R J Simpson
Biographic Data
| ID | 6160932 |
|---|---|
| NAME | R J Simpson |
| GIVEN NAMES | R J |
| FAMILY NAME | Simpson |
| SIGNATURE | SIMPSON R J |
| AFFILIATIONS | City, University of London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
I'm not picking up a heart‐beat’
This study explores the experiences of obstetric sonographers imparting diagnostic information which may be considered ‘bad news’ to expectant mothers. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with nine sonographers at two London Hospitals to elicit their experiences of giving bad news. Themes which emerged then formed the basis for a quantitative survey of 180 practising obstetric sonographers in England. Their perception of what constitutes ‘b…
Maternal smoking and low birthweight
The incidence of low birthweight has been related to smoking prevalence in each social group using published data for 1984. The attributable risk of low birthweight has been estimated, based on a relative risk of 2 for mothers who smoke during pregnancy. Assuming 12.5% of cigarette smokers stopped smoking during pregnancy, 18.1% of all low weight births were caused by maternal smoking in 1984. The percentage for most social groups was similar. Th…
I'm not picking up a heart‐beat’
This study explores the experiences of obstetric sonographers imparting diagnostic information which may be considered ‘bad news’ to expectant mothers. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with nine sonographers at two London Hospitals to elicit their experiences of giving bad news. Themes which emerged then formed the basis for a quantitative survey of 180 practising obstetric sonographers in England. Their perception of what constitutes ‘b…
Maternal smoking and low birthweight
The incidence of low birthweight has been related to smoking prevalence in each social group using published data for 1984. The attributable risk of low birthweight has been estimated, based on a relative risk of 2 for mothers who smoke during pregnancy. Assuming 12.5% of cigarette smokers stopped smoking during pregnancy, 18.1% of all low weight births were caused by maternal smoking in 1984. The percentage for most social groups was similar. Th…
Maternal smoking and low birthweight
The incidence of low birthweight has been related to smoking prevalence in each social group using published data for 1984. The attributable risk of low birthweight has been estimated, based on a relative risk of 2 for mothers who smoke during pregnancy. Assuming 12.5% of cigarette smokers stopped smoking during pregnancy, 18.1% of all low weight births were caused by maternal smoking in 1984. The percentage for most social groups was similar. Th…
I'm not picking up a heart‐beat’
This study explores the experiences of obstetric sonographers imparting diagnostic information which may be considered ‘bad news’ to expectant mothers. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with nine sonographers at two London Hospitals to elicit their experiences of giving bad news. Themes which emerged then formed the basis for a quantitative survey of 180 practising obstetric sonographers in England. Their perception of what constitutes ‘b…
Medicine (2 works) · Demography (1 works) · Environmental health (1 works) · Family medicine (1 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (1 works) · Incidence (geometry) (1 works) · Low birth weight (1 works) · Medical education (1 works) · Obstetrics (1 works) · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (1 works)