About the Authors
- Mary Jane Brown
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* E-mail: brown-m7@email.ulster.ac.uk
Affiliation Institute of Nursing Research, University of Ulster, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
- Marlene Sinclair
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Affiliation Institute of Nursing Research, University of Ulster, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
- Dianne Liddle
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Affiliation School of Health Sciences, University of Ulster, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
- Alyson J. Hill
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Affiliation School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland
- Elaine Madden
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Affiliation Head of Midwifery and Gynaecology, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Janine Stockdale
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Affiliation School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Performed the experiments: MJB. Analyzed the data: MJB. Wrote the paper: MJB. Overall conceptual design, project planning, data verification and editing of paper: MS. Expertise in systematic reviewing, data analyses, drafting and editing the paper: DL. Expert in nutritional analyses, drafting and editing the paper: AJH. Theory expert and data analyses, drafting and editing the paper: JS. Clinical midwifery researcher expertise, application of the research to practice and editing the paper: EM.