PhD success for Catriona Jones

Catriona Jones has passed her PhD viva subject to some minor amendments:

Catriona's PhD was titled:

Transcending sexualisation: a constructivist grounded theory of asexual self-identity

Supervisors:
Julie Jomeen
Mark Hayter

‘Welcome to the World’: parents’ experiences of an antenatal nurturing programme

Franziska Wadephul, Catriona Jones & Julie Jomeen have published:

Franziska Wadephul, Catriona Jones & Julie Jomeen (2019) ‘Welcome to the World’: parents’ experiences of an antenatal nurturing programme British Journal of Midwifery 27, 353-361

‘Other Girls’: A Qualitative Exploration of Teenage Mothers’ Views on Teen Pregnancy in Contemporaries

Catriona Jones, Clare Whitfield, Julie Seymour & Mark Hayter have co-authored:

‘Other Girls’: A Qualitative Exploration of Teenage Mothers’ Views on Teen Pregnancy in Contemporaries Sexuality & Culture doi: 10.1007/s12119-019-09589-4

Sixty seconds on . . . tokophobia

Catriona Jones and Julie Jomeen published:

Sixty seconds on . . . tokophobia BMJ doi:10.1136/bmj.k3933

Tokophobia: what it’s like to have a phobia of pregnancy and childbirth

Catriona Jones, Fran Wadephul and Julie Jomeen  have published this piece in The Conversation:
Tokophobia: what it’s like to have a phobia of pregnancy and childbirth

Publication from Catriona Jones and Professor Mark Hayter from their NIHR prevention of second teenage pregnancy project in partnership with RDASH NHS Foundation Trust’

Mark Hayter

A new publication in Community Practitioner by Catriona Jones and Professor Mark Hayter reports the findings from qualitative research with staff working in a novel service to reduce the rate of further unplanned pregnancy in new teenage mothers. It was taken from an NIHR funded project to evaluate the RDASH P2P service.

Catriona Jones

Reference

Jones C, Hayter M Owens J, Tweheyo R, Harrison C, Coleman S (2018)
Preventing teenage pregnancy through home-based sexual healthcare: a qualitative study of practitioners’ experiences Community Practitioner

A Narrative Synthesis of Women's Out-of-Body Experiences During Childbirth

Lynda Bateman, Catriona Jones and Julie Jomeen have published:

A Narrative Synthesis of Women's Out-of-Body Experiences During Childbirth in: Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health 

Women with a BMI = 30 kg/m² and their experience of maternity care: a meta ethnographic synthesis

Catriona Jones

Catriona Jones and Julie Jomeen have published:

Jones C, Jomeen J (2017) Women with a BMI = 30 kg/m² and their experience of maternity care: a meta ethnographic synthesis Midwifery.  DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2017.07.011

Julie Jomeen

Julie Jomeen at International Congress of Midwives in Toronto

Dean Professor Julie Jomeen has just returned from the ICM in Toronto; two papers were jointly authiored with Catriona Jones

Hull PhD student  Mari Greenfield

Julie with Dr Mariatha Yazbek from University of Pretoria

Julie with Dr Elaine Jefford from

SCU, Australia 

Understanding asexuality as a means to facilitate culturally competent care

Catriona Jones

Catriona Jones, Mark Hayter and Julie Jomeen have published:

Jones C, Hayter M, Jomeen J (2017) Understanding asexuality as a means to facilitate culturally competent care Journal of Clinical Nursing doi:1111/jcn.13862

Professor Mark Hayter

Professor Julie Jomeen

Evaluation of Welcome to the World

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Professor Ju,ie Jomeen

Catriona Jones, Professor Julie Jomeen, and Dr Fran Wadephul recently completed a 12 month evaluation of an antenatal programme, using a number of evidence based measures; the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) for emotional wellbeing, the Pictorial Representation of Attachment Measure (PRAMS) and the Maternal/Partner Infant Bonding Scale (MIBS) for attunement and bonding.  Qualitative and quantitative data were collected across 3 time points of the programme; the introduction week, the final week and the reunion session (approximately 3 – 4 months after completion of the programme). Findings included a significant reduction in MIBS scores (a more positive attitude towards the baby) and for women, a significant decrease in EPDS scores (an increase in psychological wellbeing).  A significant increase in the coping scale score was also observed. The work has been reported in The Telegraph and Argus (Bradford) and the study findings have also been discussed on BBC Radio Oxford, Radio Humberside and Viking FM, Look North (West Yorkshire), and with Calendar Yorkshire (to be broadcast week commencing 30 January 2017).

Conference presentation by Catriona Jones

Catriona presented at the Maternity, Midwifery and Baby conference on Sept 26th at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester.   It is a conference aimed at professional development for midwives, health visitors, other allied healthcare professionals wishing to update their skills and knowledge around key issues in maternity care.  She presented some findings from a 12 month mixed method evaluation of an antenatal parenting programme which has been delivered in several Children's and Family Centres across England and Northern Ireland.  The programme delivery was facilitated by a charity called Family Links, and the evaluation was undertaken by Catriona as the PI, Julie Jomeen and Fran Wadephul as co investigators, in collaboration with Family Links.

