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Professor Julia Sanders
Professor of Clinical Nursing & Midwifery
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
I am a Registered Midwife and Nurse, and researcher. I hold a joint post between Cardiff University and Cardiff & Vale University Health Board. This provides exciting opportunities to lead on a programme Midwifery Research in the School of Healthcare Sciences whilst maintaining strong clinical links and leading the development of nurse and midwifery led research within the NHS.
I am the Chief Investigator for the £1m NIHR HTA funded POOL study. This UK based multicentre study will run from 2018 to 2023 and will provide robust evidence about the safety of waterbirth for mothers and babies. My methodological expertise centers upon randomised trials and the use of routine data in research.
I hold national roles including being the Wales NIHR Specialty lead for Reproductive Health and Childbirth. I am a member of the Oxford University’s National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Clinical Trials Advisory Group, and a member of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Midwifery Development Steering Committee, based at Cardiff University.
My research interests focus on maternity care and early years interventions. I was the Senior Clinical Research Associate on Building Blocks, the £5m Department of Health funded evaluation of the Family Nurse Partnership programme in England. This work is ongoing currently evaluating the medium term maternal and child outcomes of the programme.
Within my role of NIHR lead for Reproductive Health and Childbirth in Wales I lead a speciality research interest group, open to all professional groups. The primary aim of the group is to develop and maximise recruitment into NIHR portfolio adopted studies across Wales.
Publication
2024
- Phillips, K., Sanders, J. and Warren, L. 2024. UK student midwives' theoretical knowledge, confidence, and experience of intermittent auscultation of the fetal heart rate during labour: An online cross-sectional survey. Midwifery 132, article number: 103952. (10.1016/j.midw.2024.103952)
- Griffiths, P., Turner, L., Lown, J. and Sanders, J. 2024. Evidence on the use of Birthrate Plus® to guide safe staffing in maternity services - A systematic scoping review. Women and Birth 37(2), pp. 317-324. (10.1016/j.wombi.2023.11.003)
2023
- Clarke, J. et al. 2023. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Assets-based feeding help Before and After birth (ABA-feed) for improving breastfeeding initiation and continuation: protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial (Version 3.0). BMJ Open 13(11), article number: e075460. (10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075460)
- Cutter, J., Cooper, M., Sanders, J., Cannings-John, R. and Strange, H. 2023. Scoping review protocol: exploration of the barriers and facilitators to the uptake of early postnatal contraception. BMJ Open 13(10), article number: e075264. (10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075264)
- Opondo, C., Harrison, S., Sanders, J., Quigley, M. A. and Alderdice, F. 2023. The relationship between perineal trauma and postpartum psychological outcomes: a secondary analysis of a population-based survey. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 23, article number: 639. (10.1186/s12884-023-05950-6)
- Lugg-Widger, F. et al. 2023. The practicalities of adapting UK maternity clinical information systems for observational research: Experiences of the POOL study. International Journal of Population Data Science 8(1), article number: 18. (10.23889/ijpds.v8i1.2072.)
- Morelli, A., Rogers, J., Sanders, J., Kurinczuk, J. J. and Rowe, R. 2023. Outcomes for women admitted for labour care to alongside midwifery units in the UK following a postpartum haemorrhage in a previous pregnancy: A national population-based cohort and nested case-control study using the UK Midwifery Study System (UKMidSS). Women and Birth 36(3), pp. e361-e368. (10.1016/j.wombi.2022.11.002)
- Yuill, C. et al. 2023. Clinicians’ perspectives and experiences of providing cervical ripening at home or in-hospital in the United Kingdom. PLoS ONE 18(5), article number: e0284818. (10.1371/journal.pone.0284818)
- Harkness, M. et al. 2023. Experience of induction of labour: a cross-sectional postnatal survey of women at UK maternity units. BMJ Open 13, article number: e071703. (10.1136/bmjopen-2023-071703)
- Sanders, J., Blaylock, R., Dean, C., Petersen, I., Trickey, H. and Murphy, C. 2023. Women's experiences of over-the-counter and prescription medication during pregnancy in the UK: findings from survey free-text responses and narrative interviews. BMJ Open 13, article number: e067987. (10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067987)
- Channon, S. et al. 2023. Acceptability and feasibility of a planned preconception weight loss intervention in women with long-acting reversible contraception: the Plan-it mixed-methods study. Health Technology Assessment 27(1) (10.3310/NKIX8285)
2022
