12 lever-arch files containing photocopies and original articles by the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) members, in chronological order. Gifted to Professor Adrian Grant in 1994. An accompanying bibliography lists works published beyond that date.
Also included are annual, quadrennial and special reports, papers relating to trials conducted in the 1980s and 1990s, and two early brochures on the Cochrane Collaboration - including the contribution of the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit's work as a 'pilot'.
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12 lever arch files containing photocopies and original articles by the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) members, in chronological order. Gifted to Prof. Adrian Grant in 1994. An accompanying bibliography lists works published beyond that date.
Articles written by National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) members in 1978.
1. Chalmers I. Implications of the current debate on obstetric practice. In: Kitzinger S, Davis J, eds. The place of birth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1978:44-53.
2. Chalmers I. Perinatal epidemiology: strengths, limitations and possible hazards. In: Beard RW, Campbell S, eds. Current status of fetal heart rate monitoring and ultrasound. London: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1978: 12-25.
3. Chalmers I. Perinatal epidemiology. Midwife, Health Visitor and Community Nurse 1978;14:380-2.
4. Chalmers I, Dauncey ME, Verrier-Jones ER, Dodge JA, Gray OP. Respiratory distress syndrome in infants of Cardiff residents during 1965-1975. Br Med J 1978;2: 1119-21.
5. Chalmers I, Newcombe RG, West RR, Campbell H, Weatherall J, Lambert P, Adelstein A. Adjusted perinatal mortality rates in administrative areas of England and Wales. Health Trends 1978;10:24-9.
6. Macfarlane AJ. Daily deaths and environment in English conurbations. II: Deaths during summer hot spells in Greater London. Environmental Research 1978;15:332-41.
7. Macfarlane AJ. Variations in numbers of births and perinatal mortality by day of week in England and Wales. Br Med J 1978; 2: 1670-3.
8. Macfarlane AJ, Fox J. Child deaths from accidents and violence. Population Trends 1978;12:22-7.
9. Macfarlane AJ, Thew P. Births: the weekly cycle. Population Trends 1978;13:23-4.
10. Radical Statistics Health Group. A critique of priorities for health and personal social services in England. Int J Health Services 1978;8:367-400.
Articles written by National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) members in 1979.
11. Butler NR, Golding J. The safest place of birth. Lancet 1979;1:200. (letter)
12. Chalmers I. Birth weight programme. Working paper written for the Family Health Division of the World Health Organization, Geneva, 1979.
13. Chalmers I. Desirability and feasibility of a fourth national perinatal survey. Report submitted to the DHSS, London, 1979.
14. Chalmers I. Randomized controlled trials of fetal monitoring 1973-1977. In: Thalhammer O, Baumgarten K, Pollak A, eds. Perinatal medicine. Stuttgart: Georg Thieme, 1979:260-5.
15. Chalmers I. Perinatal health: the search for indices. Lancet 1979;2: 1063-5.
16. Chalmers I. Maternal mortality. Br Med J 1979;2:1294. (letter)
17. Chalmers I. Perinatal epidemiology. J Mat Child Health 1979;4:80-1. No photocopy in sleeve. A copy is held at Archie Cochrane library: see http://librarysearch.cf.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?docId=CARDIFF_LMS710220
18. Chalmers I. Causal thinking in perinatal medicine. J Mat Child Health 1979;4: 188-9.
19. Chalmers I. The epidemiology of perinatal practice. J Mat Child Health 1979;4:435-6.
20. Chalmers I, Macfarlane JA. Towards defensive obstetrics. Lancet 1979;1:53. (letter)
21. Fedrick-Golding J. Predisposing factors of risk. In: Thalhammer O, Baumgarten K, Pollak A, eds. Perinatal medicine. Stuttgart: Georg Thieme, 1979: 114-7.
22. Garcia J. Women, health and reproduction. Links 1979;10:7-8.
23. Golding J. The epidemiology of low birth weight infants I. J Mat Child Health 1979;4:218-9.
24. Golding J. The epidemiology of low birth weight infants II. J Mat Child Health 1979;4:252.
25. Golding J. The epidemiology of malformation of the central nervous system. J Mat Child Health 1979;4:328.
26. Golding J. The epidemiology of hypertension in pregnancy. J Mat Child Health 1979;4:495.
27. Golding J. A fourth national perinatal survey: a research proposal. Report submitted to the DHSS, London, 1979. No article in sleeve - a copy is available at Bristol University Library.
28. Golding J. Perinatal epidemiology in wonderland. Br Med J 1979;2: 1437-8. (letter)
29. Golding J. The epidemiology of anencephalus. University of London PhD Thesis, 1979. No article in sleeve. Copies are held at UCL and the British Library.
30. Macfarlane AJ. Perinatal epidemiology: some definitions. J Mat Child Health 1979;5: 126-9.
31. Macfarlane AJ. Social class variations in perinatal mortality. J Mat Child Health 1979;4:337-40.
32. Macfarlane AJ. Day of the week variations in numbers of births and perinatal mortality rates. J Mat Child Health 1979;4:415-7.
33. Macfarlane AJ. How can birthweight help us? Registration Service Magazine 1979;35:4-6.
34. Macfarlane AJ. Child deaths from accidents. II. Place of accident. Population Trends 1979;15: 10-5.
35. Macfarlane AJ. Perinatal mortality. Lancet 1979;2:225-6. (letter)
36. McPherson A, Richards M, Chalmers I. Developing a bibliography of randomized controlled trials in perinatal medicine. Report submitted to the Family Health Division of the World Health Organization, Geneva, February 1979.
37. Oakley A. Review essay: feminism and sociology - some recent perspectives. AJS 1979;84:5. Photocopy missing – replacement added by archivist.
38: Oakley A. Becoming a mother. London: Martin Robertson, 1979. This is a book and therefore not available in photocopy form, but is available in the library: see http://librarysearch.cf.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?docId=CARDIFF_LMS186763.
39. Oakley A, Oakley R. Sexism in official statistics. In: Irvine J, Miles I, Evans J, eds. Demystifying social statistics. London: Pluto Press, 1979. No article in sleeve. A copy is available at Bute library: see http://librarysearch.cf.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?docId=CARDIFF_LMS191911
40. Oakley A. A case of maternity: paradigms of women as maternity cases. Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 1979;14:607-31.
41. Oakley A. The position of women. British Book News. June 1979. No article in sleeve. This journal is held by the British Library, Cambridge, Edinburgh, King's College London, National Library of Scotland, National Library of Wales, Oxford, Trinity College Dublin, University of London and V&A Libraries.
42. Oakley A. The failure of the movement of women's equality. New Society 1979;392-4. No article in sleeve. A replacement added by archivist.
43. Oakley A. Living in the present: a confrontation with cancer. Br Med J 1979;1:861-2.
44. Oakley A. Baby blues. New Society 1979; 11-2.
45. Oakley A. Comments on the desirability and proposed design of a fourth national perinatal survey from a social science perspective. Report submitted to the DHSS, London, 1979.
Articles written by National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) members in 1980.
46. Chalmers I. Perinatal health: Shanghai. Lancet 1980;1: 137-9.
47. Chalmers I. An introduction to perinatal audit and surveillance. In: Chalmers I, McIlwaine G, eds. Perinatal audit and surveillance. London: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1980;7-16.
48. Chalmers I. Problems in evaluation. In: Kelly M, ed. Maternity care in ferment: conflicting issues. New York: Maternity Center Association, 1980;29-35.
49. Chalmers I. Intensive or extensive care in perinatal health services? Community Med 1980;2:279-81.
50: Chalmers I, McIlwaine G, eds. Perinatal audit and surveillance: proceedings of the eight study group of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 14-16 April 1980. London: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1980. This book is not available in photocopy form. Copies are held at Aberdeen, Birmingham, British Library, Glasgow, Cambridge, Manchester, National Library of Scotland, Nottingham, Oxford, Sheffield, Southampton, Trinity College Dublin, and UCL (University College London)
51. Chalmers I, Macfarlane AJ. Interpretation of perinatal statistics. In: Wharton B, ed. Topics in perinatal medicine. London: Pitman Medical, 1980;1-11.
52. Chalmers I, Oakley A, Macfarlane AJ. Perinatal health services: an immodest proposal. Br Med J 1980;1:842-5.
53. Enkin E, Chalmers I, Enkin M. An index for classifying perinatal literature. Pilot Edition, August 1980. Oxford: NPEU.
54. Enkin M, Chalmers I. Inquiries into perinatal deaths at Area Health Authority level (a status report, Winter 1979/80). Community Med 1980;2:219-24.
55. Macfarlane AJ. Congenital dislocation of the hip: an epidemiological conundrum. J Mat Child Health 1980;5: 13-5.
56. Macfarlane AJ. A note on multiple cause coding of stillbirth and infant death registrations. In: Chalmers I, McIlwaine G, eds. Perinatal audit and surveillance. London: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1980;29-31.
57. Macfarlane AJ. Some statistical approaches to comparisons between perinatal mortality rates for small areas. In: Chalmers I, McIlwaine G, eds. Perinatal audit and surveillance. London: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1980;274-92.
58. Macfarlane AJ. Low birthweight revised. Lancet 1980;1:930-1. (letter)
59. Macfarlane AJ, Chalmers I, Adelstein AM. The role of standardisation in the interpretation of perinatal mortality rates. Health Trends 1980;3:45-50.
60. Macfarlane AJ, Chalmers I. Birth and infant mortality statistics. Paper presented at the Statistics Users Conference, December 1980.
61. Macfarlane AJ. Official statistics and women's health and illness. Equal Opportunities Commission Research Bulletin 1980;4:43-77.
62. Mitchell P, Chalmers I. Perinatal practice and compensation for handicap. Br Med J 1980;281:868.
63. Oakley A. Women confined: towards a sociology of childbirth. London: Martin Robertson, 1980. This book is not available in photocopy form. A copy is available in the Arts and Social Studies Library: see http://librarysearch.cf.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?docId=CARDIFF_LMS186765
64. Oakley A, Macfarlane A. A poor birthright. New Society 1980: 172-173.
65. Radical Statistics Health Group. In defence of the National Health Service. Int J Health Services 1980;10:611-45.
Articles written by National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) members in 1981.
66. Grant A, Chalmers I. Register of controlled trials in perinatal medicine. Lancet 1981;1:100. (letter)
67. Oakley A. Adjustment of women to motherhood. Nursing 1981;21:899-901.
68. Oakley A, Chamberlain GVP. Some medical and social factors in postpartum depression. J Obstet Gynaecol 1981;1:182-7.
69. Oakley A. Mothers and children in society. Nursing 1981;21:896-8.
70. Macfarlane AJ. The derivation and uses of perinatal and neonatal mortality rates. J Pediatr 1981;98:61-2.
71. Papiernik E, Lazar P, Bell EF, Rush D, Grennert L, Grant A, Chalmers I. Collaborative trials in perinatal medicine. Br Med J 1981;282:309. (letter)
72. Macfarlane AJ, Chalmers I. Problems in the interpretation of perinatal mortality statistics. In: Hull D, ed. Recent advances in paediatrics. London: Churchill Livingstone, 1981:1-12.
73. Oakley A. Prologue: reflections on the study of household labor. Sage Yearbooks in Women's Policy Studies 1981;5:7-14.
74. Graham H, Oakley A. Competing ideologies of reproduction: medical and maternal perspectives on pregnancy. In: Roberts H, ed. Women, health and reproduction. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1981:50-74.
75. Newcombe RG, Chalmers I. Assessing the risk of preterm labour. In: Elder MG, Hendricks CH, eds. Preterm labour. London: Butterworths International Medical Reviews, 1981:47-60.
76. Macfarlane AJ. Birth, death and handicap: saving money, spending lives. Science for People 1981;48:9-13.
77. Grant A. Do fetal movements reflect fetal wellbeing? Br Med J 1981;282:1153. (letter).
78. Oakley A. Subject women. Oxford: Martin Robinson, 1981. London: Fontana, 1982. This book is not available as a photocopy, but is available in the Arts and Social Studies library: see http://librarysearch.cf.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?docId=CARDIFF_LMS1182.]
79. Hare EH, Moran PAP, Macfarlane AJ. The changing seasonality of infant deaths in England and Wales 1912-1978 and its relation to seasonal temperature. J Epidemiol Community Health 1981; 35:77-82.
80. Chalmers I, Mutch L. Are current trends in perinatal practice associated with an increase or a decrease in handicapping conditions? Lancet 1981;1:1415. (letter)
81. Oakley A. The relevance of the history of medicine to an understanding of current change: some comments from the domain of antenatal care. Soc Sci Med 1982;16:667-74.
82. Garcia J, Enkin MW. Editorial: a day with Michel Odent. Birth and the Family Journal 1981 (Spring):5-15.
83. Chalmers I, Adelstein AM. Improving the quality of perinatal statistics. Lancet 1981;2:640. (letter)
84. Garcia J. Feeling special or just a number? CHC News 1981 (October):5.
85. Dennis J, Chalmers I. Very early neonatal seizure rate: a possible epidemiological indicator of the quality of perinatal care. In: Huisjes HJ, ed. Aspects of perinatal morbidity. Groningen: University Department of Obstetrics 1981:140-61.
86. Brown I, Elbourne D, Mutch L. Standard national perinatal data: a suggested minimum data set. Community Med 1981;3:298-306.
87. Garcia J. What women want - a flexible service. CHC News 1981 (December):11.
88. Oakley A. Normal motherhood: an exercise in self control? In: Hutter B, Williams G, eds. Controlling women. London: Croom Helm, 1981.
89. Oakley A. Interviewing women: a contradiction in terms? In: Roberts H, ed. Doing feminist research. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1981.
90. Oakley A. The division of labour by gender. Unit for Course E200 Contemporary Issues in Education. Open University, 1981. This book is not available as a photocopy, but is available in the Arts and Social Studies library: see http://librarysearch.cf.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?docId=CARDIFF_LMS75398
91. Oakley A. Mothers and children in society. Nursing 1981;21:895-8.
92. Chalmers I. Evaluation of perinatal practice: the limitations of audit by death. In: Chester R, Diggory P, Sutherland MB, eds. Changing patterns of childbearing and child rearing. London: Academic Press, 1981:39-56.
