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Care and support during maternity for mothers affected by modern slavery: A scoping review (2023)
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Borrelli, S., Ramasamy, R., Wong, R., & Spiby, H. (2023). Care and support during maternity for mothers affected by modern slavery: A scoping review. International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, 5, Article 100139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnsa.2023.100139

Background Modern slavery is a largely hidden crime disproportionately affecting women and girls, with 71% of the world's enslaved people being female and approximately one third estimated to be pregnant. Healthcare professionals experience difficul... Read More about Care and support during maternity for mothers affected by modern slavery: A scoping review.

How should a video-call service for early labour be provided? A qualitative study of midwives’ perspectives in the United Kingdom and Italy (2023)
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Borrelli, S., Fumagalli, S., Colciago, E., Downey, J., Spiby, H., & Nespoli, A. (2023). How should a video-call service for early labour be provided? A qualitative study of midwives’ perspectives in the United Kingdom and Italy. Women and Birth, 36(6), 504-510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2023.06.006

Problem: Women in early labour are typically encouraged to delay admission to the maternity unit, but they may find this challenging without appropriate professional support. Background: Prior to the pandemic, research conducted with midwives and wom... Read More about How should a video-call service for early labour be provided? A qualitative study of midwives’ perspectives in the United Kingdom and Italy.

Pain intensity, coping and maternal satisfaction in low-risk labouring women: a prospective descriptive correlational study (2023)
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Borrelli, S., Lecis, A., Antolini, L., Miglietta, M., Zanini, A., Nespoli, A., & Fumagalli, S. (2023). Pain intensity, coping and maternal satisfaction in low-risk labouring women: a prospective descriptive correlational study. Sexual and Reproductive HealthCare, 36, Article 100848. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2023.100848

Objectives The primary aim of the study was to explore pain intensity (PI) and pain coping (PC) scores and the relationship between them. The secondary aim was to explore the correlation between PI and PC scores with labour progress, parity, labour... Read More about Pain intensity, coping and maternal satisfaction in low-risk labouring women: a prospective descriptive correlational study.

Assessment of the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the perceptions of empowerment in midwifery practice scale-revised (PEMS-R-IT) in midwives (2022)
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Fumagalli, S., Borrelli, S., Galeoto, G., Panuccio, F., Pignataro, C., Gottardi, M., & Nespoli, A. (2022). Assessment of the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the perceptions of empowerment in midwifery practice scale-revised (PEMS-R-IT) in midwives. European Journal of Midwifery, 6(May), Article 30. https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/146587

Introduction: A higher degree of midwives’ empowerment is associated with greater job satisfaction and better midwifery care outcomes for women and their families. Empowered midwives are able to better empower women who in turn have a positive influ... Read More about Assessment of the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the perceptions of empowerment in midwifery practice scale-revised (PEMS-R-IT) in midwives.

Midwives’ experiences of providing maternity care to women and families during the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Italy (2022)
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Fumagalli, S., Borrelli, S., Ornaghi, S., Vergani, P., & Nespoli, A. (2023). Midwives’ experiences of providing maternity care to women and families during the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Italy. Women and Birth, 36(1), e57-e64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2022.04.011

Problem: The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly challenged maternity provision internationally. Rapid and radical changes were implemented, with midwives facing anxiety and moral distress if not able to provide optimal and woman-centred care in line... Read More about Midwives’ experiences of providing maternity care to women and families during the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Italy.

Midwifery students' perspectives of physical and virtual mobility activities including preferences for e-learning: A cross-sectional survey (2021)
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Borrelli, S., Walker, L., Coolin, K., Fumagalli, S., Karema, A., Konstantinidis, S., …Spiby, H. (2022). Midwifery students' perspectives of physical and virtual mobility activities including preferences for e-learning: A cross-sectional survey. Nurse Education Today, 109, Article 105214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.105214

Background: Contemporary higher education requires that all midwifery students have insight and understanding of global health practice and demonstrate intercultural sensitivity. However, the mobility models currently offered do not often fit the liv... Read More about Midwifery students' perspectives of physical and virtual mobility activities including preferences for e-learning: A cross-sectional survey.

