2024
Maternity healthcare professionals' experiences of supporting women in decision-making for labour and birth: a qualitative study. (Journal article)
Hardman, K., Davies, A., Demetri, A., Clayton, G., Bakhbakhi, D., Birchenall, K., . . . Merriel, A. (2024). Maternity healthcare professionals' experiences of supporting women in decision-making for labour and birth: a qualitative study.. BMJ open, 14(4), e080961. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080961DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080961
Merriel, A., Fitzgerald, B., & O'Donoghue, K. (2024). SARS-CoV-2-Placental effects and association with stillbirth.. BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology, 131(4), 385-400. doi:10.1111/1471-0528.17698DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.17698
2023
Co-design and refinement of an optimised antenatal education session to better inform women and prepare them for labour and birth (Preprint)
DOI: 10.1101/2023.12.22.23300473
Demetri, A., Davies, A., Bakhbakhi, D., Ijaz, S., Dawson, S., McGuinness, S., . . . Merriel, A. (2023). Vaginal birth core information set: study protocol for a Delphi study to achieve a consensus on a 'core information set' for vaginal birth. BMJ OPEN, 13(8). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070215DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070215
Bakhbakhi, D., Siassakos, D., Davies, A., Merriel, A., Barnard, K., Stead, E., . . . iCHOOSE, C. G. (2023). Interventions, outcomes and outcome measurement instruments in stillbirth care research: A systematic review to inform the development of a core outcome set. BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY, 130(6), 560-576. doi:10.1111/1471-0528.17390DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.17390
Davies, A., Mullin, S., Chapman, S., Barnard, K., Bakhbakhi, D., Ion, R., . . . Burden, C. (n.d.). Interventions to enhance medication adherence in pregnancy- a systematic review. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 23(1). doi:10.1186/s12884-022-05218-5DOI: 10.1186/s12884-022-05218-5
A systematic review of shared decision making interventions in maternity care (Conference Paper)
Hardman, K., Davies, A., Demetri, A., Clayton, G., & Merriel, A. (2023). A systematic review of shared decision making interventions in maternity care. In BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY Vol. 130 (pp. 79-80). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Great expectations: Developing and validating a new tool for measuring birth expectations (Conference Paper)
Toolan, M., Grzeda, M., Davies, A., Lynch, M., & Merriel, A. (2023). Great expectations: Developing and validating a new tool for measuring birth expectations. In BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY Vol. 130 (pp. 107-108). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
What outcomes are important to families following stillbirth? A qualitative systematic review (Conference Paper)
Stead, E., Bakhbakhi, D., Davies, A., Burden, C., Fraser, A., Siassakos, D., . . . Hinton, L. (2023). What outcomes are important to families following stillbirth? A qualitative systematic review. In BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY Vol. 130 (pp. 90-91). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Women's experiences of giving consent for intrapartum interventions (Conference Paper)
Demetri, A., Davies, A., & Merriel, A. (2023). Women's experiences of giving consent for intrapartum interventions. In BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY Vol. 130 (pp. 117). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Women's labour and birth expectations and birth experiences- a national survey (Conference Paper)
Davies, A., Clayton, G., Harvey, E., Mampitiya, N., Willis, L., Russell-Webster, T., . . . Merriel, A. (2023). Women's labour and birth expectations and birth experiences- a national survey. In BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY Vol. 130 (pp. 180). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2022
Greenfield, F., Lynch, M., Maharjan, N., Toolan, M., Barnard, K., Lavender, T., . . . Merriel, A. (2022). Antenatal care in Nepal: a qualitative study into missed opportunities in the first trimester.. AJOG global reports, 2(4), 100127. doi:10.1016/j.xagr.2022.100127DOI: 10.1016/j.xagr.2022.100127
O'Dair, M. A., Demetri, A., Clayton, G. L., Caldwell, D., Barnard, K., Burden, C., . . . Merriel, A. (2022). Does provision of antenatal care in Southern Asia improve neonatal survival? A systematic review and meta-analysis.. AJOG global reports, 2(4), 100128. doi:10.1016/j.xagr.2022.100128DOI: 10.1016/j.xagr.2022.100128
Merriel, A., Wilson, A., Decker, E., Hussein, J., Larkin, M., Barnard, K., . . . Coomarasamy, A. (2022). Systematic review and narrative synthesis of the impact of Appreciative Inquiry in healthcare. BMJ OPEN QUALITY, 11(2). doi:10.1136/bmjoq-2022-001911DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2022-001911
