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'Not enough people to look after you': an exploration of women's experiences of childbirth in the Republic of Ireland

scientific article published on 14 January 2011

'Seeing me through my memories': a grounded theory study on using reminiscence with people with dementia living in long-term care

scientific article published on 12 July 2014

A Core Outcome Set for the prevention and treatment of fetal GROwth restriction: deVeloping Endpoints: the COSGROVE study

scientific article published on 29 May 2019

A cluster randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of a structured pulmonary rehabilitation education programme for improving the health status of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): The PRINCE Study protocol

scientific article

A core outcome set for adult cardiac surgery trials: A consensus study

scientific article published on 2 November 2017

A core outcome set for studies evaluating the effectiveness of prepregnancy care for women with pregestational diabetes

scientific article

A core outcome set for studies of gestational diabetes mellitus prevention and treatment

scientific article published on 20 March 2020

A core outcome set for trials of infant-feeding interventions to prevent childhood obesity

scientific article published on 29 January 2020

A cost-comparison of midwife-led compared with consultant-led maternity care in Ireland (the MidU study).

scientific article published on 2 July 2015

A descriptive survey of the educational preparation and practices of antenatal educators in ireland.

scientific article published on January 2014

A guidance framework to aid in the selection of nursing and midwifery care process metrics and indicators

scientific article published on 16 April 2019

A metasynthesis of midwife-led care

scientific article published on 16 March 2012

A protocol for a systematic review investigating the factors influencing the statistical planning, design, conduct, analysis and reporting of clinical trials

scientific article published on 08 June 2020

A protocol for a systematic review of clinical practice guidelines for recurrent miscarriage

scientific article published on 23 September 2020

A qualitative study of the factors influencing recruitment to a pilot trial on the prevention of striae gravidarum

scientific article published on 12 February 2020

A randomised-controlled trial evaluating a fetal monitoring education programme

scientific article published on 31 July 2006

A systematic review and quality assessment of systematic reviews of fetal fibronectin and transvaginal length for predicting preterm birth

scientific article

A systematic review and quality assessment of systematic reviews of randomised trials of interventions for preventing and treating preterm birth

scientific article

Active versus expectant management for women in the third stage of labour

scientific article (publication date: 2 March 2015)

Active versus expectant management for women in the third stage of labour

scientific article (published 2010-07-07)

Active versus expectant management for women in the third stage of labour

scientific article (published 2011-01-01)

Active versus expectant management for women in the third stage of labour

scientific article

Active versus expectant management for women in the third stage of labour

scientific article published on 13 February 2019

Admission cardiotocography versus intermittent auscultation of the fetal heart in low-risk pregnancy during evaluation for possible labour admission - a multicentre randomised trial: The ADCAR trial

article published in 2018

An assessment of the cost-effectiveness of midwife-led care in the United Kingdom

scientific article published on 05 May 2012

Antenatal cardiotocography (CTG)

scientific article published on 01 October 2010

Antenatal cardiotocography for fetal assessment

scientific article published on 12 September 2015

Antenatal cardiotocography for fetal assessment

scientific article (published 2012-12-12)

Antenatal cardiotocography for fetal assessment

scientific article (published 2010-01-20)

Antenatal cardiotocography for fetal assessment

scientific article (publication date: 8 July 2009)

Aspirin and anti-inflammatory drugs for the prevention of dementia

scientific article

Assessing the effectiveness of a ‘site visit’ on recruitment rates in a multicentre randomised trial: SWAT-1.

scientific article published on 16 November 2015

Assessment of fetal wellbeing

scientific article published on 01 June 2010

Authors' reply re: Admission cardiotocography versus intermittent auscultation of the fetal heart in low-risk pregnancy during evaluation for possible labour admission-a multicentre randomised trial: the ADCAR trial

scientific article published on 05 November 2018

Baby-led compared with scheduled (or mixed) breastfeeding for successful breastfeeding

scientific article

Baby-led compared with scheduled (or mixed) breastfeeding for successful breastfeeding

scientific article published on 28 September 2016

Baby-led versus scheduled breastfeeding for healthy newborns

scientific article

Biophysical profile for fetal assessment in high risk pregnancies

scientific article

Breaking from binaries - using a sequential mixed methods design

scientific article published on March 2014

COS-STAR: a reporting guideline for studies developing core outcome sets (protocol).