93. Grant AM, Grant F. NPEU /WHO Register of controlled trials in perinatal medicine. Report submitted to the Family Health Division of the World Health Organization, Geneva, October 1981. No photocopy available.
93a. Elbourne D. Is the baby all right? London: Junction Books, 1981. This book is not available in photocopy form. Copies are available at the British Library, Cambridge, Edinburgh, King's College London, Newcastle, Nottingham, Oxford, Sheffield, and the Wellcome Library.
93b. Elbourne D, Mutch L. Archive of locally based perinatal surveys. December 1981. Oxford: NPEU.
93c. Grant A, ed. Cervical Cerclage Trial Newsletter No.1. Medical Research Council/Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists Randomized Cervical Cerclage Trial, December 1981. Oxford: NPEU.
93d. Elbourne D. Aberdeen/Cardiff/Oxford collaborative project: digit preference and birthweight distribution, 1981. Oxford: NPEU. 1982
Articles written by National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) members in 1982.
94. Black N, Macfarlane AJ. Methodological kit: monitoring perinatal mortality statistics in a health district. Community Med 1982;4:25-33.
95. Oakley A, Macfarlane AJ, Chalmers I. Social class, stress and reproduction. In: Rees AR, Purcell H, eds. Disease and the environment. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons, 1982:11-50.
96. Chalmers I. Data on perinatal mortality. Br Med J 1982;284:596. (letter)
97. Mugford M, Grant A, Chalmers I. Developing a register of randomized controlled trials in perinatal medicine. In: Lindberg DAB, Reichertz PL, eds. Lecture notes in medical informatics, Volume 16. Proceedings of Medical Informatics Europe 1982. Dublin: Springer- Verlag 1982:162-7.
98. Garcia J. Getting it right. CHC News 1982 (May):6.
99. Niswander K, Grant A. Birth asphyxia and no-fault compensation. Br Med J 1982;284:1555. (letter)
100. Macfarlane AJ, Oakley A, Chalmers I. Birth, death and the way we live. The Health Services 1982 May 14:12-13.
101. Pharoah POD, Macfarlane AJ. Recent trends in postneonatal mortality. In: Studies in sudden infant deaths. Studies on Medical and Population Subjects No. 45. London: HMSO, 1982:1-8.
102. Macfarlane AJ. Seasonal variation in postneonatal mortality. In: Studies in sudden infant deaths. Studies on Medical and Population Subjects No. 45. London: HMSO, 1982:9-17.
103. Macfarlane AJ, Gardner A. Day of the week variation in postneonatal mortality. In: Studies in sudden infant deaths. Studies on Medical and Population Subjects No. 45. London: HMSO, 1982:19-22.
104. Garcia J. Obtaining information from parents in confidential enquiries into perinatal deaths. Maternal and Child Health 1982;7:235-40.
105. Dennis J, Chalmers I. Very early neonatal seizure rate: a possible epidemiological indicator of the quality of perinatal care. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1982;89:418-26.
106. Campbell R, Davies IM, Macfarlane AJ. Perinatal mortality and place of delivery. Population Trends 1982;28:9-12.
107. Barson AJ, Davis JA, Jolly HR, Chalmers I, Short R, Tizard P, Wigglesworth JS. Problems with perinatal pathology. Br Med J 1982;284:973-4. (letter)
108. Chalmers I. Expérience britannique des audits perinatals. In: Michelon B, ed. L'evaluation des soins en gynécologie et obstétrique. Paris: Collège National des Gynécologues et Obstétriciens Français 1982:61-8.
109. Chalmers I, Grant A. Cervical Cerclage. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1982;89:497-8.
110. Grant A, Chalmers I. Randomized trial of fetal movement counting. Lancet 1982;2:501. (letter)
111. Burnell I, Elbourne D, McCarthy M, Chamberlain G, Hawkins D. Patient preference and postnatal hospital stay. J Obstet Gynaecol 1982;3:43-7.
112. Macfarlane AJ, Elbourne D, Mutch L. The value to health of collecting birth data. Computing, June 1982. (letter)
113. Pickard BM, Mutch L, Elbourne D, Oakley A, Dauncey M, Samphier M. Impact of sex ratio on onset and management of labour. Br Med J 1982;285:889. (letter)
114. Oakley A. Conventional families. In: Rapoport RN, Fogarty MP, Rapoport R, eds. Families in Britain. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1982:123-37.
115. Macfarlane AJ. Infant deaths after 4 weeks. Lancet 1982;2:929-30. (letter)
116. Chalmers I, Baum M. Consent to randomized treatment. Lancet 1982;2:1050-51. (letter)
117. Oakley A. Obstetric practice - cross-cultural comparisons. In: Stratton P, ed. Psychobiology of the human newborn. London: John Wiley and Sons, 1982:297-313.
118. Chalmers I. Les enquêtes confidentielles lors des décès perinatals et infantiles. I. L'échelon national. La Revue de Pédiatrie, Pédiatrie Sociale. T.XVIII. 1982;9:553-61.
119. Garcia J. Les enquêtes confidentielles lors des décès perinatales et infantiles. II. L'entretien avec les parents. La Revue de Pédiatrie, Pédiatrie Sociale. T.XVIII. 1982;9:563-65.
120. Garcia J, Oakley A. Is early antenatal attendance so important? Br Med J 1982;284:1474. (letter)
121. Enkin M, Chalmers I. Effectiveness and satisfaction in antenatal care. Clinics in Developmental Medicine Nos. 81/82. London: Spastics International Medical Publications/William Heinemann Medical Books, 1982. This book is not available in photocopy form. A copy is available at the Archie Cochrane Library: see http://librarysearch.cf.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?docId=CARDIFF_LMS673211
122. Oakley A. The origins and development of antenatal care in Britain. In: Enkin M, Chalmers I, eds. Effectiveness and satisfaction in antenatal care. Clinics in Developmental Medicine Nos. 81/82. London: Spastics International Medical Publications/William Heinemann Medical Books, 1982:1-21.
123. Grant A, Mohide P. Screening and diagnosis in antenatal care. In: Enkin M, Chalmers I, eds. Effectiveness and satisfaction in antenatal care. Clinics in Developmental Medicine Nos. 81/82. London: Spastics International Medical Publications/William Heinemann Medical Books, 1982:22-59.
124. Garcia J. Women's views on antenatal care. In: Enkin M, Chalmers I, eds. Effectiveness and satisfaction in antenatal care. Clinics in Developmental Medicine Nos. 81/82. London: Spastics International Medical Publications/William Heinemann Medical Books, 1982:81-91.
125. Enkin M, Chalmers I. The effects of symptomatic treatments in pregnancy: antiemetics, antacids, laxatives and calcium supplements. In: Enkin M, Chalmers I, eds. Effectiveness and satisfaction in antenatal care. Clinics in Developmental Medicine Nos. 81/82. London: Spastics International Medical Publications/William Heinemann Medical Books, 1982:122-31.
126. Enkin M. The effects of antenatal classes. In: Enkin M, Chalmers I, eds. Effectiveness and satisfaction in antenatal care. Clinics in Developmental Medicine Nos. 81/82. London: Spastics International Medical Publications/William Heinemann Medical Books, 1982:151-62.
127. Grant A, Chalmers I, Enkin M. Physical interventions intended to prolong pregnancy and increase fetal growth. In: Enkin M, Chalmers I, eds. Effectiveness and satisfaction in antenatal care. Clinics in Developmental Medicine Nos. 81/82. London: Spastics International Medical Publications/William Heinemann Medical Books, 1982:198-208.
128. Chalmers I, Enkin M. The effects of miscellaneous interventions during pregnancy: Rhesus immunization, preparation for breast feeding, external cephalic version. In: Enkin M, Chalmers I, eds. Effectiveness and satisfaction in antenatal care. Clinics in Developmental Medicine Nos. 81/82. London: Spastics International Medical Publications/William Heinemann Medical Books, 1982:209-21.
128a. Enkin M, Chalmers I. Effectiveness and satisfaction in antenatal care. In: Enkin M, Chalmers I, eds. Effectiveness and satisfaction in antenatal care. Clinics in Developmental Medicine Nos. 81/82. London: Spastics International Medical Publications/William Heinemann Medical Books, 1982:266-90.
128b. Grant A, ed. Cervical Cerclage Newsletter No.2. Medical Research Council/Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists Randomized Cervical Cerclage Trial, March 1982. Oxford: NPEU.
128c. Grant A, ed. Cervical Cerclage Newsletter No.3. Medical Research Council/Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists Randomized Cervical Cerclage Trial, August 1982. Oxford: NPEU.
128d. Grant A, ed. Cervical Cerclage Newsletter No. 4. Medical Research Council/Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists Randomized Cervical Cerclage Trial, November 1982. Oxford: NPEU. 1983
Articles written by National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) members in 1983.
129. Garcia J, Saurel-Cubizolles MJ. Maternity care compared. Health and Social Service Journal 1983;93:78-9.
130. Chamberlain G, Garcia J. Pregnant women at work. Lancet 1983;1:228-30.
131. Oakley A. The development of antenatal care in the last 80 years. Maternal and Child Health 1983;8:66-71.
132. Oakley A. Women and health policy. In: Lewis J, ed. Women's welfare, women's rights. London: Croom Helm, 1983:103-29.
133. Chalmers I. Auditing perinatal practice. Annals of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada 1983;16:51-4.
134. Oakley A. Millicent Garrett Fawcett. In: Spender D, ed. Feminist theorists. London: The Women's Press, 1983:184-202.
135. Chalmers I, Grant A. Informed consent. Br Med J 1983;286:1279. (letter)
136. Grant A, Chalmers I. Informed consent. Br Med J 1983;286:1973. (letter)
137. Chalmers I, Grant A. Informed consent. Br Med J 1983;287:616. (letter)
138. Mugford M. A comparison of reported differences in definitions of vital events and statistics. WHO Statistics Quarterly, WHO Geneva, 1983;36:201-12.
139. Oakley A. Social consequences of obstetric technology: how to measure 'soft' outcomes. Birth 1983;10:99-108.
140. Mutch L, Elbourne D. Standard national perinatal data: a suggested common core of tabulations. Community Med 1983;5:251-9.
141. Grant A. Keilland or Caesar? Br Med J 1983;287:610. (letter)
142. Macfarlane AJ, Mutch L, Mugford M. Births. New Society 1983;65:262. (letter)
143. Chalmers I. Scientific inquiry and authoritarianism in perinatal care and education. Birth 1983;10:151-66 & 11;1:43-7 (corresp.).
144. Garcia J, Corry M, Macdonald D, Elbourne D, Grant A. Mothers' views of continuous electronic fetal heart monitoring and intermittent auscultation. In: Dennerstein L, Senarclens M de, eds. The young woman. International Congress Series 618. Amsterdam: Excerpta Medica, 1983:378-9.
145. Oakley A. Relations between feminism and the consumer movement in maternity care. In: Dennerstein L, Senarclens M de, eds. The young woman. International Congress Series 618. Amsterdam: Excerpta Medica, 1983:435-42.
146. Chalmers I. Randomized controlled trials in perinatal medicine. Eur J Obstet Gynaecol Reprod Biol 1983;15:300-3. (Discussion 314-7)
147. Vacca A, Grant A. Portsmouth operative delivery trial. A randomized control trial to compare vacuum extraction with forceps delivery. Eur J Obstet Gynaecol Reprod Biol 1983;15:305-9.
148. Saurel-Cubizolles MJ, Garcia J. Activité professionnelle pendant la grossesse en France et en Grande-Bretagne: Principes et réalités. Revue Francaise des Affaires Sociales 1983:177-87.
149. Boxall J, Garcia J. Stress and the nurse in neonatal units. Midwives Chronicle and Nursing Notes 1983;96:407-10.
150. Macfarlane AJ, Mugford M. Using official statistics I. Maternity Action 1983;12:4-5.
151. Vacca A, Grant A, Wyatt G, Chalmers I. Portsmouth operative delivery trial: a comparison of vacuum extraction and forceps delivery. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1983;90:1107-12.
152. Grant A. Evaluating midwifery practices: the role of the randomized controlled trial. In: Conference proceedings of research and the midwife. Manchester University: Dept of Nursing, 1983:26-38.
152a. Garcia J. Maternity rights and benefits in France and Britain. Report submitted to DHSS, December 1983. Oxford: NPEU.
152b. Mutch L, Elbourne D. Archive of locally based perinatal surveys. December 1983. Oxford: NPEU.
152c. Grant A, ed. Cervical Cerclage Newsletter No.5. Medical Research Council/Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists Randomized Cervical Cerclage Trial, March 1983. Oxford: NPEU.
152d. Grant A, ed. Cervical Cerclage Newsletter No.6. Medical Research Council/Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists Randomized Cervical Cerclage Trial, August 1983. Oxford: NPEU.
152e. Grant A, ed. Cervical Cerclage Newsletter No.7. Medical Research Council/Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists Randomized Cervical Cerclage Trial, December 1983. Oxford: NPEU.
152f. Chalmers I. Collaboration in perinatal research. In: Yearbook of the Oslo Gynaecological Society, 1983:11-19.
Articles written by National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) members in 1984.
153. Oakley A. Fertility control: a woman's issue. J Obstet Gynaecol 1984;4 (suppl):1-10.
154. Macfarlane AJ, Mugford M. Using official statistics II. Maternity Action 1984;13:4-5.
155. Oakley A. Pregnancy. In: The Which? Encyclopaedia of the Home. London: Consumers Association and Hodder & Stoughton, 1984:539-50.
156. Chalmers I, Elbourne D, Grant A. Phenobarbitone and periventricular haemorrhage. Lancet 1984;1:286. (letter)
157. Macfarlane AJ. A time to die? Int J Epidemiol 1984;13:38-44.
158: Oakley A, McPherson A, Roberts H. Miscarriage. London: Fontana, 1984. This book is not available in photocopy form. A copy is available at the Arts and Social Studies Library, see: http://librarysearch.cf.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?docId=CARDIFF_LMS1230
159. Oakley A. The consumer's role: adversary or partner? In: Zander L, Chamberlain G, eds. Pregnancy care for the 1980s. London: The Royal Society of Medicine/Macmillan Press, 1984:263-71.
