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List of peer reviewed publications and conference presentations from the MAMMI study

Publications

• Daly D, Moran P, Wuytack F, Hannon S, Hannon K, Martin Y, Peoples M, Begley C, & Newnham E. (2021) The maternal health-related issues that matter most to women in Ireland as they transition to motherhood - a qualitative study. Women and Birth, Available online 10 February 2021. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2021.01.013

Publications

• Daly D, Hannon S, Hannon K, McEvoy E, McLoughlin M, Moran P. (2020) Messages for Mothers. World of Irish Nursing and Midwifery 27(10), 46 – 47. Available at: :https://online.flippingbook.com/view/830322/46/#zoom=z.

• Moran P, Daly D, Wuytack F, Carroll M, Turner M, Normand C. & Begley C. (2020) Predictors of choice of public and private maternity care among nulliparous women in Ireland, and implications for maternity care and birth experience. Health Policy 124(5), 556-562. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2020.02.008

• Szafranska M, Carroll M, Begley C. & Daly D. (2020) Factors associated with maternal readmission to hospital, attendance at emergency rooms or visits to general practitioners within three months postpartum. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 254, 251 – 258. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.09.0188

Conference Presentations

• Panda S, Begley C, Corcoran P, Daly D. (2020) ‘Pre-labour and labour interventions and mode of birth – findings from a multicentre cohort study.’ 15th International Normal Labour and Birth virtual conference, Hyderabad, India, 2-4 December 2020.

• Daly D, Donaldson N, Newnham E, Wuytack F, Moran P, Hannon S, Begley C. (2020) ‘What maternal health-related research matters to women in the first year postpartum?’ Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference (THEconf2020), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 4-5 March 2020.

• McEvoy E, Hannon S, Hannon K, Moran P, Wuytack F, Newnham E, Begley C, Daly D. (2020) ‘Unleashing social activism and achieving results - women’s participation in maternal health research.’ Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference (THEconf2020), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 4-5 March 2020.

• Moran P, Korducki J, Carroll M, Begley C, Daly D. (2020) ‘Factors associated with weight changes up to 12 months postpartum; findings from the MAMMI prospective cohort study.’ Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference (THEconf2020), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 4-5 March 2020.

• Newnham E, Moran P, Carroll M, Begley C, Daly D. (2020) Comparison of outcomes between nulliparous women who used epidural analgesia in labour and those who did not: a prospective cohort study.’ Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference (THEconf2020), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 4-5 March 2020.

• Panda S, Begley C, Daly D. (2020) Factors associated with planned caesarean section among first-time mothers: findings from a multicentre cohort study in Ireland. Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference (THEconf2020), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 4-5 March 2020.

• Szafranska M, Carroll M, Begley C, Daly D. (2020) Factors associated with maternal readmission to hospital, attendance at emergency room or visits to general practitioners within three months postpartum. Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference (THEconf2020), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 4-5 March 2020.

Publications

• O'Malley D, Smith V, Higgins A. (2019) Women's solutioning and strategising in relation to their postpartum sexual health: A qualitative study. Midwifery 77, 53-59. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2019.06.012.

• Daly D, Carroll M, Barros M, Begley C. (2019) Stop, think, reflect, realize—first-time mothers’ views on taking part in longitudinal maternal health research. Health Expectations [epub 21 February]. Available at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/hex.12861

Conference Presentations

• Daly D, Carroll M, Barros M, Begley C. (2019) First-time mothers’ experiences of taking part in longitudinal maternal health research. Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference (THEconf2019), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 6-7 March 2019.

• Moran P, Daly D, Wuytack F, Carroll M, Normand C, Begley C. (2019) Predictors of maternity care choices among nulliparous women in Ireland, and implications for maternity care and birth experience. Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference (THEconf2019), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 6-7 March 2019.

• O’Malley D, Smith V. Higgins A. (2019) Women’s solutioning and strategising in relation to their postpartum sexual health: a qualitative study. Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference (THEconf2019), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 6-7 March 2019.

• Panda S, Begley C, Daly D. (2019) Strategies to reduce caesarean sections – views of Irish clinicians. Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference (THEconf2019), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 6-7 March 2019.

• Rafferty L, Daly D, Higgins A. (2019) Anxiety in pregnancy and at three months postpartum: prevalence and associated factors in a cohort of nulliparous women. Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference (THEconf2019), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 6-7 March 2019.

