical consultations in maternity systems to illu... Read More about Optimising digital clinical consultations in maternity care: a realist review and implementation principles.

Developing initial programme theories for a realist synthesis on digital clinical consultations in maternity care: contributions from stakeholder involvement (2024)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Clancy, G., Evans, K., Booth, A., Nazmeen, B., Timmons, S., …Spiby, H. (2024). Developing initial programme theories for a realist synthesis on digital clinical consultations in maternity care: contributions from stakeholder involvement. Journal of Research in Nursing, 29(2), 127-140. https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871241226911

Background: The COVID pandemic prompted an increase in the use of digital clinical consultations (telephone or video calls) within midwifery and nursing care. This paper reports on a realist review project related to maternity care that seeks to illu... Read More about Developing initial programme theories for a realist synthesis on digital clinical consultations in maternity care: contributions from stakeholder involvement.

Realist inquiry into Maternity care @ a Distance (ARM@DA): realist review protocol (2022)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Evans, K., Booth, A., Timmons, S., Jones, N., Nazmeen, B., …Spiby, H. (2022). Realist inquiry into Maternity care @ a Distance (ARM@DA): realist review protocol. BMJ Open, 12(9), Article e062106. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062106

INTRODUCTION: One of the most commonly reported COVID-19-related changes to all maternity services has been an increase in the use of digital clinical consultations such as telephone or video calling; however, the ways in which they can be optimally... Read More about Realist inquiry into Maternity care @ a Distance (ARM@DA): realist review protocol.

Factors influencing utilisation of ‘free-standing’ and ‘alongside’ midwifery units for low-risk births in England: a mixed-methods study (2020)
Journal Article
Walsh, D., Spiby, H., McCourt, C., Coleby, D., Grigg, C., Bishop, S., …Thornton, J. (2020). Factors influencing utilisation of ‘free-standing’ and ‘alongside’ midwifery units for low-risk births in England: a mixed-methods study. Health Services and Delivery Research, 8(12), 1-106. https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr08120

Factors influencing the utilisation of free-standing and alongside midwifery units in England: a qualitative research study (2020)
Journal Article
Walsh, D., Spiby, H., McCourt, C., Grigg, C., Coleby, D., Bishop, S., …Thornton, J. (2020). Factors influencing the utilisation of free-standing and alongside midwifery units in England: a qualitative research study. BMJ Open, 10(2), Article e033895. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033895

An analysis of media reporting on the closure of freestanding midwifery units in England (2019)
Journal Article
Rayment, J., McCourt, C., Scanlon, M., Culley, L., Spiby, H., Bishop, S., & de Lima, L. A. (2020). An analysis of media reporting on the closure of freestanding midwifery units in England. Women and Birth, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2018.12.012

Problem
Despite clinical guidelines and policy promoting choice of place of birth, 14 Freestanding Midwifery Units were closed between 2008 and 2015, closures reported in the media as justified by low use and financial constraints.

Background
Th... Read More about An analysis of media reporting on the closure of freestanding midwifery units in England.