Alison McFadden

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Professor of Mother and Infant Public Health

University of Dundee

United Kingdom

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Alison McFadden is a Professor of Mother and Infant Public Health at the University of Dundee, UK. Her research focuses on midwifery models of care, breastfeeding experiences, and maternal and newborn healthcare quality. Recent articles include studies on midwife-led continuity of care, the impacts of opioid exposure during pregnancy, and kangaroo care practices for preterm infants. Professor McFadden aims to improve public health outcomes for mothers and infants through evidence-based interventions.

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Exploring homeless women’s experiences of pregnancy whilst in temporary accommodation

Open Date: 2022-04-01

Close Date: 2023-08-01

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The experiences and support needs of pregnant women who have had a previous child removed from their care, and of midwives who care for them.

Open Date: 2021-12-01

Close Date: 2023-01-01

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My baby, my choice; experiences of mothers with intellectual disabilities and their infant feeding choices

Open Date: 2021-09-01

Close Date: 2025-01-01

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Improving maternal-neonatal outcomes through implementing Quality Midwifery Services in India: a case study of facilitators and barriers

Open Date: 2021-05-16

Close Date: 2023-04-29

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Co-creation of an NHS -tailored implementation and evaluation strategy framework to support women in the UK to breastfeed with a focus on reducing health inequities: evidence synthesis with stakeholder engagement.

Open Date: 2021-02-01

Close Date: 2023-01-01

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Collaborators (26)

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Midwives’ experiences and perceptions of midwife-led continuity of care models in low-and middle-income countries: A qualitative evidence synthesis

Validating the Quality Maternal and Newborn Care Framework Index: A Global Tool for Quality-of-Care Evaluations.

Transitioning to midwifery models of care: lessons from case studies in India

Transitioning to midwifery models of care: lessons from case studies in India

Negative emotional experiences of breastfeeding and the milk ejection reflex

Impact of exposure to opioids in pregnancy on offspring developmental outcomes in the preschool years: an umbrella review

Parents' and healthcare providers' perceptions, experiences, knowledge of, and attitudes toward kangaroo care of preterm babies in hospital settings: Mixed‐methods systematic review

Lessons for the UK on implementation and evaluation of breastfeeding support

Antenatal care of women who use opioids

Community Health Worker Service

Implementing the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly initiative in Scotland

Targeted health and social care interventions for women and infants who are disproportionately impacted by health inequalities in high-income countries: a systematic review

Exploring the use of digital technology to deliver healthcare services with explicit consideration of health inequalities in UK settings

Development and early validation of questionnaires to assess system level factors affecting male partners’ attendance at childbirth in LMICs

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Detection and management of milk allergy: Delphi consensus study.

Support for healthy breastfeeding mothers with healthy term babies

Support for healthy breastfeeding mothers with healthy term babies

Considering an agency–vulnerability nexus in the lives of street children and youth

Factors that influence women's engagement with breastfeeding support: A qualitative evidence synthesis

Remote provision of breastfeeding support and education: Systematic review and meta‐analysis

Cue-based versus scheduled feeding for preterm infants transitioning from tube to oral feeding: the Cubs mixed-methods feasibility study

Systematic review of barriers to, and facilitators of, the provision of high-quality midwifery services in India

Collaborators (26)

Fiona Lynn

Anna Gavine

Anne Kaasen

Nicola M Gray

Elsa Montgomery

Shadrach Dare

Shoba Dawson

Albert Farre

Emma Sacks

Sara Rivenes Lafontan

Sally Kendall

Eefje de Bont

Cristina Fernandez Turienzo

Robert Boyle

Hannah Rayment-Jones

Elizabeth Hannah

Sergio A. Silverio

Judith Sixsmith

Stephen MacGillivray

Mei Lan Fang

Michael Perkin

Allison Cummins

Amal Almutairi

Berit Mortensen

Karen Tosh

Lorraine van Blerk

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