Valerie Fleming
Biographic Data
| ID | 4219927 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Valerie Fleming |
| GIVEN NAMES | Valerie |
| FAMILY NAME | Fleming |
| SIGNATURE | FLEMING V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Liverpool John Moores University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4672-4843 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Why have a bottle when you can have draught? Exploring bottle refusal by breastfed babies
Bottle refusal by breastfed babies is a scenario that has received surprisingly little attention in the literature, given the number of mothers who appear to be experiencing it globally and the subsequent negative impact it can have. In line with this, we undertook a study to explore mothers' views on why their breastfed baby refuses to bottle feed. A parallel, two-stage, exploratory qualitative design was employed using 30 semi-structured interv…
They don’t want them to have capacity’
The number of adults who self-neglect and thus fall under the aegis of local authority adult safeguarding procedures in England has increased substantially since the introduction of the Care Act 2014. The requirement for collaborative working between agencies dealing with these adults in a safeguarding context is explicit in government policy and legislation. Decisions made by the multiplicity of agencies that may work with people who self-neglec…
UK mothers' experiences of bottle refusal by their breastfed baby
Little is known about bottle refusal by breastfed babies; however, an informal review of global online forums and social media suggested large numbers of mothers experiencing the scenario. This study aimed to explore UK mothers' experiences of bottle refusal by their breastfed baby in order to provide understanding of the scenario and enhance support for mothers experiencing it. A 22-point online questionnaire was developed and completed by 841 U…
When New Life Meets Death
Pregnant women in Switzerland expect safe and healthy birth outcomes for themselves and their babies. However, in 2018, 691 died in infancy with gaps identified in the provision of services to parents in such circumstances. Our study aims to illustrate these gaps and how, from participants’ perspectives, they were addressed. A hermeneutic method was employed to analyze three cases: one from each major language region was via primary health-care p…
Examining Researchers' Pre-Understandings as a Part of the Reflexive Journey in Hermeneutic Research
This article considers one of the philosophical sources of reflexivity, the concept of 'pre-understandings' as envisaged by the German philosopher, Hans Georg Gadamer. There are a number of empirical research studies employing a Gadamerian approach, and while some authors may describe methods of examining pre-understandings and applying findings reflexively to hermeneutic enquiry, there remains a general lack of sufficient detail given over to th…
Mobilizing Foucault
In the past 20, years the impact of progressive educational theories have become influential in nurse education particularly in relation to partnership and empowerment between lecturers and students and the development of student autonomy. The introduction of these progressive theories was in response to the criticisms that nurse education was characterized by hierarchical and asymmetrical power relationships between lecturers and students that e…
Hermeneutic research in nursing
Hermeneutic research in nursing: developing a Gadamerian‐based research method This paper takes the stance that although there are many different approaches to phenomenological and hermeneutic research, some of these have become blurred due to multiple interpretations of translated materials. Working from original texts by the German philosophers, this paper reconsiders the relevance of phenomenology and hermeneutics to nursing research. We trace…
Midwifery in New Zealand
This article provides a critical overview of midwifery in New Zealand. It first considers the influences in society that have assisted midwives in campaigning for change. Also outlined is the partnership of midwives and consumers that created the climate for an Act of Parliament permitting independent midwifery practice in 1990. Changes to midwifery practice since 1990 are documented, as well as some of the backlash that has occurred since then. …
Examining Researchers' Pre-Understandings as a Part of the Reflexive Journey in Hermeneutic Research
This article considers one of the philosophical sources of reflexivity, the concept of 'pre-understandings' as envisaged by the German philosopher, Hans Georg Gadamer. There are a number of empirical research studies employing a Gadamerian approach, and while some authors may describe methods of examining pre-understandings and applying findings reflexively to hermeneutic enquiry, there remains a general lack of sufficient detail given over to th…
They don’t want them to have capacity’
The number of adults who self-neglect and thus fall under the aegis of local authority adult safeguarding procedures in England has increased substantially since the introduction of the Care Act 2014. The requirement for collaborative working between agencies dealing with these adults in a safeguarding context is explicit in government policy and legislation. Decisions made by the multiplicity of agencies that may work with people who self-neglec…
Midwifery in New Zealand
This article provides a critical overview of midwifery in New Zealand. It first considers the influences in society that have assisted midwives in campaigning for change. Also outlined is the partnership of midwives and consumers that created the climate for an Act of Parliament permitting independent midwifery practice in 1990. Changes to midwifery practice since 1990 are documented, as well as some of the backlash that has occurred since then. …
Hermeneutic research in nursing
Hermeneutic research in nursing: developing a Gadamerian‐based research method This paper takes the stance that although there are many different approaches to phenomenological and hermeneutic research, some of these have become blurred due to multiple interpretations of translated materials. Working from original texts by the German philosophers, this paper reconsiders the relevance of phenomenology and hermeneutics to nursing research. We trace…
Mobilizing Foucault
In the past 20, years the impact of progressive educational theories have become influential in nurse education particularly in relation to partnership and empowerment between lecturers and students and the development of student autonomy. The introduction of these progressive theories was in response to the criticisms that nurse education was characterized by hierarchical and asymmetrical power relationships between lecturers and students that e…
UK mothers' experiences of bottle refusal by their breastfed baby
Little is known about bottle refusal by breastfed babies; however, an informal review of global online forums and social media suggested large numbers of mothers experiencing the scenario. This study aimed to explore UK mothers' experiences of bottle refusal by their breastfed baby in order to provide understanding of the scenario and enhance support for mothers experiencing it. A 22-point online questionnaire was developed and completed by 841 U…
When New Life Meets Death
Pregnant women in Switzerland expect safe and healthy birth outcomes for themselves and their babies. However, in 2018, 691 died in infancy with gaps identified in the provision of services to parents in such circumstances. Our study aims to illustrate these gaps and how, from participants’ perspectives, they were addressed. A hermeneutic method was employed to analyze three cases: one from each major language region was via primary health-care p…
Examining Researchers' Pre-Understandings as a Part of the Reflexive Journey in Hermeneutic Research
This article considers one of the philosophical sources of reflexivity, the concept of 'pre-understandings' as envisaged by the German philosopher, Hans Georg Gadamer. There are a number of empirical research studies employing a Gadamerian approach, and while some authors may describe methods of examining pre-understandings and applying findings reflexively to hermeneutic enquiry, there remains a general lack of sufficient detail given over to th…
They don’t want them to have capacity’
The number of adults who self-neglect and thus fall under the aegis of local authority adult safeguarding procedures in England has increased substantially since the introduction of the Care Act 2014. The requirement for collaborative working between agencies dealing with these adults in a safeguarding context is explicit in government policy and legislation. Decisions made by the multiplicity of agencies that may work with people who self-neglec…
Why have a bottle when you can have draught? Exploring bottle refusal by breastfed babies
Bottle refusal by breastfed babies is a scenario that has received surprisingly little attention in the literature, given the number of mothers who appear to be experiencing it globally and the subsequent negative impact it can have. In line with this, we undertook a study to explore mothers' views on why their breastfed baby refuses to bottle feed. A parallel, two-stage, exploratory qualitative design was employed using 30 semi-structured interv…
Psychology (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Qualitative research (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Hermeneutics (3 works)