Publications

• Daly D, Clarke M, Begley C. (2018) Urinary incontinence in nulliparous women before and during pregnancy: prevalence, incidence, type, and risk factors. International Urogynecology Journal, 29(3):353-62. Available at: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00192-018-3554-1

• O'Malley D, Higgins A, Begley C, Daly D, Smith V. (2018) Prevalence of and risk factors associated with sexual health issues in primiparous women at 6 and 12 months postpartum; a longitudinal prospective cohort study (the MAMMI study). BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 18(1):196. Available at: https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-018-1838-6

• Panda S, Begley C, Daly D. (2018) Clinicians' views of factors influencing decision-making for caesarean section: A systematic review and metasynthesis of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods studies. PloS One 13(7):e0200941. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200941

• Panda S, Begley C. Daly D, Karlstrom A, Back L, Larson B, Hildingsson I. (2018) Factors influencing decision-making for caesarean section in Sweden – a qualitative study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 18, 377. Available at: https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-018-2007-7

• Wuytack F, Moran P, Carroll M, Begley, D Daly. (2018) Women’s health before pregnancy in a large cohort of first-time mothers in Ireland. European Journal of Public Health 28(Supplement 4). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/cky214.096

• Wuytack F, Daly D, Curtis E, Begley C. (2018) Prognostic factors for pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain, a systematic review. Midwifery 66:70-78. Available at: https://www.midwiferyjournal.com/article/S0266-6138(18)30225-0/abstract

Conference Presentations

• Daly D, Wuytack F, Moran P, Begley C. (2018) Co-conducting maternal health research with women - developing the MAMMI study processes. Thinking Participatively Research Conference, Edmonton, Canada, 21 June 2018.

• Daly D, Wuytack F, Moran P, Begley C. (2018) Co-producing maternal health research with women – the MAMMI study processes. SPHeRE Network 4th Annual Conference, 2018, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (RCSI), Dublin, 11 January 2018.

• Daly D, Wuytack F, Moran P, Begley C, First-time mothers’ health in the year before pregnancy. COST Action IS1405 conference 2018: From Birth to Health - Towards Sustainable Childbirth, Lisbon, Portugal, 17-18 September 2018.

• Panda S, Begley C, Daly D. (2018) Factors influencing decision-making for caesarean section - An Irish perspective. Oral presentation at COST Conference: From Birth to Health - Towards Sustainable Childbirth, Lisbon, 17 September 2018.

• Panda S, Begley C, Daly D. (2018) Clinicians’ views of the factors that influence decision-making for caesarean section - a systematic review and metasynthesis of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods studies. COST Conference: From Birth to Health - Towards Sustainable Childbirth, Lisbon, Portugal, 17-18 September 2018.

Publications

• Curran N, Panda S, Begley C. (2017) Living with intimate partner violence - A literature review of pregnant women’s experiences. The Practising Midwife, 20(7):1-4. Available at https://www.all4maternity.com/living-intimate-partner-violence-literature-review-pregnant-womens-experiences/

Conference Presentations

• Daly D, O'Malley D, Carroll M, Higgins, A. (2017) The Hidden Side of Women’s Health during Pregnancy and Postpartum (Symposium). 31st International Confederation of Midwives Triennial Congress, Toronto, Canada, 19-22 June 2017.

• Daly D, Wuytack F, Moran P, Begley C. (2017) Women’s physical and mental wellbeing in the first postpartum year; why the MAMMI study matters (co-presented with MAMMI study participant). HRB Ones2Watch Conference, Dublin, 26 October 2017. [Winner of the HRB Ones2Watch Award].

• O’Malley D, Smith V, Begley C, Daly D, Higgins A. (2017) Sexual health issues and health service seeking behaviour before, during and after birth. The MAMMI study – Sexual health strand. 31st Confederation of Midwives Triennial Congress, Toronto, 19-22 June 2017.

• Panda S, Begley C, Daly D, Karlstrom A, Back L, Larson B, Hildingsson I. (2017) Factors influencing decision-making for caesarean section – A Swedish perspective’. 31st International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) Triennial Congress, Toronto, 22 June 2017.

• Wuytack F, Daly D. (2017) The MAMMI study. Oral presentation. University College Leuven Limburg (UCLL) International Week 2017 (Belgium) – Invited talk.

• Wuytack F, Daly D, Curtis E, Begley C. (2017) Prognostic factors for Pregnancy-related Pelvic Girdle Pain in first-time mothers in Ireland. Eurospine Conference, Ireland 2017.

• Wuytack F, Daly D, Curtis E, Begley C. Risk factors for pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain, a systematic review. World Confederation of Physical Therapy Congress, South Africa, 2017.