Bakhbakhi, D., Fraser, A., Siasakos, D., Hinton, L., Davies, A., Merriel, A., . . . Burden, C. (2022). Protocol for the development of a core outcome set for stillbirth care research (iCHOOSE Study). BMJ OPEN, 12(2). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056629DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056629
Toolan, M., Barnard, K., Lynch, M., Maharjan, N., Thapa, M., Rai, N., . . . Merriel, A. (2022). A systematic review and narrative synthesis of antenatal interventions to improve maternal and neonatal health in Nepal.. AJOG global reports, 2(1), 100019. doi:10.1016/j.xagr.2021.100019DOI: 10.1016/j.xagr.2021.100019
Merriel, A., Larkin, M., Hussein, J., Makwenda, C., Malata, A., & Coomarasamy, A. (2022). Working lives of maternity healthcare workers in Malawi: an ethnography to identify ways to improve care.. AJOG global reports, 2(1), 100032. doi:10.1016/j.xagr.2021.100032DOI: 10.1016/j.xagr.2021.100032
2021
Merriel, A., Maharjan, N., Clayton, G., Toolan, M., Lynch, M., Barnard, K., . . . Fraser, A. (2021). A cross-sectional study to evaluate antenatal care service provision in 3 hospitals in Nepal.. AJOG global reports, 1(3), 100015. doi:10.1016/j.xagr.2021.100015DOI: 10.1016/j.xagr.2021.100015
Cheshire, J., Jones, L., Munthali, L., Kamphinga, C., Liyaya, H., Phiri, T., . . . Lissauer, D. (2021). The FAST-M complex intervention for the detection and management of maternal sepsis in low-resource settings: a multi-site evaluation.. BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology. doi:10.1111/1471-0528.16658DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.16658
Verghese, T. S., Merriel, A., Leighton, L., & Latthe, P. (2021). Willingness of postmenopausal women to participate in a study involving local vaginal oestrogen treatment as an adjunct to pelvic organ prolapse surgery: a qualitative study.. International urogynecology journal, 32(2), 413-421. doi:10.1007/s00192-020-04480-5DOI: 10.1007/s00192-020-04480-5
Merriel, A., Dembo, Z., Hussein, J., Larkin, M., Mchenga, A., Tobias, A., . . . Coomarasamy, A. (2021). Assessing the impact of a motivational intervention to improve the working lives of maternity healthcare workers: a quantitative and qualitative evaluation of a feasibility study in Malawi.. Pilot and feasibility studies, 7(1), 34. doi:10.1186/s40814-021-00774-7DOI: 10.1186/s40814-021-00774-7
Implications of non-invasive prenatal testing for identifying and managing high-risk pregnancies. (Journal article)
Merriel, A., Alberry, M., & Abdel-Fattah, S. (2021). Implications of non-invasive prenatal testing for identifying and managing high-risk pregnancies.. European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology, 256, 32-39. doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.10.042DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.10.042
Wynne, S., Merriel, A., Duarte, R., de Wildt, G., & Meza, G. (2021). The antenatal care received by women attending a primary care centre in Iquitos, Peru: a cross-sectional survey and case notes extraction. In BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY Vol. 128 (pp. 27-28). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2020
The RESPECT Study for consensus on global bereavement care after stillbirth. (Journal article)
Shakespeare, C., Merriel, A., Bakhbakhi, D., Blencowe, H., Boyle, F. M., Flenady, V., . . . RESPECT (Research of Evidence based Stillbirth care Principles to Establish global Consensus on respectful Treatment) working group. (2020). The RESPECT Study for consensus on global bereavement care after stillbirth.. International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 149(2), 137-147. doi:10.1002/ijgo.13110DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.13110
Lissauer, D., Cheshire, J., Dunlop, C., Taki, F., Wilson, A., Smith, J. M., . . . Coomarasamy, A. (2020). Development of the FAST-M maternal sepsis bundle for use in low resource settings: a modified Delphi process. BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY, 127(3), 416-423. doi:10.1111/1471-0528.16005DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.16005
Wynne, S. J., Duarte, R., de Wildt, G., Meza, G., & Merriel, A. (2020). The timing and quality of antenatal care received by women attending a primary care centre in Iquitos, Peru: A facility exit survey. PLOS ONE, 15(3). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0229852DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229852
2019
The effects of interactive training of healthcare providers on the management of life-threatening emergencies in hospital. (Journal article)
Merriel, A., Ficquet, J., Barnard, K., Kunutsor, S. K., Soar, J., Lenguerrand, E., . . . Siassakos, D. (2019). The effects of interactive training of healthcare providers on the management of life-threatening emergencies in hospital.. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 9, CD012177. doi:10.1002/14651858.cd012177.pub2DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd012177.pub2
