Psychosocial predictors, assessment, and outcomes of cosmetic procedures: a systematic rapid evidence assessment.

Background: Recent breast implant complications led to a UK government policy review of the evidence concerning cosmetic interventions. We synthesised cosmetic intervention research evidence covering psychosocial factors associated with requesting procedures and psychological outcomes, effects of procedures on psychological outcomes, preintervention assessments for identifying those at risk, alternative therapy effectiveness, and issues in achieving informed consent.

Methods: Undertaking a systematic rapid evidence assessment, six databases and three journals were searched.

'It's on your conscience all the time': a systematic review of qualitative studies examining views on obesity among young people aged 12-18 years in the UK.

Objective: To explore the perspectives of young people in the UK on obesity, body size, shape and weight.

Design: Systematic review of qualitative studies using thematic synthesis.

Data Sources: Sensitive searches of 18 electronic databases from 1997 to February 2010 supplemented by grey literature searches.

Psychosocial interventions for supporting women to stop smoking in pregnancy.

Background: Tobacco smoking in pregnancy remains one of the few preventable factors associated with complications in pregnancy, stillbirth, low birthweight and preterm birth and has serious long-term implications for women and babies. Smoking in pregnancy is decreasing in high-income countries, but is strongly associated with poverty and increasing in low- to middle-income countries.

Objectives: To assess the effects of smoking cessation interventions during pregnancy on smoking behaviour and perinatal health outcomes.

Comparing midwife-led and doctor-led maternity care: a systematic review of reviews.

Aims: A report of a systematic review of reviews which examines the impact of having midwives-led maternity care for low-risk women, rather than physicians.

Background:   A rising birth rate, increasing complexity of births, and economic constraints pose difficulties for maternity services in the UK. Evidence about the most effective, cost-effective, and efficient ways to give maternity services is needed.

Patients' and clinicians' research priorities.

Background: If research addresses the questions of relevance to patients and clinicians, decision-makers will be better equipped to design and deliver health services which meet their needs. To this end, a number of initiatives have engaged patients and clinicians in setting research agendas. This paper aimed to scope the research literature addressing such efforts.