• Wuytack F, Daly D, Curtis E, Begley C. (2017) The impact of Body Mass Index on Pregnancy-related Pelvic Girdle Pain in nulliparous women in Ireland. World Federation of Chiropractic Conference, USA, 2017.

• O’Malley D, Smith V, Begley C, Daly D. and Higgins A. (2017) Postpartum sexual health: a principle based concept analysis. 31st International Confederation of Midwives Triennial Congress, Toronto, 19-22 June 2017.

• Panda S, Begley C, Daly D. (2017) Clinicians' views of factors influencing decision-making for CS: a systematic review and metasynthesis of quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods studies'. 31st International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) Triennial Congress, Toronto, 19-22 June 2017.

Publications

• Carroll M, Daly D, Begley, C. (2016) The prevalence of women's emotional and physical health problems following a postpartum haemorrhage: a systematic review. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 16, 261. Open access and available at: https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-016-1054-1

• Panda S, Begley C, Daly D. (2016) Readmission following caesarean section: Reasons for readmission and outcomes for women in one large Irish Maternity hospital. British Journal of Midwifery 24 (5):322-328. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2016.24.5.322

Conference Presentations

• O’Malley D, Higgins A, Begley C, Daly D, Smith V. (2016) The Prevalence of sexual health issues in first time mothers and associated risk factors. The MAMMI study – Sexual health strand. 17th Healthcare Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 10 November 2016.

• O’Malley D, Smith V, Higgins A. (2016) Help-seeking behaviour of women experiencing sexual health issues at 6 and 12 months after birth. What helped and did not help? The MAMMI study – Sexual health strand. Minding Mothers with Morbidities Conference, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 8 November 2016.

• Panda S, Begley C, Daly D. (2016) Readmission following caesarean section: Reasons for readmission and outcomes for women. 17th Healthcare Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 10 November 2016.

• Panda S, Begley C, Daly D. (2016) Clinicians' perspectives of factors influencing decision-making for CS: a systematic review and meta synthesis. 17th Healthcare Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 9 November 2016.

Publications

• Marchi J, Berg M, Dencker A, Olander EK, Begley C. (2015) Risks associated with obesity in pregnancy, for the mother and baby: a systematic review of reviews. Obesity Review 16(8), 621-38. Open access and available at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/obr.12288

• O'Malley D, Higgins A, Smith V. (2015) Postpartum sexual health: a principle-based concept analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing 71(10):2247-2257. Available at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jan.12692

• Wuytack F, Curtis E, Begley C. (2015) Experiences of First-Time Mothers With Persistent Pelvic Girdle Pain After Childbirth: Descriptive Qualitative Study. Physical Therapy 95(10):1354-1364. Available at: https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article/95/10/1354/2686428

• Wuytack F, Curtis E, Begley C. (2015) The health-seeking behaviours of first-time mothers with persistent pelvic girdle pain after childbirth in Ireland: A descriptive qualitative study. Midwifery 31(11):1104-1109. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266613815002041?via%3Dihub

Conference Presentations

• Daly D, Clarke M, Begley C. (2015) Risk factors for urinary incontinence (UI) in primiparous women before, during and after pregnancy: early findings from the MAMMI (Maternal health And Maternal Morbidity in Ireland) study UI strand. 5th International Nursing and Midwifery Conference, School of Nursing and Midwifery, National University of Ireland Galway, 30-31 March 2015. Abstract available at: http://programme.exordo.com/nursingmidwifery2015/delegates/presentation/43/

• Daly D, Clarke M, Begley C. (2015) Does spontaneous vaginal birth increase the odds of postpartum urinary incontinence? 10th Normal labour and birth conference: Normal Birth into the future, Grange Over Sands, United Kingdom, 15-17 June 2015.

• Wuytack F, Curtis E, Begley C. The health-seeking behaviours of first-time mothers with persistent pelvic girdle pain after childbirth in Ireland: A descriptive qualitative study. 16th Health Research Interdisciplinary Conference 2015, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, November 2015.

• Wuytack F, Daly D, Curtis E, Begley C. (2015) Pain, disability and health-seeking behaviours of primiparous women with persistent Pelvic Girdle Pain 9 months postpartum in Ireland. World Chiropractic Federation biennial Conference, Greece, 2015.

