On this page you will find links to (hopefully) all the research documents referred to on this site. Please do let me know if I’ve forgotten one!
Research Studies:
Antenatal Health Statistics
Better Births – The National Maternity Review
BMI and Pregnancy Outcomes
Factors promoting or inhibiting normal birth
Samantha J. Prosser, Adrian G. Barnett and Yvette D. Miller 2018
Effect of Body Mass Index on pregnancy outcomes in nulliparous women delivering singleton babies
Sohinee Bhattacharya, Doris M Campbell, William A Liston and Siladitya Bhattacharya 2007
Gestational weight gain and adiposity, fat distribution, metabolic profile, and blood pressure in offspring: the IDEFICS project.
Dello Russo M, Ahrens W, De Vriendt T, Marild S, Molnar D, Moreno LA, Reeske A, Veidebaum T, Kourides YA, Barba G, Siani A. 2013
Body Image
Assessment of body image dissatisfaction in obese women: specificity, severity, and clinical significance
D B Sarwer, T A Wadden, G D Foster 1998
Breastfeeding
Baby friendly hospital practices: cesarean section is a persistent barrier to early initiation of breastfeeding.
Rowe-Murray HJ, Fisher JR 2002
Childhood Obesity
Factors predicting severe childhood obesity in kindergarteners
G Flores and H Lin 2013
Gestational weight gain and adiposity, fat distribution, metabolic profile, and blood pressure in offspring: the IDEFICS project.
Dello Russo M, Ahrens W, De Vriendt T, Marild S, Molnar D, Moreno LA, Reeske A, Veidebaum T, Kourides YA, Barba G, Siani A. 2013
Cesarean Birth
Baby friendly hospital practices: cesarean section is a persistent barrier to early initiation of breastfeeding.
Rowe-Murray HJ, Fisher JR 2002
Diet and Nutrition
Fertility
Labour Progression
Macrosomia (Big Babies)
Fetal macrosomia–a continuing obstetric challenge.
Heiskanen N, Raatikainen K, Heinonen S. 2006
Management of large-for-gestational-age pregnancy in non-diabetic women
San San Aye, Veronica Miller, Saloni Saxena, Dr Mohamad Farhan, 2011
Obesity Statistics
Pain Management in Labour
Scans
Effect of maternal obesity on the ultrasound detection of anomalous fetuses.
Dashe JS, McIntire DD, Twickler DM. 2009
Sleep During Pregnancy
Association between maternal sleep practices and risk of late stillbirth: a case-control study
Tomasina Stacey, John M D Thompson, Ed A Mitchell, Alec J Ekeroma, Jane M Zuccollo, Lesley M E McCowan 2011
Going to sleep in the supine position is a modifiable risk factor for late pregnancy stillbirth; Findings from the New Zealand multicentre stillbirth case-control study
Lesley M. E. McCowan, John M. D. Thompson, Robin S. Cronin, Minglan Li, Tomasina Stacey, Peter R. Stone, Beverley A. Lawton, Alec J. Ekeroma, Edwin A. Mitchell 2017
Water Birth
Influence of head-out water immersion on plasma renin activity, aldosterone, vasopressin and blood pressure in late pregnancy toxaemia.
Kokot F, Ulman J, Cekański A. 1983