- Williams, D. et al. 2022. Identities of women who have an autoimmune rheumatic disease [ARD] during pregnancy planning, pregnancy and early parenting: A qualitative study. PLOS ONE 17(11), article number: e0263910. (10.1371/journal.pone.0263910)
- Blaylock, R., Trickey, H. and Sanders, J. 2022. WRISK voices: A mixed-methods study of women's experiences of pregnancy-related public health advice and risk messages in the UK. Midwifery 113, article number: 103433. (10.1016/j.midw.2022.103433)
- Channon, S. et al. 2022. The acceptability of asking women to delay removal of a long-acting reversible contraceptive to take part in a preconception weight loss programme: a mixed methods study using qualitative and routine data (Plan-it). BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 22, article number: 778. (10.1186/s12884-022-05077-0)
- Daly, M. P., White, J., Sanders, J. and Kipping, R. R. 2022. Women’s knowledge, attitudes and views of preconception health and intervention delivery methods: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 22, article number: 729. (10.1186/s12884-022-05058-3)
- Milton, R. et al. 2022. Incidence and sociodemographic, living environment and maternal health associations with stillbirth in a tertiary healthcare setting in Kano, Northern Nigeria. Short title: Incidence and factors associated with stillbirth in Kano, Nigeria. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 22, article number: 692. (10.1186/s12884-022-04971-x)
- Savory, N. A., Sanders, J. and Hannigan, B. 2022. Midwives’ experiences of supporting women's mental health: A mixed-method study. Midwifery 111, article number: 103368. (10.1016/j.midw.2022.103368)
- Savory, N., Hannigan, B. and Sanders, J. 2022. Women's experience of mild to moderate mental health problems during pregnancy, and barriers to receiving support. Midwifery 108, article number: 103276. (10.1016/j.midw.2022.103276)
- Daly, M., Kipping, R., Tinner, L., Sanders, J. and White, J. 2022. Preconception exposures and adverse pregnancy, birth, and postpartum outcomes: Umbrella review of systematic reviews. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 36(2), pp. 288-299. (10.1111/ppe.12855)
- Robling, M. et al. 2022. A nurse-led home-visitation programme for first-time mothers in reducing maltreatment and improving child health and development (BB:2-6): longer-term outcomes from a randomised cohort using data-linkage. BMJ Open 12(2), article number: e049960. (10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049960)
- Cannings-John, R., Gale, C., Lugg-Widger, F. V., Milton, R., Robling, M. and Sanders, J. 2022. Protocol and statistical analysis plan for the POOL study: establishing the safety of waterbirth for mothers and babies: a cohort study with nested qualitative component. British Medical Journal
2021
- Savory, N. A., Hannigan, B., John, R. M., Sanders, J. and Garay, S. M. 2021. Prevalence and predictors of poor mental health among pregnant women in Wales using a cross-sectional survey. Midwifery 103, article number: 103103. (10.1016/j.midw.2021.103103)
- Milton, R. et al. 2021. A qualitative focus group study concerning perceptions and experiences of Nigerian mothers on stillbirths. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 21(1), article number: 830. (10.1186/s12884-021-04207-4)
- Sanders, J. and Blaylock, R. 2021. “Anxious and traumatised”: Users’ experiences of maternity care in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic. Midwifery 102, article number: 103069. (10.1016/j.midw.2021.103069)
- Sanders, J. et al. 2021. Childbirth related labial trauma management in the UK: a brief report. Midwifery 97, article number: 102950. (10.1016/j.midw.2021.102950)
- Stock, S. J. et al. 2021. Cervical ripening at home or in-hospital-prospective cohort study and process evaluation (CHOICE) study: a protocol. BMJ Open 11(5), article number: e050452. (10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050452)
- Marshall, O., Blaylock, R., Murphy, C. and Sanders, J. 2021. Risk messages relating to fertility and pregnancy: a media content analysis. Wellcome Open Research 6, article number: 114. (10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16744.1)
- Smith, G. C. S. et al. 2021. Universal late pregnancy ultrasound screening to predict adverse outcomes in nulliparous women: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis. Health Technology Assessment 25, article number: 15. (10.3310/hta25150)
- Robling, M. et al. 2021. The Family Nurse Partnership to reduce maltreatment and improve child health and development in young children: the BB:2 6 routine data-linkage follow-up to earlier RCT. Public Health Research 9, article number: 2. (10.3310/phr09020)
- Coulman, E. et al. 2021. The acceptability and feasibility of a planned pre-pregnancy weight loss intervention (the Plan-it Study): A Protocol Paper. Clinical Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine 7(1) (10.15761/COGRM.1000325)
2020
- Milosevic, S., Channon, S., Hughes, J., Hunter, B., Nolan, M., Milton, R. and Sanders, J. 2020. Factors influencing water immersion during labour: qualitative case studies of six maternity units in the United Kingdom. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 20(1), article number: 719. (10.1186/s12884-020-03416-7)