160. Oakley A. Does maternal work harm children? Contemporary Obstet Gynecol 1984;23:122-7.
161. Chalmers I. Innovation in antenatal care: theory and practice. J R Soc Med 1984;77:340-2.
162. Murphy JF, Dauncey M, Gray OP, Chalmers I. Planned and unplanned deliveries at home: implications of a changing ratio. Br Med J 1984;288:1429-32.
163. Oakley A. Adam and Eve in the garden of health research: social policy and health research. European Monographs in Health Education Research 5. Edinburgh: Scottish Health Education Group, 1984:93-103.
164. Macfarlane AJ, Mugford M. Birth counts: statistics of pregnancy and childbirth (2 volumes). London: HMSO, 1984. This book is not available in photocopy form. A copy of both volumes is available in the Arts and Social Studies Library: see http://librarysearch.cf.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?docId=CARDIFF_LMS22303] and http://librarysearch.cf.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?docId=CARDIFF_LMS22393
165. Macfarlane AJ, Mugford M. The outcome of pregnancy - what can we learn from official statistics? Nursing Times 1984;80:42-4.
166. Murphy JF, Dauncey M, Newcombe R, Garcia J, Elbourne D. Employment in pregnancy: prevalence, maternal characteristics, perinatal outcome. Lancet 1984;1:1163-6.
167. Oakley A, Bakketeig LS, Hoffman H. The epidemiology of perinatal mortality. In: Bracken MB, ed. Perinatal epidemiology. New York: Oxford University Press, 1984:99-151.
168. Elbourne D, Mutch L. Debendox data doubt. Guardian 1984; July 24: 10. (letter)
169. Chalmers I. Hazards of ultrasound. Br Med J 1984;289:184-5. (letter)
170. Chalmers I, Mutch L. Investment in neonatal intensive care and the 'handicapped survivor bogey'. Lancet 1984;2:469. (letter)
171. Chalmers I. Collaboration in perinatal research. Yearbook of the Oslo Gynaecological Society, 1983:11-19.
172. Chalmers I. Confronting Cochrane's challenge to obstetrics. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1984;8:721-3.
173. Rush RW, Isaacs S, McPherson K, Jones L, Chalmers I, Grant A. A randomized controlled trial of cervical cerclage in women at high risk of spontaneous preterm delivery. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1984;8:724-30.
174. Sleep J, Grant A, Garcia J, Elbourne D, Spencer J, Chalmers I. West Berkshire perineal management trial. Br Med J 1984;289:587-90.
175. Macfarlane AJ. Day of birth. Lancet 1984;2:695. (letter)
176. Campbell R, Macdonald Davies I, Macfarlane AJ, Beral V. Home births in England and Wales 1979: perinatal mortality according to intended place of delivery. Br Med J 1984;289:721-4.
177. Murphy JF, Newcombe R, Dauncey M, Garcia J, Elbourne D. Employment in pregnancy. Lancet 1984;2:755-6. (letter)
178a. Enkin E, Mutch L, Chalmers I, Enkin M. An index for classifying perinatal literature. May 1984. Oxford: NPEU.
178b. Grant A, ed. Cervical Cerclage Newsletter No.8. Medical Research Council/Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Randomized Cervical Cerclage Trial, May 1984. Oxford: NPEU.
179. Elbourne D, Mutch L. Archive of locally based perinatal surveys. June 1984. Oxford: NPEU.
180. Niswander K, Henson G, Elbourne D, Chalmers I, Redman C, Macfarlane JA, Tizard P. Adverse outcome of pregnancy and the quality of obstetric care. Lancet 1984;2:827-31.
181. Oakley A. On measuring social consequences of obstetric technology. Midwife, Health Visitor and Community Nurse 1984;20:378-82.
182. Oakley A. Social support and perinatal outcome. ARM Newsletter 1984;23:11,18-20.
183. Oakley A. The effect of the mother's work on the infant. In: Chamberlain G, ed. Pregnant women at work. London: Royal Society of Medicine/Macmillan Press, 1984:117-32.
184. Garcia J, Elbourne D. Future research on work in pregnancy. In: Chamberlain G, ed. Pregnant women at work. London: Royal Society of Medicine/Macmillan Press, 1984:273-87.
185. Elbourne D, Mutch L. Do locally based enquiries into perinatal mortality reduce the risk of perinatal death? In: Smith A, ed. Recent advances in community medicine. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1985;3:221-9.
186. Grant A, Hepburn M. Merits of an individualized approach to fetal movement counting compared with fixed-time and fixed-number methods. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1984;91:1087-90.
187a. Oakley A. The captured womb. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1984. This book is not available in photocopy form, but is available in the Arts and Social Studies Library: see http://librarysearch.cf.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?docId=CARDIFF_LMS128251
187b. Macfarlane AJ. Appendix 1 - Statistics. In: Oakley A, ed. The captured womb. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1984.
188. Macfarlane AJ. Perinatal mortality surveys. Br Med J 1984;289:1473-4.
189. Chalmers I. Enquiry into perinatal death: a report on national perinatal surveillance. Report submitted to DHSS, December 1984. Oxford: NPEU.
190. Grant A. Principles for clinical evaluation of methods of perinatal monitoring. J Perinat Med 1984;12:227-31.
191. Oakley A. The importance of being a nurse. Nursing Times 1984 (December):24-7.
192. Niswander K, Henson G, Elbourne D, Chalmers I, Redman C, Macfarlane AJ, Tizard P. Assessing quality of obstetric care. Lancet 1984;2:1097. (letter)
193. Mutch L, King R. Oxford Region Child Development Project: Report of the Pilot Study. Report submitted to DHSS, October 1984. Oxford: NPEU.
194. Elbourne D, Richardson M. Newbury maternity care study: end of year report. Report submitted to DHSS, December 1984. Oxford: NPEU.
195. Grant A, ed. Cervical Cerclage Newsletter No.9. Medical Research Council/Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Randomized Cervical Cerclage Trial, December 1984. Oxford: NPEU.
Articles written by National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) members in 1985.
196. Oakley A. Social factors and pregnancy outcome. End of grant report to the Economic and Social Research Council, 1985. No photocopy in sleeve. A copy is available at the British Library.
197. Grant A, Chalmers I. Some research strategies for investigating aetiology and assessing the effects of clinical practice. In: Macdonald RR, ed. Scientific basis of obstetrics and gynaecology (3rd edn). London: Churchill Livingstone, 1985:49-84.
198. Chalmers I, Sinclair JC. Promoting perinatal health: is it time for a change of emphasis in research? Early Hum Dev 1985;10:171-91.
199. Bland JM, Jones DR, Bennett S, Cook DG, Haines AP, Macfarlane AJ. Is the clinical trial evidence about new drugs statistically adequate? Br J Clin Pharmacol 1985;19:155-60.
200. Chalmers I. Proposal to outlaw the term 'negative trial'. Br Med J 1985;290:1002.
201. Oakley A. Consumers' attitude to obstetric care. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1985;92:188-9.
202. Klein M, Elbourne D, Lloyd I. A prospective study comparing the experiences of low risk women booked for delivery in 2 systems of maternity care. Royal College of General Practitioners Occasional Paper 31. April 1985.
203. Chalmers I. Biased touching of the editorial tiller. Arch Dis Child 1985;60:394.
204. Garcia J, Anderson J, Vacca A, Elbourne D, Grant A, Chalmers I. Views of women and their medical and midwifery attendants about instrumental delivery using vacuum extraction and forceps. J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol 1985;4:1-9.
205. Fawdry RDS, Mutch LMM. Antenatal history taking: what are we asking? J Obstet Gynaecol 1985;5:201-5.
206. Macfarlane AJ, Cole T. From depression to recession - evidence about the effects of unemployment on mothers' and babies' health 1930s-1980s. In: Born unequal: perspectives on pregnancy and childbearing in unemployed families. Maternity Alliance 1985:38-57.
207. Garcia J, Corry M, MacDonald D, Elbourne D, Grant A. Mothers' views of continuous electronic fetal heart monitoring and intermittent auscultation in a randomized controlled trial. Birth 1985;12:79-85.
208. Chalmers I. Enquiry into perinatal death. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1985;92:545-9.
209. MacDonald D, Grant A, Sheridan-Pereira M, Boylan P, Chalmers I. The Dublin randomized controlled trial of intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1985;152:524-39.
210. Boylan P, MacDonald D, Grant A, Pereira M, Chalmers I. The Dublin randomized controlled trial of intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring. In: Kunzel W, ed. Fetal heart rate monitoring. Berlin Springer- Verlag, 1985:34-9.
211. Chalmers I. Short, Black, Baird, Himsworth and social class differences in fetal and neonatal mortality rates. Br Med J 1985;291:231-3.
212. King JF, Keirse MJNC, Grant A, Chalmers I. Tocolysis - the case for and against. In: Beard RW, Sharp F, eds. Preterm labour and its consequences. Proceedings of the 13th Study Group of the RCOG. London: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 1985:199-208.
213. Mugford M, Drummond MF, Henderson J, Mooney G. Chorionic villus sampling. Lancet 1985;2:384-5. (letter)
214. Grant A. Do computers help or hinder the clinical evaluation of alternative treatments in perinatal medicine? Am J Perinatal 1985;2:242-4.
215. Elbourne D, Mutch L, Dauncey M, Campbell H, Samphier M. Debendox revisited. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1985;92:780-5.
216. Mugford M, Mutch L, Elbourne D. Standard perinatal data: suggestions for regular review of facilities for perinatal care within a regional health authority. Community Med 1985;7:157-68.
217. National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit. Report on the Unit's work 1981-1984. Oxford: NPEU, 1985.
218. Macfarlane AJ. Statistics and policy making in the maternity services in England and Wales. Midwifery 1985;1:150-61.
219. Grant A, ed. Cervical Cerclage Newsletter No.10. Medical Research Council/Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists Randomized Cervical Cerclage Trial, May 1985. Oxford: NPEU.
220. Saunders MC, Dick JS, Brown IMcL, McPherson K, Chalmers I. The effects of hospital admission for bed rest on the duration of twin pregnancy: a randomised trial. Lancet 1985;2:793-5.
221. Chalmers I. Short, Black, Beard, Himsworth, and social class differences in fetal and neonatal mortality rates. Br Med J 1985;291:1045-6. (letter)
222. Chalmers I. Evaluation of 'unorthodox' clinical practice. Lancet 1985;2:895. (letter)
223. Collins R, Chalmers I, Peto R. Antihypertensive treatment in pregnancy. Br Med J 1985;291:1129. (letter)
224. Mutch L, King R. Obtaining parental consent - opting in or opting out? Arch Dis Child 1985;60:979-80.
225. Chalmers I. Trends and variations in the use of caesarean delivery. In: Clinch J, Mathews T, eds. Perinatal medicine. Lancaster: MTP Press, 1985:145-9.
226. Grant A. A randomized controlled trial of cervical cerclage in women at high risk of spontaneous preterm delivery. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1985;92:1205-6. (letter)
227. Macfarlane AJ. Perinatal mortality and older mothers. Maternity Action 1985;22:4.
228. Grant A, Elbourne D. Compliance and maternal fetal movement counting. Lancet 1985;2:1304. (letter)
229. Dickersin K, Hewitt P, Mutch L, Chalmers I, Chalmers TC. Comparison of MEDLINE searching with a perinatal trials database. Controlled Clinical Trials 1985;6:306-17.
230. McPherson A, Chalmers I. Pro-conceptional care. Lancet 1985;2:1429. (letter)
231. MacDonald D, Sheridan-Pereira M, Boylan P, Grant A, Chalmers I. Is oxytocin the culprit? Am J Obstet Gynecol 1985;153:929. (letter)
231a. Mutch L, Elbourne D. Locally based perinatal surveys. Report submitted to DHSS, December 1985. Oxford: NPEU.
231b. National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit. A classified bibliography of controlled trials in perinatal medicine 1940-1984. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1985. This book is not available in photocopy form. A copy is available in Store: see http://librarysearch.cf.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?docId=CARDIFF_LMS668084
Articles written by National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) members in 1986.
232. Macfarlane AJ. Trends in maternity care. In: OPCS, DHSS, Welsh Office. Hospital In-Patient Enquiry Maternity Tables 1977-81. Series MB4 No.19. London: HMSO, 1986:9-25.
233. Grant A. Portsmouth operative delivery trial: a comparison of vacuum extraction and forceps. Br Med J 1986;292:343-4. (letter)
234. Mutch L. Early developmental therapy. Lancet 1986;1:272.
235. Mugford M, Stilwell J. Maternity services: how well have they done and could they do better? and Profiling maternity services: how do English Regions and Wales compare? In: Harrison A, Gretton J, eds. Health Care UK 1986. Cambridge: Burlington Press, 1986:53-64 & 115-9.
236. Whitelaw A, Grant A. Post-haemorrhagic ventricular dilatation in infants. Lancet 1986;1:161. (letter)
237. Macfarlane AJ, Mugford M. An epidemic of caesareans? J Mat Child Health 1986;11:38-42.
238. Grant A, Garcia J, Macdonald D. Fetal monitoring in labour. Br Med J 1986;292:826-7. (letter)
239. Macfarlane AJ. Anaesthetics - the risk for black women. Maternity Action 1986;26:6.
240. Elbourne D, Mutch L. Debendox. Med J Aust 1986:144:280. (letter)
241. Carmody F, Grant A, Somchiwong M. Vacuum extraction: a randomized controlled comparison of the New Generation cup with the original Bird cup. J Perinat Med 1986;14:95-100.
242. Johnson A. Screening tests for hearing and visual impairment: how and when are they done? Health Visitor 1986;59:140-2.
243. Macfarlane AJ. Problems in using medical statistics. Aslib Proceedings 1986;38:145-61.
244. Grant A. Controlled trials of routine ultrasound in pregnancy. Birth 1986;13:22-8.
245. Chalmers I. Medicine and the media. Br Med J 1986;292:1072-3.
246. Grant A. Commentary: Repair of episiotomies and perineal tears. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1986;93:417-9.
