Sarah Meaney
Biographic Data
| ID | 329037 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah Meaney |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah |
| FAMILY NAME | Meaney |
| SIGNATURE | MEANEY S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College Cork |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2368-4153 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Exploring first‐time mothers' experiences and knowledge about behavioural risk factors for stillbirth
BACKGROUND: Modifiable factors such as substance use, lack of attendance at antenatal care, overweight or obesity and sleeping position are associated with a higher risk of stillbirth. This qualitative study aimed to explore women's experiences of modifiable factors during pregnancy and their awareness of stillbirth. METHODS: Purposive sampling was implemented by hospital staff in a large tertiary maternity hospital in Ireland between November 20…
Critical discourse analysis on the influence of media commentary on fatal fetal anomaly in Ireland
Fatal Fetal Anomaly (FFA) has generated international media attention as termination of pregnancy (TOP) for FFA was legislated for, for the first time in Ireland. Media offers an insight into what health-related information is available to the public and how it is presented to them. The aim of this study was to examine how information related to FFA, TOP for FFA and perinatal palliative care (PPC) were framed in Irish published media. A critical …
How we define recurrent miscarriage matters
BACKGROUND: Recurrent miscarriage (RM) affects 1%-3% of women/couples of reproductive age depending on the definition used, for example, whether 2 or ≥3 miscarriages. Stakeholders' views of how RM is defined have received limited attention to date. A definition reflects the medical evidence and values of a society at the time, and thus warrants ongoing review. AIM: We aimed to explore the views of women and men with lived experience of RM, and th…
Facilitators and barriers to seeking and engaging with antenatal care in high‐income countries
Inadequate attendance to antenatal care has been associated with negative maternal and fetal outcomes, including stillbirth. This study aimed to identify facilitators and barriers to antenatal care attendance. A systematic search was conducted in March 2019 and updated in January 2021. Qualitative studies involving pregnant or post-partum women up to 12 months from high-income countries that provided data about facilitators and barriers to antena…
Experiences of Volunteers Supporting Parents Following a Fatal Fetal Anomaly Diagnosis
Ireland has had a reliance on voluntary groups to provide peer-to-peer bereavement support. The aim of this study was to explore volunteers', within these voluntary groups, experiences of supporting parents following a fatal fetal anomaly diagnosis. Purposive sampling was used to recruit volunteers ( n = 17) and face-to-face interviews undertaken. NVivo12 was utilized to assist in the thematic analysis of the data. Five themes; "motivation for al…
An exploration of women's experience of taking part in a randomized controlled trial of a diagnostic test during pregnancy
OBJECTIVE: To explore pregnant women's views of participation in a clinical research trial while pregnant. DESIGN: Prospective nested qualitative cohort study embedded within a national, multi-site randomized controlled trial of a diagnostic test for preeclampsia: Placental Growth Factor. One-to-one in-depth semi-structured interviews were undertaken with 19 women who had recently participated in the trial at a single recruiting site. The intervi…
Reproductive Health Knowledge About Miscarriage
The psychosocial impacts of cybervictimisation and barriers to seeking social support
The negative impact of cyberbullying on the mental health of victims is well established. However, qualitative research related to the mental health impacts of cybervictimisation and how these are experienced by young people is scarce. In particular, little is known about young people’s perceptions of the association between cyberbullying and suicidal behaviours. This paper reports findings on the mental health impacts of cyberbullying, and barri…
The Spiritual and Theological Challenges of Stillbirth for Bereaved Parents
Parents’ concerns about future pregnancy after stillbirth
OBJECTIVES: As stillbirth has a devastating impact, it is imperative to understand the importance of clinical and emotional care after stillbirth and how it influences subsequent pregnancies. The aim of the study was to gain insight into the consideration and planning of a subsequent pregnancy by parents in the weeks following stillbirth. DESIGN: A qualitative semi-structured interview format was utilized. Interpretative phenomenological analysis…
Stillbirth and Suffering in Ireland
