Pregnant women's experiences and perceptions of participating in the EVERREST prospective study; a qualitative study.

Background: The EVERREST Prospective Study is a multicentre observational cohort study of pregnancies affected by severe early-onset fetal growth restriction. The study recruits women with singleton pregnancies where the estimated fetal weight is less than the 3rd centile and below 600 g, between 20 + 0 and 26 + 6 weeks of pregnancy, in the absence of a known chromosomal, structural or infective cause.

Method: The reported study was retrospective descriptive qualitative interview study of women who had participated in the EVERREST Prospective Study.

Effect of MRI on preterm infants and their families: a randomised trial with nested diagnostic and economic evaluation.

Background: We tested the hypothesis that routine MRI would improve the care and well-being of preterm infants and their families.

Design: Parallel-group randomised trial (1.1 allocation; intention-to-treat) with nested diagnostic and cost evaluations (EudraCT 2009-011602-42).

Exploratory study on meeting the health social care needs of mothers with twins.

Parents of twins face many challenges and difficulties. These can include: the impact of a multiple birth on family life; the impact of preterm birth; coping and adapting to parenthood, particularly during the first year; managing the mismatch between support needed and support received; and the impact of all these factors on the health and wellbeing of themselves, their children and their wider family. The aim of this phenomenological study was to gain insight into parents' experiences and to inform service provision.

The impact of a father's presence during newborn resuscitation: a qualitative interview study with healthcare professionals.

Objective: To explore healthcare professionals' experiences around the time of newborn resuscitation in the delivery room, when the baby's father was present.

Design: A qualitative descriptive, retrospective design using the critical incident approach. Tape-recorded semistructured interviews were undertaken with healthcare professionals involved in newborn resuscitation.

Parents' experiences of information and communication in the neonatal unit about brain imaging and neurological prognosis: a qualitative study.

Aim: To explore parental information and communication needs during their baby's care in the neonatal unit with a focus on brain imaging and neurological prognosis.

Methods: Eighteen parents recruited from one neonatal unit in the United Kingdom participated in semi-structured qualitative interviews using a grounded theory approach. The topic guide focused on information received about neonatal brain imaging, diagnosis and prognosis, emotional impact and support.

Being there: a qualitative interview study with fathers present during the resuscitation of their baby at delivery.

Objective: To explore fathers' experiences of the resuscitation of their baby at delivery.

Design: A descriptive, retrospective design using tape-recorded semistructured interviews with fathers present during the resuscitation of their baby at delivery. Fathers described what happened, their interactions with healthcare professionals, their feelings at the time and afterwards.