A Randomized Trial of Prophylactic Antibiotics for Miscarriage Surgery (Journal article)
Lissauer, D., Wilson, A., Hewitt, C. A., Middleton, L., Bishop, J. R. B., Daniels, J., . . . Coomarasamy, A. (2019). A Randomized Trial of Prophylactic Antibiotics for Miscarriage Surgery. OBSTETRICAL & GYNECOLOGICAL SURVEY, 74(7), 401-402. doi:10.1097/01.ogx.0000568884.42187.65DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000568884.42187.65
Pickering, K., Gallos, I. D., Williams, H., Price, M. J., Merriel, A., Lissauer, D., . . . Roberts, T. E. (2019). Uterotonic Drugs for the Prevention of Postpartum Haemorrhage: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. PHARMACOECONOMICS-OPEN, 3(2), 163-176. doi:10.1007/s41669-018-0108-xDOI: 10.1007/s41669-018-0108-x
Lissauer, D., Wilson, A., Hewitt, C. A., Middleton, L., Bishop, J. R. B., Daniels, J., . . . Qureshi, R. (2019). A Randomized Trial of Prophylactic Antibiotics for Miscarriage Surgery. New England Journal of Medicine, 380(11), 1012-1021. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1808817DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1808817
Development of a core outcome set and identification of outcome measurement tools to improve care and research after stillbirth - the iCHOOSE Study (Conference Paper)
Bakhbakhi, D., Burden, C., Siassakos, D., Hinton, L., Duffy, J., Flenady, V., . . . Fraser, A. (2019). Development of a core outcome set and identification of outcome measurement tools to improve care and research after stillbirth - the iCHOOSE Study. In BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY Vol. 126 (pp. 216). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Outcome reporting across observational studies evaluating the impact of stillbirth: a systematic review (Conference Paper)
Bakhbakhi, D., Fraser, A., Siassakos, D., Hinton, L., Merriel, A., Barnard, K., . . . Burden, C. (2019). Outcome reporting across observational studies evaluating the impact of stillbirth: a systematic review. In BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY Vol. 126 (pp. 214). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Parents' and healthcare professionals' experiences of care after stillbirth in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-summary. (Journal article)
Shakespeare, C., Merriel, A., Bakhbakhi, D., Baneszova, R., Barnard, K., Lynch, M., . . . Siassakos, D. (2019). Parents' and healthcare professionals' experiences of care after stillbirth in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-summary.. BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology, 126(1), 12-21. doi:10.1111/1471-0528.15430DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.15430
Gallos, I., Williams, H. M., Price, M., Pickering, K., Merriel, A., Tobias, A., . . . Coomarasamy, A. (2019). Uterotonic drugs to prevent postpartum haemorrhage: a network meta-analysis. HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, 23(9), VII-+. doi:10.3310/hta23090DOI: 10.3310/hta23090
2018
Merriel, A., Hussein, J., Malata, A., Coomarasamy, A., & Larkin, M. (2018). Learning from the experience of maternity healthcare workers in Malawi: a qualitative study leading to ten low-cost recommendations to improve working lives and quality of care.. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 18(1), 336. doi:10.1186/s12884-018-1960-5DOI: 10.1186/s12884-018-1960-5
Gallos, I. D., Williams, H. M., Price, M. J., Merriel, A., Gee, H., Lissauer, D., . . . Coomarasamy, A. (2018). Uterotonic agents for preventing postpartum haemorrhage: a network meta-analysis. COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS, (4). doi:10.1002/14651858.CD011689.pub2DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011689.pub2
Lissauer, D., Wilson, A., Daniels, J., Middleton, L., Bishop, J., Hewitt, C., . . . Coomarasamy, A. (2018). Prophylactic antibiotics to reduce pelvic infection in women having miscarriage surgery - The AIMS (Antibiotics in Miscarriage Surgery) trial: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. TRIALS, 19. doi:10.1186/s13063-018-2598-3DOI: 10.1186/s13063-018-2598-3
2017
Implementation of a modified obstetric early warning system to improve the quality of obstetric care in Zimbabwe (Journal article)
Merriel, A., Murove, B. T., Merriel, S. W. D., Sibanda, T., Moyo, S., & Crofts, J. (2017). Implementation of a modified obstetric early warning system to improve the quality of obstetric care in Zimbabwe. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS, 136(2), 175-179. doi:10.1002/ijgo.12028DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.12028
2016
Identifying Deteriorating Patients Through Multidisciplinary Team Training. (Journal article)
Merriel, A., van der Nelson, H., Merriel, S., Bennett, J., Donald, F., Draycott, T., & Siassakos, D. (2016). Identifying Deteriorating Patients Through Multidisciplinary Team Training.. American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality, 31(6), 589-595. doi:10.1177/1062860615598573DOI: 10.1177/1062860615598573