scientific article

COSUTI: a protocol for the development of a core outcome set (COS) for interventions for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) in adults

scientific article published on 07 February 2019

Can learning about trials be child's play? A qualitative exploration of the 'Schools Teaching Awareness of Randomised Trials' (START) initiative

scientific article published on 19 February 2020

Cardiotocography for assessment of fetal wellbeing during labour

scientific article published on 01 June 2010

Cardiotocography versus intermittent auscultation of fetal heart on admission to labour ward for assessment of fetal wellbeing

scientific article (published 2012-02-15)

Cardiotocography versus intermittent auscultation of fetal heart on admission to labour ward for assessment of fetal wellbeing

scientific article (published 2010-08-04)

Cardiotocography versus intermittent auscultation of fetal heart on admission to labour ward for assessment of fetal wellbeing

scientific article

Cardiotocography versus intermittent auscultation of fetal heart on admission to labour ward for assessment of fetal wellbeing

scientific article (publication date: 24 January 2005)

Cardiotocography versus intermittent auscultation of fetal heart on admission to labour ward for assessment of fetal wellbeing

scientific article published on 26 January 2017

Childbirth policies and practices in Ireland and the journey towards midwifery-led care

scientific article

Clinician-centred interventions to increase vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC): a systematic review

scientific article

Commentary: Computerised interpretation of fetal heart rate during labour (INFANT): a randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 28 September 2017

Comparison of midwife-led and consultant-led care of healthy women at low risk of childbirth complications in the Republic of Ireland: a randomised trial

scientific article

Comparison of outpatient and home-based exercise training programmes for COPD: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 30 November 2017

Complementary and alternative therapies for shortening labour

scientific article

Concept development in Nursing and Midwifery: An overview of methodological approaches

article

Continuous cardiotocography (CTG) as a form of electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) for fetal assessment during labour

scientific article (published 2013-05-31)

Continuous cardiotocography (CTG) as a form of electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) for fetal assessment during labour

scientific article

Continuous cardiotocography (CTG) as a form of electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) for fetal assessment during labour.

scientific article

Core Outcome Set for GROwth restriction: deVeloping Endpoints (COSGROVE)

scientific article published on 22 August 2018

Core Outcome Set-STAndards for Reporting: The COS-STAR Statement

scientific article

Core outcome sets for prevention and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage: an international Delphi consensus study

scientific article published on 29 July 2018

Design-based methods to influence the completeness of response to self-administered questionnaires

Detection and management of decreased fetal movements in Ireland: a national survey of midwives' and obstetricians' practices

Developing a core outcome set for childhood obesity prevention: A systematic review

scientific article published on 01 October 2018

Developing a structured education reminiscence-based programme for staff in long-stay care facilities in Ireland.

scientific article published on 14 December 2012

Developing an online, searchable database to systematically map and organise current literature on retention research (ORRCA2)

scientific article published in February 2022

Developing core outcome set for women’s, newborn, and child health: the CROWN Initiative

article

Developing core outcome sets for clinical trials: issues to consider

scientific article

Development of a core outcome set for trials on induction of labour: an international multistakeholder Delphi study

scientific article published on 10 September 2018

Development of an infant feeding core outcome set for childhood obesity interventions: study protocol.

scientific article published on 10 October 2017

Discussions of findings from a Cochrane review of midwife-led versus other models of care for childbearing women: continuity, normality and safety

scientific article published on 30 December 2008

Do Cochrane summaries help student midwives understand the findings of Cochrane systematic reviews: the BRIEF randomised trial

scientific article published on March 2016

Educating advanced midwife practitioners: a collaborative venture.