- Sanders, J. et al. 2020. Pregnancy and weight monitoring: a feasibility study of weightcharts and midwife support. Maternal and Child Nutrition 16(4), article number: e12996. (10.1111/mcn.12996)
- Pell, B., Williams, D., Phillips, R., Sanders, J., Edwards, A., Choy, E. and Grant, A. 2020. Using visual timelines in telephone interviews: Reflections and lessons learned from the STAR Family Study. International Journal of Qualitative Methods 19, pp. 1-11. (10.1177/1609406920913675)
- Lugg-Widger, F. V. et al. 2020. Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Family Nurse Partnership home visiting programme in first time young mothers in Scotland: a protocol for a natural experiment. International Journal of Population Data Science 5(1), article number: 12. (10.23889/ijpds.v5i1.1154)
2019
- Milosevic, S. et al. 2019. Factors influencing the use of birth pools in the United Kingdom: Perspectives of women, midwives and medical staff. Midwifery 79, article number: 102554. (10.1016/j.midw.2019.102554)
- Huang, C., Roberts, Z., Cannings-John, R., Sanders, J., Pickett, K., Montgomery, A. and Robling, M. 2019. A validation and calibration process for self-reported tobacco use with participants’ cotinine levels: an example from the Building Blocks trial. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 21(12), pp. 1660-1654. (10.1093/ntr/nty232)
- Moody, G., Addison, K., Cannings-John, R., Sanders, J., Wallace, C. and Robling, M. 2019. Monitoring adverse social and medical events in public health trials: assessing predictors and interpretation against a proposed model of adverse event reporting. Trials 20(1), article number: 804. (10.1186/s13063-019-3961-8)
- Williams, D. et al. 2019. “Nobody knows, or seems to know how rheumatology and breastfeeding works”: Women's experiences of breastfeeding whilst managing a long-term limiting condition – A qualitative visual methods study. Midwifery 78, pp. 91-96. (10.1016/j.midw.2019.08.002)
- Knight, M. et al. 2019. Intravenous co-amoxiclav to prevent infection after operative vaginal delivery: the ANODE RCT. Health Technology Assessment 23(54) (10.3310/hta23540)
- Bell, K. et al. 2019. Costs and consequences of the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) programme in England: evidence from the Building Blocks trial. F1000Research 8, article number: 1640. (10.12688/f1000research.20149.1)
- Wastlund, D. et al. 2019. The cost-effectiveness of universal late-pregnancy screening for macrosomia in nulliparous women: a decision-analysis. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 126(10), pp. 1243-1250. (10.1111/1471-0528.15809)
- Knight, M. et al. 2019. Prophylactic antibiotics in the prevention of infection after operative vaginal delivery (ANODE): a multicentre randomised controlled trial. Lancet 393(10189), pp. 2395-2403. (10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30773-1)
- Sanders, J., Channon, S., Gobat, N., Bennert, K., Addison, K. and Robling, M. 2019. Implementation of the Family Nurse Partnership programme in England: experiences of key health professionals explored through trial parallel process evaluation. BMC Nursing 18(1), article number: 13. (10.1186/s12912-019-0338-y)
- Copeland, L. et al. 2019. Feasibility and acceptability of a motivational interviewing breastfeeding peer support intervention. Maternal and Child Nutrition 15(2), article number: e12703. (10.1111/mcn.12703)
2018
- Sanders, J., Pell, J., White, J., Paranjothy, S., Robling, M., Lugg-Widger, F. and Cannings-John, R. 2018. Evaluating the Family Nurse Partnership Programme in Scotland: a natural experiment approach. International Journal of Population Data Science 3(4), article number: 994. (10.23889/ijpds.v3i4.994)
- Phillips, R. et al. 2018. Identifying the unmet information and support needs of women with autoimmune rheumatic diseases during pregnancy planning, pregnancy and early parenting: mixed-methods study. BMC Rheumatology 2, article number: 21. (10.1186/s41927-018-0029-4)
- Phillips, R. et al. 2018. Reaching a consensus on research priorities for supporting women with autoimmune rheumatic diseases during pre-conception, pregnancy and early parenting: A Nominal Group Technique exercise with lay and professional stakeholders. Wellcome Open Research 3, article number: 75. (10.12688/wellcomeopenres.14658.1)
- Robling, M., Cannings-John, R., Channon, S., Hood, K., Moody, G., Poole, R. and Sanders, J. 2018. What is usual care for teenagers expecting their first child in England? A process evaluation using key informant mapping and participant survey as part of the Building Blocks randomised controlled trial of specialist home visiting. BMJ Open 8, article number: e020152. (10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020152)
- Phillips, R. et al. 2018. Development of a novel motivational interviewing (MI) informed peer-support intervention to support mothers to breastfeed for longer. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 18, article number: 90. (10.1186/s12884-018-1725-1)
- Brace, E., Sanders, J. and Oommen, H. 2018. Access to healthcare for victims of human trafficking: a focus group with third sector agencies. Diversity and Equality in Health and Care 15(2), pp. 77-86.
