Ford, P., Crowther, S., & Waller, N. (2023). Midwives’ experience of personal/professional risk when providing continuity of care to women who decline recommendations: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies. Women and Birth, 36(2), e283-e294.
Crowther, S., Balabanoff, D., Kay, L., & Hall, J. (2023). Using a virtual platform for an asynchronous co-operative inquiry. Action research, 21(3), 351-370.
Davies, L., & Crowther, S. (2023). Mindfulness in the Birth Sphere: Practice for Pre-conception to the Critical 1000 Days and Beyond: Taylor & Francis
Crowther, S., & Thomson, G. (2022). Hermeneutic Phenomenology in Health and Social Care Research: Routledge
Mellor, C., Crowther, S., Waller, N., & Jennens, E. (2022). A scoping review of experience and/or efficacy of talking therapies to address tokophobia/fear of childbirth across the childbirth continuum. . Open Source Framework. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/A2PRZ
Crowther, S., Maude, R., Zhao, I. Y., Bradford, B., & Gilkison, A. (2021). New Zealand maternity and midwifery services and the COVID-19 response: A systematic scoping review. Women and Birth. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2021.05.008
Crowther, S., Maude, R., Bradford, B., Austin, D., Gilkison, A., McAra-Couper, J., & Krisjanous, J. (2021). When Maintaining Relationships and Social Connectivity Matter: The Case of New Zealand Midwives and COVID-19. Frontiers in Sociology, 6(43).
Baranowska, B., Węgrzynowska, M., Tataj-Puzyna, U., & Crowther, S. (2021). “I knew there has to be a better way”: Women’s pathways to freebirth in Poland. Women and Birth. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2021.07.008
Hall, J., & Crowther, S. (2021). Spirituality and the New NMC Midwifery Education Standards. The Practising Midwife, 24(9).
Crowther, S. A., Hall, J., Balabanoff, D., Baranowska, B., Kay, L., Menage, D., & Fry, J. (2021). Spirituality and childbirth: An international virtual co–operative inquiry. Women and Birth, 34(2), e135-e145.
Turner, S., Crowther, S., & Lau, A. (2021). A grounded theory study on midwifery managers’ views and experiences of implementing and sustaining continuity of carer models within the UK maternity system. Women and Birth. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2021.10.010
O’Connell, M., Crowther, S., Ravaldi, C., & Homer, C. (2020). Midwives in a pandemic: A call for solidarity and compassion. Women and Birth, 33(3), 205-206. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2020.03.008
Davies, L., & Crowther, S. (2020). The midwife as social connector. Sustainability, Midwifery and Birth, 83-98.
Crowther, S. (2020). Ecology of birth. In Joy at birth, an interpretive hermenutic phenomenological inquiry (pp. 143-163). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
Daellenbach, R., Davies, L., Kensington, M., Crowther, S., Gilkison, A., Deery, R., & Rankin, J. (2020). Rural midwifery practice in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Strengths, vulnerabilities, opportunities and challenges. New Zealand College of Midwives Journal(56), 17-25.
Crowther, S., & Thomson, G. (2020). From Description to Interpretive Leap: Using Philosophical Notions to Unpack and Surface Meaning in Hermeneutic Phenomenology Research. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 19,
Crowther, S., Lau, A., & MacIver, E. (2020). Developing and introducing a post birth care plan (PBCP): An action research project. Midwifery, 82, 102616.
Crowther, S., Rankin, J., Deery, R., Gilkison, A., Davies, L., Daellenbach, R., & Kensington, M. (2020). Experiences and needs of Scotland’s rural midwives. The Practising Midwife, 23(5), 36-40.
Thomson, G. & Crowther, S. (2019). Phenomenology as a political position within maternity care. Nursing Philosophy, e12275.
