Assessing partnership working: Evidence from the National Sexual Health Demonstration Project
Thesis
Pow, J. S. Assessing partnership working: Evidence from the National Sexual Health Demonstration Project. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3721
Partnership working has become something of a government imperative for tackling complex public health issues and is now more often the norm than the exception in health educa...
“Labelled High-Risk”: Exploring perception of risk during childbirth in women with a BMI>35kg/m²
Thesis
Norris, G. “Labelled High-Risk”: Exploring perception of risk during childbirth in women with a BMI>35kg/m². (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2389217
This thesis reports on a qualitative exploration of the lived experience of seven pregnant women, medically classified as severely obese, and subsequently labelled as a high-r...
Pancreatic and adrenal development and function in an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome
Thesis
Ramaswamy, S. Pancreatic and adrenal development and function in an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9826
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a complex disorder encompassing reproductive and metabolic dysfunction. Ovarian hyperandrogenism is an endocrine hallmark of human PCOS. In...
Policy and practice concerning women with an RhD negative blood type : a midwifery perspective
Thesis
Harkness, M. Policy and practice concerning women with an RhD negative blood type : a midwifery perspective. (Thesis)
University of Edinburgh. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9274
In May 2002 the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) made the recommendation that all pregnant women with an RhD negative blood type should be offered routine ant...
Characterisation of GABAA receptors and cation-chloride cotransporters in the uterus and their role in pre-term labour
Thesis
Sutherland, M. L. Characterisation of GABAA receptors and cation-chloride cotransporters in the uterus and their role in pre-term labour. (Thesis)
Edinburgh napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1255142
GABAA receptor (GABAAR) function may be inhibitory or excitatory in the brain depending on the chloride electrochemical gradient over the neuronal membrane. This gradient is t...
Interpersonal trauma, substance misuse and pregnancy: A phenomenological exploration of pregnant women and midwives in Scotland
Thesis
Waddell, N. M. Interpersonal trauma, substance misuse and pregnancy: A phenomenological exploration of pregnant women and midwives in Scotland. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1255223
Background: The relationship between interpersonal trauma (IPT) and substance misuse is complex and multi-factorial, but has not been examined fully in the existing few studie...
Midwives’ knowledge and understanding of issues affecting the care of pregnant women with an RhD negative blood type.
Thesis
Harkness, M. Midwives’ knowledge and understanding of issues affecting the care of pregnant women with an RhD negative blood type. (Thesis)
University of Glasgow. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9275
A qualitative exploration of the experiences of clinically very severely obese women during pregnancy and the postnatal period
Thesis
Keely, A. A qualitative exploration of the experiences of clinically very severely obese women during pregnancy and the postnatal period. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1255699
Very severe maternal obesity (BMI >40kg/m2) increases significantly the risks of poor pregnancy outcomes for both mothers and babies. In light of the limited success of behavi...