scientific article

Effectiveness of a structured education reminiscence-based programme for staff on the quality of life of residents with dementia in long-stay units: a study protocol for a cluster randomised trial

scientific article

Effectiveness of prepregnancy care for women with pregestational diabetes mellitus: protocol for a systematic review of the literature and identification of a core outcomes set using a Delphi survey

scientific article

Evaluating maternity care: a core set of outcome measures

scientific article published in June 2007

Expert systems for fetal assessment in labour

scientific article (publication date: 30 April 2015)

Expert systems for fetal assessment in labour

scientific article published on 19 August 2013

Exploring painful experiences: impact of emotional narratives on members of a qualitative research team

scientific article published in December 2006

Factors that impact on recruitment to randomised trials in health care: a qualitative evidence synthesis

article

Follow-up at 1 year and beyond of women with gestational diabetes treated with insulin and/or oral glucose-lowering agents: a core outcome set using a Delphi survey

scientific article published on 04 July 2019

Gestational diabetes prevention and treatment: a protocol for developing core outcome sets

scientific article published on 14 November 2019

Health economic analysis of a cluster-randomised trial (OptiBIRTH) designed to increase rates of vaginal birth after caesarean section

scientific article published on 07 April 2019

Heterogeneity of wound outcome measures in RCTs of treatments for VLUs: a systematic review

scientific article published on May 2015

How many do I need? Basic principles of sample size estimation

scientific article published in August 2004

Hybrid repair versus conventional open repair for aortic arch dissection

Hybrid repair versus conventional open repair for thoracic aortic arch aneurysms

scientific article

Identifying and prioritising midwifery care process metrics and indicators: a Delphi survey and stakeholder consensus process.

scientific article published on 10 June 2019

Identifying trial recruitment uncertainties using a James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership - the PRioRiTy (Prioritising Recruitment in Randomised Trials) study ⬇️

scientific article published in March 2018

Implementing an initiative promote evidence-informed practice: part 2-healthcare professionals' perspectives of the evidence rounds programme

article

Implementing an initiative to promote evidence-informed practice: part 1 - a description of the Evidence Rounds programme

article

Improving maternal, newborn and women's reproductive health in crisis settings

scientific article

Improving quality and safety in maternity care: the contribution of midwife-led care

scientific article published on May 2010

Improving the organisation of maternal health service delivery and optimising childbirth by increasing vaginal birth after caesarean section through enhanced women-centred care (OptiBIRTH trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (ISR

scientific article published on 30 November 2015

Increasing trends in atonic postpartum haemorrhage in Ireland: an 11-year population-based cohort study

scientific article published on 13 December 2011

Increasing trends in atonic postpartum haemorrhage in Ireland: an 11-year population-based cohort study

article published in 2012

Information, knowledge and expectations of the routine ultrasound scan

scientific article published on 28 September 2006

Inhaled analgesia for pain management in labour.

scientific article

Interinstitutional variations in mode of birth after a previous caesarean section: a cross-sectional study in six German hospitals

scientific article published in March 2015

Interventions for nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy

scientific article published on 01 December 2010

Interventions for the management of obesity in people with bipolar disorder

scientific article published on 12 April 2018

Introducing the informed health choices project to Ireland

scientific article published on 16 March 2018

Labour characteristics of women achieving successful vaginal birth after caesarean section in three European countries

scientific article published on 19 March 2019

Limited evidence exists on the effectiveness of education and training interventions on trial recruitment; a systematic review

scientific article published on 22 May 2019

Magnesium sulphate for the prevention of eclampsia.

scientific article

Making randomised trials more efficient: report of the first meeting to discuss the Trial Forge platform

scientific article published on 5 June 2015

Measuring women's experiences of maternity care: protocol for a systematic review of self-report survey instruments

scientific article published on 06 January 2020

Metabolic follow-up at one year and beyond of women with gestational diabetes treated with insulin and/or oral hypoglycaemic agents: study protocol for the identification of a core outcomes set using a Delphi survey

