All Outputs (2)

Factors associated with universal infant free school meal take up and refusal in a multicultural urban community (2017)
Journal Article
Goodchild, G., Faulks, J., Swift, J., Mhesuria, J., Jethwa, P., & Pearce, J. (2017). Factors associated with universal infant free school meal take up and refusal in a multicultural urban community. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 30(4), 417-428. https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.12442

Background Universal infant free school meals (UIFSM) were introduced in September 2014 and are available to all key stage 1 (4–7 years) children attending state-maintained infant and primary schools in England. The present study aimed to investig... Read More about Factors associated with universal infant free school meal take up and refusal in a multicultural urban community.

Antenatal weight management: women’s experiences, behaviours, and expectations of weighing in early pregnancy (2016)
Journal Article
Swift, J. A., Pearce, J., Jethwa, P., Taylor, M. A., Avery, A., Ellis, S., …McMullen, S. (2016). Antenatal weight management: women’s experiences, behaviours, and expectations of weighing in early pregnancy. Journal of Pregnancy, Article 8454759. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/8454759

The current emphasis on obstetric risk management helps to frame gestational weight gain as problematic and encourages intervention by healthcare professionals. However pregnant women have reported confusion, distrust, and negative affect associated... Read More about Antenatal weight management: women’s experiences, behaviours, and expectations of weighing in early pregnancy.