Publications

• O'Malley D, Smith V. (2013) Altered sexual health after childbirth: Part I Potential risk factors. The Practising Midwife 16, 30-32. Available at: https://www.all4maternity.com/practising-midwife-archive/practising-midwife-january-2013-zlkt/

• O'Malley D, Smith V (2013) Altered sexual health after childbirth: Part II. The Practising Midwife 16, 26-28. Available at: https://www.all4maternity.com/practising-midwife-archive/practising-midwife-february-2013-hyio/

Conference Presentations

• Daly D, Begley C, Clarke M. (2014) Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) before and during early pregnancy - the help and advice-seeking behaviour of primiparous women. Optimising Childbirth Across Europe, An Interdisciplinary Maternity Care Conference, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Etterbeek campus), Brussels, Belgium, 9-10 April 2014.

• Daly D, Begley C, Clarke M. (2014) Urinary incontinence (UI) in primiparous women before and during early pregnancy – findings from the MAMMI study (UI strand). 30th Triennial International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) Congress Midwives: Improving Women’s Health Globally, Prague, Czech Republic, 1-5 June 2014.

• O’Malley D, Higgins A, Smith V, Daly D, Begley C. (2014) Changes in the sexual health of primiparous women from pre-pregnancy to early pregnancy. 30th International Confederation of Midwives Triennial Congress, Prague, 1-5 June 2014.

• O’Malley D, Higgins A, Smith V, Begley C. (2014) An Advanced Concept Analysis – Postpartum Sexual Health. Optimising Childbirth Across Europe An Interdisciplinary Maternity Care Conference, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Etterbeek campus), Brussels, Belgium, 9-10 April 2014.

• Wuytack F, Daly D, Curtis E, Begley C. Pelvic Girdle Pain during pregnancy and the psychological wellbeing of primiparous women in Ireland. European Chiropractic Union Convention, Ireland, 2014.

• Daly D, Begley C, Clarke M. (2014) Urinary incontinence (UI) and faecal incontinence (FI) in primiparous women before and during pregnancy. Optimising Childbirth Across Europe, An Interdisciplinary Maternity Care Conference, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Etterbeek campus), Brussels, Belgium, 9-10 April 2014.

• O’Malley D, Begley C, Higgins A, Smith V. (2013) Self-reported maternal sexual health-related experiences in early pregnancy: Preliminary results from the MAMMI antenatal survey. 4th International Nursing and Midwifery Conference, School of Nursing and Midwifery, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, 15-16 April 2013, p1

• O’Malley D, Begley C, Higgins A, Smith V. (2013) Sexual health: The prevalence of dyspareunia before and during pregnancy. 38th Annual International Urogynaecological Association Conference, Dublin, 28 May-1 June 2013, p61. Abstract available at: http://www.iuga2013.com/program

• Daly D, Begley C, Clarke M. (2013) Faecal and urinary incontinence before and during pregnancy - preliminary findings from the MAMMI Study. 4th International Nursing and Midwifery Conference 2013, National University of Ireland, Galway, 15-16 April, 2013.

• Daly D, Begley C, Clarke M. (2013) The prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) in primiparous women before and during early pregnancy. 38th Annual International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) Meeting, Dublin, Ireland, 28 May-1 June 2013.

• Daly D, Begley C, Clarke M. (2013) The health of primiparous women after ‘normal’ birth. Normal Labour & Birth: 8th Research Conference, Grange Over Sands, Cumbria, UK, 5-7 June 2013.

• Daly D, Begley C, Clarke M. (2013) Prevalence of Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) before, during and after pregnancy. International Continence Society (ICS) Nursing Forum, Barcelona, Spain, 26-30 August 2013.

• Wuytack F, Daly D, Curtis E, Begley C. (2013) Somatic Pain before, during and after pregnancy in primiparous women in Ireland: a longitudinal cohort study. Optimising Childbirth across Europe – COST IS0907 Conference, Belgium, 2013.

• Wuytack F, Daly D, Curtis E, Begley C. (2013) Pelvic Girdle Pain in primiparous women in Ireland before and in early pregnancy. Health Research Interdisciplinary Conference, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, November 2013.

• Wuytack F, Daly D, Curtis E, Begley C. Sociodemographic, physical and psychosocial risk and prognostic factors for Pregnancy-Related Lumbopelvic Pain: a systematic review & meta-analysis. Doctoral Colloquium, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, November 2013.

• Daly D, Begley C, Clarke M. (2013) Urinary Incontinence (UI) before and during early pregnancy the help and advice-seeking behaviour of primiparous women. International Continence Society (ICS), Barcelona, Spain, 26-30 August 2013.

• O’Malley D. (2009) How do Irish women perceive their modesty may be affected during pregnancy and childbirth? 10th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference Transforming Healthcare through Research & Education. Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, November 2009.

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The MAMMI Study is being carried out in the School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, which is ranked 1st in Ireland and 46th in the World in the QS World University Subject Rankings 2021.