247. Spencer J, Grant A, Elbourne D, Garcia J, Sleep J. A randomized comparison of glycerol-impregnated chromic catgut with untreated chromic catgut for the repair of perineal trauma. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1986;93:426-30.
248. Mutch L. Archive of locally based perinatal surveys. April 1986. Oxford: NPEU.
249. Murphy K, Grieg V, Garcia J, Grant A. Maternal considerations in the use of pelvic examinations in labour. Midwifery 1986;2:93-7.
250. Grant A, Elbourne D, Ward S. Multicentre fetal movements trial. First progress report. Medical Research Council Fetal Movements Trial, June 1986. Oxford: NPEU.
251. Oxford Region Child Development Project. Annual Report 1986. Oxford: NPEU.
252. Grant A. The Dublin randomised controlled trial of intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring. DM Thesis. Oxford University, 1986.
253. Elbourne D, Lovell A. Patients' access to records. Lancet 1986;2:106. (letter)
254. Macfarlane AJ, Mugford M. An epidemic of caesareans? (Parts 1 and 2) Maternity Action 1986 24:7 & 25:6.
255. Campbell R, Macfarlane AJ. Place of delivery: a review. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1986;93:675-83.
256. Mutch LMM. Secular changes in two-year survival and rehospitalisation rates in very low birthweight and heavier infants. MD Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1986. No photocopy in sleeve. Later published as item 260: Mutch L, Newdick M, Lodwick A, Chalmers I. Secular changes in rehospitalization of very low birthweight infants. Pediatrics 1986;78: 164-71.
257. Chalmers I. Electronic publications for updating controlled trial reviews. Lancet 1986;2:287. (letter)
258. Oakley A. Social support and perinatal outcome. In: Phaff JML, ed. Perinatal health services in Europe. London: Croom Helm, 1986:92-104.
259. Mugford M. A comparison of reported differences in definitions of vital events and statistics I. In: Phaff JML, ed. Perinatal health services in Europe. London: Croom Helm, 1986:143-59.
260. Mutch L, Newdick M, Lodwick A, Chalmers I. Secular changes in rehospitalization of very low birthweight infants. Pediatrics 1986;78: 164-71.
261. Garcia J, Garforth S, Ayers S. Midwives confined? Labour ward policies and routines. Research and the Midwife Conference, Manchester 1985. Research and the Midwife Conference Proceedings 1986:2-30.
262. Proud J, Grant A. The evaluation of ultrasonographic placental grading as a test of fetal well-being. Research and the Midwife Conference, University of Manchester 1985. Research and the Midwife Conference Proceedings 1986:74-80.
263. Chalmers I. A register of controlled trials in perinatal medicine. WHO Chronicle 1986;40:61-5.
264. Evans P, Johnson A, Mutch L, Alberman E. Report of a meeting on the standardisation of the recording and reporting of cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol 1986;28:547-8. (letter)
265. National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit. Annual Report 1985. Oxford: NPEU, 1986.
266. Macfarlane AJ. Whatever happened to the Black report? Br Med J 1986;293:504. (letter)
267. Grant A. Randomised trial of preterm breech delivery. Br Med J 1986;293:562-3. (letter)
268. Mutch L. Epidemiology: perinatal mortality and morbidity. In: Roberton NRC, ed. Textbook of neonatology. London: Churchill Livingstone, 1986:3-19.
269. Elbourne D, Pritchard C, Dauncey M. Perinatal outcomes and related factors: social class differences within and between geographical areas. J Epidemiol Community Health 1986;40:301-8.
270. Chalmers I. Minimizing harm and maximizing benefit during innovation in health care: controlled or uncontrolled experimentation? Birth 1986;13:155-64.
271. Chalmers I. Problemi legali nella practica ostetrica. Crescita 1986, gennaio-febbraio, 21-6.
272. Macfarlane Alison, Cole S, Hey E. Comparisons of data from regional perinatal mortality surveys. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1986;93:1224-32.
273. Chalmers I. British Medical Research Council randomized trials involving international collaboration. Workshop on Constraints in International Clinical Trials held at the Heymans Institute of Pharmacology, Gent, Belgium, 1985. In: Bogaert MG, ed. Summaries of presentations and discussions, 1986:71-9.
274. Andrews J, Davies K, Chalmers I, Campbell H. The Cardiff Births Survey. In: Harper PS, Sunderland E, eds. Genetic and population studies in Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1986:317-41.
275. Mugford M, Somchiwong M, Waterhouse I. Treatment of umbilical cords: a randomised trial to assess the effect of treatment methods on the work of midwives. Midwifery 1986;2:177-86.
276. Chalmers I, Hetherington J, Newdick M, Mutch L, Grant A, Enkin M, Enkin E, Dickersin K. The Oxford Database of Perinatal Trials: developing a register of published reports of controlled trials. Controlled Clinical Trials 1986;7:306-24.
277. Carmody F, Grant A, Mutch L, Vacca A, Chalmers I. Follow-up of babies delivered in a randomized controlled comparison of vacuum extraction and forceps delivery. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1986;65:763-6.
278. Chalmers I. Editors, peers and the process of scientific review. In: Thomsen K, Ludwig H, eds. Gynaecology and Obstetrics. Proceedings of the XIth World Congress. Berlin: Springer, 1986: 59-61.
279. Chalmers I. The need for collaborative clinical trials in obstetrics and gynaecology. In: Thomsen K, Ludwig H, eds. Gynaecology and Obstetrics. Proceedings of the XIth World Congress. Berlin: Springer, 1986: 61-3.
280. Grant A. Cervical cerclage: evaluation studies. In: Papiernik E, Bréart G, Spira N, eds. Prevention of Preterm Birth. New goals and new practices in prenatal care. Paris: INSERM, 1986: 83-99.
281. Saurel-Cubizolles MJ, Kaminski M, Garcia J. Working conditions of pregnant women and preterm birth. In: Papiernik E, Bréart G, Spira N, eds. Prevention of Preterm Birth. New goals and new practices in prenatal care. Paris: INSERM, 1986: 139-54.
282. Garcia J, Saurel-Cubizolles MJ. Legal measures for the promotion of maternal and child health and the protection of working women. In: Papiernik E, Bréart G, Spira N, eds. Prevention of Preterm Birth. New goals and new practices in prenatal care. Paris: INSERM, 1986: 275-86.
283. Oakley A, Chalmers I, Elbourne D. The effects of social interventions in pregnancy. In: Papiernik E, Bréart G, Spira N, eds. Prevention of Preterm Birth. New goals and new practices in prenatal care. Paris: INSERM, 1986: 329-61.
284. Chalmers I. Discussion. In: Papiernik E, Bréart G, Spira N, eds. Prevention of Preterm Birth. New goals and new practices in prenatal care. Paris: INSERM, 1986: 117-9, 181-3.
285. Elbourne D, Mutch L. Postal surveys of general practitioners. Community Medicine 1986;8:255. (letter)
286. Chalmers I, Grant A, Ayers S. MRC Randomised Comparison of Chorion Villus Sampling and Amniocentesis for Prenatal Diagnosis. Newsletter No. 1. Medical Research Council Chorion Villus Sampling Trial. Oxford: NPEU, December 1986.
Articles written by National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) members in 1987.
287. Chalmers I. Evaluation of the long-term consequences of chorion villus sampling. In: Liu DTY, Symonds EM, Golbus MS, eds. Chorion villus sampling. London: Chapman and Hall, 1987:187-201.
288. MacDonald D, Grant A. Fetal surveillance in labour - the present position. In: Bonnar J, ed. Recent Advances in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 15. London: Churchill Livingstone, 1987: 83-100.
289. Grant A, Elbourne D, Ward S, Targett R. Multicentre fetal movements trial. Second progress report. Medical Research Council Fetal Movements Trial, January 1987. Oxford: NPEU.
290. Chalmers I. Empirical evidence and authoritarian ethicists. Br Med J 1987;294:247-8. (letter)
291. Jones R, Grant A. Collaborative Randomised Trial of Dexamethasone in Chronic Neonatal Lung Disease. Newsletter No. 1. Action Research for the Crippled Child: Dexamethasone in Chronic Neonatal Lung Disease Trial, January 1987. Oxford: NPEU.
292. Chalmers I. Clinical freedom. New Scientist 1987;26 February:74. (letter)
293. Chalmers I, Hetherington J, Newdick M. The Oxford Database of Perinatal Trials. J Perinat Med 1987;15 (Suppl.1):11. (abstract)
294. Garforth S, Garcia J. Admitting - a weakness or a strength? Routine admission of a woman in labour. Midwifery 1987;3:10-24.
295. Garcia J, Garforth S, Ayers S. The policy and practice in midwifery study: introduction and methods. Midwifery 1987;3:2-9.
296. Garcia J. The role and structure of the Maternity Service Liaison Committee. Health Trends 1987;19:17-19.
297. Lovell A, Elbourne D. Holding the baby - and your notes. The Health Service Journal 1987;19 March:335.
298. Chalmers I. Attitude of ARM to innovations in care. Association of Radical Midwives Magazine, Winter 1986/87, Issue No. 31:8. (letter)
299. Szczepura A, Mugford M, Stilwell JA. Information for managers in hospitals: representing maternity unit statistics graphically. Br Med J 1987;294:875-80.
300. Chalmers I. First-trimester fetal diagnosis prudential ethics. Can Med Assoc J 1987;136:563-4. (letter)
301. Oxford Region Child Development Project Steering Committee. Newsletter No. 6, March 1987. Oxford: Maternity Department, John Radcliffe Hospital.
302. Richards M, Chalmers I. Intervention and causal inference in obstetric practice: how have things changed over the last ten years? New Generation 1987;6:6-8.
303. Grant A. Some answers to questions raised about the Dublin trial. Birth 1986;13:255-6.
304. Houd S, Oakley A, Wagner M. Alternative perinatal services in Europe. In: Phaff J, ed. Perinatal Care in Europe. London: Croom Helm, 1987:17-47.
305. Buckley D, Garcia J, O'Herlihy C, Stronge J. Husbands' attendance during labour: attitudes and incidence. Irish Medical Journal 1987;80:93-5.
306. Campbell R, Macfarlane AJ. Where to be born? The debate and the evidence. Oxford: NPEU, 1987. (Copies available from NPEU at £2.00 per copy)
307. Minchom P, Niswander K, Chalmers I, Dauncey M, Newcombe R, Elbourne D, Mutch L, Andrews J, Williams G. Antecedents and outcome of very early neonatal seizures in infants born at or after term. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1987;94:431-9.
308. Campbell R, Macfarlane AJ. Where to be born? The Health Service Journal 1987;97:606.
309. Macfarlane AJ. Maternity Action 1987;29:5. (letter)
310. Macfarlane AJ. Medicine and the media. Br Med J 1987;294:1677.
311. Proud J, Grant A. Third trimester placental grading by ultrasonography as a test of fetal wellbeing. Br Med J 1987;294:1641-4.
312. Grant A. Risk of unexplained stillbirth at different gestational ages. Lancet 1987;2:43-4. (letter)
313. Elbourne D. Subjects' views about participation in a randomized controlled trial. J Reprod Infant Psychol 1987;5:3-8.
314. Garcia J. Sharing research results with patients: the views of care-givers involved in a randomized controlled trial. J Reprod Infant Psychol 1987;5:9-13.
315. Jones R, Grant A. Collaborative Randomised Trial of Dexamethasone in Chronic Neonatal Lung Disease. Newsletter No. 2. Action Research for the Crippled Child: Dexamethasone in Chronic Neonatal Lung Disease Trial, July 1987. Oxford: NPEU.
316. Elbourne D, Richardson M, Chalmers I, Waterhouse I, Holt E. The Newbury Maternity Care Study: a randomized controlled trial to assess a policy of women holding their own obstetric records. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1987;94:612-19.
317. Evans P, Alberman E, Johnson A, Mutch L. Standardisation of recording and reporting cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol 1987;29:272. (letter)
318. Botting BJ, MacDonald Davies I, Macfarlane AJ. Recent trends in the incidence of multiple births and associated mortality. Arch Dis Child 1987;62:941-50.
319. Proud J, Grant A. Third trimester placental grading by ultrasonography as a test of fetal wellbeing. Br Med J 1987;295:502-3. (letter)
320. Mutch L. Patterns of hospitalisation in the first two years of life: the influence of birthweight and changing survival rates. Report to the Department of Health and Social Security, August 1987. Oxford: NPEU.
321. Grant A. Equipment and services. In: Chamberlain GVP, Gunn P, eds. Birthplace. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 1987:50-100.
322. Mugford M. Maternity unit profiles. In: Chamberlain GVP, Gunn P, eds. Birthplace. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 1987:283-6.
323. Everett CB, Ashurst H, Chalmers I. Reported management of threatened miscarriage by general practitioners in Wessex. Br Med J 1987;295:583-6.
324. Sleep J, Grant A. West Berkshire perineal management trial: three year follow-up. Br Med J 1987;295:749-51.
325. Grant A. European collaborative trials in perinatal medicine. The need for a 'Perinatal Trials Service'. In: Bréart G, Buekens P, eds. Evaluation of perinatal care. Methodology and research proposals. Paris: Copedith, 1987:61-8.
326. Mugford M. Economics in evaluation of pre-, peri- and post-natal care delivery systems. In: Bréart G, Buekens P, eds. Evaluation of perinatal care. Methodology and research proposals. Paris: Copedith, 1987:53-9.
327. Mutch L. Outcome measures in randomised clinical trials in the very low birthweight infant. In: Bréart G, Buekens P, eds. Evaluation of perinatal care. Methodology and research proposals. Paris: Copedith, 1987:193-201.
328. Grant A. Birth problems and long-term morbidity. In: Hosking G, Murphy G, eds. Prevention of mental handicap: a world view. London: Royal Society of Medicine Services Limited, 1987:107-10.
329. Chalmers I, Grant A, Elbourne D. Improving the quality of therapeutic trials in perinatal medicine: a professional duty to mothers and children. In: Klaus M, Fanaroff A, eds. 1987 Yearbook of Perinatal/Neonatal Medicine. Chicago: Year Book Medical Publishers, 1987:15-19.