Stillbirth is a devastating experience for parents who in a short period of time move from the excitement and expectancy of new life in pregnancy to the depth of heart-rending grief in the experience of bereavement. Semi-structured in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with parents bereaved through stillbirth who were cared for at an Irish tertiary maternity hospital. The data were analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis …
The Place of Faith for Consultant Obstetricians Following Stillbirth
Parental decision making around perinatal autopsy
BACKGROUND: Decades of decline in uptake rates of perinatal autopsies has limited investigation into the causes and risk factors for stillbirth. AIMS: This study aimed to qualitatively explore perinatal autopsy decision-making processes in parents who experienced antepartum and intrapartum stillbirths. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A qualitative semi-structured interview format was utilized. The line of questioning centred on how parents came to decide o…
PP17 The Personal and Professional Impact of Stillbirth on Consultant Obstetricians
Background Stillbirth remains amongst the most challenging areas in obstetric practice. In Ireland, consultant obstetricians are ultimately responsible for care provided to mothers following stillbirth. This study explores the impact of stillbirth on consultants working in an Irish tertiary maternity hospital (9,000 births per annum) where the stillbirth rate is 4.6/1000. Methods Semi-structured qualitative interviews lasting 30-60 minutes were c…
OP46 The Association Between Private Patient Status and Caesarean Delivery
Background The increase in Caesarean delivery rates over the past decades has resulted in it becoming one of the most commonly performed in-hospital surgical procedures. While many Caesarean deliveries are clinically indicated, other factors, such as medico-legal fears and maternal and health professional preferences, contribute to the decision-making process. To explore non-clinical factors, we investigated differences in Caesarean delivery rate…
The psychosocial impacts of cybervictimisation and barriers to seeking social support
The negative impact of cyberbullying on the mental health of victims is well established. However, qualitative research related to the mental health impacts of cybervictimisation and how these are experienced by young people is scarce. In particular, little is known about young people’s perceptions of the association between cyberbullying and suicidal behaviours. This paper reports findings on the mental health impacts of cyberbullying, and barri…
Experiences of Volunteers Supporting Parents Following a Fatal Fetal Anomaly Diagnosis
Ireland has had a reliance on voluntary groups to provide peer-to-peer bereavement support. The aim of this study was to explore volunteers', within these voluntary groups, experiences of supporting parents following a fatal fetal anomaly diagnosis. Purposive sampling was used to recruit volunteers ( n = 17) and face-to-face interviews undertaken. NVivo12 was utilized to assist in the thematic analysis of the data. Five themes; "motivation for al…
OP46 The Association Between Private Patient Status and Caesarean Delivery
Background The increase in Caesarean delivery rates over the past decades has resulted in it becoming one of the most commonly performed in-hospital surgical procedures. While many Caesarean deliveries are clinically indicated, other factors, such as medico-legal fears and maternal and health professional preferences, contribute to the decision-making process. To explore non-clinical factors, we investigated differences in Caesarean delivery rate…
PP17 The Personal and Professional Impact of Stillbirth on Consultant Obstetricians
Background Stillbirth remains amongst the most challenging areas in obstetric practice. In Ireland, consultant obstetricians are ultimately responsible for care provided to mothers following stillbirth. This study explores the impact of stillbirth on consultants working in an Irish tertiary maternity hospital (9,000 births per annum) where the stillbirth rate is 4.6/1000. Methods Semi-structured qualitative interviews lasting 30-60 minutes were c…
Parental decision making around perinatal autopsy
BACKGROUND: Decades of decline in uptake rates of perinatal autopsies has limited investigation into the causes and risk factors for stillbirth. AIMS: This study aimed to qualitatively explore perinatal autopsy decision-making processes in parents who experienced antepartum and intrapartum stillbirths. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A qualitative semi-structured interview format was utilized. The line of questioning centred on how parents came to decide o…
The Place of Faith for Consultant Obstetricians Following Stillbirth
The Spiritual and Theological Challenges of Stillbirth for Bereaved Parents
Parents’ concerns about future pregnancy after stillbirth
