Publications

It is vital that midwives and service user representatives in Angus share their good practice through writing articles, speaking at conferences and offering training. 

Articles about Montrose

Winters, P. (2006) 'Holding up a mirror: the impact of user involvement', AIMS Journal 18(3), pp.12-13. [Available online]
Winters, P. & Duckett, I. (2006) 'Like ducks to water', Practising Midwife 9(6), pp.22-23.
Nicoll, A. & Winters, P. (2006) 'Community maternity units - what can they do?' Distributed at North of Scotland Maternity Services Framework Group, February.
Nicoll, A., Hoggins, K. & Winters, P. (2005) 'Waterbirth - changing attitudes', AIMS Journal 17(4). [Available online]
Leatherbarrow, B., Winters, P., Macleod, L., Nicoll, A., McNicol, K. & Hoggins, K. (2004) 'From vision to reality: the development of a community maternity unit', RCM Midwives 7(5), pp.212-215. [Available online] 

Peer reviewed articles

Winter, C. et al. (2007) 'Variation in policies for management of the third stage of labour and the immediate management of postpartum haemorrhage in Europe', BJOG 114(7), pp.845-54. [Available online]
Winter, C. & Cameron, J. (2006) 'The 'stages' model of labour: Deconstructing a myth', British Journal of Midwifery 14(8), pp.454-456. 

General articles

Cover of AIMS JournalIn addition, user representative Avril Nicoll guest edited the AIMS Journal 18(6) on free-standing birth centres [more details here] and contributed an article on waterbirth in Scotland ('Water, water everywhere?') to the NCT New Digest (2006, 39, pp.20-21).