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Professor HELEN SPIBY's Outputs (79)

First-time mothers’ choice of birthplace: influencing factors, expectations of the midwife's role and perceived safety (2017)
Journal Article
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.

Respectful handover: a good alternative when intrapartum continuity of carer cannot be guaranteed (2016)
Journal Article
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.

Women’s views on anxiety in pregnancy and the use of anxiety instruments: a qualitative study (2016)
Journal Article
Evans, K., Morrell, C. J., & Spiby, H. (in press). Women’s views on anxiety in pregnancy and the use of anxiety instruments: a qualitative study. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2016.1245413

Objective: To explore women’s experience of anxiety in pregnancy and views on the use of anxiety instruments in antenatal care.

Background: Anxiety in pregnancy is associated with adverse birth outcomes, developmental and behavioural problems in... Read More about Women’s views on anxiety in pregnancy and the use of anxiety instruments: a qualitative study.

‘The greatest feeling you get, knowing you have made a big difference’: survey findings on the motivation and experiences of trained volunteer doulas in England (2016)
Journal Article
Spiby, H., Mcleish, J., Green, J., & Darwin, Z. (2016). ‘The greatest feeling you get, knowing you have made a big difference’: survey findings on the motivation and experiences of trained volunteer doulas in England. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 16(1), Article 289. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-016-1086-6

Background

Support from a doula is known to have physical and emotional benefits for mothers, but there is little evidence about the experiences of volunteer doulas. This research aimed to understand the motivation and experiences of volunteer dou... Read More about ‘The greatest feeling you get, knowing you have made a big difference’: survey findings on the motivation and experiences of trained volunteer doulas in England.

What are the characteristics of perinatal events perceived to be traumatic by midwives? (2016)
Journal Article
Sheen, K., Spiby, H., & Slade, P. (in press). What are the characteristics of perinatal events perceived to be traumatic by midwives?. Midwifery, 40, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2016.06.007

Objective: There is potential for midwives to indirectly experience events whilst providing clinical care that fulfil criteria for trauma. This research aimed to investigate the characteristics of events perceived as traumatic by UK midwives.
Metho... Read More about What are the characteristics of perinatal events perceived to be traumatic by midwives?.

The processes of implementing and sustaining an intensive volunteer one-to-one support (doula) service for disadvantaged pregnant women (2016)
Journal Article
McLeish, J., Spiby, H., Darwin, Z., Wilmot, H., & Green, J. (in press). The processes of implementing and sustaining an intensive volunteer one-to-one support (doula) service for disadvantaged pregnant women. Voluntary Sector Review, https://doi.org/10.1332/204080516X14650415652465

'Doulas' (lay women who are trained to support other women during pregnancy, birth and postnatally) can improve outcomes for disadvantaged mothers and babies. This Realist Evaluation study uses qualitative interviews to explore the views of staff, co... Read More about The processes of implementing and sustaining an intensive volunteer one-to-one support (doula) service for disadvantaged pregnant women.

The kaleidoscopic midwife: a conceptual metaphor illustrating first-time mothers' perspectives of a good midwife during childbirth. A grounded theory study (2016)
Journal Article
Borrelli, S. E., Spiby, H., & Walsh, D. (2016). The kaleidoscopic midwife: a conceptual metaphor illustrating first-time mothers' perspectives of a good midwife during childbirth. A grounded theory study. Midwifery, 39, 103-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2016.05.008

Background: The literature review reveals general information about a good midwife from a range of perspectives and what childbearing women generally value in a midwife, but there is a lack of information around mothers’ perspectives of what makes a... Read More about The kaleidoscopic midwife: a conceptual metaphor illustrating first-time mothers' perspectives of a good midwife during childbirth. A grounded theory study.

A systematic review, evidence synthesis and meta-analysis of quantitative and qualitative studies evaluating the clinical effectiveness, the cost-effectiveness, safety and acceptability of interventions to prevent postnatal depression (2016)
Journal Article
Morrell, C. J., Sutcliffe, P., Booth, A., Stevens, J., Scope, A., Stevenson, M., Harvey, R., Bessey, A., Cantrell, A., Dennis, C.-L., Ren, S., Ragonesi, M., Barkham, M., Churchill, D., Henshaw, C., Newstead, J., Slade, P., Spiby, H., & Stewart-Brown, S. (2016). A systematic review, evidence synthesis and meta-analysis of quantitative and qualitative studies evaluating the clinical effectiveness, the cost-effectiveness, safety and acceptability of interventions to prevent postnatal depression. Health Technology Assessment, 20(37), 1-414. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta20370

Background: Postnatal depression (PND) is a major depressive disorder in the year following childbirth, which impacts on women, their infants and their families. A range of interventions has been developed to prevent PND.
Objectives: To (1) evaluate... Read More about A systematic review, evidence synthesis and meta-analysis of quantitative and qualitative studies evaluating the clinical effectiveness, the cost-effectiveness, safety and acceptability of interventions to prevent postnatal depression.

Evaluation of trained volunteer doula services for disadvantaged women in five areas in England: women's experiences (2016)
Journal Article
Darwin, Z., Green, J., McLeish, J., Willmot, H., & Spiby, H. (in press). Evaluation of trained volunteer doula services for disadvantaged women in five areas in England: women's experiences. Health and Social Care in the Community, https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12331

Disadvantaged childbearing women experience barriers to accessing health and social care services and face greater risk of adverse medical, social and emotional outcomes. Support from doulas (trained lay women) has been identified as a way to improve... Read More about Evaluation of trained volunteer doula services for disadvantaged women in five areas in England: women's experiences.

Unexpected consequences: women’s experiences of a self-hypnosis intervention to help with pain relief during labour (2015)
Journal Article
Finlayson, K., Downe, S., Hinder, S., Carr, H., Spiby, H., & Whorwell, P. (2015). Unexpected consequences: women’s experiences of a self-hypnosis intervention to help with pain relief during labour. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 15(229), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-015-0659-0

Background: Self-hypnosis is becoming increasingly popular as a means of labour pain management. Previous studies have produced mixed results. There are very few data on women’s views and experiences of using hypnosis in this context. As part of a r... Read More about Unexpected consequences: women’s experiences of a self-hypnosis intervention to help with pain relief during labour.

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., Gyte, G., Hinder, S., Miller, V., Slade, P., Trepel, D., Weeks, A., & 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.

A psychometric systematic review of self-report instruments to identify anxiety in pregnancy (2015)
Journal Article
Evans, K., Spiby, H., & Morrell, C. J. (2015). A psychometric systematic review of self-report instruments to identify anxiety in pregnancy. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 71(9), 1986-2001. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12649

Aims: To report a systematic review of the psychometric properties of self‐report instruments to identify the symptoms of anxiety in pregnancy to help clinicians and researchers select the most suitable instrument.
Background: Excessive anxiety in p... Read More about A psychometric systematic review of self-report instruments to identify anxiety in pregnancy.

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
Marshall, J., Spiby, H., & McCormick, F. (2015). Evaluating the 'Focus on Normal Birth and Reducing Caesarean Section Rates Rapid Improvement Programme': a mixed method study in England. Midwifery, 31(2), 332-340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2014.10.005

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.