Davies, L., Crowther, S., & Hunter, B. (2019). Midwifery continuity of care: Theorising towards sustainability. In C. Homer, P. Brodie, J. Sandall, & N. Leap (Eds.), Midwifery continuity of care (2 ed., pp. 231-248). Australia: Elsevier.
White, A, Crowther, S, Lee, S. (2019) Supporting rural midwifery practice using a mobile health (mHealth) intervention: a qualitative descriptive study. Rural and Remote Health 19:4
Crowther S, MacIver E and Lau A. (2019) Policy, evidence and practice for post-birth care plans: a scoping review. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 19: 137.
Crowther S, Stephen A and Hall J. (2019) Association of psychosocial–spiritual experiences around childbirth and subsequent perinatal mental health outcomes: an integrated review. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology: 1-26.
Crowther S. (2019) Birth and Spirituality. In: Laszlo Z and Flanagan B (eds) The Routledge International Handbook of Spirituality and Society. London, UK: Routledge, 113-119.
Crowther S and Lau A. (2019) Migrant Polish women overcoming communication challenges in Scottish maternity services: A qualitative descriptive study. Midwifery 72: 30-38.
Davies L, Crowther S and Hunter B. (2019) Midwifery continuity of care: Theorising towards sustainability. In: Homer C, Brodie P, Sandall J, et al. (eds) Midwifery continuity of care. 2 ed. Australia: Elsevier, 231-248.
Crowther S, Ross-Davie M, Davis D, et al. (2019) Ways of Providing Midwifery Continuity of Care. In: Homer C, Brodie P, Sandall J, et al. (eds) Midwifery continuity of care. 2 ed. Australia: Elsevier, 53-74.
Crowther, S., Cooper, CL,. Meechan, F and Askansay, NM (June 2019) The role of emotion, empathy and compassion in organisations. In Downe, S & byrom, S. (Eds) Squaring the Circle: researching normal childbirth in a technological world Pinter & Martin
Crowther, S. (2019) Spirituality and childbirth: existential meanings and contemporary practice realities. Health and Social Care Chaplaincy. (Accepted and publish date Nov 2019)
Wojtkowiak, J., & Crowther, S. (2018). An existential and spiritual discussion about childbirth: Contrasting spirituality at the beginning and end of life. Spirituality in Clinical Practice, 5(4), 261-272. doi:10.1037/scp0000188.
Knox, S., Crowther, S., McAra-Couper, J., & Gilkison, A. (2018). Health policy and its unintended consequences for midwife-woman partnerships: Is normal pregnancy at risk when the BMI measure is used? New Zealand College of Midwives Journal, 54, 30-37. https://doi.org/10.12784/nzcomjnl54.2018.4.30-37
Crowther, S., Deery, R., Daellenbach, R., Davies, L., Gilkison, A., Kensington, M. and Rankin, J. 2018. Joys and challenges of relationships in Scotland and New Zealand rural midwifery: a multicentre study. Women and birth [online], Articles in Press. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2018.04.004
Kensington, M., Rankin, J., Gilkison, A., Daellenbach, R., Crowther, S., Deery, R., Davies, L. (2018) Living the rural experience-preparation for practice’: The future proofing of sustainable rural midwifery practice through midwifery education. Nurse Education in Practice 31 (2018) 143-150 http://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2018.06.001
Gilkison, A. Rankin, J. Kensington, M. Daellenbach, R. Davies, L. Deery, R. Crowther, S. (2018) A woman’s hand and a lion’s heart: Skills and attributes for rural midwifery practice in New Zealand and Scotland Midwifery DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2017.12.009
Ghania, U., Crowther, S.,Kamala, Y., Wahaba , M. (2018) The significance of interfamilial relationships on birth preparedness and complication readiness in Pakistan. Midwifery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2018.03.005
Tabib.M. & Crowther.S. (2018). Service Evaluation of Relaxation Workshops for Pregnant Women. Journal of Perinatal Education. 26 (4)
