All Outputs (5)

Techniques for managing an impacted fetal head at caesarean section: A systematic review (2022)
Journal Article
Peak, A. G., Barwise, E., & Walker, K. F. (2023). Techniques for managing an impacted fetal head at caesarean section: A systematic review. European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 281, 12-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2022.12.017

A complication arising at caesarean birth when the baby's head is deeply engaged in the pelvis and may be difficult to deliver, is known as an ‘impacted fetal head’. This obstetric emergency occurs in 16% of second stage caesarean sections. Multiple... Read More about Techniques for managing an impacted fetal head at caesarean section: A systematic review.

Synthetic osmotic dilators (Dilapan-S) or dinoprostone vaginal inserts (Propess) for inpatient induction of labour: A UK cost-consequence model (2022)
Journal Article
Walker, K. F., Zaher, S., Torrejon Torres, R., Saunders, S. J., Saunders, R., & Gupta, J. K. (2022). Synthetic osmotic dilators (Dilapan-S) or dinoprostone vaginal inserts (Propess) for inpatient induction of labour: A UK cost-consequence model. European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 278, 72-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2022.08.018

To estimate the costs of synthetic osmotic dilators (Dilapan-S) compared to dinoprostone vaginal inserts (Propess) for inpatient induction of labour (IOL). A population-level, Markov model-based cost-consequence analysis was developed to compare the... Read More about Synthetic osmotic dilators (Dilapan-S) or dinoprostone vaginal inserts (Propess) for inpatient induction of labour: A UK cost-consequence model.

Caring for women experiencing miscarriage and the importance of good communication (2022)
Journal Article
Hart, S., & Walker, K. F. (2022). Caring for women experiencing miscarriage and the importance of good communication. Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine, 32(11), 262-263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ogrm.2022.08.009

The importance of good quality nursing care for pregnancy loss patients can not be underestimated. Pregnancy loss is comparable to any other kind of loss and patients have noted that the nursing care they receive while in hospital can either add to o... Read More about Caring for women experiencing miscarriage and the importance of good communication.

Systems and Processes that Enable Progress for Older Forensic Mental Health Patients (2022)
Journal Article
Walker, K., Furtado, V., Yates, J., Dening, T., Völlm, B., & Griffiths, C. (2023). Systems and Processes that Enable Progress for Older Forensic Mental Health Patients. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 22(2), 93-104. https://doi.org/10.1080/14999013.2022.2080304

Older forensic mental health patients have complex needs and requirements; service provision is required to address mental health, offending risk and issues associated with aging (geriatric care). This study aimed to identify the systems and processe... Read More about Systems and Processes that Enable Progress for Older Forensic Mental Health Patients.

Management of pregnancy complications in women of advanced maternal age (2022)
Journal Article
Garcia, M., Walker, K. F., & Thornton, J. G. (2022). Management of pregnancy complications in women of advanced maternal age. Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine, 32(6), 101-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ogrm.2022.04.001

The average age of women at childbirth in high resource obstetric settings has been increasing steadily for approximately 30 years. Women aged 35 years or over have an increased risk of gestational hypertensive disease, gestational diabetes, placenta... Read More about Management of pregnancy complications in women of advanced maternal age.