Welcome to iHV’s collection of published papers. This page brings together research, clinical, professional, and evaluation papers that showcase the breadth of our work to strengthen health visiting practice and improve outcomes for babies, children, and families. Each publication reflects our commitment to evidence-based practice, professional development, and continuous improvement across the health visiting profession.
Transforming Perinatal and Infant Mental Health: A mixed-methods evaluation of the iHV PIMH Champions Programme (2025)
Authors: Clifford-Taylor L, Baldwin S, Beauchamp J, Miller E.
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Clifford-Taylor L, Baldwin S, Beauchamp J, Miller E. (2025) Transforming Perinatal and Infant Mental Health: A mixed-methods evaluation of the iHV PIMH Champions Programme. Institute of Health Visiting.
The iHV Champions training programme and its Theory of Change (2025)
Authors: Beauchamp H, Baldwin S.
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Beauchamp H, Baldwin S. (2025) The iHV Champions training programme and its Theory of Change. Journal of Family and Child Health, 2 (3).
Feasibility and acceptability of the Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB) in universal health visiting practice in England: a mixed-methods study using Normalisation Process Theory (2025)
Authors: Baldwin S, Fanner M, Beauchamp H, Gilroy V, Morton A, May C, Barlow J.
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Baldwin S, Fanner M, Beauchamp H, Gilroy V, Morton A, May C, Barlow J. (2025) Feasibility and acceptability of the Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB) in universal health visiting practice in England: a mixed-methods study using Normalisation Process Theory. BMJ Paediatrics Open, 9 (1).
Contributing to health visiting research: Participating in the ADBB study (2024)
Authors: Hardy K, Price R, Baldwin S.
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Hardy K, Price R, Baldwin S. (2024) Contributing to health visiting research: Participating in the ADBB study. Journal of Family and Child Health, 1 (3).
Health visiting research: Overcoming barriers (2024)
Authors: Baldwin S, Jackson V, Gilroy V.
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Baldwin S, Jackson V, Gilroy V. (2024) Health visiting research: Overcoming barriers. Journal of Family and Child Health, 1 (2).
ADBB Study: A mixed-methods feasibility and acceptability study of using the Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB) within universal health visiting practice in England (2024)
Authors: Baldwin S, Fanner M, Beauchamp H, Gilroy V, Barlow J.
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Baldwin S, Fanner M, Beauchamp H, Gilroy V, Barlow J. (2024) ADBB Study: A mixed-methods feasibility and acceptability study of using the Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB) within universal health visiting practice in England, Institute of Health Visiting.
Feasibility and acceptability of using the Alarm Distress BaBy (ADBB) scale within universal health visiting practice in England: a mixed-methods study protocol (2023)
Authors: Baldwin S, Insan N, Beauchamp H, Gilroy V, Morton A, Barlow J.
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Baldwin S, Insan N, Beauchamp H, Gilroy V, Morton A, Barlow J. (2023) Feasibility and acceptability of using the Alarm Distress BaBy (ADBB) scale within universal health visiting practice in England: a mixed-methods study protocol. BMJ Open, 13 (11).
BabyBreathe trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to prevent postpartum return to smoking (2023)
Authors: Notley C, Brown TJ, Bauld L, Clark AB, Duneclift S, Gilroy V, Harris T, Hardeman W, Holland R, Howard G, Man MS, Naughton F, Smith D, Turner D, Ussher M.
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Notley C, Brown TJ, Bauld L, Clark AB, Duneclift S, Gilroy V, Harris T, Hardeman W, Holland R, Howard G, Man MS, Naughton F, Smith D, Turner D, Ussher M. (2023)BabyBreathe trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to prevent postpartum return to smoking. BMJ Open, 13 (9).
The iHV Emotional Wellbeing at Work Champions Programme: Building capacity to protect and enhance the emotional wellbeing of the health visiting workforce in the UK (2022)
Authors: Baldwin S, Stephen R, Kelly P, Bishop P.
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Baldwin S, Stephen R, Kelly P, Bishop P. (2022) The iHV Emotional Wellbeing at Work Champions Programme: Building capacity to protect and enhance the emotional wellbeing of the health visiting workforce in the UK. Public Health in Practice, 3.
Evaluation of an emotional well-being at work programme for supporting health visiting teams during COVID-19 (2021)
Authors: Baldwin S, Stephen R, Kelly P, Bishop P.
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Baldwin S, Stephen R, Kelly P, Bishop P. (2021) Evaluation of an emotional well-being at work programme for supporting health visiting teams during COVID-19. Primary Health Care.
Improving the Delivery of Different News to Families by Healthcare Professionals: The DDN Study 2 Report (2021)
Authors: Mugweni E, Eida T, Pellat-Higgins T, Walker M, Emrys-Jones A, Jaswal S, Kendall S.
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Mugweni E, Eida T, Pellat-Higgins T, Walker M, Emrys-Jones A, Jaswal S, Kendall S. (2021) Improving the Delivery of Different News to Families by Healthcare Professionals: The DDN Study 2 Report.
Development of the Emotional Wellbeing at Work Virtual Programme to support UK health visiting teams (2020)
Authors: Baldwin S, Stephen R, Bishop P, Kelly P.
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Baldwin S, Stephen R, Bishop P, Kelly P. (2020) Development of the Emotional Wellbeing at Work Virtual Programme to support UK health visiting teams. Journal of Health Visiting, 8 (12).
The feasibility of a multi‐professional training to improve how health care professionals deliver different news to families during pregnancy and at birth (2020)
Authors: Mugweni E, Lowenhoff C, Walker M, Jaswal S, Emrys‐Jones A, Adams C, Kendall S.
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Mugweni E, Lowenhoff C, Walker M, Jaswal S, Emrys‐Jones A, Adams C, Kendall S. (2020) The feasibility of a multi‐professional training to improve how health care professionals deliver different news to families during pregnancy and at birth. Child: Care, Health & Development.
“I’ll look after the kids while you go and have a shower”: an evaluation of a service to address mild to moderate maternal perinatal mental health problems (2019)
Authors: Mugweni E, Goodliffe S, Adams C, Walker M, Kendall S.
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Mugweni E, Goodliffe S, Adams C, Walker M, Kendall S. (2019) “I’ll look after the kids while you go and have a shower”: an evaluation of a service to address mild to moderate maternal perinatal mental health problems. Journal of Mental Health, 28 (3).
Implementing a Perinatal Mental Health Champion programme in north-west London (2018)
Authors: Baldwin S, Kelly P, Walker M.
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Baldwin S, Kelly P, Walker M. (2018) Implementing a Perinatal Mental Health Champion programme in north-west London. Journal of Health Visiting, 6 (4).
Vaccination in pregnancy: Attitudes of nurses, midwives and health visitors in England (2017)
Authors: Vishram B, Letley L, Jan Van Hoek A, Silverton L, Donovan H, Adams C, Green D, Edwards A, Yarwood J, Bedford H, Amirthalingam G, Campbell H.
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Vishram B, Letley L, Jan Van Hoek A, Silverton L, Donovan H, Adams C, Green D, Edwards A, Yarwood J, Bedford H, Amirthalingam G, Campbell H. (2017) Vaccination in pregnancy: Attitudes of nurses, midwives and health visitors in England. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 14 (1).
Health visiting in primary care in England: a crisis waiting to happen? (2017)
Authors: Bryar RM, Cowley SA, Adams SM, Kendall S, Mathers N.
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Bryar RM, Cowley SA, Adams SM, Kendall S, Mathers N. (2017) Health visiting in primary care in England: a crisis waiting to happen? British Journal of General Practice, 67 (656).