- Amin, P., Zaher, S., Penketh, R., Cherian, S., Sanders, J. and Bhal, K. 2018. Falling Caesarean section rate and improving intra-partum outcomes: A prospective cohort study. Journal of Maternal - Fetal and Neonatal Medicine 32(15), pp. 2475-2480. (10.1080/14767058.2018.1439006)
- Gobat, N. et al. 2018. 'Focusing' in motivational interviewing: development of a training tool for practitioners. European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare 6(1), pp. 37-49. (10.5750/ejpch.v6i1.1389)
- Grant, A. et al. 2018. Availability of breastfeeding peer-support in the UK: a cross-sectional survey. Maternal and Child Nutrition 14(1), article number: e12476. (10.1111/mcn.12476)
- Trickey, H., Thomson, G., Grant, A., Sanders, J., Mann, M., Murphy, S. and Paranjothy, S. 2018. A realist review of one-to-one breastfeeding peer support experiments conducted in developed country settings. Maternal & Child Nutrition 14(1), article number: e12559. (10.1111/mcn.12559)
2017
- Corbacho, B. et al. 2017. Cost-effectiveness of the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) programme in England: evidence from the building blocks trial. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 23(6), pp. 1367-1374. (10.1111/jep.12799)
- Paranjothy, S. et al. 2017. A novel peer-support intervention using motivational interviewing for breastfeeding maintenance: a UK feasibility study. Health Technology Assessment 21(77), pp. 1-138. (10.3310/hta21770)
- Bick, D. et al. 2017. A multicentre, randomised controlled trial of position during the late stages of labour in nulliparous women with an epidural: clinical effectiveness and an economic evaluation (BUMPES). Health Technology Assessment 21(65), pp. 1-176. (10.3310/hta21650)
- Epidural and Position Trial Collaborative Group, T. et al. 2017. Upright versus lying down position in second stage of labour in nulliparous women with low dose epidural: BUMPES randomised controlled trial. BMJ, article number: 359. (10.1136/bmj.j4471)
- Collins, P. W. et al. 2017. Viscoelastometry guided fresh frozen plasma infusion for postpartum haemorrhage: OBS2, an observational study. British Journal of Anaesthesia 119(3), pp. 422-434. (10.1093/bja/aex245)
- Collins, P. W. et al. 2017. Viscoelastometric-guided early fibrinogen concentrate replacement during postpartum haemorrhage: OBS2, a double-blind randomized controlled trial. British Journal of Anaesthesia 119(3), pp. 411-421. (10.1093/bja/aex181)
- Lugg-Widger, F. et al. 2017. Assessing the medium-term impact of a home-visiting programme on child maltreatment in England: protocol for a routine data linkage study. BMJ Open 7, article number: e015728. (10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015728)
- Trickey, H., Totelin, L. M. V. and Sanders, J. 2017. Nain, Mam and Me: Historical artefacts as prompts for reminiscence, reflection and conversation about feeding babies. A qualitative development study. Research for All 1(1), pp. 64-83. (10.18546/RFA.01.1.06)
2016
- Channon, S. et al. 2016. Motivational interviewing competencies among UK family nurse partnership nurses: a process evaluation component of the building blocks trial. BMC Nursing 15, article number: 55. (10.1186/s12912-016-0176-0)
- Robling, M. et al. 2016. Effectiveness of a nurse-led intensive home-visitation program for first-time teenage mothers (building blocks). Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey 71(5), pp. 263-265. (10.1097/OGX.0000000000000325)
- Sanders, J., Hunter, B. and Warren, L. 2016. A wall of information? Exploring the public health component of maternity care in England. Midwifery 34, pp. 253-260. (10.1016/j.midw.2015.10.013)
- Robling, M. et al. 2016. Effectiveness of a nurse-led intensive home-visitation programme for first-time teenage mothers (Building Blocks): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. Lancet 387(10014), pp. 146-155. (10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00392-X)
- Trickey, H., Totelin, L. M. V. and Sanders, J. 2016. Mamgu, mam and me: feeding babies in Wales - now and then. Exhibition for the general public at Cardiff Story Museum. [Exhibition]. Cardiff Story Musuem, 5-6 November 2016.
2015
- Trickey, H., Totelin, L. M. V. and Sanders, J. 2015. Nain and Mam and me: Historical artefacts, social history and opening the conversation about infant feeding in Wales. [Blog]. Fferm Mathrafal, Meifod, Wales, 1-8 August 2015.
- Trickey, H., Holland, S., Sanders, J. and Tedstone, S. 2015. Clarifying and communicating a conceptual framework for breastfeeding peer support interventions: are we talking about the same thing here?. Presented at: Nutrition and Nurture in Infancy and Childhood: Biocultural Perspectives, Grange over Sands, Cumbria, UK, 10-12 June 2015.
- Aawar, N. et al. 2015. Fibrinogen concentrate versus placebo for treatment of postpartum haemorrhage: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials 16(1), pp. 1-11. (10.1186/s13063-015-0670-9)
- Lilley, G. et al. 2015. Measurement of blood loss during postpartum haemorrhage. International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia 24(1), pp. 8-14. (10.1016/j.ijoa.2014.07.009)
- Trickey, H. and Sanders, J. 2015. Clarifying and communicating a conceptual framework for breastfeeding peer support interventions: what are the key components, how do we expect them to interact? [Conference abstract]. Maternal & Child Nutrition 11(S2), pp. 115-116.
- Trickey, H., Sanders, J. and Totelin, L. M. V. 2015. Nain and Mam and Me: historical artefacts, social history and opening the conversation about infant feeding in Wales. NCT Perspective 29, pp. 33-34.
2014
- Trickey, H. and Sanders, J. 2014. Applying a realist lens to the evidence for breastfeeding peer support. Presented at: The 1st International Conference on Realist Approaches to Evaluation and Synthesis: Successes, Challenges, and the Road Ahead., Liverpool University, Liverpool, UK, 27-30 October 2014.