Methodological considerations in cohort study designs

Methodology in conducting a systematic review of systematic reviews of healthcare interventions

scientific article

Midwife-led continuity models versus other models of care for childbearing women

scientific article (published 2016-04-28)

Midwife-led continuity models versus other models of care for childbearing women

scientific article (publication date: 15 September 2015)

Midwife-led continuity models versus other models of care for childbearing women

scientific article

Midwife-led versus other models of care for childbearing women ⬇️

scientific article

Midwifery basics: understanding research (3). Sampling

scientific article published on 01 January 2010

Midwives' visual interpretation of intrapartum cardiotocographs: intra- and inter-observer agreement

Online randomised trials with children: A scoping review protocol

scientific article published on 20 June 2022

OptiBIRTH: a cluster randomised trial of a complex intervention to increase vaginal birth after caesarean section

scientific article published on 06 March 2020

Optimal evidence in difficult settings: improving health interventions and decision making in disasters

scientific article

Outcome measures in studies on the use of oxytocin for the treatment of delay in labour: a systematic review

scientific article published in September 2014

PARROT Ireland: Placental growth factor in Assessment of women with suspected pre-eclampsia to reduce maternal morbidity: a Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomised Control Trial Research Study Protocol

Palliative care interventions in advanced dementia

scientific article

Palliative care interventions in advanced dementia.

scientific article

Parental presence at anaesthesia induction: A systematic review

scientific article

Planned birth at or near term for improving health outcomes for pregnant women with gestational diabetes and their infants

scientific article published on 5 January 2018

Planned birth at or near term for improving health outcomes for pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes and their infants.

scientific article published on 9 February 2018

Practices for predicting and preventing preterm birth in Ireland: a national survey

scientific article

Preference of birth mode and postnatal health related quality of life after one previous caesarean section in three European countries

scientific article published on 19 September 2019

Prevention of striae gravidarum: study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 12 October 2018

Private health care coverage and increased risk of obstetric intervention

scientific article published on 13 January 2014

Process evaluation for OptiBIRTH, a randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention designed to increase rates of vaginal birth after caesarean section

scientific article published on 5 January 2018

Professionals' views of fetal monitoring during labour: a systematic review and thematic analysis

scientific article

Protocol for a systematic review of psychological interventions for cancer-related fatigue in post-treatment cancer survivors

scientific article

Protocol for the development of a salutogenic intrapartum core outcome set (SIPCOS).

scientific article published on 19 April 2017

Psychological interventions for treating and preventing recurrence of foot ulcers in people with diabetes

scientific article published on 20 October 2017

Psychosocial interventions for the prevention of disability following traumatic physical injury

scientific article (publication date: 2009)

Psychosocial interventions for the prevention of disability following traumatic physical injury

scientific article (published 2008-07-16)

Psychosocial interventions for the prevention of disability following traumatic physical injury

scientific article

Pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

scientific article (publication date: 24 February 2015)

Questionnaire survey on women's views after a first caesarean delivery in two tertiary centres in Ireland and their preference for involvement in a future randomised trial on mode of birth

scientific article published on 03 October 2019

Reflections on the added value of using mixed methods in the SCAPE study

scientific article published on March 2014

Reminiscence in dementia: a concept analysis

scientific article published on 17 August 2012

Residential care facilities providing multidisciplinary integrated care for older people achieve higher scores on 32 risk-adjusted quality of care indicators than facilities providing usual care

Risk of bias assessment of sequence generation: a study of 100 systematic reviews of trials

article

SWAT 1: what effects do site visits by the principal investigator have on recruitment in a multicentre randomized trial?

