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  1. New Irish Midwifery Registration Standards and the Missed Opportunity for Gender‐Inclusive Curricula and Reproductive Justice

    Article • Birth, July 2026, Wiley

    Mrs Sally Pezaro, Elizabeth Newnham

  2. Evaluating national training provision in psychological therapies for severe mental health problems: understanding impact and attrition

    Article • The Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice, July 2026, Emerald

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  3. Why UK midwives intend to stay in or leave the midwifery profession: A conceptual model of push, pull and mooring factors

    Article • Midwifery, July 2026, Elsevier

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  4. Short-form video, cognitive and mental health outcomes: a systematic review

    Article • BMJ Public Health, July 2026, BMJ

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  5. From Conflicting Outcomes to Mutual Losses: How Punitive Responses to Problematic Substance Use Suppress Help‐Seeking and Cause Harm

    Article • Human Resource Management Journal, June 2026, Wiley

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  6. Perceived needs of parents of adolescents with a history of suicide attempts: a qualitative exploration

    Article • BMC Psychology, June 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  7. Professional identity in psychiatric nursing: a qualitative study of nurses’ perceptions and influencing factors

    Article • BMC Nursing, May 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  8. Examining the Effect of an Orientation Tour and Aromatherapy on Stress and Depressed Mood in Birthing Parents with Preterm Infants: A Quasi-Experimental Study

    Article • Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research, May 2026, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  9. “Learning to sip tea intelligently”: A phenomenographic exploration of midwifery students’ perceptions of emotional intelligence and its relationship to midwifery

    Article • Women and Birth, April 2026, Elsevier

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  10. Threats to dignified care for older people with mental illness: a qualitative analysis

    Article • BMC Geriatrics, February 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  11. Comparative efficacy of two kangaroo care scheduling methods on depressed mood and mental health in birthing parents of preterm infants: a randomized clinical trial

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, January 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  12. The challenges of mothers living with adolescents who have experienced suicide attempts: a qualitative analysis

    Article • BMC Women s Health, November 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  13. Strategies for Implementing Research Inspired Teaching in Higher Education for Midwifery and Nursing: A Qualitative Study Introducing the 4M Model

    Article • Global Qualitative Nursing Research, November 2025, SAGE Publications

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  14. Facilitators of palliative care provision for people with mental illness: a qualitative analysis from the perspective of mental healthcare staff

    Article • BMC Palliative Care, September 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  15. The intertwining of death and life: a hermeneutic phenomenological investigation of near-death experiences among coma survivors

    Article • BMC Psychology, September 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  16. Exploring the Experiences of Nurses Who Worked During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Arts-Based Inquiry

    Article • Global Qualitative Nursing Research, September 2025, SAGE Publications

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  17. Clarity in gender-inclusive language in reproductive health care

    Article • The Lancet, August 2025, Elsevier

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  18. Barriers to the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections in public hospitals: a qualitative study of Sistan and Baluchistan province, Iran

    Article • BMC Nursing, July 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  19. Examining the effect of a sexual self-efficacy based educational intervention on postmenopausal sexual satisfaction and sexual distress: a parallel quasi-experimental study

    Article • BMC Women s Health, July 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  20. Investigating the effect of the digital storytelling of peers’ childbirth experiences on the perception and mode of childbirth: a quasi-experimental study

    Article • European Journal of Medical Research, July 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  21. Teaching and interconnecting research and evidence-based practice in midwifery and nursing education: A mixed methods systematic review

    Article • Nurse Education Today, July 2025, Elsevier

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  22. Being in a different world: a phenomenological study of life with gender dysphoria

    Article • BMC Psychiatry, July 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  23. Exploring the experiences and coping strategies of older women encountering domestic violence and abuse: a qualitative study

    Article • BMC Geriatrics, April 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  24. The Association Couple Burnout and Sexual Function in Primiparous Women During One Year After Childbirth: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Structural Equation Model Analysis

    Article • Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, April 2025, Kowsar Medical Institute

