| Meta‐synthesis method for qualitative research: a literature review D Walsh, S Downe Journal of advanced nursing 50 (2), 204-211, 2005 | 1722 | 2005 |
| Midwifery and quality care: findings from a new evidence-informed framework for maternal and newborn care MJ Renfrew, A McFadden, MH Bastos, J Campbell, AA Channon, ... The Lancet 384 (9948), 1129-1145, 2014 | 1521 | 2014 |
| Appraising the quality of qualitative research D Walsh, S Downe Midwifery 22 (2), 108-119, 2006 | 700 | 2006 |
| Why do women not use antenatal services in low-and middle-income countries? A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies K Finlayson, S Downe PLoS medicine 10 (1), e1001373, 2013 | 637 | 2013 |
| Stillbirths: economic and psychosocial consequences AEP Heazell, D Siassakos, H Blencowe, C Burden, ZA Bhutta, ... The Lancet 387 (10018), 604-616, 2016 | 627 | 2016 |
| Stillbirths: recall to action in high-income countries V Flenady, AM Wojcieszek, P Middleton, D Ellwood, JJ Erwich, M Coory, ... The Lancet 387 (10019), 691-702, 2016 | 614 | 2016 |
| Improvement of maternal and newborn health through midwifery P ten Hoope-Bender, L de Bernis, J Campbell, S Downe, V Fauveau, ... The Lancet 384 (9949), 1226-1235, 2014 | 547 | 2014 |
| Interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections in healthy women and babies AP Betran, M Temmerman, C Kingdon, A Mohiddin, N Opiyo, MR Torloni, ... The Lancet 392 (10155), 1358-1368, 2018 | 535 | 2018 |
| What matters to women during childbirth: a systematic qualitative review S Downe, K Finlayson, O Oladapo, M Bonet, AM Gülmezoglu PloS one 13 (4), e0194906, 2018 | 512 | 2018 |
| Alternative versus conventional institutional settings for birth ED Hodnett, S Downe, D Walsh Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2012 | 495 | 2012 |
| From grief, guilt pain and stigma to hope and pride–a systematic review and meta-analysis of mixed-method research of the psychosocial impact of stillbirth C Burden, S Bradley, C Storey, A Ellis, AEP Heazell, S Downe, ... BMC pregnancy and childbirth 16, 1-12, 2016 | 373 | 2016 |
| Not-patient and not-visitor: a metasynthesis fathers’ encounters with pregnancy, birth and maternity care M Steen, S Downe, N Bamford, L Edozien Midwifery 28 (4), 422-431, 2012 | 346 | 2012 |
| Home‐like versus conventional institutional settings for birth ED Hodnett, S Downe, N Edwards, D Walsh Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2005 | 285 | 2005 |
| What matters to women: a systematic scoping review to identify the processes and outcomes of antenatal care provision that are important to healthy pregnant women S Downe, K Finlayson, Ӧ Tunçalp, A Metin Gülmezoglu BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 123 (4), 529-539, 2016 | 280 | 2016 |
| Maternal plasma levels of oxytocin during physiological childbirth–a systematic review with implications for uterine contractions and central actions of oxytocin K Uvnäs-Moberg, A Ekström-Bergström, M Berg, S Buckley, Z Pajalic, ... BMC pregnancy and childbirth 19, 1-17, 2019 | 261 | 2019 |
| ‘Weighing up and balancing out’: a meta‐synthesis of barriers to antenatal care for marginalised women in high‐income countries S Downe, K Finlayson, D Walsh, T Lavender BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 116 (4), 518-529, 2009 | 249 | 2009 |
| Women’s psychological experiences of physiological childbirth: a meta-synthesis I Olza, P Leahy-Warren, Y Benyamini, M Kazmierczak, SI Karlsdottir, ... BMJ open 8 (10), e020347, 2018 | 237 | 2018 |
| Routine vaginal examinations for assessing progress of labour to improve outcomes for women and babies at term S Downe, GML Gyte, HG Dahlen, M Singata Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2013 | 222 | 2013 |
| Women’s experiences of pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain relief methods for labour and childbirth: a qualitative systematic review G Thomson, C Feeley, VH Moran, S Downe, OT Oladapo Reproductive health 16, 1-20, 2019 | 204 | 2019 |
| From being to becoming: reconstructing childbirth S Downe, C McCourt Normal childbirth: Evidence and debate 3, 2008 | 199 | 2008 |