330. Sleep J, Grant A. Epifoam advertisement. Midwives Chronicle 1987;September:289. (letter)
331. Macfarlane AJ, Price F, Daw EG, Botting B. Multiple pregnancy and assisted reproduction. Lancet 1987;2:1090. (letter)
332. Chalmers I. Evaluating the quality of new procedures. Arch Gynecol 1987;241:S101-6.
333. Grant A. The relationship between obstetrically preventable intrapartum asphyxia, abnormal neonatal neurological signs and subsequent motor impairment in babies born at or after term. In: Kubli F, Patel N, eds. International Workshop on Perinatal Events and Cerebral Handicap. Berlin: Springer Verlag, 1987:149-59.
334. Sleep J, Grant A. Pelvic floor exercises in post-natal care. Midwifery 1987;3:158-64.
335. Macfarlane AJ. Multiple births. Br Med J 1987;295:1419. (letter)
336. Chalmers I, Chalmers TC. Fetal tests, like drugs, need cautious screening. New York Times 1987; 8 October. (letter)
336a. Chalmers I, Silverman WA. Professional and public double standards on clinical experimentation. Controlled Clinical Trials 1987; 8:388-91.
336b. Macfarlane AJ. Altitude and birth weight: Commentary. J Pediatr 1987;111:842-4.
336c. Chalmers I. The scientific case for greater collaboration in the evaluation of perinatal practice. Journal of the Australian Perinatal Society (Proceedings of the Fourth Congress of the Australian Perinatal Society, 1986) 1987:3-15.
336d. Hetherington J. An international survey to identify unpublished and ongoing perinatal trials. Controlled Clinical Trials 1987;8:287. (abstract)
336e. Grant A, Elbourne D, Russell S, Targett R. Multicentre Fetal Movements Trial. Second progress report. Medical Research Council Fetal Movements Trial, January 1987. Oxford: NPEU.
336f. Grant A, Elbourne D, Russell S, Targett R. Multicentre Fetal Movements Trial. Third progress report. Medical Research Council Fetal Movements Trial, October 1987. Oxford: NPEU.
Articles written by National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) members in 1988.
337. Chalmers I. The promotion of poorly controlled experimentation on children by medical ethicists. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 1988;2:104-6. (letter)
338. Burnell I, Elbourne D. Maternity Action 1988;33:5. (letter)
339. Macfarlane AJ. The downs and ups of infant mortality. Br Med J 1988;296:230-1.
340. Altman D, Elbourne D. Combining results from several clinical trials. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1988;95:1-2.
341. Prendiville W, Elbourne D, Chalmers I. The effects of routine oxytocic administration in the management of the third stage of labour: an overview of the evidence from controlled trials. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1988;95:3-16.
342. Elbourne D, Prendiville W, Chalmers I. Choice of oxytocic preparation for routine use in the management of the third stage of labour: an overview of the evidence from controlled trials. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1988;95:17-30.
343. Elbourne D, Lovell A. Trusting patients with case notes. Br Med J 1988;296:360. (letter)
344. Grant A, Ayers S. MRC European Comparison of CVS and Amniocentesis for Prenatal Diagnosis. Newsletter No. 2. Medical Research Council Chorion Villus Sampling Trial. Oxford: NPEU, January 1988.
345. King JF, Grant A, Keirse MJNC, Chalmers I. Beta-mimetics in preterm labour: an overview of the randomized controlled trials. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1988;95:211-22.
346. Sleep J, Grant A. Effects of salt and Savlon bath concentrate postpartum. Nursing Times 1988;84:55-7.
347. Mugford M, Renfrew MJ, Macfarlane AJ, Garcia J. Lies, damn lies .. .! Midwives Chronicle and Nursing Notes 1988; June:173. (letter)
348. Stilwell J, Szczepura A, Mugford M. Factors affecting the outcome of maternity care. I. Relationship between staffing and perinatal deaths at the hospital of birth. J Epidemiol Comm Health 1988;42:157-69.
349. Mugford M, Szczepura A, Lodwick A, Stilwell J. Factors affecting the outcome of maternity care. II. Neonatal outcomes and resources beyond the hospital of birth. J Epidemiol Comm Health 1988;42:170-6.
350. Mugford M. A review of the economics of care for sick newborn infants. Community Med 1988;10:99-111.
351. Houston MJR. Research and the Midwife, Manchester, 11 November 1987. Midwifery 1988;4:91-2. (Conference report)
352. MRC/RCOG Working Party on Cervical Cerclage. Interim report of the Medical Research Council/Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists multicentre randomised trial of cervical cerclage. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1988;95:437-45.
353. Grant A. Randomised trials and ribavirin. Arch Dis Child 1988;63:989. (commentary)
354. Oxford Region Child Development Project Steering Committee. Newsletter No. 7, June 1988. Oxford: Maternity Department, John Radcliffe Hospital.
355. Macfarlane AJ, McPherson K. The quality of official health statistics. J R Stat Soc A 1988;151:342-54.
356. Sleep J, Grant A. Salt in bath water: A randomised controlled trial to compare the routine addition of salt or Savlon Bath concentrate during bathing in the immediate post-partum period. In: Research and the Midwife Conference Proceedings,1987. London:King's College,1988:65-75.
357. Sleep J, Grant A. Relief of perineal pain following childbirth. A survey of midwifery practice. Midwifery 1988;4:118-22.
358. Johnson MA, Macfarlane AJ. Neonatal intensive care: Trends in morbidity. Lancet 1988;2:168. (letter)
359. Macfarlane AJ. Holding back the tide of caesareans. Br Med J 1988;297:852. (letter)
360. Macfarlane AJ, Cole S, Johnson A, Betting B. Epidemiology of birth before 28 weeks of gestation. Br Med Bull 1988;44:861-93.
361. Kaufman KJ, Houston MJR. Midwives, nurses and clinical excellence. Recent Advances in Nursing 1988;21:63-81.
362. Chalmers I. Salt, pregnancy, hypertension - and literature searches. Lancet 1988;2:1146. (letter)
363. Elbourne D, Harding J. Hair colour and blood loss. Midwives Chronicle and Nursing Notes 1988; November: 363. (letter)
364. Macfarlane AJ. Babes not out of the wood. Guardian 1988;November 9
365. Chalmers I. Discussion of paper by Begg and Berlin. J R Stat Soc A 1988;151:449.
366. Prendiville WJ, Harding JE, Elbourne DR, Stirrat GM. The Bristol third stage trial: active versus physiological management of third stage of labour. Br Med J 1988;297:1295-1300.
367. Lovell A, Elbourne D. The prevalence of confidential information in antenatal records. J Obstet Gynaecol 1988;9:171-2. (letter)
368. Mugford M. A review of the economics of care for sick newborn infants. Community Med 1988;10:363. (letter)
369. Chalmers I, ed. The Oxford Database of Perinatal Trials. Oxford: Oxford University Press. No photocopy. In April 1993, Update Software reissued The Oxford Database of Perinatal Trials (ODPT) as a redesigned pilot electronic journal entitled The Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Database (CCPC).
370. Houston MJR, Field PA. Practices and policies in the initiation of breastfeeding. JOGN Nurs 1988;17:418-24.
370a. Renfrew MJ. Developing midwifery research: the role of the Midwife Researcher at the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit. 1988: Research and the Midwife Conferences, Glasgow and London: 86-9.
Articles written by National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) members in 1989.
371. British Association of Perinatal Medicine Working Group. Referrals for neonatal medical care in the United Kingdom over one year. Br Med J 1989;298:169-72.
372. Evans P, Johnson A, Mutch L, Alberman E. A standard form for recording clinical findings in children with a motor deficit of central origin. Dev Med Child Neurol 1989;31:119-27.
373. Chalmers I. Misconduct in medical research. Br Med J 1989;298:256. (letter)
374. Flint C, Poulengeris P, Grant A. The 'Know your Midwife' scheme - a randomised trial of continuity of care by a team of midwives. Midwifery 1989;5:11-16.
375. Mugford M. Finding a cot: a survey of attempted transfers for neonatal care. Maternity Action 1989; 39:9-10.
376. Elbourne D, Harding J. Management of third stage labour. Midwives Chronicle 1989;102:130 (letter).
377: Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, eds. Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989. This book is not available in photocopy form, however, several of the articles it contains are reproduced within the collection (items 378-405). Copies are available in the Archie Cochrane Library: see http://librarysearch.cf.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?docId=CARDIFF_LMS668082 (vol. 1 - Pregnancy) and http://librarysearch.cf.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?docId=CARDIFF_LMS668186 (vol. 2 - Childbirth). Contents pages for both volumes have been added to the sleeve by the archivist.
378. Chalmers I. Evaluating the effects of care during pregnancy and childbirth. In: Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, eds. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989:3-38.
379. Chalmers I, Hetherington J, Elbourne D, Keirse MJNC, Enkin M. Materials and methods used in synthesizing evidence to evaluate the effects of care during pregnancy and childbirth. In: Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, eds. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989: 39-65.
380. Mohide P, Grant A. Evaluation of screening and diagnostic tests. In: Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, eds. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989:66-80.
381. Mugford M, Drummond MF. The role of economics in the evaluation of care. In: Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, eds. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989:86-98.
382. Reid M, Garcia J. Women's views of care during pregnancy and childbirth. In: Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, eds. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989:131-42.
383. Garcia J, Blondel B, Saurel-Cubizolles MJ. The needs of childbearing families: social policies and the organization of health care. In: Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, eds. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989:205-20.
384. Elbourne D, Oakley A, Chalmers I. Social and psychological support during pregnancy. In: Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, eds. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989:221-36.
385. Neilson J, Grant A. Ultrasound in pregnancy. In: Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, eds. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989:419-39.
386. Grant A, Elbourne D. Fetal movement counting to assess fetal wellbeing. In: Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, eds. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989:440-54.
387. Bracken M, Enkin M, Campbell H, Chalmers I. Symptoms in pregnancy: nausea and vomiting, heartburn, constipation, and leg cramps. In: Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, eds. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989:501-11.
388. Crowther C, Chalmers I. Bed rest and hospitalization during pregnancy. In: Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, eds. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989:624-32.
389. Grant A. Cervical cerclage to prolong pregnancy. In: Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, eds. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989:633-46.
390. Keirse MJNC, Grant A, King JF. Preterm labour. In: Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, eds. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989:694-745.
391. Chalmers I, Garcia J, Post S. Hospital policies for labour and delivery. In: Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, eds. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989:815-19.
392. Garforth S, Garcia J. Hospital admission practices. In: Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, eds. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989:820-6.
393. Johnson C, Keirse MJNC, Enkin M, Chalmers I. Nutrition and hydration in labour. In: Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, eds. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989:827-32.
394. Grant A. Monitoring the fetus during labour. In: Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, eds. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989:846-82.
395. Chalmers I, Keirse MJNC. Evaluating elective delivery. In: Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, eds. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989:981-7.
396. Keirse MJNC, Chalmers I. Methods for inducing labour. In: Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, eds. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989:1057-9.
397. Sleep J, Roberts J, Chalmers I. Care during the second stage of labour. In: Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, eds. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989:1129-44.
398. Prendiville W, Elbourne D. Care during the third stage of labour. In: Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, eds. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989:1145-69.
399. Grant A. Repair of perineal trauma after childbirth. In: Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, eds. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989:1170-81.
400. Enkin M, Enkin E, Chalmers I, Hemminki E. Prophylactic antibiotics in association with caesarean section. In: Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, eds. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989:1246-69.
401. Rush J, Chalmers I, Enkin M. Care of the new mother and baby. In: Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, eds. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989:1333-46.
402. Grant A, Sleep J. Relief of perineal pain and discomfort after childbirth. In: Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, eds. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989:1347-58.
403. Inch S, Garforth S. Establishing and maintaining breastfeeding. In: Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, eds. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989:1359-74.
404. Inch S, Renfrew MJ. Common breastfeeding problems. In: Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, eds. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989:1375-89.
405. Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth: a synopsis for guiding practice and research. In: Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, eds. Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989:1465-77.
406. Elbourne D. Confidentiality of medical records: a local evaluation of the policy of women holding their own maternity case notes. Department of Social Science and Administration, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) 1989. No photocopy in sleeve. Copies are available at the University of London and the London School of Economics.
407. Grant A. Reporting controlled trials. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1989;96:397-400.
408. Grant A, Sleep J, McIntosh J, Ashurst H. Ultrasound and pulsed electromagnetic energy treatment for perineal trauma. A randomized placebo-controlled trial. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1989;96:434-9.
409. Chalmers JA, Chalmers I. The obstetric vacuum extractor is the instrument of first choice for operative vaginal delivery. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1989;96:505-6.
410. Alexander S, Martens G, Bodson L, Vokaer A, Spitz B, Targett R, Thoumsin H. Transfert direct de données obstetricales sur support magnètique randomisé due compte subjectif des mouvements foetaux par la future mère. Revue Francaise 1989;3: 179-82.
411. Harding JE, Elbourne DR, Prendiville WJ. Views of mothers and midwives participating in the Bristol randomized, controlled trial of active management of the third stage of labor. Birth 1989;16:1-6.
412. Grant A, Sleep J, Ashurst H, Spencer JAD. Dyspareunia associated with the use of glycerol-impregnated catgut to repair perineal trauma - report of a three-year follow-up study. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1989;96:741-3.
413. Garforth S, Garcia J. Breastfeeding policies in practice - 'no wonder they get confused'. Midwifery 1989;5:75-83.
414. Grant A, Elbourne D, Valentin L, Alexander S. The effect of a policy of routine formal fetal movement counting on the risk of antepartum late death among normally-formed singleton fetuses. A multicentre randomized controlled trial. Lancet 1989;2:345-9.
415. Renfrew MJ. Ethics and Morality in Midwifery Research. Midwives Chronicle and Nursing Notes. 1989;102:198-202.
416. Garcia J. Getting consumers' views of maternity care: examples of how the OPCS Survey manual can help. Department of Health,London, 1989.
417. Chalmers I. Inquiry into stillbirths and infant deaths. Br Med J 1989;299:339-40.
418. Johnson A, Stayte M, Wortham C. Vision screening at 8 and 18 months. Br Med J 1989;299:545-9.
419. Meade TW, Grant A. Early amniocentesis: a cytogenetic evaluation. Br Med J 1989;299:623.
420. Renfrew MJ. What we don't know about breastfeeding (International Lactation Conference, Melbourne, Australia 1988). Breastfeeding Review 1989;13:105-10.