Lived experiences of the partners of COVID-19 positive childbearing women: A qualitative study (2021)
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Nespoli, A., Ornaghi, S., Borrelli, S., Vergani, P., & Fumagalli, S. (2022). Lived experiences of the partners of COVID-19 positive childbearing women: A qualitative study. Women and Birth, 35(3), 289-297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2021.07.006

Problem: Several maternity units worldwide have rapidly put in place changes to maternity care pathways and restrictive preventive measures in the attempt to limit the spread of COVID-19, resulting in birth companions often not being allowed to be pr... Read More about Lived experiences of the partners of COVID-19 positive childbearing women: A qualitative study.

Spontaneous rupture of membranes and potential use of reagent pads: midwives' experiences and perspectives (2021)
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Borrelli, S., Harton, S., Poole, G., Robertson, K., Walmsley, A., Jomeen, J., …Spiby, H. (2021). Spontaneous rupture of membranes and potential use of reagent pads: midwives' experiences and perspectives. Midirs Midwifery Digest, 31(1), 89-95

Aims and objective: The aim of this study was to explore midwives' experiences and perspectives of current approaches to midwifery care for women with pre-labour or early labour spontaneous rupture of membranes (SROM), with a focus on the potential u... Read More about Spontaneous rupture of membranes and potential use of reagent pads: midwives' experiences and perspectives.

The experiences of childbearing women who tested positive to COVID-19 during the pandemic in northern Italy (2021)
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Fumagalli, S., Ornaghi, S., Borrelli, S., Vergani, P., & Nespoli, A. (2022). The experiences of childbearing women who tested positive to COVID-19 during the pandemic in northern Italy. Women and Birth, 35(3), 242-253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2021.01.001

Problem The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly challenged maternity provision internationally. COVID-19 positive women are one of the childbearing groups most impacted by the pandemic due to drastic changes to maternity care pathways put in place.... Read More about The experiences of childbearing women who tested positive to COVID-19 during the pandemic in northern Italy.

Midwifery students’ views and experiences of birth on mainstream factual television (2020)
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Roberts, J., Bennett, B., Slack, H., Borrelli, S., Spiby, H., Walker, L., & Jomeen, J. (2021). Midwifery students’ views and experiences of birth on mainstream factual television. Midwifery, 92, Article 102859. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2020.102859

© 2020 Objectives: To investigate midwifery students’ experiences of viewing childbirth on mainstream factual television and to explore implications for student career intentions and potential pedagogical uses of television excerpts in midwifery educ... Read More about Midwifery students’ views and experiences of birth on mainstream factual television.

Mixed-methods systematic review: Childbearing women's views, experiences, and decision-making related to epidural analgesia in labour (2020)
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Borrelli, S., Evans, K., Pallotti, P., Evans, C., Eldridge, J., & Spiby, H. (2020). Mixed-methods systematic review: Childbearing women's views, experiences, and decision-making related to epidural analgesia in labour. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 76(12), 3273-3292. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14555

© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aims: To investigate childbearing women's views, experiences and decision-making related to epidural analgesia in labour. Design: Mixed-methods systematic review. Data Sources: A comprehensive literature search was impl... Read More about Mixed-methods systematic review: Childbearing women's views, experiences, and decision-making related to epidural analgesia in labour.

Introducing midwifery students to the world of research: building the basis for future leaders in evidence-based practice (2020)
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Borrelli, S., Walker, L., Jomeen, J., Roberts, J., Edgley, A., Bennett, B., …Spiby, H. (2020). Introducing midwifery students to the world of research: building the basis for future leaders in evidence-based practice. Midirs Midwifery Digest, 30(3), 324-329

This educational project aimed at involving undergraduate midwifery students as co-investigators in research studies, with the primary aim of acquiring first-hand experience of operationalising fundamental aspects of the research process by working w... Read More about Introducing midwifery students to the world of research: building the basis for future leaders in evidence-based practice.