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  25. The effect of post discharge Kangaroo mother care with and without telephone advice on anthropometric indexes of preterm newborns: a randomized clinical trial

    Article • BMC Pediatrics, March 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  26. The unbroken chain of human relations in the compassionate care of patients with heart failure: a phenomenological study

    Article • BMC Nursing, March 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  27. From Midwife to Lead Perinatal Practitioner: A Utopian Vision

    Article • Birth, March 2025, Wiley

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  28. Compassion as the cornerstone of palliative nursing care for patients with heart failure: a phenomenological study

    Article • BMC Research Notes, February 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  29. The Routledge Companion to Gender and Reproduction

    Article • February 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Mrs Sally Pezaro, Elizabeth Newnham

  30. Commentary: Effective communication about pregnancy, birth, lactation, breastfeeding and newborn care: the importance of sexed language

    Article • Frontiers in Global Women s Health, January 2025, Frontiers

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  31. Exploring Midwives' and Nurse‐Midwives' Professional Identity and How Midwifery May Be Best Represented in the Public Realm: A Global Convergent Parallel Mixed‐Methods Study

    Article • Journal of Advanced Nursing, December 2024, Wiley

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  32. Predictors of receiving care and folic acid supplementation prior to pregnancy: a large cross-sectional study in Shiraz, Iran

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, December 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  33. Correction: Mothers’ efforts to overcome difficult twists and turns in living with children with cancer: a phenomenological study

    Article • BMC Women s Health, October 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  34. Nurses’ perceptions of compassionate care in pediatric oncology: a qualitative interview study

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, October 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  35. Investigating the Relationship between the General Health of Mothers and their Maternal Performance following Vaginal Childbirth

    Article • The Open Public Health Journal, September 2024, Bentham Science Publishers

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  36. Mothers’ efforts to overcome difficult twists and turns in living with children with cancer: a phenomenological study

    Article • BMC Women s Health, August 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  37. Investigating the relationship between health literacy and preconceptual care components during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy: a cross-sectional study

    Article • BMC Primary Care, June 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  38. Gender‐inclusive language in midwifery and perinatal services: A guide and argument for justice

    Article • Birth, June 2024, Wiley

    Mrs Sally Pezaro, Elizabeth Newnham

  39. Management of childbearing with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorders: A scoping review and expert co-creation of evidence-based clinical guidelines

    Article • PLOS One, May 2024, PLOS

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  40. Characteristics of strong midwifery leaders and enablers of strong midwifery leadership: An international appreciative inquiry

    Article • Midwifery, May 2024, Elsevier

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  41. Maternal performance after childbirth and its predictors: a cross sectional study

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, March 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  42. Phenomenography: A useful methodology for midwifery research

    Article • Journal of Advanced Nursing, November 2023, Wiley

    Mrs Sally Pezaro, Sadie Geraghty

  43. Nurses’ perceptions of the challenges involved in providing of end-of-life care to people with heart failure: a context-based study

    Article • BMC Palliative Care, November 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  44. The effect of orally consumed Lactuca sativa syrup on human milk volume and weight gain in the preterm infant: a randomized controlled clinical trial

    Article • Scientific Reports, November 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  45. Co-Created Solutions for Perinatal Professionals and Childbearing Needs for People with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, October 2023, MDPI AG

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  46. Childbearing with Hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders: A Large International Survey of Outcomes and Complications

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, October 2023, MDPI AG

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  47. The effect of aromatherapy and music therapy upon anxiety and non-stress test results during pregnancy: A randomized clinical trial

    Article • European Journal of Integrative Medicine, September 2023, Elsevier

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  48. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on contraceptive methods, abortion, and unintended pregnancy: a cross-sectional study

    Article • BMC Women s Health, July 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  49. Rapid Consensus on the Prioritization of Strategies to Improve Physical Activity Among Iranian Women: A Focus Group Study Using Nominal Group Technique

    Article • Journal of Client-centered Nursing Care, July 2023, Negah Scientific Publisher