- Collins, P. W. et al. 2014. Fibrin-based clot formation as an early and rapid biomarker for progression of postpartum hemorrhage: a prospective study. Blood 124(11), pp. 1727-1736. (10.1182/blood-2014-04-567891)
2013
- Owen-Jones, C. E. et al. 2013. The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Family Nurse Partnership home visiting programme for first time teenage mothers in England: a protocol for the Building Blocks randomised controlled trial. BMC Pediatrics 13(114) (10.1186/1471-2431-13-114)
2011
- De Lloyd, L. et al. 2011. Standard haemostatic tests following major obstetric haemorrhage. International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia 20(2), pp. 135-141. (10.1016/j.ijoa.2010.12.002)
Arddangosfeydd
- Trickey, H., Totelin, L. M. V. and Sanders, J. 2016. Mamgu, mam and me: feeding babies in Wales - now and then. Exhibition for the general public at Cardiff Story Museum. [Exhibition]. Cardiff Story Musuem, 5-6 November 2016.
- Trickey, H., Totelin, L. M. V. and Sanders, J. 2015. Nain and Mam and me: Historical artefacts, social history and opening the conversation about infant feeding in Wales. [Blog]. Fferm Mathrafal, Meifod, Wales, 1-8 August 2015.
Cynadleddau
- Trickey, H., Holland, S., Sanders, J. and Tedstone, S. 2015. Clarifying and communicating a conceptual framework for breastfeeding peer support interventions: are we talking about the same thing here?. Presented at: Nutrition and Nurture in Infancy and Childhood: Biocultural Perspectives, Grange over Sands, Cumbria, UK, 10-12 June 2015.
- Trickey, H. and Sanders, J. 2014. Applying a realist lens to the evidence for breastfeeding peer support. Presented at: The 1st International Conference on Realist Approaches to Evaluation and Synthesis: Successes, Challenges, and the Road Ahead., Liverpool University, Liverpool, UK, 27-30 October 2014.
Erthyglau
- Phillips, K., Sanders, J. and Warren, L. 2024. UK student midwives' theoretical knowledge, confidence, and experience of intermittent auscultation of the fetal heart rate during labour: An online cross-sectional survey. Midwifery 132, article number: 103952. (10.1016/j.midw.2024.103952)
- Griffiths, P., Turner, L., Lown, J. and Sanders, J. 2024. Evidence on the use of Birthrate Plus® to guide safe staffing in maternity services - A systematic scoping review. Women and Birth 37(2), pp. 317-324. (10.1016/j.wombi.2023.11.003)
- Clarke, J. et al. 2023. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Assets-based feeding help Before and After birth (ABA-feed) for improving breastfeeding initiation and continuation: protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial (Version 3.0). BMJ Open 13(11), article number: e075460. (10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075460)
- Cutter, J., Cooper, M., Sanders, J., Cannings-John, R. and Strange, H. 2023. Scoping review protocol: exploration of the barriers and facilitators to the uptake of early postnatal contraception. BMJ Open 13(10), article number: e075264. (10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075264)
- Opondo, C., Harrison, S., Sanders, J., Quigley, M. A. and Alderdice, F. 2023. The relationship between perineal trauma and postpartum psychological outcomes: a secondary analysis of a population-based survey. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 23, article number: 639. (10.1186/s12884-023-05950-6)
- Lugg-Widger, F. et al. 2023. The practicalities of adapting UK maternity clinical information systems for observational research: Experiences of the POOL study. International Journal of Population Data Science 8(1), article number: 18. (10.23889/ijpds.v8i1.2072.)
- Morelli, A., Rogers, J., Sanders, J., Kurinczuk, J. J. and Rowe, R. 2023. Outcomes for women admitted for labour care to alongside midwifery units in the UK following a postpartum haemorrhage in a previous pregnancy: A national population-based cohort and nested case-control study using the UK Midwifery Study System (UKMidSS). Women and Birth 36(3), pp. e361-e368. (10.1016/j.wombi.2022.11.002)
- Yuill, C. et al. 2023. Clinicians’ perspectives and experiences of providing cervical ripening at home or in-hospital in the United Kingdom. PLoS ONE 18(5), article number: e0284818. (10.1371/journal.pone.0284818)
- Harkness, M. et al. 2023. Experience of induction of labour: a cross-sectional postnatal survey of women at UK maternity units. BMJ Open 13, article number: e071703. (10.1136/bmjopen-2023-071703)
- Sanders, J., Blaylock, R., Dean, C., Petersen, I., Trickey, H. and Murphy, C. 2023. Women's experiences of over-the-counter and prescription medication during pregnancy in the UK: findings from survey free-text responses and narrative interviews. BMJ Open 13, article number: e067987. (10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067987)
- Channon, S. et al. 2023. Acceptability and feasibility of a planned preconception weight loss intervention in women with long-acting reversible contraception: the Plan-it mixed-methods study. Health Technology Assessment 27(1) (10.3310/NKIX8285)
- Williams, D. et al. 2022. Identities of women who have an autoimmune rheumatic disease [ARD] during pregnancy planning, pregnancy and early parenting: A qualitative study. PLOS ONE 17(11), article number: e0263910. (10.1371/journal.pone.0263910)
