Valerie Smith

Prof in Midwifery

Trinity College Dublin Faculty of Health Sciences

Ireland

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Valerie Smith is a Professor in Midwifery at Trinity College Dublin Faculty of Health Sciences, Ireland. Her research focuses on qualitative evidence syntheses in maternity care, with recent articles addressing topics such as care bundles for preventing perineal trauma and caesarean section, as well as the impact of COVID-19 on maternity care experiences. She has also contributed to studies on equality, diversity, and inclusion in intrapartum interventions and the integration of palliative care approaches in hospital settings.

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Deirdre O'Malley

Lecturer in Midwifery

Dundalk Institute of Technology

IRELAND

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kumaresan cithambaram

Assistant professor

Dublin City University

IRELAND

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Anders Elfvin

Skåne University Hospital

SWEDEN

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John Gilmore

Assistant Professor

Dublin City University

IRELAND

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Andrew Hunter

Associate Professor in Mental Health

University of Galway

IRELAND

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Deirdre Daly

Assistant Professor in Midwifery

Trinity College Dublin

IRELAND

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Elaine Toomey

Lecturer in Evidence Based Healthcare

Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway

IRELAND

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Chim Lang

Professor

University of Dundee

UNITED KINGDOM

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Theo Ryan

Asst. Prof. (Teacher Practitioner)

Trinity College Dublin

IRELAND

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Martin McMahon

Assistant Professor

Trinity College Dublin

IRELAND

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Sheila Payne

Professor

UNITED KINGDOM

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Louise Gallagher

Assistant Professor

Trinity College Dublin

IRELAND

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Ingela Lundgren

NORWAY

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Huiqi Li

Associate Professor of Epidemiology

University of Gothenburg

SWEDEN

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Articles (23)

Health outcomes up to 5 years in children born as a second child after a previous caesarean section in a first pregnancy: a Swedish population-based register study between 1999 and 2015

Evidence-based enhanced participant information sheet for recruiting carers to the REACH-HFpEF multicentre randomized trial

Quality appraisal tools used in qualitative evidence syntheses of maternity care research: A scoping review

The effectiveness of care bundles for preventing or reducing perineal trauma during childbirth: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Midwives’ views and experiences of maternity care during COVID-19 in Ireland: A qualitative descriptive study

The effectiveness of care bundles for reducing caesarean section safely: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion characteristics measured or reported in randomised trials of intrapartum interventions: A Scoping Review

Care bundles for women during pregnancy, labour/birth, and postpartum: a scoping review

Fathers' experiences, views and perspectives of childbirth attendance: A qualitative evidence synthesis protocol

Prevalence and incidence of cancer amongst adults with intellectual disability — a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion characteristics measured or reported in randomised trials of intrapartum interventions: A Scoping Review

Identification of core indicators for the integration of a palliative care approach in hospitals: An international Delphi study

Stakeholders’ perspectives and experiences of patient and public involvement (PPI) in clinical trials in maternal and neonatal healthcare: protocol for a qualitative evidence synthesis

Stakeholder’s perspectives and experiences of patient and public involvement (PPI) in clinical trials in maternal and neonatal healthcare: protocol for a qualitative evidence synthesis

Prevalence and incidence of cancer amongst adults with intellectual disability — a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Using behavioural science to enhance use of core outcome sets in trials: protocol

A concept analysis of ‘trial recruitment’ using the hybrid model

Outcome Measurement Instruments and Evidence-based Recommendations for Measurement of the Pelvic Girdle Pain Core Outcome Set (PGP-COS): A Systematic Review and Consensus Process

Midwives’ views of an evidence-based intervention to reduce caesarean section rates in Ireland

Early warning systems in maternity care: A qualitative evidence synthesis of maternity care providers’ views and experiences

Clinician’s attitudes towards caesarean section: A cross-sectional survey in two tertiary level maternity units in Ireland

Women's experiences of water immersion during labour and childbirth in a hospital setting in Ireland: A qualitative study

What would reduce caesarean section rates?—Views from pregnant women and clinicians in Ireland

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Deirdre O'Malley

kumaresan cithambaram

Anders Elfvin

John Gilmore

Andrew Hunter

Deirdre Daly

Elaine Toomey

Chim Lang

Theo Ryan

Martin McMahon

Sheila Payne

Louise Gallagher

Ingela Lundgren

Huiqi Li

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