Dr Catherine McParlin

Associate Professor

Department: Nursing, Midwifery & Health

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Key Publications

The Gestational Obesity Weight Management: Implementation of National Guidelines (GLOWING) study: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial, Heslehurst, N., McParlin, C., Sniehotta, F., Rankin, J., Crowe, L., McColl, E. 1 Mar 2024, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Using a prognostic medical device for early identification of pressure ulcers: protocol for study design, Keltie, K., Parker, R., Dervin, H., Pagnamenta, F., Milne, J., Belilios, E., Latimer, L., Wason, J., Ogundimu, E., McParlin, C., Sims, A. 20 Jun 2024, In: British Journal of Nursing
Let's talk aspirin: A survey of barriers and facilitators faced by midwives when engaging in conversations about aspirin with women at risk of pre-eclampsia, Vinogradov, R., Smith, V., Hui, S., McParlin, C., Farnworth, A., Araújo-Soares, V. 1 Dec 2023, In: Midwifery
Maternal Obesity and Patterns in Postnatal Diet, Physical Activity and Weight among a Highly Deprived Population in the UK: The GLOWING Pilot Trial, Heslehurst, N., Cullen, E., Flynn, A., Briggs, C., Smart, L., Rankin, J., McColl, E., Sniehotta, F., McParlin, C. 30 Aug 2023, In: Nutrients
Midwives' survey of their weight management practice before and after the GLOWING guideline implementation intervention: A pilot cluster randomised controlled trial, Heslehurst, N., McParlin, C., Sniehotta, F., Rankin, J., McColl, E. 20 Jan 2023, In: PLoS One
Emesis in pregnancy – a qualitative study on trial recruitment failure from the EMPOWER internal pilot, Lie, M., McParlin, C., McColl, E., Graham, R., Robson, S. 14 Jul 2022, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Diet, Physical Activity and Gestational Weight Gain Patterns among Pregnant Women Living with Obesity in the North East of England: The GLOWING Pilot Trial, Heslehurst, N., Flynn, A., Ngongalah, L., McParlin, C., Dalrymple, K., Best, K., Rankin, J., McColl, E. 9 Jun 2021, In: Nutrients
Ondansetron and metoclopramide as second-line antiemetics in women with nausea and vomiting in pregnancy: the EMPOWER pilot factorial RCT, Robson, S., McParlin, C., Mossop, H., Lie, M., Fernandez-Garcia, C., Howel, D., Graham, R., Ternent, L., Steel, A., Goudie, N., Nadeem, A., Phillipson, J., Shehmar, M., Simpson, N., Tuffnell, D., Campbell, I., Williams, R., O’Hara, M., McColl, E., Nelson-Piercy, C. 1 Nov 2021, In: Health Technology Assessment
The Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation, Alcohol Reduction, Diet and Physical Activity Interventions in Improving Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Meta-Analyses, Hayes, L., McParlin, C., Azevedo, L., Jones, D., Newham, J., Olajide, J., McCleman, L., Heslehurst, N. 23 Mar 2021, In: Nutrients
The lived experience of staff caring for women in labour who have a BMI ≥40 kg/m2, Fairbairn, S., McParlin, C. 2 Jul 2021, In: British Journal of Midwifery

Qualifications

Midwifery PhD September 01 2015
Health and Social Research MSc August 31 2005
Midwifery DipHE October 03 1994
Biochemistry BSc July 08 1989
Midwifery 1991

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