- Blaylock, R., Trickey, H. and Sanders, J. 2022. WRISK voices: A mixed-methods study of women's experiences of pregnancy-related public health advice and risk messages in the UK. Midwifery 113, article number: 103433. (10.1016/j.midw.2022.103433)
- Channon, S. et al. 2022. The acceptability of asking women to delay removal of a long-acting reversible contraceptive to take part in a preconception weight loss programme: a mixed methods study using qualitative and routine data (Plan-it). BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 22, article number: 778. (10.1186/s12884-022-05077-0)
- Daly, M. P., White, J., Sanders, J. and Kipping, R. R. 2022. Women’s knowledge, attitudes and views of preconception health and intervention delivery methods: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 22, article number: 729. (10.1186/s12884-022-05058-3)
- Milton, R. et al. 2022. Incidence and sociodemographic, living environment and maternal health associations with stillbirth in a tertiary healthcare setting in Kano, Northern Nigeria. Short title: Incidence and factors associated with stillbirth in Kano, Nigeria. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 22, article number: 692. (10.1186/s12884-022-04971-x)
- Savory, N. A., Sanders, J. and Hannigan, B. 2022. Midwives’ experiences of supporting women's mental health: A mixed-method study. Midwifery 111, article number: 103368. (10.1016/j.midw.2022.103368)
- Savory, N., Hannigan, B. and Sanders, J. 2022. Women's experience of mild to moderate mental health problems during pregnancy, and barriers to receiving support. Midwifery 108, article number: 103276. (10.1016/j.midw.2022.103276)
- Daly, M., Kipping, R., Tinner, L., Sanders, J. and White, J. 2022. Preconception exposures and adverse pregnancy, birth, and postpartum outcomes: Umbrella review of systematic reviews. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 36(2), pp. 288-299. (10.1111/ppe.12855)
- Robling, M. et al. 2022. A nurse-led home-visitation programme for first-time mothers in reducing maltreatment and improving child health and development (BB:2-6): longer-term outcomes from a randomised cohort using data-linkage. BMJ Open 12(2), article number: e049960. (10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049960)
- Cannings-John, R., Gale, C., Lugg-Widger, F. V., Milton, R., Robling, M. and Sanders, J. 2022. Protocol and statistical analysis plan for the POOL study: establishing the safety of waterbirth for mothers and babies: a cohort study with nested qualitative component. British Medical Journal
- Savory, N. A., Hannigan, B., John, R. M., Sanders, J. and Garay, S. M. 2021. Prevalence and predictors of poor mental health among pregnant women in Wales using a cross-sectional survey. Midwifery 103, article number: 103103. (10.1016/j.midw.2021.103103)
- Milton, R. et al. 2021. A qualitative focus group study concerning perceptions and experiences of Nigerian mothers on stillbirths. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 21(1), article number: 830. (10.1186/s12884-021-04207-4)
- Sanders, J. and Blaylock, R. 2021. “Anxious and traumatised”: Users’ experiences of maternity care in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic. Midwifery 102, article number: 103069. (10.1016/j.midw.2021.103069)
- Sanders, J. et al. 2021. Childbirth related labial trauma management in the UK: a brief report. Midwifery 97, article number: 102950. (10.1016/j.midw.2021.102950)
- Stock, S. J. et al. 2021. Cervical ripening at home or in-hospital-prospective cohort study and process evaluation (CHOICE) study: a protocol. BMJ Open 11(5), article number: e050452. (10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050452)
- Marshall, O., Blaylock, R., Murphy, C. and Sanders, J. 2021. Risk messages relating to fertility and pregnancy: a media content analysis. Wellcome Open Research 6, article number: 114. (10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16744.1)
- Smith, G. C. S. et al. 2021. Universal late pregnancy ultrasound screening to predict adverse outcomes in nulliparous women: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis. Health Technology Assessment 25, article number: 15. (10.3310/hta25150)
- Robling, M. et al. 2021. The Family Nurse Partnership to reduce maltreatment and improve child health and development in young children: the BB:2 6 routine data-linkage follow-up to earlier RCT. Public Health Research 9, article number: 2. (10.3310/phr09020)
- Coulman, E. et al. 2021. The acceptability and feasibility of a planned pre-pregnancy weight loss intervention (the Plan-it Study): A Protocol Paper. Clinical Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine 7(1) (10.15761/COGRM.1000325)
- Milosevic, S., Channon, S., Hughes, J., Hunter, B., Nolan, M., Milton, R. and Sanders, J. 2020. Factors influencing water immersion during labour: qualitative case studies of six maternity units in the United Kingdom. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 20(1), article number: 719. (10.1186/s12884-020-03416-7)