Crowther, S (2018) Birth and Spirituality In Laszlo, Z. and Flanagan, B. (Eds.) The Routledge International Handbook of Spirituality and Society
Crowther, S (2017) Who is afraid of working as a continuity of carer midwife? The Practicing Midwife, 20(5): epub 1 May 2017 https://www.all4maternity.com/whos-afraid-working-continuity-carer-midwife/
Crowther, S., Smythe, L. & Spence, D. (2017) Unsettling moods in rural midwifery practice Women and Birth In press. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2017.06.019
McFadden A, Gavine A, Renfrew M, Wade A, Buchanan P, Taylor JL, Veitch E, Rennie A, Crowther SA, Neiman S, MacGillivray S. (2017) Support for healthy breastfeeding mothers with healthy term babies. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD001141. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD001141.pub5
Crowther, S and Hall, J (Eds) (2017) Spirituality and Childbirth: Meaning and practice at the start of life. Routledge, London
Crowther, S (2017) Birth as celebration. In: Crowther, S and Hall, J (Eds) Spirituality and Childbirth: Meaning and practice and the start of life. Routledge, London
Crowther, S. & Rankin, J. (2017) Fertility control In: Physiology in Childbearing: With Anatomy and Related Biosciences. Rankin, J. (ed.). 4th ed. Elsevier, p. 49-60
Crowther, S. (2017) Resilience and sustainability amongst maternity care providers. In Psychosocial resilience and risk in the perinatal period: Implications and guidance for professionals (Eds. Thomson, G & Schmied, V) Routledge, London. Chapter 13: 185-200
Crowther, S., Ironside, P., Spence, D., Smythe, L. (2016) Crafting Stories in Hermeneutic Phenomenology Research: A Methodological Device Qual Health Res http://dx.doi:10.1177/1049732316656161
Crowther, S. Hunter, B. McAra-Couper, J, Warren, L, Gilkison, A. Hunter, M. Fielder, A. & Kirkham, M. (2016) Sustainability and Resilience in Midwifery: A discussion paper, Midwifery, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2016.06.005
Crowther, S. (2016). Providing rural and remote rural midwifery care: an ‘expensive hobby’. New Zealand College of Midwives Journal, 52, 26-34. http://dx.doi.org/10.12784/nzcomjnl52.2016.4.26-34
Smythe, L. Hunter, M. Gunn, J. Crowther, S. …et al., (2016) Midwifing the notion of a ‘good’ birth: a philosophical analysis. Midwifery. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2016.03.012
Crowther, S. (2016). Providing rural and remote rural midwifery care: an ‘expensive hobby’. New Zealand College of Midwives Journal, 52, 26-34. http://dx.doi.org/10.12784/nzcomjnl52.2016.4.26-34
Crowther S, Hall J. (2015) Spirituality and spiritual care in and around childbirth. Women Birth http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2015.01.001
Crowther, S., Smythe, E., & Spence, D. (2015). Kairos time at the moment of birth. Midwifery (in press). doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2014.11.005
McAra-Couper, J., Gilkison, A., Crowther, S., Hunter, M., Hotchin, C., & Gunn, J. (2014). Partnership and reciprocity with women sustain lead maternity carer midwives in practice. New Zealand College of Midwives Journal(49), 27-31. doi:http://dx.doi/10.1278/nzcomjnl49.2014.5.27-31
Farry, A., & Crowther, S. (2014). Cultural safety in New Zealand midwifery practice: Part 2 The Practising Midwife, 17(7), 30-33.
Farry, A., & Crowther, S. (2014). Cultural safety in New Zealand midwifery practice: Part 1. The Practising Midwife, 17(6), 10-13.
Crowther, S. (2014). Sacred joy at birth: a hermeneutic phenomenology study (PhD). Auckland University of Technology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10292/7071
Crowther, S. (2014). Foregrounding Spirituality and Joy at Birth in Antenatal Education. International Journal of Childbirth Education, 29(4), 8-14.
