What influences the timing of the introduction of solid food to infants?
Journal Article
Alder, E. M., Williams, F. L. R., Anderson, A. S., Forsyth, S., Florey, C. D. V., & van der Velde, P. (2004)
What influences the timing of the introduction of solid food to infants?. British Journal of Nutrition, 92(03), 527-531. https://doi.org/10.1079/BJN20041212
The aim of the present study was to assess the factors which may influence the timing of the introduction of solid food to infants. The design was a prospective cohort study b...
“If she wants to eat…and eat and eat…fine! It's gonna feed the baby”: Pregnant women and partners' perceptions and experiences of pregnancy with a BMI >40kg/m2
Journal Article
Keely, A., Cunningham-Burley, S., Elliott, L., Sandall, J., & Whittaker, A. (2016)
“If she wants to eat…and eat and eat…fine! It's gonna feed the baby”: Pregnant women and partners' perceptions and experiences of pregnancy with a BMI >40kg/m2. Midwifery, 49, 87-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2016.09.016
Introduction: women with a raised BMI are more likely to gain excessive weight in pregnancy compared to
women with a BMI in the normal range. Recent behaviour change intervent...
Significant others, situations and infant feeding behaviour change processes: a serial qualitative interview study
Journal Article
McInnes, R. J., Hoddinott, P., Britten, J., Darwent, K., & Craig, L. C. (2013)
Significant others, situations and infant feeding behaviour change processes: a serial qualitative interview study. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 13, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-13-114
Background
Exclusive breastfeeding until six months followed by the introduction of solids and continued breastfeeding is recommended by the World Health Organisation. The dom...
ROTEM thromboelastometry identifies blood product requirements during major obstetric haemorrhage.
Conference Proceeding
Bolton, S., Harkness, M. & Thomson, S. (2011)
ROTEM thromboelastometry identifies blood product requirements during major obstetric haemorrhage
Introduction: major obstetric haemorrhage (MOH) is a
significant cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. Despite a lack of published evidence, thromboelastometry has been r...
Management of indwelling urethral catheters in community settings
Presentation / Conference
Kydd, A., MacKay, W., MacIntosh, T., McIver, V. & O'Kane, C. (2016, October)
Management of indwelling urethral catheters in community settings. Paper presented at 5th European Nursing Congress, Rotterdam
Introduction: This paper presents part of a larger study which examined callout patterns of people with catheters in the community, explored stakeholder experiences and develo...
Finding your feet: The development of a podiatry intervention to reduce falls in care home residents.
Journal Article
Wylie, G., Young, Z., Littleford, R., Sullivan, F., Coyle, J., Williams, B., …Morris, J. (2015)
Finding your feet: The development of a podiatry intervention to reduce falls in care home residents. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 8(Supp.1), https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-8-S1-A7
Introduction
People who live in care homes often fall. Foot and ankle muscle weakness, sub-optimal footwear, and common foot problems such as corns and hallux valgus are known...
Who's keeping the code? Compliance with the international code for the marketing of breast-milk substitutes in Greater Glasgow
Journal Article
McInnes, R. J., Wright, C., Haq, S., & McGranachan, M. (2007)
Who's keeping the code? Compliance with the international code for the marketing of breast-milk substitutes in Greater Glasgow. Public Health Nutrition, 10(07), 719-725. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980007441453
To evaluate compliance with the World Health Organization's International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes in primary care, after the introduction of strict local ...
Survey of cell-salvage use in obstetrics in the UK.
Conference Proceeding
Teig, M., Harkness, M., Catling, S. & Clark, V. (2007)
Survey of cell-salvage use in obstetrics in the UK
Introduction: donor blood is a scarce and expensive
resource, and transfusion is not without risk.1
CEMACH2 and NICE3 have stated that cell salvage
should be considered in maj...
A prospective study exploring the early infant feeding experiences of parents and their significant others during the first 6 months of life: what would make a difference?
Report
Hoddinott, P., Craig, L., Britten, J. & McInnes, R. (2010)
A prospective study exploring the early infant feeding experiences of parents and their significant others during the first 6 months of life: what would make a difference?. Scotland: NHS Scotland
Aims
The aims of this longitudinal qualitative study conducted in 2009-2010 were:
• to explore the early infant feeding experiences of mothers, including the
support offered b...
Digital skills training in care homes: achievement: In the second of their two-part series, Deidre Wild and colleagues describe the successes and challenges of introducing training for staff with the help of ‘IT champions’
Journal Article
Wild, D., & Kydd, A. (2016)
Digital skills training in care homes: achievement: In the second of their two-part series, Deidre Wild and colleagues describe the successes and challenges of introducing training for staff with the help of ‘IT champions’. Nursing Older People, 28(5), 31-36. https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.28.5.31.s26
This article describes digital skills training (DST) for staff and later, residents, as part of a programme of culture change in a large care home with nursing in Glasgow. It ...