- Sanders, J. et al. 2020. Pregnancy and weight monitoring: a feasibility study of weightcharts and midwife support. Maternal and Child Nutrition 16(4), article number: e12996. (10.1111/mcn.12996)
- Pell, B., Williams, D., Phillips, R., Sanders, J., Edwards, A., Choy, E. and Grant, A. 2020. Using visual timelines in telephone interviews: Reflections and lessons learned from the STAR Family Study. International Journal of Qualitative Methods 19, pp. 1-11. (10.1177/1609406920913675)
- Lugg-Widger, F. V. et al. 2020. Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Family Nurse Partnership home visiting programme in first time young mothers in Scotland: a protocol for a natural experiment. International Journal of Population Data Science 5(1), article number: 12. (10.23889/ijpds.v5i1.1154)
- Milosevic, S. et al. 2019. Factors influencing the use of birth pools in the United Kingdom: Perspectives of women, midwives and medical staff. Midwifery 79, article number: 102554. (10.1016/j.midw.2019.102554)
- Huang, C., Roberts, Z., Cannings-John, R., Sanders, J., Pickett, K., Montgomery, A. and Robling, M. 2019. A validation and calibration process for self-reported tobacco use with participants’ cotinine levels: an example from the Building Blocks trial. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 21(12), pp. 1660-1654. (10.1093/ntr/nty232)
- Moody, G., Addison, K., Cannings-John, R., Sanders, J., Wallace, C. and Robling, M. 2019. Monitoring adverse social and medical events in public health trials: assessing predictors and interpretation against a proposed model of adverse event reporting. Trials 20(1), article number: 804. (10.1186/s13063-019-3961-8)
- Williams, D. et al. 2019. “Nobody knows, or seems to know how rheumatology and breastfeeding works”: Women's experiences of breastfeeding whilst managing a long-term limiting condition – A qualitative visual methods study. Midwifery 78, pp. 91-96. (10.1016/j.midw.2019.08.002)
- Knight, M. et al. 2019. Intravenous co-amoxiclav to prevent infection after operative vaginal delivery: the ANODE RCT. Health Technology Assessment 23(54) (10.3310/hta23540)
- Bell, K. et al. 2019. Costs and consequences of the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) programme in England: evidence from the Building Blocks trial. F1000Research 8, article number: 1640. (10.12688/f1000research.20149.1)
- Wastlund, D. et al. 2019. The cost-effectiveness of universal late-pregnancy screening for macrosomia in nulliparous women: a decision-analysis. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 126(10), pp. 1243-1250. (10.1111/1471-0528.15809)
- Knight, M. et al. 2019. Prophylactic antibiotics in the prevention of infection after operative vaginal delivery (ANODE): a multicentre randomised controlled trial. Lancet 393(10189), pp. 2395-2403. (10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30773-1)
- Sanders, J., Channon, S., Gobat, N., Bennert, K., Addison, K. and Robling, M. 2019. Implementation of the Family Nurse Partnership programme in England: experiences of key health professionals explored through trial parallel process evaluation. BMC Nursing 18(1), article number: 13. (10.1186/s12912-019-0338-y)
- Copeland, L. et al. 2019. Feasibility and acceptability of a motivational interviewing breastfeeding peer support intervention. Maternal and Child Nutrition 15(2), article number: e12703. (10.1111/mcn.12703)
- Sanders, J., Pell, J., White, J., Paranjothy, S., Robling, M., Lugg-Widger, F. and Cannings-John, R. 2018. Evaluating the Family Nurse Partnership Programme in Scotland: a natural experiment approach. International Journal of Population Data Science 3(4), article number: 994. (10.23889/ijpds.v3i4.994)
- Phillips, R. et al. 2018. Identifying the unmet information and support needs of women with autoimmune rheumatic diseases during pregnancy planning, pregnancy and early parenting: mixed-methods study. BMC Rheumatology 2, article number: 21. (10.1186/s41927-018-0029-4)
- Phillips, R. et al. 2018. Reaching a consensus on research priorities for supporting women with autoimmune rheumatic diseases during pre-conception, pregnancy and early parenting: A Nominal Group Technique exercise with lay and professional stakeholders. Wellcome Open Research 3, article number: 75. (10.12688/wellcomeopenres.14658.1)
- Robling, M., Cannings-John, R., Channon, S., Hood, K., Moody, G., Poole, R. and Sanders, J. 2018. What is usual care for teenagers expecting their first child in England? A process evaluation using key informant mapping and participant survey as part of the Building Blocks randomised controlled trial of specialist home visiting. BMJ Open 8, article number: e020152. (10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020152)
- Phillips, R. et al. 2018. Development of a novel motivational interviewing (MI) informed peer-support intervention to support mothers to breastfeed for longer. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 18, article number: 90. (10.1186/s12884-018-1725-1)
- Brace, E., Sanders, J. and Oommen, H. 2018. Access to healthcare for victims of human trafficking: a focus group with third sector agencies. Diversity and Equality in Health and Care 15(2), pp. 77-86.