Crowther, S., Smythe, L., & Spence, D. (2014b). Mood and birth experience. Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives, 27(1), 21. doi:10.1016/j.wombi.2013.02.004
Crowther, S., Smythe, L., & Spence, D. (2014a). The joy at birth: An interpretive hermeneutic literature review. Midwifery, 30(4), e157-e165. doi:10.1016/j.midw.2014.01.004
Crowther, S. (2013c). Sacred space at the moment of birth. The Practising Midwife(December), 21-23.
Crowther, S. (2013a, July). Attuned space: birth space and birth-place. presented at the meeting of the Re-Imagining Birth symposium, University College, Dublin.
Crowther, S. (2012d). Rwanda maternal health assessment. Auckland, NZ: World Vision New Zealand.
Crowther, S. (2012c). The miracle of birth. The Practising Midwife(1), 1.
Crowther, S. (2012b, August). Disruption of sacredness at birth; a clash of cultures presented at the meeting of the New Zealand College of Midwives biannual national conference, Wellington, NZ.
Crowther, S. (2012a, June). Beginning to unconceal a mood in and around birth. presented at the meeting of the Institute of Heideggerian Hermenuetic Phenomenological Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN.
Gilkison, A., Crowther, S., & Hunter, M. (2011). Comment on the Evers et al., (2010). Perinatal mortality and severe morbidity in low and high risk term pregnancies in the Netherlands. . New Zealand College of Midwives Journal, 44, 22-24.
Crowther, S. (2011c). Reading, evaluating and interpreting phenomenological research. The Practising Midwife, 14(5), 36-39.
Crowther, S. (2011b, August). The ‘mood of joy’ at birth: a hermeneutic phenomenological study. presented at the meeting of the AUT University Postgraduate Symposium, Auckland, NZ.
Crowther, S. (2011a, June). Midwifery presence in ‘holding sacred space’. presented at the meeting of the Normal Labour & Birth: 6th Research Conference, University of Central Lanceshire (UCLAN), UK.
Crowther, S., Gilkison, A., & Hunter, M. (2010). Comment on the Wax et al., (2010) meta-analysis of home vs. hospital birth. New Zealand College of Midwives Journal(43), 19-21.
Crowther, S. (2010b). Blood tests for investigating maternal wellbeing. 2. Testing for anaemia in pregnancy. The Practising Midwife, 13(10), 48-52.
Crowther, S. (2010a). Are there opposing or complementary paradigms? Practising Midwife, 13(3), 4-5.
Crowther, S. (2009c). Research unwrapped Diagnosis of active labour. Practising Midwife, 12(7), 44-45.
Crowther, S. (2009b). New Zealand: The goveranance of midwifery practice. Practising Midwife, 12(3), 18-19.
Crowther, S. (2009a). Examination of the newborn and neonatal health: a multidimensional approach. Practising Midwife, 12(11), 38.
Crowther, S. (2008c). Research unwrapped: Booked home births and IPPM rates. Practising Midwife, 11(11), 43-45.
Crowther, S. (2008b). Continuity of carer: Is it worth it? Practising Midwife, 11(1), 4-5.
Crowther, S. (2008a). Booked home births and IPPM rates. The Practising Midwife, 11(11), 43-45.
Crowther, S. (2007b). Research unwrapped Nuchal cord at birth: To cut or not to cut? Practising Midwife, 10(10), 43-44.
Crowther, S. (2007a). Research unwrapped mentoring in New Zealand. Practising Midwife, 10(4), 33-34.
Crowther, S. (2006c). Lotus birth: Leaving the cord alone. Practising Midwife, 9(6), 12-14.
Crowther, S. (2006b). Listen to your inner voice. Practising Midwife, 9(4), 4-5.
Crowther, S. (2006a). Birthing position and women’s experiences. Practising Midwife, 9(9), 34-35.
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