It has been a busy month for researchers in the Centre for Midwifery and Women's Health.
Academics听have been reporting their findings on improving care and support for women in early / latent phase labour. This has included a specially focused issue in edited by Professors Susanne Grylka-Baeschlin and Vanora Hundley.
CMWH papers include:
- Grylka-Baeschlin S, Hundley V, Cheyne H et al (2023) Early labour: an under-recognised opportunity for improving the experiences of women, families and maternity professionals Women & Birth 听
- Edwards R, Way S and Hundley V (2023) Let鈥檚 Talk Early Labour: The L-TEL Randomised Controlled Trial. Women & Birth 听听
- Mylod DC, Hundley V, Way S, Clark C (2023) Can a birth ball reduce pain perception for women at low obstetric risk in the latent phase of labour? The Ball Assisted Latent Labour (BALL) randomised controlled trial. Women & Birth 听
An additional paper has just been published in听Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare:
- Bartholomew V, Hundley V, Clark C, Parris B (2024) The RETHINK Study: Could pain catastrophisation explain why some women are more likely to attend hospital in early labour. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare