Journal Articles
Leap N, Dodwell M, Newburn M. Working with pain in labour: an overview of evidence. NCT New Digest 2010:49:22-26 Available at http://www.nct.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/research/roepregnancy-birth
Gyte G, Dodwell M, Newburn M, Sandall J, Macfarlane A, Bewley S Estimating intrapartum-related perinatal mortality rates for booked home births: when the 'best' available data are not good enough. BJOG: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology 2009: 116 (7), 933-42
Gyte G, Dodwell M. Safety of planned home births: an NCT review of evidence. MIDIRS Midwifery Digest 2008;18(3): 376–385.
Dodwell M Should women have the right to a clinically unnecessary caesarean section? MIDIRS Midwifery Digest 2002:12(2): 274-277
Dodwell M In pursuit of reliable maternity statistics. AIMS Journal 2001:13(3): 8-10
Dodwell M, Armes R. Where to give birth: www.BirthChoiceUK.com helps women make an informed choice. MIDIRS Midwifery Digest 2001:11(3): 407-409
Dodwell M, Armes R. www.BirthChoiceUK.com: helping women choose. Br. J. Midwifery 2001:9(7): p 425
Other publications
Dodwell M, Gibson R. An investigation into choice of place of birth. London: NCT; 2009. Available at www.nct.org.uk/choice
Dodwell M, Newburn M. Normal birth as a measure of quality of care: Evidence on safety, effectiveness and women's experiences. London: NCT; 2010.
Dodwell M, Newburn M. NCT antenatal services: policy, practice and evidence. London: NCT 2010
Presentations
Forthcoming presentations
28 September 2010
Conference Presentation: Improving quality of maternity care: a user perspective. Health Services Journal Maternity Services Conference, London.
21 July 2010
Conference Presentation: Do women in the UK get a ‘real’ choice of place of birth?: Normal labour and birth 5th international research conference, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. (Jointly with Mary Newburn, NCT)
1 July 2010
Conference Presentation: Do women in the UK get a ‘real’ choice of place of birth?: Midwifery Conference “Women and public health: Turning rhetoric into action” University of Worcester.(Jointly with Mary Newburn, NCT)
Previous presentations
2010
Seminar presentation (jointly with Elizabeth Duff, NCT): Location, location, location: making choice of place of birth a reality. Women's Health Seminars, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery, Kings’ College London.
2009
Meeting presentation: EUPHRATES women’s website on post-partum haemorrahge and third stage of labour. European Epidemiology Network annual meeting, City University, London.
2008
Conference presentation with Gill Gyte (Cochrane and NCT): Critical appraisal of the NICE evidence on the safety of home birth. Midwifery Conference “Birth Environments: Can we guarantee choice?” University of Worcester.
2007
Conference presentation: What is normal birth? “Promoting and Facilitating normal childbirth” conference, University of Staffordshire and Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust, Shrewsbury.
2005
Meeting presentation: A consumer view of the secondary uses service.
Health Statistics Users Group meeting, “National Programme for IT secondary uses service”, London.
2003
Panel Discussion: Is it possible to improve safety and reduce litigation in maternity units whilst increasing normal birth rates. NCT Annual Conference “Building for a Better Birth”, London.
Conference Presentation: Informing women in their choice of maternity care Health Statistics Users Group conference “Maternity Statistics – a mayday call?”, London.
2002
Debate: Women’s right to choose maternity care includes the right to choose an unnecessary caesarean section. Rising Caesarean Rate conference “From Audit to Action”, London
Workshop presentation: Consumers’ use of evidence based health information.
NHS C.H.A.I.N. Workshop “Research, Evidence and Knowledge in Health”, Sunningdale.
2001
Seminar presention: Maternity Statistics on the Internet. City University Midwifery Seminar, London