OBJECTIVES: As stillbirth has a devastating impact, it is imperative to understand the importance of clinical and emotional care after stillbirth and how it influences subsequent pregnancies. The aim of the study was to gain insight into the consideration and planning of a subsequent pregnancy by parents in the weeks following stillbirth. DESIGN: A qualitative semi-structured interview format was utilized. Interpretative phenomenological analysis…
Stillbirth and Suffering in Ireland
Stillbirth is a devastating experience for parents who in a short period of time move from the excitement and expectancy of new life in pregnancy to the depth of heart-rending grief in the experience of bereavement. Semi-structured in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with parents bereaved through stillbirth who were cared for at an Irish tertiary maternity hospital. The data were analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis …
An exploration of women's experience of taking part in a randomized controlled trial of a diagnostic test during pregnancy
OBJECTIVE: To explore pregnant women's views of participation in a clinical research trial while pregnant. DESIGN: Prospective nested qualitative cohort study embedded within a national, multi-site randomized controlled trial of a diagnostic test for preeclampsia: Placental Growth Factor. One-to-one in-depth semi-structured interviews were undertaken with 19 women who had recently participated in the trial at a single recruiting site. The intervi…
Reproductive Health Knowledge About Miscarriage
The psychosocial impacts of cybervictimisation and barriers to seeking social support
The negative impact of cyberbullying on the mental health of victims is well established. However, qualitative research related to the mental health impacts of cybervictimisation and how these are experienced by young people is scarce. In particular, little is known about young people’s perceptions of the association between cyberbullying and suicidal behaviours. This paper reports findings on the mental health impacts of cyberbullying, and barri…
Experiences of Volunteers Supporting Parents Following a Fatal Fetal Anomaly Diagnosis
Ireland has had a reliance on voluntary groups to provide peer-to-peer bereavement support. The aim of this study was to explore volunteers', within these voluntary groups, experiences of supporting parents following a fatal fetal anomaly diagnosis. Purposive sampling was used to recruit volunteers ( n = 17) and face-to-face interviews undertaken. NVivo12 was utilized to assist in the thematic analysis of the data. Five themes; "motivation for al…
How we define recurrent miscarriage matters
BACKGROUND: Recurrent miscarriage (RM) affects 1%-3% of women/couples of reproductive age depending on the definition used, for example, whether 2 or ≥3 miscarriages. Stakeholders' views of how RM is defined have received limited attention to date. A definition reflects the medical evidence and values of a society at the time, and thus warrants ongoing review. AIM: We aimed to explore the views of women and men with lived experience of RM, and th…
Facilitators and barriers to seeking and engaging with antenatal care in high‐income countries
Inadequate attendance to antenatal care has been associated with negative maternal and fetal outcomes, including stillbirth. This study aimed to identify facilitators and barriers to antenatal care attendance. A systematic search was conducted in March 2019 and updated in January 2021. Qualitative studies involving pregnant or post-partum women up to 12 months from high-income countries that provided data about facilitators and barriers to antena…
Exploring first‐time mothers' experiences and knowledge about behavioural risk factors for stillbirth
BACKGROUND: Modifiable factors such as substance use, lack of attendance at antenatal care, overweight or obesity and sleeping position are associated with a higher risk of stillbirth. This qualitative study aimed to explore women's experiences of modifiable factors during pregnancy and their awareness of stillbirth. METHODS: Purposive sampling was implemented by hospital staff in a large tertiary maternity hospital in Ireland between November 20…
Critical discourse analysis on the influence of media commentary on fatal fetal anomaly in Ireland
Fatal Fetal Anomaly (FFA) has generated international media attention as termination of pregnancy (TOP) for FFA was legislated for, for the first time in Ireland. Media offers an insight into what health-related information is available to the public and how it is presented to them. The aim of this study was to examine how information related to FFA, TOP for FFA and perinatal palliative care (PPC) were framed in Irish published media. A critical …
Medicine (15 works) · Qualitative research (10 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (9 works) · Family medicine (8 works) · Nursing (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Obstetrics (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Pregnancy (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works)