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Midwives’ experiences of discussing health behaviour change within routine maternity care: A qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis (2024)
Journal Article
Talbot, H., Peters, S., Furber, C., & Smith, D. M. (2024). Midwives’ experiences of discussing health behaviour change within routine maternity care: A qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis. Women and Birth, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2024.01.002

Problem Behaviours, such as smoking, alcohol use, unhealthy diet, lack of physical activity and vaccination non-adherence may lead to adverse pregnancy outcomes. Background Pregnancy has been identified as an opportune time for midwives to suppo... Read More about Midwives’ experiences of discussing health behaviour change within routine maternity care: A qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis.

With women: Stories from midwives of ethnic heritage. Promoting insight into the art and science of midwifery to our local communities (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Furber, C. (2022, October). With women: Stories from midwives of ethnic heritage. Promoting insight into the art and science of midwifery to our local communities. Paper presented at Royal College of Midwives Annual conference 2022, Cardiff, Wales

This talk outlined work that is ongoing in supporting midwifery as a career to local communities and schools

Exploring the STEP-uP to practice: A survey of UK Lead Midwives for Education views of the STudent midwife Extended Practice Placement during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (2021)
Journal Article
Cooke, A., Hancock, A., White, H., Clark, N., Gibb, F., McNeill, J., …Furber, C. (2021). Exploring the STEP-uP to practice: A survey of UK Lead Midwives for Education views of the STudent midwife Extended Practice Placement during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Midwifery, 101, 103048. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2021.103048

Objective to assess the effect of implementation of the extended placement option available to midwifery students during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Design Online survey open from 2nd June 2020 to 15th July 2020. Setting United... Read More about Exploring the STEP-uP to practice: A survey of UK Lead Midwives for Education views of the STudent midwife Extended Practice Placement during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Recognition of Excessive blood loss At ChildbirTh (REACT) Study: a two‐phase exploratory, sequential mixed methods inquiry using focus groups, interviews and a pilot, randomised crossover study (2021)
Journal Article
Hancock, A., Weeks, A., Furber, C., Campbell, M., & Lavender, T. (2021). The Recognition of Excessive blood loss At ChildbirTh (REACT) Study: a two‐phase exploratory, sequential mixed methods inquiry using focus groups, interviews and a pilot, randomised crossover study. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 128(11), 1843-1854. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.16735

Objectives To explore how childbirth-related blood loss is evaluated and excessive bleeding recognised; and to develop and test a theory of postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) diagnosis. Design Two-phase, exploratory, sequential mixed methods design us... Read More about The Recognition of Excessive blood loss At ChildbirTh (REACT) Study: a two‐phase exploratory, sequential mixed methods inquiry using focus groups, interviews and a pilot, randomised crossover study.

Exploring Lived Experiences of Adolescents Presenting with Self-Harm and Their Views about Suicide Prevention Strategies: A Qualitative Approach (2021)
Journal Article
Naz, A., Naureen, A., Kiran, T., Husain, M. O., Minhas, A., Razzaque, B., …Chaudhry, N. (2021). Exploring Lived Experiences of Adolescents Presenting with Self-Harm and Their Views about Suicide Prevention Strategies: A Qualitative Approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(9), 4694. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094694

Suicide is a serious global public health problem and the third leading cause of death in those 15–35 years old. Self-harm is the major predictor of future suicide attempts and completed suicide yet remains poorly understood. There is limited evidenc... Read More about Exploring Lived Experiences of Adolescents Presenting with Self-Harm and Their Views about Suicide Prevention Strategies: A Qualitative Approach.