421. Hetherington J, Dickersin K, Chalmers I, Meinert CL. Retrospective and prospective identification of unpublished controlled trials: lessons from a survey of obstetricians and pediatricians. Pediatrics 1989;84:374-80.
422. Mugford M. The role of health economics. Br Med J 1989;299:741.
423. Renfrew MJ. Positioning the baby at the breast: more than a visual skill. J Hum Lact 1989;1:13-15.
424. Mugford M, Kingston J, Chalmers I. Reducing the incidence of infection after caesarean section: implications of prophylaxis with antibiotics for hospital resources. Br Med J 1989;299:1003-6.
425. Mahomed K, Grant A, Ashurst H, James D. The Southmead perineal suture study. A randomised comparison of suture materials and suturing techniques for repair of perineal trauma. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1989;96: 1272-80.
426. Grant A. The choice of suture materials and techniques for repair of perineal trauma: an overview of the evidence from controlled trials. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1989;96:1281-9.
427. Grant A, O'Brien N, Joy M, Hennessy E, MacDonald D. Cerebral palsy among children born during the Dublin randomized trial of intrapartum monitoring. Lancet 1989;2:1233-6.
428. Chalmers JA, Chalmers I. Correspondence about instrument of choice for operative vaginal delivery. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1989;96:1457-8.
429. Chalmers I, Meinert CL, Chalmers TC, Adams ME, Tonascia S, Hetherington J, Tarnow-Mordi W. A cohort study of controlled trials initially reported as abstracts. Controlled Clin Trials 1989;10:319.
430. Peto R, Chalmers I. Obituary: Archie Cochrane (1909-1988). Controlled Clin Trials 1989;10:426-33.
431. Macfarlane AJ. Commentary: Revised US Certificate of Birth: A View from England. Birth 1989;16:193-5.
432. Garcia J, Garforth S. Labour and delivery routines in English consultant maternity units. Midwifery 1989;5:155-62.
432a. Mutch LMM, Johnson MA, Morley R. Follow-up studies: design, organisation and analysis. Arch Dis Child 1989;64:1394-1402.
432b. Johnson A, Ashurst M. Is popliteal angle measurement useful in early identification of cerebral palsy? Dev Med Child Neurol 1989; 31:457-65.
432c. Grant A. Collaborative randomized trial of dexamethasone in neonatal chronic lung disease. In: Hot Topics '89 in Neonatology, Report of Ross Laboratories Special Conference, Washington DC, 11-12 December 1989.
432d. Johnson A, King R. A regional register of early childhood impairments: a discussion paper. Community Med 1989;11:352-63
432e. Enkin M, Keirse MJNC, Chalmers I, eds. A guide to effective care in pregnancy and childbirth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989. This book is not available in photocopy form. A copy of the third edition (2000) is available in the Archie Cochrane Library: see http://librarysearch.cf.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?docId=CARDIFF_LMS668562. The 1989 edition is available in Prince Charles Hospital Library and Princess of Wales Hospital Library.
432f. Renfrew M. Commentary for Maternity Alliance Survey. In: Francome C. Changing Childbirth. Interventions in labour in England and Wales. Maternity Alliance 1989, pp 52-4.
432g. Dermis J, Johnson A, Mutch L, Yudkin P, Johnson P. Acid-base status at birth and neurodevelopmental outcome at four and one-half years. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1989;161:213-20.
Articles written by National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) members in 1990.
433: Garcia J, Kilpatrick R, Richards M, eds. The politics of maternity care. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. This book is not available in photocopy form. A copy is held in the Arts and Social Studies Library: see http://librarysearch.cf.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?docId=CARDIFF_LMS44556
434. Garcia J, Garforth S. Parents and newborn babies in the labour ward. In: Garcia J, Kilpatrick R, Richards M, eds. The politics of maternity care. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990:163-82.
435. Chalmers I. IQ, obstetric practice and unsubstantiated hypotheses. The Psychologist 1990;11:33.
436. Elbourne D. Not counting on kick charts. Nursing Times 1990;86:14-15.
437. Ventriculomegaly Trial Group. Randomised trial of early tapping in neonatal posthaemorrhagic ventricular dilatation. Arch Dis Child 1990;65:3-10.
438. Crowley P, Chalmers I, Keirse MJNC. The effects of corticosteroid administration before preterm delivery: an overview of the evidence from controlled trials. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1990;97:11-25.
439. Chalmers I, Adams M, Dickersin K, Hetherington J, Tarnow-Mordi W, Meinert C, Tonascia S, Chalmers TC. A cohort study of summary reports of controlled trials. JAMA 1990;263:1401-4.
440. Chalmers I. Under-reporting research is scientific misconduct. JAMA 1990;263:1405-8.
441. Campbell R, Macfarlane AJ. Recent debate on the place of birth. In: Garcia J, Kilpatrick R, Richards M, eds. The politics of maternity care. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990:217-37.
442. Chalmers I, Chalmers TC. Research Ethics Committees. Br Med J 1990;300:395 (letter) & Chalmers I, Chalmers TC. Correction - Research ethics committees. Br Med J 1990;300:470.
443. Oakley A, Rajan L, Grant A. Social support and pregnancy outcome. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1990;97:155-162.
444. Grant A. Cerebral palsy in infants during trial of intrapartum monitoring. Lancet 1990;1:660.
445. Macfarlane AJ. Attitudes to viability of preterm infants. Br Med J 1990;300:942.
446. Botting B, Macfarlane AJ. Geographic variation in infant mortality in relation to birthweight 1983-85. In: Office of Population Censuses and Surveys. Mortality and Geography. London: HMSO, 1990:47-56.
447. Johnson A, Goddard O, Ashurst H. Is late walking a marker of morbidity? Arch Dis Child 1990;65:486-8.
448. Chalmers I. NZ medicine after Cartwright. Br Med J 1990;300:1199. (letter)
449. Levin JB, Macfarlane AJ, Bennett S. The comparison of trends in perinatal mortality in small areas. Int J Epidemiol 1990;19:78-89.
450. Somchiwong M. Trends in perinatal mortality attributed to congenital malformations in England and Wales during 1974-81: a study of the variations among Regional Health Authority areas. J Biosoc Sci 1990;22:159-72.
451. Elbourne D, Grant A. Study results in count-to-10 method of fetal movement screening. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1990;7:264.
452. Grant A, Elbourne D, Mireh L, Krog J. OSIRIS Surfactant Trial. OSIRIS Newsletter No. 1. OS IRIS Trials Office, July 1990. Oxford: NPEU.
453. Macfarlane AJ, Mugford M. Framework for information systems: Comments on Working Paper 11 and accompanying documents. Oxford: NPEU, 1990.
454. Stayte M, Johnson A, Wortham C. Ocular and vision defects in a geographically defined population of 2 year old children. Br J Ophthalmol 1990;74:465-8.
455. Macfarlane AJ, Botting B, Price F. Multiple problems with the stomp of tiny feet. Health Service Journal 1990:1208.
456. Macfarlane AJ. Official statistics and women's health and illness. In: Roberts H, ed. Women's health counts. London: Routledge, 1990 18-62
457. Mugford M. Economies of scale and low risk maternity care: What is the evidence? Maternity Action 1990;46:6-8.
458. Botting BJ, Macfarlane AJ, Price FV. Three, four and more. A study of triplet and higher order births. London: HMSO, 1990. This book is not available in photocopy form. A copy is available in Royal Glamorgan Hospital Library and Withybush General Hospital Library.
459. Botting BJ, Macfarlane AJ, Price FV, Richards MPM. Introduction. In: Botting BJ, Macfarlane AJ, Price FV, eds. Three, four and more: a study of triplet and higher order births. London: HMSO, 1990:13-14.
460. Botting BJ, Macfarlane AJ, Bryan E, Murphy MGF, Richards MPM. Background. In: Botting BJ, Macfarlane AJ, Price FV, eds. Three, four and more: a study of triplet and higher order births. London: HMSO, 1990:15-30.
461. Botting BJ, Macfarlane AJ, Ashurst H. Design and response. In: Botting BJ, Macfarlane AJ, Price FV, eds. Three, four and more: a study of triplet and higher order births. London: HMSO, 1990:31-45.
462. Macfarlane AJ, Price FV, Daw EG. Infertility drugs and procedures. In: Botting BJ, Macfarlane AJ, Price FV, eds. Three, four and more: a study of triplet and higher order births. London: HMSO, 1990:46-58.
463. Macfarlane AJ, Price FV, Daw EG. Ante-natal care. In: Botting BJ, Macfarlane AJ, Price FV, eds. Three, four and more: a study of triplet and higher order births. London: HMSO, 1990:59-79.
464. Macfarlane AJ, Price FV, Daw EG. The delivery. In: Botting BJ, Macfarlane AJ, Price FV, eds. Three, four and more: a study of triplet and higher order births. London: HMSO, 1990:80-98.
465. Macfarlane AJ, Price FV, Bryan E, Botting BJ. Early days. In: Botting BJ, Macfarlane AT, Price FV, eds. Three, four and more: a study of triplet and higher order births. London: HMSO, 1990:99-130.
466. Macfarlane AJ, Johnson MA, Bower P. Disabilities and health problems in childhood. In: Botting BJ, Macfarlane AJ. Price FV, eds. Three, four and more: a study of triplet and higher order births. London: HMSO, 1990:153-60.
467. Mugford M. The costs of a multiple birth. In: Botting BJ, Macfarlane AJ, Price FV, eds. Three, four and more: a study of triplet and higher order births. London: HMSO, 1990:205-23
468. Macfarlane AJ, Price FV, Botting BJ. Conclusions. In: Botting BJ, Macfarlane AJ, Price FV, eds. Three, four and more: a study of triplet and higher order births. London: HMSO, 1990:218-23.
469. Working Group on the very low birthweight infant. European Community collaborative study of outcome of pregnancy between 22 and 28 weeks' gestation. Lancet 1990;2:782-4.
470. Johnson A, Ashurst H. Screening for sensorineural deafness by health visitors. Arch Dis Child 1990;65:841-5.
471. Catterson J, Johnson A. Monitoring child development. Nursing Times 1990;86:26-9.
472. Macfarlane AJ. No place like hospital? Nature 1990;347:721-2.
473. MIRIAD: Midwifery Research Database. First Annual Report, 1990. NPEU. No report in sleeve. Copies are available in Bristol, British Library, Cambridge, Liverpool, Manchester, National Library of Scotland, Oxford and Trinity College Dublin.
474. Macfarlane AJ, Price F, Botting B. The National Study of Triplet and Higher Order Births. In: Department of Health Handbook on Research 1990;71-5.
475. Campbell R, Macfarlane AJ. Obstetrics and the general practitioner. Br Med J 1990;301:1103.
476. Macfarlane AJ. Three, four and more: Triplets and Higher Order Births. Maternity Action 1990;47:6-7.
477. Chalmers I. Care during the third stage of labour: commentary on a Commentary. AIMS Quarterly Journal 1990;2:8-11.
478. Crowther CA, Verkuyl DAA, Neilson JP, Bannerman C, Ashurst HM. The effects of hospitalization for rest on fetal growth, neonatal morbidity and length of gestation in twin pregnancy. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1990;97:872-7.
479. Ashworth MF, Spooner SF, Verkuyl DAA, Waterman R, Ashurst HM. Failure to prevent preterm labour and delivery in twin pregnancy using prophylactic oral salbutamol. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1990;97:878-82.
480. Renfrew MJ, Fisher C, Arms S. Bestfeeding: getting breastfeeding right for you. Berkeley, California: Celestial Arts, 1990. This book is not available in photocopy form. A copy is available at the Archie Cochrane Library: see http://librarysearch.cf.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?docId=CARDIFF_LMS689048
481. Elbourne D, Harding J. The Bristol Third Stage Trial. In: Research and the Midwife Conference Proceedings, 1989. Manchester 1990:19-31.
482. Chalmers I. Oxford Database of Perinatal Trials. Clinical Epidemiology Newsletter 1990;10:8-9.
483. Macfarlane AJ, Botting B, Price F. The study of triplet and higher order births. Population Trends 1990;62:26-8.
484. Grant A, Elbourne D, Mireh L, Krog J. OSIRIS Surfactant Trial. OSIRIS Newsletter No. 2. OSIRIS Trials Office, November 1990. Oxford: NPEU.
485. Barron SL, Macfarlane AJ. Collection and use of routine maternity data. In: Lilford RJ. Computing and Decision Support in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. London: Bailliere Tindall, 1990:681-97.
485a. Duley L. Maternal mortality and eclampsia with particular reference to developing countries. MSc Thesis. Department of Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. 1990. No photocopy in sleeve.
485b. Campbell R, Macfarlane AJ. General practitioner maternity units. Br Med J 1990;301:983-4.
485c. Chalmers I. Producing evidence for rational resource allocation and audit. In: DH Yearbook of Research and Development, 1989. London: HMSO, 1990:13-14.
485d. Renfrew M, Chalmers I. How can prenatal care reduce maternal mortality. Women's International Public Health Network News 1990;7:1.
485e. Carroli G, Grant A. The effect of ergometrine on breast feeding. Midwifery, 1990:6:231.
485f. Chalmers I. Oxford Database of Perinatal Trials Newsletter, August 1990.
485g. Mugford M. National Audit Office report on the maternity services: Summary and commentary: MIDIRS Maternity Services Section 1990.
Articles written by National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) members in 1991.
486. Mugford M. Room for doubt. Br Med J 1991;302:123.
487. Renfrew M, McCandlish R, Marchant S. Research Reports. Midwives Chronicle and Nursing Notes 1991;104:13-14. (letter)
488. Campbell MJ, Rodrigues L, Macfarlane AJ, Murphy MFG. Sudden infant deaths and cold weather: was the rise in infant mortality in 1986 in England and Wales due to the weather? Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 1991;5:93-100.
