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A qualitative study of midwives’ perceptions on using video-calling in early labor (2018)
Journal Article
Spiby, H., Faucher, M. A., Sands, G., Roberts, J., & Kennedy, H. P. (2019). A qualitative study of midwives’ perceptions on using video-calling in early labor. Birth, 46(1), 105-112. https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12364

© 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Background: Decisions made in early labor influence the outcomes of childbirth for women and infants. Telephone assessment during labor, the current norm in many settings, has been found to be a source of dissatisfactio... Read More about A qualitative study of midwives’ perceptions on using video-calling in early labor.

Post-traumatic stress symptomatology following exposure to perceived traumatic perinatal events within the midwifery profession: the impact of trait emotional intelligence (2018)
Journal Article
Nightingale, S., Spiby, H., Sheen, K., & Slade, P. (2018). Post-traumatic stress symptomatology following exposure to perceived traumatic perinatal events within the midwifery profession: the impact of trait emotional intelligence. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 74(9), 2115-2125. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13719

Aims: To explore factors associated with, and predictors of, post‐traumatic stress symptoms in midwives. To explore factors associated with, and potential moderating effects of, trait emotional intelligence. Secondary analysis explored predictors of... Read More about Post-traumatic stress symptomatology following exposure to perceived traumatic perinatal events within the midwifery profession: the impact of trait emotional intelligence.

First-time mothers’ expectations of the unknown territory of childbirth: uncertainties, coping strategies and ‘going with the flow’ (2018)
Journal Article
Borrelli, S. E., Walsh, D., & Spiby, H. (2018). First-time mothers’ expectations of the unknown territory of childbirth: uncertainties, coping strategies and ‘going with the flow’. Midwifery, 63, 39-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2018.04.022

Objective. To explore first-time mothers’ expectations of labour and birth, coping strategies they adopt during pregnancy towards childbirth and coping strategies they expect to use during labour and birth. Design. A qualitative Straussian grounde... Read More about First-time mothers’ expectations of the unknown territory of childbirth: uncertainties, coping strategies and ‘going with the flow’.

The concept of compassion within UK media generated discourse: a corpus informed analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Bond, C., Stacey, G., Field-Richards, S., Callaghan, P., Keeley, P., Lymn, J., …Spiby, H. (2018). The concept of compassion within UK media generated discourse: a corpus informed analysis. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27(15-16), 3081-3090. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14496

Aims and objectives: To examine how the concept of compassion is socially constructed within UK discourse, in response to recommendations that aspiring nurses gain care experience prior to entering nurse education. Background: Following a report of... Read More about The concept of compassion within UK media generated discourse: a corpus informed analysis.

Emotional intelligence and caring in health care professionals (2018)
Journal Article
Nightingale, S., Slade, P., Sheen, K., & Spiby, H. (2018). Emotional intelligence and caring in health care professionals. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 80, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.01.006

Background: Over recent years there has been criticism within the United Kingdom’s health service regarding a lack of care and compassion, resulting in adverse outcomes for patients. The impact of emotional intelligence in staff on patient health car... Read More about Emotional intelligence and caring in health care professionals.