- Amin, P., Zaher, S., Penketh, R., Cherian, S., Sanders, J. and Bhal, K. 2018. Falling Caesarean section rate and improving intra-partum outcomes: A prospective cohort study. Journal of Maternal - Fetal and Neonatal Medicine 32(15), pp. 2475-2480. (10.1080/14767058.2018.1439006)
- Gobat, N. et al. 2018. 'Focusing' in motivational interviewing: development of a training tool for practitioners. European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare 6(1), pp. 37-49. (10.5750/ejpch.v6i1.1389)
- Grant, A. et al. 2018. Availability of breastfeeding peer-support in the UK: a cross-sectional survey. Maternal and Child Nutrition 14(1), article number: e12476. (10.1111/mcn.12476)
- Trickey, H., Thomson, G., Grant, A., Sanders, J., Mann, M., Murphy, S. and Paranjothy, S. 2018. A realist review of one-to-one breastfeeding peer support experiments conducted in developed country settings. Maternal & Child Nutrition 14(1), article number: e12559. (10.1111/mcn.12559)
- Corbacho, B. et al. 2017. Cost-effectiveness of the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) programme in England: evidence from the building blocks trial. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 23(6), pp. 1367-1374. (10.1111/jep.12799)
- Paranjothy, S. et al. 2017. A novel peer-support intervention using motivational interviewing for breastfeeding maintenance: a UK feasibility study. Health Technology Assessment 21(77), pp. 1-138. (10.3310/hta21770)
- Bick, D. et al. 2017. A multicentre, randomised controlled trial of position during the late stages of labour in nulliparous women with an epidural: clinical effectiveness and an economic evaluation (BUMPES). Health Technology Assessment 21(65), pp. 1-176. (10.3310/hta21650)
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- Collins, P. W. et al. 2017. Viscoelastometry guided fresh frozen plasma infusion for postpartum haemorrhage: OBS2, an observational study. British Journal of Anaesthesia 119(3), pp. 422-434. (10.1093/bja/aex245)
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Research
I am currently leading The Pool Study
The POOL Study : Establishing the safety of waterbirth for mothers and babies: A cohort study with nested qualitative component.
Funder NIHR HTA
Applicants Sanders J (Chief Investigator HCARE Cardiff University) , Brocklehurst P, Cannings-John R, Channon S, Cutter J, Gale C, Hunter B, Lugg-Widger F, Mornatz L, Nolan M, Paranjothy S, Robling M.
Value £ 1,105,952
Period 2018-2023
I am currently a co-investigator on the following studies:
HOLDS: High or Low Dose Syntocinon for labour augmentation
Funder NIHR HTA
Applicants Kenyon S, (CI, Birmingham University), Daniels J, Ewer A, Hewston R, Johnston J, Middleton L, Sanders J, Taylor R, Waugh J.
Value £1,830,851
Period 2016-2020 Role: co-investigator
iHOLDS: High or Low Dose Syntocinon for labour induction
Funder NIHR HTA
Applicants Sara Kenyon (Chief Investigator, Birmingham), Peter Brocklehurst Julia Sanders, Lee Middleton, Kim Hinshaw (KH), Ruth Hewston (RH)
Value £2,024,936.21
Period 2019-2022 Role: co-investigator
Cervical Ripening at Home or In-Hospital prospective cohort study and process evaluation (CHOICE Study)
Funder NIHR HTA
Applicants led by Sarah Stock (Chief Investigator, Edinburgh University)
Value £782,967.00
Period 2019-2022 Role: co-investigator
ABA Feed: Assets-based feeding help Before and After birth (ABA)
Funder NIHR HTA
Applicants Professor Kate Jolly (Chief Investigator, Birmingham University), Professor Christine MacArthur, Dr Alice Sitch, Dr Joanne L Clarke, Professor Pat Hoddinott, Dr Jenny Ingram, Dr Gill Thomson, Professor Fiona Dykes, Ms Pollyanna Hardy, Professor Tracy Roberts, Stephan U Dombrowski, Mrs Ngawai Moss, Professor Julia Sanders
Value £1.8m
Period 2020-2023 Role: co-investigator
Evaluation of the Family Nurse Partnership programme in Scotland
Funder Scottish Government
Applicants Canning–John R (Chief Investigator CTR, Cardiff University) Robling M, Lugg F, Paranjoythy S, Pell J, Sanders J, White J.
Value £227,700
Period 2016-2020 Role: Co- Investigator
Biography
Career Summary
Current Employment 2017 - Present
Professor of Clinical Nursing and Midwifery,
School of Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University / Cardiff & Vale University Health Board.
Previous employments
2014 – 2017 Reader in Midwifery, School of Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University
2005 – Present Consultant Midwife, Cardiff & Vale University Health Board
2008 – 2014 Senior Clinical Research Fellow South East Wales Trials Unit, Cardiff University
1988 – 2004 MRC Training Fellow Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol
1995 – 1998 Research Midwife Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bristol
1992 – 1995 Teacher Practitioner /
Midwifery Sister University Hospital of Wales
1990 – 1993 Research Fellow University of Wales, College of Medicine
1987 – 1990 Midwifery Sister University Hospital of Wales
1986 – 1987 Staff Midwife University Hospital of Wales
1984 – 1986 Student Midwife South Glamorgan Health Authority
1983 – 1984 Staff Nurse Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Wales
Honours and awards
Welsh Government achievement in health innovation in Wales 2011
A personal award for exceptional service to the promotion of women's health in Wales.
Royal College of Midwives Awards 2012
Innovation in Practice Runner up for the novel teaching of perineal trauma assessment
Supervisions
I am currently supervising five PhD students.
I am interested in supervising PhD students in the areas of:
- Midwifery
- Maternity safety
- Early years' interventions
- Neonatal care
- Health Services organisation
