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  • Exploring inconsistent breastfeeding advice: 2

    2002    Simmons V (2002). Exploring inconsistent breastfeeding advice: 2. British Journal of Midwifery, 10(10): 616-19. Abstract   Inconsistent breastfeeding advice and support has been linked to the early cessation of breastfeeding (Rajan 1993, Department of Health, 1988). The available literature fails to explain why inconsistent advice exists, or why this problem has developed and persists.…

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  • Exploring inconsistent advice & practice: Part 3

    2003    Simmons V (2003). Exploring inconsistent advice & practice: Part 3. British Journal of Midwifery, 11(9): 564-67. Abstract   This is the final in a series of three articles. The first two articles presented a primary research study which explored if, and why, inconsistent breastfeeding advice and practice existed amongst a group of midwives and health…

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  • Nurse-midwives’ experiences with planned home birth: Impact on attitudes and practice

    2009    Vedam S, Stoll K, Aaker J, White S, Schummers L. (2009). Nurse-midwives’ experiences with planned home birth: Impact on attitudes and practice. Birth, 34(4): 274-282. [available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20002419] Abstract   Background: Health care providers’ attitudes toward maternity care options influence the nature of informed decision-making discussions and patient choice. A woman’s choice of…

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  • Reducing maternal mortality in Uganda: Applying the “three delays” framework

    2011    Ellis C, Schummers L, Rostoker M. Reducing maternal mortality in Uganda: Applying the “three delays” framework. International Journal of Childbirth, 1(4): 218-226(9).  Abstract   Purpose: This article examines maternal mortality in Uganda through the “Three Delays“ framework. This framework asserts that maternal mortality in developing countries results from three delays to accessing appropriate health…

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  • What do certified nurse-midwives believe? Measuring CNM attitudes towards planned home birth (abstract)

    2009    Vedam S, Stoll K, Schummers L.  What do certified nurse-midwives believe? Measuring CNM attitudes towards planned home birth (abstract). Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health, 54(5): 425. Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this study was to validate a Provider Attitude towards Planned Home Birth scale (PAPHB), and to explore correlates and predictors of certified…

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  • Nurse-midwives’ experiences with planned home birth: Impact on attitudes and practice

    2009    Vedam S, Stoll K, Aaker J, White S, Schummers L. (2009). Nurse-midwives’ experiences with planned home birth: Impact on attitudes and practice. Birth, 34(4): 274-282.  Abstract Background: Health care providers’ attitudes toward maternity care options influence the nature of informed decision-making discussions and patient choice. A woman’s choice of birth site may be…

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  • Obstetrician, family physician, or midwife: Preferences of the next generation of maternity care consumers

    2012    Fairbrother N, Stoll K, Schummers L, Carty E. (2012). Obstetrician, family physician, or midwife: Preferences of the next generation of maternity care consumers. Canadian Journal of Midwifery Research & Practice; Accepted November, 2011; in press. Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the views of a cohort of Canadian university students…

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  • A comparison of visits and practices of nurse-midwives and obstetrician-gynecologists in ambulatory care settings

    2000    Paine LL, Johnson TRB, Lang JM, Gagnon D, Declercq ER, DeJoseph JF, Scupholme A, Strobino D. Ross A. (2000). A comparison of visits and practices of nurse-midwives and obstetrician-gynecologists in ambulatory care settings. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 45(1): 37-44. Abstract   With more than 5 million patient visits annually, certified nurse-midwives (CNMs)…

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  • Serving women in need: Nurse-midwifery practice in the United States

    2001    Declercq ER, Williams DR, Koontz AM, Paine LL, Streit EL, McCloskey L. (2001). Serving women in need: Nurse-midwifery practice in the United States. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 46(1): 11-16. Abstract   Objective: Nurse-midwifery practices in the United States were examined to study the relationship between certified nurse-midwives’ (CNMs) demographic, work setting,…

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  • A comparison of two time intervals for the auscultated acceleration test

    2001    Paine LL, Zanardi LR, Johnson TRB, Rorie JL, Barger MK. (2001). A comparison of two time intervals for the auscultated acceleration test. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 46(2): 98-102. Abstract   Objective: Interest in an inexpensive, easy-to-administer antenatal screening test that did not rely on the use of electronic fetal monitoring led to…

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