489. Chalmers I. Human guinea pigs. Br Med J 1991;302:411. (letter)
490. Normand C, Mugford M. Cost effective medical treatment. The Independent 1991; 18 February. (letter)
491. Mugford M. A partial review of the Maternity Services. Maternity Action 1991;49:6-7.
492. Garcia J, Garforth S. Midwifery policies and policy making. In: Robinson S, Thomson A. Midwives, research and childbirth. Volume 2. London: Chapman and Hall, 1991.
493. Elbourne D, Harding J. Routine management for the third stage of labour; evidence from two random controlled trials. J Obstet Gynaecol 1991;11:Suppl 1:S23-S27.
494. Elbourne D. OSIRIS - Research to help premature babies. SANDS Newsletter, Spring 1991;9.
495. Burgess P, Johnson A. Ocular defects in infants of extremely low birth weight and low gestational age. Br Med J 1991;75:84-7.
496. Mugford M. Survival and place of treatment after premature delivery. Arch Vis Child 1991;66:410-11.
497. Auerbach KG, Renfrew MJ, Minchin M. Infant feeding comparisons: a hazard to infant health? J Hum Lact 1991;2:63-8.
498. Macfarlane A. Trends in caesarean section. Lancet 1991; 337:1481.
499. Elbourne D, Oakley A. An overview of trials of social support during pregnancy. In: Berendes H, Kessel W, Yaffe S, eds. Advances in the Prevention of Low Birthweight: An International Symposium. Washington, DC : National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, 1991:203-223.
500. Grant A. Cervical cerclage: new evidence from the Medical Research Council/Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. In: Berendes HW, Kessel W, Yaffe S, eds. Advances in the Prevention of Low Birthweight: An International Symposium. Washington, DC : National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, 1991, pp 167-175.
501. Carroli G. Management of retained placenta by umbilical vein injection. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1991;98:348-50.
502. Johnson A, Sherratt F, Holmes S. Parents' attitudes to developmental screening in the first year of life. Child Care Health Dev 1991;17:197-211.
503. MRC Working Party on the Evaluation of Chorion Villus Sampling. Medical Research Council European trial of chorion villus sampling. Lancet 1991;337:1491-99.
504. Chalmers I. Research needed into the process of ethical decision making. NCBHR Communique 1991;2:5-6.
505. Mugford M, Piercy J, Chalmers I. Cost implications of different approaches to the prevention of respiratory distress syndrome. Arch Dis Child 1991;66:757-64.
506. Clark L, Mugford M, Paterson C. How does the mode of delivery affect the cost of maternity care? Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1991;98:519-23.
507. Hamilton RA, Grant A, Henry OA, Eldurrija SM, Martin DH. The management of bleeding in early pregnancy. Ir Med J 1991;84:18-9.
508. Oxford Region Controlled Trials of Artificial Ventilation (OCTAVE) Study Group. Multi centre randomized controlled trial of high against low frequency positive pressure ventilation. Arch Dis Child 1991;66:770-5.
509. Crowley P, Elbourne D, Ashurst H, Garcia J, Murphy D, Duignan N. Delivery in an obstetric birth chair: a randomized controlled trial. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1991;98:667-74.
510. Mugford M, Banfield P, O'Hanlon M. The effects of feedback of information on clinical practice: a review. Br Med J 1991;303:398-402.
511. Chalmers I. Improving the quality and dissemination of reviews of clinical research. In: Lock S, ed. The future of medical journals: In commemoration of 150 years of the British Medical Journal. London: Br Med J 1991:127-46.
512. Johnson A. Balancing the scales. The Health Service Journal 1991:18-9.
513. Grant A, Elbourne D, Mireh L, Krog J, Seifas R, Harris C. OSIRIS Surfactant Trial. OSIRIS Newsletter No. 3. OSIRIS Trials Office, July 1991. Oxford: NPEU.
514. Field PA, Renfrew MJ. Teaching and support: nursing input in the postpartum period. Int J Nurs Stud 1991;28:131-44.
515. McCandlish R, Renfrew M. Trial and tribulation. Nursing Times 1991;87:40-1.
516. Grant A, Ayers S, Gosden C, Meade T. Chorion villus sampling. Lancet 1991;338:756.
517. Chalmers I. The perinatal research agenda: whose priorities? Birth 1991;18:137-45.
518. Collaborative Dexamethasone Trial Group. Dexamethasone therapy in neonatal chronic lung disease: an international placebo controlled trial. Pediatrics 1991;88:421-7.
519. Grant A, Chalmers I. Vitamins to prevent neural tube defects. Lancet 1991;338:894.
520. McCandlish R, Renfrew M. Development of the multicentre randomised controlled trial of alternative treatments for inverted and non-protractile nipples in pregnancy: the MAIN trial. Research and the Midwife Conference, Glasgow and Manchester 1990. Research and the Midwife Conference Proceedings 1991:21-4.
521. Marchant S. Postnatal care: a research based approach. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1991;98:844. (book review)
522. Banfield P, O'Hanlon M, Chapple J, Mugford M. Obstetric practice and fear of litigation. Lancet 1991;338:1019.
523. McCandlish R, Renfrew MJ. Antenatal treatments for inverted or flat nipples. Nursing Times 1991;87:15.
524. MIRIAD: Midwifery Research Database. Second Annual Report, 1991. NPEU. No photocopy in sleeve. Copies are available in Bristol, British Library, Cambridge, Oxford, National Library of Scotland, Sheffield and Trinity College Dublin.
525. Macfarlane AJ. Perinatal statistics 1987. Ir Med J 1991;84:79-80.
526. Chalmers I. Randomized clinical trials. N Engl J Med 1991;325:1514.
527. Campbell R, Macfarlane AJ, Cavenagh S. Choice and chance in low risk maternity care. Br Med J 1991;303:1487-8.
528. Chalmers I. Can meta-analyses be trusted? Lancet 1991;338:164-5.
529. Grant A. Chorion villus sampling. MRC News 1991;53:10-1.
530. Renfrew M, Chalmers I. How can prenatal care reduce maternal mortality? Women's International Public Health Network News 1991;10:6-7.
531. Chalmers I. The work of the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit. One example of technology assessment in perinatal care. Int J Tech Assess Hlth Care 1991;7:430-43.
532. Oxford Midwives' Research Group. A study of the relationship between the delivery to cord clamping interval and the time of cord separation. Midwifery 1991;7:167-76.
533. Chalmers I. Electronic publication of continuously updated overviews (meta-analyses) of controlled trials. ISDB Review 1991:15-8.
533a. Macfarlane AJ, Johnson A. How small is too small or how early is too early? Epidemiology. Proceedings of the XIIth European Congress of Perinatal Medicine. J Perinat Med 1991;19:310-6.
533b. Duley L, Royston E, Abouzahr C. Maternal mortality and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: Africa, Asia and Latin America. Proceedings of the Society for Social Medicine, 35th Annual Scientific Meeting 11th - 13th September 1991. 1991:61.
533c. Elbourne D. OSIRIS Trial Update. SANDS Newsletter - Autumn 1991;9.
533d. Grant A. Rationale for, and work of, the Perinatal Trials Service. Proceedings of 1st International Congress of Perinatal Medicine, Tokyo, 1991. J Perinat Med 1991;19:48.
533e. Chalmers I. Oxford Database of Perinatal Trials Newsletter, February 1991.
533f. Chalmers I. Oxford Database of Perinatal Trials Newsletter, September 1991.
533g. Department of Pediatrics, University of Vermont and National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Oxford. International Registry of Perinatal Trials. 1991
533h. Chalmers I, Soli R. Progress and problems in establishing an International Registry of Perinatal Trials (IROPT). Controlled Clin Trials 1991;12:630.
533i. Macfarlane AJ, Campbell R. A review of risks which would be associated with the decision to admit selected primiparous women to the midwifery unit at the Royal Bournemouth General Hospital. Paper prepared for Wessex Regional Health Authority, December 1991.
533j. Sherratt F, Johnson A, Holmes S. Responding to parental concerns at the six-month stage. Health Visitor Association Journal 1991;64:84-6.
Articles written by National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) members in 1992.
534. Meade TW, Grant A. Chorionic villus sampling. Br Med J 1992;304: 185-6.
535. Crowther CA, Bouwmeester AM, Ashurst HM. Does admission to hospital for bed rest prevent disease progression or improve fetal outcome in pregnancy complicated by non-proteinuric hypertension? Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1992;99:13-7.
536. Dawes MG, Green J, Ashurst H. Routine weighing in pregnancy. Br Med J 1992;304:487-9.
537. Chalmers I. Ethics, clinical research, and clinical practice in obstetric anaesthesia. Lancet 1992;339:498.
538. Elbourne D. Practical statistics for medical research. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1992;99:174. (book review)
539. Grant A, Elbourne D, Mireh L, Krog J, Seifas R, Harris C. OSIRIS Surfactant Trial. OSIRIS Newsletter No. 4. OSIRIS Trials Office, March 1992. Oxford: NPEU.
540. Duley L, Grant A, Chalmers I. Promoting safe motherhood. Lancet 1992;339:812.
541. Duley L, Grant A, Elbourne D. Eclampsia Trial. Eclampsia Trial Newsletter No. 1. Perinatal Trials Service March 1992. Oxford: NPEU.
542. Duley L. Anticonvulsants in the management of eclampsia. Proceedings of the Priorities in Perinatal Care in South Africa, 11th Annual Conference. March 1992.
543. Howell CJ, Chalmers I. A review of prospectively controlled comparisons of epidural with non-epidural forms of pain relief during labour. Int J Obstet Anaesth 1992;1:93-110.
544. Marchant S, McCandlish R, Renfrew M, Simms C. Cardiotocograph monitoring in midwifery. Midwives Chronicle and Nursing Notes 1992;April:84. (letter)
545. Alexander JM, Grant AM, Campbell MJ. Randomized controlled trial of breast shells and Hoffman's exercises for inverted and non-protractile nipples. Br Med J 1992;304:1030-2.
546. Everett T, McIntosh J, Grant A. Ultrasound therapy for persistent postnatal perineal pain and dyspareunia: a randomised placebo-controlled trial. Physiotherapy 1992;78:263-7.
547. Banfield PJ, O'Hanlon M, Chapple JC, Mugford M, Beard RW. How clinicians respond to computer-generated statistics in maternity care. In: Richards B. Current Perspectives in Healthcare Computing Conference (book). British Journal of Healthcare Computing 1992:367-72.
548. Chalmers I. Oxford Database of Perinatal Trials Newsletter, Spring 1992.
549. Olsen SF, Sørensen JD, Secher NJ, Hedegaard M, Henriksen TB, Hansen HS, Grant A. Randomized controlled trial of the effect of fish-oil supplementation on pregnancy duration. Lancet 1992;339:1003-7.
550. Needs L, Grant A, Sleep J, Ayers S, Henson G. A randomized controlled trial to compare three types of fetal scalp electrode. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1992;99:302-6.
551. Silverman WA, Chalmers I. Sir Austin Bradford Hill: an appreciation. Controlled Clin Trials 1992;13:100-5.
552. Duley L. Personal view: on trial in Argentina. Br Med J 1992;304:1318.
553. Renfrew MJ, McCandlish R. With women: new steps in research in midwifery. In: Roberts H, ed. Women's Health Matters. London, Routledge 1992:81-98.
554. National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit. Memorandum on the maternity services. In: Second report from the House of Commons Health Committee, Session 1991-92, Maternity Services. Volume III Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence. HC 29-III London: HMSO, 1992:692-9.
555. National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit. Mugford M. Memorandum. Note on cost effectiveness in maternity and neonatal care. In: Second report from the House of Commons Health Committee, Session 1991-92, Maternity Services. Volume III Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence. HC 29-III London: HMSO, 1992:700-3.
556. National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit. Johnson A, Mutch L, Morley R. Memorandum. In: Second report from the House of Commons Health Committee, Session 1991-92, Maternity Services. Volume III Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence. HC 29-III London: HMSO, 1992:703-9.
557. National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit. Campbell R, Macfarlane AJ. Memorandum. Where to be born? In: Second report from the House of Commons Health Committee, Session 1991-92, Maternity Services. Volume III Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence. HC 29-III London: HMSO, 1992:710-3.
558. National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit. Macfarlane AJ, Mugford M, Price F. Memorandum. The needs of families with triplet and higher order births. In: Second report from the House of Commons Health Committee, Session 1991-92, Maternity Services. Volume III Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence. HC 29-III London: HMSO, 1992:713-20.
559. Elbourne D. Methodological issues in the evaluation of perinatal care. Proceedings of the International Conference on Improving Birth Quality and Child Upbringing Beijing, China. May 1992.
560. Chalmers I. Foreword. In: Chard T, Richards MPM, eds. Obstetrics in the 1990s: current controversies. London: MacKeith Press 1992: ix-x.
561. Mutch L, Ashurst H, Macfarlane AJ. Birthweight and hospital admission before the age of two years. Arch Dis Child 1992;67:900-4.
562. McCandlish R, Renfrew M, Burns E, Newburn M. Requires firm research base. Nursing Times 1992;88:15.
563. Duley L. Maternal mortality associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1992;99:547-53.
564. Mugford M. The economics of newborn care. In: Campbell AGM, McIntosh N, eds. Forfar and Arneil's Textbook of Paediatrics. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone 1992:121-3.
565. Duley L, Grant A, Elbourne D. Eclampsia Trial. Eclampsia Trial Newsletter No. 2. Perinatal Trials Service July 1992. Oxford: NPEU.
566. Grant A. Rationale for and work of the Perinatal Trials Service. Early Hum Dev 1992;29:305-8.
567. Macfarlane AJ. Interpreting statistics. Nursing Times 1992;88:62.
568. Thunhurst C, Macfarlane AJ. Monitoring the health of urban populations: what statistics do we need? J R Statist Soc A 1992;155:317-352.
569. Vikhlyaeva E, Chalmers I. Russian collaboration in the collaborative low-dose aspirin in pregnancy study (CLASP). Maternal and Child Health 1992;1:57-62.
570. Chalmers I, Collins RE, Dickersin K. Controlled trials and meta-analyses can help resolve disagreements among orthopaedic surgeons. J Bone Joint Surg 1992;74:641-4.