Time to go global: a consultation on global health competencies for postgraduate doctors (Journal article)
Walpole, S. C., Shortall, C., van Schalkwyk, M. C. I., Merriel, A., Ellis, J., Obolensky, L., . . . Allen, S. (2016). Time to go global: a consultation on global health competencies for postgraduate doctors. INTERNATIONAL HEALTH, 8(5), 317-323. doi:10.1093/inthealth/ihw019DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihw019
Emergency training for in-hospital-based healthcare providers: effects on clinical practice and patient outcomes (Journal article)
Merriel, A., van der Nelson, H. A., Lenguerrand, E., Chung, Y., Soar, J., Ficquet, J., . . . Siassakos, D. (n.d.). Emergency training for in-hospital-based healthcare providers: effects on clinical practice and patient outcomes. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. doi:10.1002/14651858.cd012177DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd012177
2015
Human resources for health: global interdependence and the value of reciprocity. (Journal article)
Merriel, A., Mitchell, R., & Loh, L. C. (2015). Human resources for health: global interdependence and the value of reciprocity.. Public health, 129(11), 1547-1548. doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2015.08.002DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2015.08.002
Uterotonic agents for preventing postpartum haemorrhage: a network meta-analysis (Journal article)
Gallos, I. D., Williams, H. M., Price, M. J., Merriel, A., Gee, H., Lissauer, D., . . . Coomarasamy, A. (n.d.). Uterotonic agents for preventing postpartum haemorrhage: a network meta-analysis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. doi:10.1002/14651858.cd011689DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd011689
Onsite training of doctors, midwives and nurses in obstetric emergencies, Zimbabwe (Journal article)
Crofts, J. F., Mukuli, T., Murove, B. T., Ngwenya, S., Mhlanga, S., Dube, M., . . . Sibanda, T. (2015). Onsite training of doctors, midwives and nurses in obstetric emergencies, Zimbabwe. BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, 93(5), 347-351. doi:10.2471/BLT.14.145532DOI: 10.2471/BLT.14.145532
Global women's health: current clinical trials in low- and middle-income countries. (Journal article)
Merriel, A., Harb, H. M., Williams, H., Lilford, R., & Coomarasamy, A. (2015). Global women's health: current clinical trials in low- and middle-income countries.. BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology, 122(2), 190-198. doi:10.1111/1471-0528.13183DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13183
2014
Exploring the scope of practice and training of obstetricians and gynaecologists in England, Italy and Belgium: a qualitative study. (Journal article)
Risso-Gill, I., Kiasuwa, R., Baeten, R., Caldarelli, I., Mitro, S., Merriel, A., . . . Legido-Quigley, H. (2014). Exploring the scope of practice and training of obstetricians and gynaecologists in England, Italy and Belgium: a qualitative study.. European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology, 180, 40-45. doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.06.017DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.06.017
A partnership approach to improve the recognition and treatment of the unwell woman in Zimbabwe (Conference Paper)
Murove, B., Merriel, A., Mhlanga, S., Hughes, S., Wilcox, H., Moyo, S., . . . Crofts, J. (2014). A partnership approach to improve the recognition and treatment of the unwell woman in Zimbabwe. In BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY Vol. 121 (pp. 110). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Fresh stillbirths at a referral hospital in Zimbabwe: are there any common themes to address? (Conference Paper)
Mutangiri, W., Merriel, A., Moyo, S., Mhandire, M., Draycott, T., & Crofts, J. (2014). Fresh stillbirths at a referral hospital in Zimbabwe: are there any common themes to address?. In BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY Vol. 121 (pp. 125-126). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2013
Simulation: improving patient outcomes. (Journal article)
Smith, A., Siassakos, D., Crofts, J., Crofts, J., & Draycott, T. (2013). Simulation: improving patient outcomes.. Seminars in perinatology, 37(3), 151-156. doi:10.1053/j.semperi.2013.02.005DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2013.02.005
2012
Effective team training to improve outcomes in maternal collapse and perimortem caesarean section. (Journal article)
Smith, A., Edwards, S., & Siassakos, D. (2012). Effective team training to improve outcomes in maternal collapse and perimortem caesarean section.. Resuscitation, 83(10), 1183-1184. doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.07.005DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.07.005
