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

    Article • Midwifery, May 2024, Elsevier

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  2. 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

  3. Phenomenography: A useful methodology for midwifery research

    Article • Journal of Advanced Nursing, November 2023, Wiley

    Mrs Sally Pezaro, Sadie Geraghty

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

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

    Article • January 2023, Coventry University, Lanchester Library

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  18. 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

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

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

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. 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

  27. 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

  28. Midwives need a useable past to shape their future

    Article • The Lancet, March 2022, Elsevier

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  29. 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

  30. 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

  31. 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

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

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

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  33. 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

  34. 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

  35. 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

  36. Midwives' substance use

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

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  37. 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

  38. 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

  39. 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

  40. 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

  41. 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

  42. Exploring problematic substance use among registered midwives

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

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  43. The value nurses and midwives hold

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

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  44. Reflecting on #16DaysofActivism2019

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

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  45. 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

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

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

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  47. ‘They/them’ in the birth room

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

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  48. Nobody left behind

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

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  49. 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

  50. 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

  51. 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

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

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

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  53. 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

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

    Article • March 2017, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  55. 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

  56. 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

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

    Article • Nursing Ethics, July 2016, SAGE Publications

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  58. ‘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

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

    Article • Women and Birth, December 2015, Elsevier

    Mrs Sally Pezaro

  60. 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