571. Dellagrammaticas H, Elbourne D, Fooks J, Grant A, Leloup M. First report of the EC collaborative randomized controlled trial of prophylactic ethamsylate in very preterm infants: mortality and morbidity by three months of age. J Perinat Med 1992;20:28.
572. Elbourne D. Multicentre randomized controlled trials. Neonatal Monitor 1992;3:5-8.
573. Grant A, Elbourne D, Mireh L. OSIRIS - Open Study of Infants at risk of or with Respiratory Insufficiency - The role of Surfactant. In: Hot Topics '92 in Neonatology. Report of Ross Laboratories Special Conference, Washington DC, 7-8 December 1992:34-9.
574. OSIRIS Collaborative Group. Early versus delayed neonatal administration of a synthetic surfactant - the judgment of OSIRIS. Lancet 1992;340:1363-9.
575. Macfarlane AJ, Prager K. What is happening to postneonatal mortality? Proceedings of the International Collaborative Effort on Perinatal and Infant Mortality Volume III, Bethesda, Maryland. April 30 - May 2 1990. 1992:22-9.
576. Botting BJ, Macfarlane AJ. Relationship of cultural and social factors to pregnancy outcomes in England and Wales. Proceedings of the International Collaborative Effort on Perinatal and Infant Mortality, Volume III, Bethesda, Maryland. April 30 - May 2 1990. 1992:43-50.
577. Macfarlane AJ, Johnson A, Mugford M. Epidemiology. In: Roberton NRC. A textbook of neonatology, Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1992:3-27.
578. Elbourne D. Data collection forms in clinical trials. J Epidemiol Community Health 1992;46:547. (Book review)
579. Clark E, Renfrew M. Research awareness and the midwife. Midwifery Update, module 9. London: Distance Learning Centre, South Bank University 1992. No photocopy in sleeve. A copy is available at Royal Glamorgan Hospital Library: see http://librarysearch.cf.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?docId=CARDIFF_LMS690735
579a. Grant A. Prenatal care to reduce the risk of neonatal idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome. Background paper to a report prepared for a workshop of the Research Unit of the Royal College of Physicians in Association with the British Association of Perinatal Medicine. London: Royal College of Physicians 1992.
579b. Joint Working Group of the British Association of Perinatal Medicine and the Research Unit of the Royal College of Physicians. Development of audit measures and guidelines for good practice in the management of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome. Arch Dis Child 1992;67:1221-7.
579c. Grant A. What methods and endpoints are relevant? In: Liljestrand J, Povey WG, eds. Maternal health care in an international perspective, Proceedings of the XXII Berzelius Symposium. Stockholm: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Uppsala University, 1991:64.
579d. Garner P, Kramer MS, Chalmers I. Might efforts to increase birthweight in undernourished women do more harm than good? Lancet 1992;340:1021-3.
579e. Chalmers I. Bridging the gulf. Complementary Medical Research 1992;6:109. (letter)
579f. Jones RAK, Grant A. The "dose" question. Pediatrics 1992;90:781. (letter)
579g. Jones RAK, Grant A. Questions Collaborative Dexamethasone Trial. Pediatrics 1992;89:1266.
Articles written by National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) members in 1993.
580. Grant A, Elbourne D, Wilkinson A, Weindling M, Cooke R. OSIRIS trial. Lancet 1993;341:172-4. (letter)
581. Duley L. Eclampsia Trial. Eclampsia Trial Newsletter No. 3. Perinatal Trials Service January 1993. Oxford: NPEU.
582. Macfarlane AJ. Risk prediction. Maternity Action 1993;58:8-9.
583. Elbourne D. Umbilical cord clamping in preterm infants. Br Med J 1993;306:578-9. (letter)
584. Duley L. Maternal mortality. In: Mackay J, ed. The State of Health Atlas. London: Swanston Press 1993:14-5 & 90-2.
585. Macfarlane AJ. Infant mortality. In: Mackay J, ed. The State of Health Atlas. London: Swanston Press 1993:16-7 & 92.
586. Grant A. Epidemiological principles for the evaluation of monitoring programs - the Dublin Experience. Clin Invest Med 1993;16:61-70.
587. Grant A. The promise of low-dose aspirin. In: Pre-eclampsia: the hidden threat to pregnancy. Proceedings of a one-day conference for parents and health professionals. 23 November 1993.
588. Mugford M, Howard S. Cost-effectiveness of surfactant replacement in preterm babies. Pharmacoliconomics 1993;3:362-73.
589. Marchant S, Garcia J. The NPEU Postnatal Care Project. Proceedings of International Confederation of Midwives 23rd International Congress. Vancouver 1993:1171-80.
590. Chapple J, Macfarlane A, Vaile M. CESDI OK! The Public Health Physician 1993;4:7-9.
591. Saurel-Cubizolles MJ, Romito P, Garcia J. Description of maternity rights for working women in France, Italy and in the United Kingdom. European Journal of Public Health 1993;3:48-53.
592. MRC/RCOG Working Party on Cervical Cerclage. Final report of the Medical Research Council/Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists multicentre randomised trial of cervical cerclage. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1993;100:516-23.
593. McCandlish R, Renfrew M. Immersion in water during labour and birth: The need for evaluation. Birth 1993;20:79-85.
594. Duley L. Eclampsia Trial. Eclampsia Trial Newsletter No. 5. Perinatal Trials Service August 1993. Oxford: NPEU.
595. Mitchell G, Elbourne D. The Salford third stage trial: Oxytocin plus ergometrine versus oxytocin alone in the active management of the third stage of labor. Online J Curr Clin Trials 1993: Doc. No 83.
596. Johnson A, Townshend P, Yudkin P, Bull D, Wilkinson AR. Functional abilities at age 4 years of children born before 29 weeks of gestation. Br Med J 1993;306:1715-8.
597. Macfarlane AJ, Mugford M, Elbourne D. White Paper on Open Government: Response to the Consultation. Oxford: National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, 1993.
598. Mugford M, Chapple J. How have recent changes in the NHS affected perinatal audit? Arch Dis Child 1993;69:322-6.
599. Mugford M. "Ster-Zac" Advertisement. Midwives Chronicle and Nursing Notes 1993;106:356. (letter)
600. Macfarlane A, Chamberlain G. What is happening to caesarean section rates? Lancet 1993;342:1005-6.
601. Mugford M. Chalmers I. A step towards using the results of RCTs in resource allocation decisions. Proceedings of the European Conference: From economic analysis to health policies Paris 1992:171-5.
602. Neilson JP, Grant AM. The randomized trials of intrapartum electronic fetal heart rate monitoring. In: Spencer JAD, Ward RHT, eds. Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance. London: RCOG Press, 1993:77-93.
603. Johnson A. Cerebral palsy and birth: Is there a relationship? In: Spencer JAD, Ward RHT, eds. Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance. London: RCOG Press, 1993:191-7.
604. Mugford M. The costs of continuous electronic fetal monitoring in low risk labour. In: Spencer JAD, Ward RHT, eds. Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance. London: RCOG Press, 1993:241-52.
605. McCandlish R, Renfrew M, Alexander J. Niplette Advertisement. Midwives Chronicle and Nursing Notes 1993;106:433-4.
606. Glazener C, MacArthur C, Garcia J. Postnatal Care: Time for a change. Contemp Rev Obstet Gynaecol 1993;5:130-6.
607. Haylock CL, Johnson A, Harpin VA. Parents' views of community care for children with motor disabilities. Child Care Health Dev 1993;19:209-20.
608. Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC. Preparing and updating systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials of health care. Milbank Q 1993;71:411-37.
609. Renfrew MJ. Towards healthier families. In: Wilson-Barnet J, Macleod Clark J. Research in Health Promotion and Nursing. London: Macmillan Press 1993:160-73.
610. National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit. Response to 'Changing Childbirth'. The Report of the Expert Maternity Group. Oxford: National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, 1993.
611. Mugford M. Taking account of choice, need and cost. In: Alderson P, ed. Consent and the Reproductive Technologies. SSRU Conference Report No. 4. London: Institute of Education, 1993:55-63.
612. Simms C, Renfrew MJ, Ashurst H. The Midwifery Research Database - MIRIAD. Proceedings of International Confederation of Midwives 23rd International Congress. Vancouver 1993: 1696-706.
613. Parsons L, Macfarlane AJ, Golding J. Pregnancy, birth and maternity care. In: Ahmad W, ed. 'Race' and Health in Contemporary Britain. Open University Press 1993:51-75.
614. Garcia J, Marchant S. Back to normal? Postpartum health and illness. Research and the Midwife Conference, Glasgow and London 1992. Research and the Midwife Conference Proceedings 1993:2-9.
615. McCandlish R, Renfrew MJ, Bowler U, Ashurst H. Getting results: Organizing and analysing data from the MAIN Trial. Research and the Midwife Conference, Glasgow and London 1992. Research and the Midwife Conference Proceedings 1993:17-25.
616. Alderdice F, Renfrew MJ, Garcia J, McCandlish R. Labour and birth in water. Lancet 1993; 342:1563 (letter)
617. Kaminski M, Buekens P, Bréart G, Grant A, Reid M. Evaluation of pre-, peri- and post-natal care delivery systems. In: Fracchia GN, Theofilatou M, eds. Health Services Research. Amsterdam: IOS Press, 1993: 89-116.
617a. Elbourne D, Garcia J. Views of participants in trials. Bull. Med. Eth. Dec 1993: 2 (letter).
617b. The Collaborative ECMO Trials Group. ECMO Newsletter No. 1. Perinatal Trials Service August 1993. Oxford: NPEU.
617c. Johnson A. The epidemiology of cerebral palsy. Proceedings of AVMA Conference. Lavenham Press 1993. 45-54.
617d. Chalmers I, Enkin M and Keirse MJNC. Preparing and Updating Systematic Reviews of Randomized Controlled Trials of Health Care. Milbank Q 1993; 71: 411-437.
Articles written by National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) members in 1993.
618. Duley L, Milne R. Does research make better doctors? Lancet 1994;343:58-9
619. Macfarlane AJ, Mugford M, Johnson A, Marchant S. Response to consultation on 'Managing the new NHS'. Oxford: National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, 1994.
620. Macfarlane AJ, Mugford M, Johnson A, Duley L. Response to consultation on 'Population Health outcome indicators for the NHS'. Oxford: National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, 1994.
621. Alderdice FA, Renfrew MJ, Garcia J, McCandlish RM. A National Study of Labour and Birth in Water: a brief outline of the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit's ongoing study. Modern Midwife January 1994;14.
622. Ventriculomegaly Trial Group. Randomised trial of early tapping in neonatal posthaemorrhagic ventricular dilatation: results at 30 months. Arch Dis Child 1994;70:FI29-F136.
623. Gaffney G, Squier MV, Johnson A, Flavell V, Sellers S. Clinical associations of prenatal ischaemic white matter injury. Arch Dis Child 1994;70:F101-F106.
624. Ens-Dokkum MH, Johnson A, Schreuder AM, Veen S, Wilkinson AR, Brand R, Ruys JH, Verloove-Vanhorick SP. Comparison of mortality and rates of cerebral palsy in two populations of very low birthweight infants. Arch Dis Child 1994;70:F96-F100.
625. Mugford M. Outcome and cost of neonatal intensive care. Current Paediatrics 1994;4:30-32.
626. Garcia J, Renfrew M, Marchant S. Postnatal home visiting by midwives. Midwifery 1994;10:40-43.
627. National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit. Response to call for views from the NHS Research and Development Task Force. Oxford: NPEU, January 1994.
628. Alfirevic Z, Neilson JP, Elbourne D and Grant A. Management of preterm labour: safety of hormone treatment unproved. BMJ 1994; 308:721 (letter).
629. CLASP (Collaborative Low-dose Aspirin Study in Pregnancy) Collaborative Group. CLASP: a randomised trial of low-dose aspirin for the prevention and treatment of pre-eclampsia among 9364 pregnant women. Lancet 1994; 343:619-29.
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Report on the Unit's Work, 1981-1984; 1985-1988; Midwifery Research at the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU), 1988-1991.
Special reports
An index for classifying perinatal literature, by Eleanor Enkin, Lesley Mutch, Iain Chalmers and Murray Enkin.
Enquiry into perinatal death: a report on National Perinatal surveillance prepared for the Department of Health and Social Security, by Iain Chalmers.
Counting the changes in childbirth: trends and gaps in national statistics. A report by Alison Macfarlane, Miranda Mugford, Ann Johnson, and Jo Garcia.
Rona Campbell and Alison Macfarlane, Where to be born (1994)
Two early papers about the Cochrane Collaboration - including the contribution of the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit's work as a 'pilot'.
Papers relating to trials operating in the 1980s and 1990s.
Papers relating to the Open Study of Infants at high risk of or with Respiratory Insufficiency (OSIRIS) trial of surfactant. Background information, datasheets, journal articles, list of participating centres, agenda and lists of attendees of collaborators' meetings. VHS tape on background and procedures, slides, and template documents related to the trial.
Papers relating to a multicentre randomised controlled trial of neonatal extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Manual of procedures, trial registration and entry forms, information for parents, information from parents' support groups, re-order forms, press statement, protocol, slides, commentary and audio cassette.
Video 'promoting effective care in pregnancy and childbirth', made by Richard Johanson, drawing on work led by the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU).
Papers relating to the Collaborative Eclampsia trial, coordinated from the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU), Oxford. Report, commentaries, presentations, newsletters, grant application, Final Collaborators' Meeting programme.
Bound final report, plus papers relating to the design, conduct and analysis of the trial - reports, protocol, materials and correspondence.
Offprint of Iain Chalmer's article 'The work of the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit: one example of technology assessment in perinatal care' from the International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, vol. 7, no. 4, Fall 1991. Inscribed 'Dear Adrian, There is no way of measuring the immense importance of your contribution to the success of the NPEU. The perinatal trials programme developed under your leadership is indeed - 'beyond my wildest dreams'. I am profoundly and for ever in your debt. Iain.'
Proposal for a perinatal trial service funded by the Department of Health.
Papers relating to a multi-centre randomised study of low-dose aspirin for the prevention and treatment of pre-eclampsia and intrauterine growth retardation. Protocol, eligibility criteria, trial procedure, analysis, trial organisation, and appendices.