scientific article published in August 2013

SWAT-1: The effectiveness of a 'site visit' intervention on recruitment rates in a multi-centre randomised trial

scientific article published on 10 May 2015

Salutogenically focused outcomes in systematic reviews of intrapartum interventions: a systematic review of systematic reviews

scientific article

Sexual counselling for sexual problems in patients with cardiovascular disease

scientific article

Sexual counselling for sexual problems in patients with cardiovascular disease

scientific article (publication date: 25 February 2014)

Sexual transmission of Hepatitis C Virus infection in a heterosexual population: A systematic review

article

The COVID-NMA Project: Building an Evidence Ecosystem for the COVID-19 Pandemic

scientific article published on 15 September 2020

The cost-effectiveness of a structured education pulmonary rehabilitation programme for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care: the PRINCE cluster randomised trial

scientific article

The effectiveness of a structured education pulmonary rehabilitation programme for improving the health status of people with moderate and severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care: the PRINCE cluster randomised trial.

scientific article published on 04 June 2013

The effectiveness of digital multimedia presentation of trial information on recruitment and retention of patients: Protocol for a study within a trial (SWAT)

scientific article published on 30 March 2020

The effectiveness of physiologically based early warning or track and trigger systems after triage in adult patients presenting to emergency departments: a systematic review.

scientific article published on 6 December 2017

The effectiveness of psychological interventions for fatigue in cancer survivors: systematic review of randomised controlled trials

scientific article published on 13 December 2019

The impact of reminiscence on the quality of life of residents with dementia in long-stay care

scientific article published on 14 March 2014

The use of anti stretch marks' products by women in pregnancy: a descriptive, cross-sectional survey

scientific article

Topical preparations for preventing stretch marks in pregnancy

scientific article

Trial Forge Guidance 1: what is a Study Within A Trial (SWAT)?

scientific article published on 23 February 2018

Trial Forge Guidance 2: how to decide if a further Study Within A Trial (SWAT) is needed

scientific article published on 07 January 2020

Ultrasound screening for fetal abnormality in Ireland: a national survey

scientific article

Unexpected diagnosis of fetal abnormality: women's encounters with caregivers

scientific article published on March 2007

Use of core outcome sets was low in clinical trials published in major medical journals

scientific article published in February 2022

Using case study within a sequential explanatory design to evaluate the impact of specialist and advanced practice roles on clinical outcomes: the SCAPE study

scientific article

Using the biophysical profile to assess fetal wellbeing

scientific article published on 01 June 2010

Value based maternal and newborn care requires alignment of adequate resources with high value activities

scientific article published on 21 November 2019

Variation in outcome reporting in randomized controlled trials of interventions for prevention and treatment of fetal growth restriction

scientific article published on 02 April 2019

Virtual reality simulation for reducing pain in children

scientific article

We Can Quit2 (WCQ2): a community-based intervention on smoking cessation for women living in disadvantaged areas of Ireland-study protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 23 November 2019

What are the most important unanswered research questions in trial retention? A James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership: the PRioRiTy II (Prioritising Retention in Randomised Trials) study

scientific article published on 15 October 2019

What are the most important unanswered research questions on rapid review methodology? A James Lind Alliance research methodology Priority Setting Partnership: the Priority III study protocol

scientific article published on 23 July 2021

What are the most important unanswered research questions on rapid review methodology? A James Lind Alliance research methodology Priority Setting Partnership: the Priority III study protocol

scientific article published on 18 November 2021

Who are the vulnerable women? Voices of those seldom heard in the maternity services in Ireland.

scientific article

Woman-centred care during pregnancy and birth in Ireland: thematic analysis of women's and clinicians' experiences

scientific article published on 25 September 2017

Women's experiences of labour and birth: an evolutionary concept analysis

scientific article published on 8 November 2007

Women's experiences of their maternity care: A principle- based concept analysis

scientific article published on 18 November 2019

Women's preferences for childbirth experiences in the Republic of Ireland; a mixed methods study

scientific article

Women-centred interventions to increase vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC): A systematic review

scientific article published on 15 April 2015

Zhang's guideline to assess labour progression

scientific article published on 20 December 2018

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