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  50. Comparing reproductive intentions before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, May 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  51. The Perceived Support Received by Women with Breast Cancer during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study

    Article • Current Women s Health Reviews, May 2023, Bentham Science Publishers

    Mrs Sally Pezaro, Marjan Mardani-Hamooleh

  52. The effect of vitamin D on the severity of dysmenorrhea and menstrual blood loss: a randomized clinical trial

    Article • BMC Women s Health, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  53. Comparing the effects of breastfeeding in the laid-back and cradle position upon the experiences of primiparous women: a parallel randomized clinical trial

    Article • Trials, February 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  54. The relationship between attitude and self-efficacy of labor support with supportive behaviors from the perspective of midwives

    Article • BMC Nursing, February 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  55. The effect of Pimpinella Anisum herbal tea on human milk volume and weight gain in the preterm infant: a randomized controlled clinical trial

    Article • BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  56. Psycholgical Therapies for Severe Mantal Health Problems. Training Delivery Evaluation

    Article • January 2023, Coventry University, Lanchester Library

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  57. Comparing the effect of parental education via both lecture and film upon vaccination uptake for children under one year of age: A cluster randomized clinical trial

    Article • Vaccine, January 2023, Elsevier

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  58. Storytelling in Pregnancy and Childbirth: An Integrative Review of the Literature

    Article • Journal of Pregnancy, December 2022, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  59. Perinatal Care for Trans and Nonbinary People Birthing in Heteronormative “Maternity” Services: Experiences and Educational Needs of Professionals

    Article • Gender & Society, December 2022, SAGE Publications

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  60. Barriers to physical activity in pregnant women living in Iran and its predictors: a cross sectional study

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, November 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  61. Iranian midwives’ lived experiences of providing continuous midwife-led intrapartum care: a qualitative study

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, September 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  62. A midwifery team's journey implementing and sustaining continuity of care

    Article • British Journal of Midwifery, September 2022, Mark Allen Group

    Mrs Sally Pezaro, Dede Thorpe

  63. Comparing the effect of childbirth preparation courses delivered both in-person and via social media on pregnancy experience, fear of childbirth, birth preference and mode of birth in pregnant Iranian women: A quasi-experimental study

    Article • PLOS One, August 2022, PLOS

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  64. Exploring the Effect of Cognitive-Behavioral Educations on Childbirth Self-efficacy, Childbirth Fear, and Adaptation of Maternal Role Among Primiparous Women: A Quasi-Experimental Study

    Article • Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, July 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  65. Problematic substance use in midwives registered with the United Kingdom's Nursing and Midwifery Council: A pragmatic mixed methods exploration of the personal and organisational influences on midwife health

    Article • Midwifery, June 2022, Elsevier

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  66. The perceived support received by women with breast cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study

    Article • April 2022, Research Square

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  67. Midwives need a useable past to shape their future

    Article • The Lancet, March 2022, Elsevier

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  68. Defining ‘research inspired teaching’ and introducing a research inspired online/offline teaching (riot) framework for fostering it using a co-creation approach

    Article • Nurse Education Today, January 2022, Elsevier

    Mrs Sally Pezaro, Martin Bollard

  69. Development, implementation and evaluation of the ‘BELIEVE’ program for improving physical activity among women: a mixed method action research study

    Article • BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation, October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  70. Exploring the intensity, barriers and correlates of physical activity In Iranian pregnant women: a cross-sectional study

    Article • BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, October 2021, BMJ

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  71. Problematic substance use: an assessment of workplace implications in midwifery

    Article • Occupational Medicine, September 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  72. A clinical update on hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome during pregnancy, birth and beyond

    Article • British Journal of Midwifery, September 2021, Mark Allen Group

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  73. Development and psychometric testing of the ‘barriers to physical activity during pregnancy scale’ (BPAPS)

    Article • BMC Public Health, July 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  74. Midwives’ insights in relation to the common barriers in providing effective perinatal care to women from ethnic minority groups with ‘high risk’ pregnancies: A qualitative study