First-time mothers’ expectations of the unknown territory of childbirth: uncertainties, coping strategies and ‘going with the flow’ (2018)
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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’.

Timing of hospital admission in labour: latent versus active phase, mode of birth and intrapartum interventions: a correlational study (2017)
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Rota, A., Antolini, E., Colciago, E., Nespoli, A., Borrelli, S. E., & Fumagalli, S. (2018). Timing of hospital admission in labour: latent versus active phase, mode of birth and intrapartum interventions: a correlational study. Women and Birth, 31(4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2017.10.001

Background Hospitalization of women in latent labour often leads to a cascade of unnecessary intrapartum interventions, to avoid potential disadvantages the recommendation should be to stay at home to improve women’s experience and perinatal outco... Read More about Timing of hospital admission in labour: latent versus active phase, mode of birth and intrapartum interventions: a correlational study.

Disorientation, self-awareness and ongoing learning: student midwives’ experiences of clinical placements in Italy (2017)
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Borrelli, S. E., Cattaneo, A., Recalcati, R., & Nespoli, A. (2017). Disorientation, self-awareness and ongoing learning: student midwives’ experiences of clinical placements in Italy. Midirs Midwifery Digest, 27(3),

Objective: To explore student midwives’ perspectives, experiences and concerns regarding clinical placements in the Italian setting. Design: A qualitative phenomenological study was undertaken, with data collected through semi-structured interviews... Read More about Disorientation, self-awareness and ongoing learning: student midwives’ experiences of clinical placements in Italy.

Women’s expectations and experiences of rupture of membranes and views of the potential use of reagent pads for detecting amniotic fluid (2017)
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Spiby, H., Borrelli, S. E., & Hughes, A. J. (2017). Women’s expectations and experiences of rupture of membranes and views of the potential use of reagent pads for detecting amniotic fluid. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 73(12), 3041-3049. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13365

AIMS: To explore first time mothers’ expectations and experiences regarding rupture of membranes (RoM) at term, and their views on the potential use of reagent pads that detect amniotic fluid. BACKGROUND: There is little information available on wom... Read More about Women’s expectations and experiences of rupture of membranes and views of the potential use of reagent pads for detecting amniotic fluid.

First-time mothers’ choice of birthplace: influencing factors, expectations of the midwife's role and perceived safety (2017)
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Borrelli, S. E., Walsh, D., & Spiby, H. (2017). First-time mothers’ choice of birthplace: influencing factors, expectations of the midwife's role and perceived safety. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 73(8), 1937-1946. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13272

Aim To explore first-time pregnant women's expectations and factors influencing their choice of birthplace. Background Although outcomes and advantages for low-risk childbearing women giving birth in midwifery-led units and home compared wit... Read More about First-time mothers’ choice of birthplace: influencing factors, expectations of the midwife's role and perceived safety.

Adding to the midwifery curriculum through internationalisation and promotion of global mobility (2017)
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Williams, J., Hulme, G., & Borrelli, S. E. (in press). Adding to the midwifery curriculum through internationalisation and promotion of global mobility. British Journal of Midwifery, 25(3), https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2017.25.3.184

Despite the obvious need for student midwives to be exposed to meaningful learning experiences that consider engagement in the wider context of international health care and the associated benefits, there is a lack of information on how this is achie... Read More about Adding to the midwifery curriculum through internationalisation and promotion of global mobility.

Respectful handover: a good alternative when intrapartum continuity of carer cannot be guaranteed (2016)
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Borrelli, S. E., Walsh, D., & Spiby, H. (2016). Respectful handover: a good alternative when intrapartum continuity of carer cannot be guaranteed. Midirs Midwifery Digest, 26(4),

AIM: To explore first-time mothers’ expectations and experiences of being cared for by an unknown midwife and their perceptions around continuity of carer during childbirth. DESIGN: Qualitative Straussian grounded theory methodology. SETTING: Three... Read More about Respectful handover: a good alternative when intrapartum continuity of carer cannot be guaranteed.