The Impact of Antenatal Psychological Group Interventions on Psychological Well-Being: A Systematic Review of the Qualitative and Quantitative Evidence

FranziskaWadephul, Catriona Jones and Julie Jomeen (2016) have co-authored:

The Impact of Antenatal Psychological Group Interventions on Psychological Well-Being: A Systematic Review of the Qualitative and Quantitative Evidence Healthcare 4,32 doi:10.3390/healthcare4020032

Research grant for Mark Hayter and Catriona Jones

Mark Hayter        and       Catriona Jones

have been successful in a research grant application to the Hull Clinical Commissioning Group. The project will explore the experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Trans-gendered peoples’ experiences of using Primary Care services.

New publication by Mark Hayter and Catriona Jones

Mark Hayter and Catriona Jones have co-authored:

Professor Mark Hayter

Hayter M, Jones C, Owen J, Harrison C (2015) A qualitative evaluation of home-based contraceptive and sexual health care for teenage mothers.  Primary Health Care Research & Development doi: 10.1017/S1463423615000432

Catriona Jones

This project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research through the Research for Patient Benefit programme.

New publications by Catriona Jones and others in the Faculty (Jomeen, Hayter, Glover, Gardiner)

Catriona Jones

Catriona Jones has first authored:

Jones C, Jomeen J, Glover L, Gardiner E, Garg D, Marshall C (2015) Exploring changes in health visitors knowledge, confidence, and decision making for women with perinatal mental health difficulties following a brief training package.  European Journal for Person Centred Healthcare.  Vol 3, (3), pp 384 - 391

Jones C, Jomeen J, Hayter M (2015) A home-start peer support scheme for women with low mood following childbirth.  Community Practitioner, p 41 – 44

Julie Jomeen

Eric Gardiner

Mark Hayter

Lesley Glover

Publication by colleagues in Maternal, Reproductive, Relationships and Sexual Health research group

Helen Sisson, Catriona Jones, & Rhona Williams have co-authored:

Helen Sisson

Sisson H, Jones C, Williams R, Lachanudis L (2015) Metaethnographic synthesis of fathers' experiences of the neonatal intensive care unit environment during hospitalization of their premature infant Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing doi: 10.1111/1522-6909.12662

Rhona Williams

Cartiona Jones

New publication by Catriona Jones and Anji Gardiner

Catriona Jones and Anji Gardiner have published:

Jones, C, Gardiner, A (2014) Common gastrointestinal problems in pregnancy. Gastrointestinal Nursing, 12(6), pp. 11–12

Anji Gardiner

Catriona Jones

Four go mad in Prague?

Professor Julie Jomeen, Catriona Jones, Lynda Bateman and Olanma Ogbuehi, four midwifery academics from the University of Hull, Faculty of Health and Social Care, recently attended the International Confederation of Midwives 30^th Triennial Congress in Prague: 1^st and 5^th June 2014.

More than 3000 midwives from around the world attended, from developed and developing economies, representing Northern and Southern hemispheres, Eastern and Western countries, climates and cultures. Researchers and practitioners from other professions were also among the delegates. Speakers were academics or clinical practitioners who demonstrated significant commitment and tenacity in fighting to protect and enhance pregnancy and childbirth for women and babies. It felt good to be a midwife among midwives.  The research presented was clearly driven by clinical practice.

Catriona's presentation

Catriona presenting

One of many highlights of the conference was Professor Cecily Begley, Chair of Nursing and Midwifery in Trinity College Dublin, giving a keynote address on, “Education: the bridge to midwifery and women’s autonomy.” She urged and challenged midwives to deliberately engage with research, either by doing it or by obtaining and acting on its findings.  Failure to do so, she warned, would cause future generations of mothers and midwives to accuse us of wilful ignorance and complicity with unjustifiable practices.

On Monday 2^nd June 2014:  Olanma Ogbuehi presented a paper, “Midwives’ Guardianship of Normal Birth”: impact of conflicting discourses of birth in the United Kingdom; a metasynthensis conducted with Julie Jomeen. This paper presented themes from qualitative research published in the 20 years since the publication of the seminal report “Changing Childbirth” on what factors influence UK midwives to either support of negate normality in childbirth.

Catriona & Ola

On Wednesday 4 June 2014:

·         Professor Julie Jomeen facilitated a symposium on, “Perinatal Mental Health: a continuum module of perinatal mental health: implications for midwives” representing the Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology.

·         Catriona Jones presented a paper, “The impact of peer support in the context of perinatal mental health: a meta-ethnography”: a study conducted with Professors Julie Jomeen and Mark Hayter, published in Midwifery, 30 (5), 491–498         DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2013.08.003 (Jones, Hayter, and Jomeen, 2013).  This paper is a report of a systematic review and meta-ethnography of women’s experiences of peer support for perinatal mental health problems.

On Thursday 5^th June 2014: Lynda Bateman presented as part of a satellite symposium sponsored by Kellogg’s All Bran on, “Motivating women to change dietary habits in pregnancy: practical tips.”  The presentation comprised contrasting videos of midwifery team members Julie Flint and Louise Lewis demonstrating the importance of clear, accurate communication when giving information in respect of diet. It also discussed the role of the midwife in inculcating good dietary habits in pregnancy and beyond.

 We all felt privileged to have been part of this congress and have designs on the next, in Toronto 2017. 

The congress organisers have produced a short montage of highlights which can be accessed here: ICM 30th triennial Congress highlights.

Lynda presenting

New publication by Catriona Jones

Catriona Jones

Catriona Jones has published:



Robinson F, Jones C (2014) Women's engagement with mobile device applications in pregnancy and childbirth The Practising Midwife 17:1, 23-25


The authors wish to acknowledgement all who contributed to our informal discussions and gave permission for their views to be included, and to Professor Julie Jomeen for technical advice.