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Self-hypnosis for intrapartum pain management in pregnant nulliparous women: a randomised controlled trial of clinical effectiveness (2015)
Journal Article
Downe, S., Finlayson, K., Melvin, C., Spiby, H., Ali, A., Diggle, P., …Whorwell, P. (in press). Self-hypnosis for intrapartum pain management in pregnant nulliparous women: a randomised controlled trial of clinical effectiveness. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 122(9), https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.13433

Objective: (Primary) To establish the effect of antenatal group self-hypnosis for nulliparous women on intra-partum epidural use.

Design: Multi-method randomised control trial (RCT).

Setting: Three NHS Trusts.

Population: Nulliparous women n... Read More about Self-hypnosis for intrapartum pain management in pregnant nulliparous women: a randomised controlled trial of clinical effectiveness.

Multisite implementation of trained volunteer doula support for disadvantaged childbearing women: a mixed-methods evaluation (2015)
Journal Article
Spiby, H., Green, J. M., Darwin, Z., Willmot, H., Knox, D., McLeish, J., & Smith, M. (2015). Multisite implementation of trained volunteer doula support for disadvantaged childbearing women: a mixed-methods evaluation. Health Services and Delivery Research, 3(8), 1-332. https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr03080

Background

The research examined an innovative volunteer doula service, established in one city and rolled out to four other sites. The initiative offers support to disadvantaged women with the aim of enhancing well-being and improving the uptake... Read More about Multisite implementation of trained volunteer doula support for disadvantaged childbearing women: a mixed-methods evaluation.

Exposure to traumatic perinatal experiences and posttraumatic stress symptoms in midwives: prevalence and association with burnout (2014)
Journal Article
Sheen, K., Spiby, H., & Slade, P. (2015). Exposure to traumatic perinatal experiences and posttraumatic stress symptoms in midwives: prevalence and association with burnout. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 52(2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.11.006

Background: Midwives provide care in a context where life threatening or stressful events can occur. Little is known about their experiences of traumatic events or the implications for psychological health of this workforce.
Objectives: To investiga... Read More about Exposure to traumatic perinatal experiences and posttraumatic stress symptoms in midwives: prevalence and association with burnout.

Evaluating the 'Focus on Normal Birth and Reducing Caesarean Section Rates Rapid Improvement Programme': a mixed method study in England (2014)
Journal Article

Background: Caesarean section plays an important role in ensuring safety of mother and infant but rising rates are not accompanied by measurable improvements in maternal or neonatal mortality or morbidity. The ‘Focus on Normal Birth and Reducing Caes... Read More about Evaluating the 'Focus on Normal Birth and Reducing Caesarean Section Rates Rapid Improvement Programme': a mixed method study in England.