    Article • Women and Birth, May 2021, Elsevier

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  75. Midwives' substance use

    Article • British Journal of Midwifery, April 2021, Mark Allen Group

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  76. The #FutureMidwife: promoting excellence as a colleague, scholar and leader

    Article • British Journal of Midwifery, December 2020, Mark Allen Group

    Christine Rospopa, Mrs Sally Pezaro

  77. A systematic integrative review of the literature on midwives and student midwives engaged in problematic substance use

    Article • Midwifery, October 2020, Elsevier

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  78. Supporting childbearing women who are at risk of having their baby removed at birth

    Article • British Journal of Midwifery, June 2020, Mark Allen Group

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  79. Understanding hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders in the context of childbearing: An international qualitative study

    Article • Midwifery, May 2020, Elsevier

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  80. Adverse drug reaction monitoring and reporting among physicians and pharmacists in Pakistan: A cross-sectional study

    Article • Current Drug Safety, April 2020, Bentham Science Publishers

    Mrs Sally Pezaro, Dr Farooq Sher, Fatima Zafar

  81. Exploring problematic substance use among registered midwives

    Article • British Journal of Midwifery, April 2020, Mark Allen Group

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  82. The value nurses and midwives hold

    Article • British Journal of Midwifery, January 2020, Mark Allen Group

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  83. Reflecting on #16DaysofActivism2019

    Article • British Journal of Midwifery, January 2020, Mark Allen Group

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  84. A Survey of Iranian Primiparous Women’s Perceptions of Vaginal Examination During Labor

    Article • Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, January 2020, SAGE Publications

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  85. Midwives in 2020: time to flourish and change perceptions

    Article • British Journal of Midwifery, December 2019, Mark Allen Group

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  86. ‘They/them’ in the birth room

    Article • British Journal of Midwifery, November 2019, Mark Allen Group

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  87. Nobody left behind

    Article • British Journal of Midwifery, August 2019, Mark Allen Group

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  88. Social Media and the Mediation of Childbirth: So, What for Mothers, Maternity, and Midwifery Practice?

    Article • International Journal of Childbirth, June 2019, Springer Publishing Company

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  89. Childbearing women's experiences of midwives' workplace distress: Patient and public involvement

    Article • British Journal of Midwifery, October 2018, Mark Allen Group

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  90. Using Social Media to Generate and Collect Primary Data: The #ShowsWorkplaceCompassion Twitter Research Campaign

    Article • JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, April 2018, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  91. Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome during pregnancy, birth and beyond

    Article • British Journal of Midwifery, April 2018, Mark Allen Group

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  92. A systematic mixed-methods review of interventions, outcomes and experiences for midwives and student midwives in work-related psychological distress

    Article • Midwifery, July 2017, Elsevier

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  93. Using Social Media to Generate and Collect Primary Data: The #ShowsWorkplaceCompassion Twitter Research Campaign

    Article • March 2017, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  94. The case for developing an online intervention to support midwives in work-related psychological distress

    Article • British Journal of Midwifery, November 2016, Mark Allen Group

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  95. Achieving Consensus for the Design and Delivery of an Online Intervention to Support Midwives in Work-Related Psychological Distress: Results From a Delphi Study

    Article • JMIR Mental Health, July 2016, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  96. Confidentiality, anonymity and amnesty for midwives in distress seeking online support - Ethical?

    Article • Nursing Ethics, July 2016, SAGE Publications

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  97. ‘Midwives Overboard!’ Inside their hearts are breaking, their makeup may be flaking but their smile still stays on

    Article • Women and Birth, June 2016, Elsevier

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  98. Digital voice recorders – A conceptual intervention to facilitate contemporaneous record keeping in midwifery practice

    Article • Women and Birth, December 2015, Elsevier

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  99. Achieving Consensus in the Development of an Online Intervention Designed to Effectively Support Midwives in Work-Related Psychological Distress: Protocol for a Delphi Study

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, September 2015, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Mrs Sally Pezaro