City Research Online

Article

McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795, Mehay, A. ORCID: 0000-0001-7329-9056, Wiseman, O. ORCID: 0000-0003-4890-9435 , Lazar, J., Ajayi, R., Hamborg, T., Holmes, V., Hunter, R. M., Mishareva, E., Safo Sobre, P., Wiggins, M., Harden, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-8621-5066, Salisbury, C. & Hatherall, B. ORCID: 0000-0001-8114-9648view all authors (2025). Experiences of group antenatal care in the context of the NHS in England: what are the mechanisms by which it functions in this context?. Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 6, article number 1625785. doi: 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1625785

Wiseman, O. ORCID: 0000-0003-4890-9435, Kilner, R., Spencer, C. , Blake-Senior, C. & Stanke, C.view all authors (2025). Midwives, Health Visitors and GPs Working Together. The Practising Midwife, 28(4), pp. 8-12. doi: 10.55975/wiom6731

Wiseman, O. ORCID: 0000-0003-4890-9435, Tahir, S., McCourt, C. , Mehay, A., Robinson, H., Mondeh, K., Sweeney, L., Wiggins, M., Sawtell, M. & Harden, A.view all authors (2025). Improving Diversity in Recruitment: Lessons Learned During the REACH Pregnancy Circles Pilot Trial. Health Expectations, 28(3), article number e70300. doi: 10.1111/hex.70300

Gresh, A., Van Damme, A., Billings, D. L. , Rising, S. S., Ibrahim, S., Ajibola, A., Chirwa, E., Don-Aki, J., Donoho, N., Hindori, M., Jiddawi, N., Kanebi, E., Kapito, E., Kay, C., Kinra, T., Molliqaj, V., Oyeledun, B., Rijnders, M. E. B., Wiseman, O. ORCID: 0000-0003-4890-9435, Yaqubi, G. S. & Patil, C. L.view all authors (2025). Integrating postnatal care into the redesign of group care beyond birth. Archives of Public Health, 83(1), article number 34. doi: 10.1186/s13690-025-01508-4

Wiseman, O. ORCID: 0000-0003-4890-9435, McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795, Mehay, A. ORCID: 0000-0001-7329-9056 , da Motta, G., Robinson, H., Mondeh, K., Sweeney, L., Wiggins, M., Sawtell, M. & Harden, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-8621-5066view all authors (2024). Involving women with limited English proficiency in group antenatal care: findings from the integrated process evaluation of the Pregnancy Circles pilot trial. Midwifery, 139, article number 104197. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2024.104197

Wiseman, O. ORCID: 0000-0003-4890-9435, Lazar, J., Abanga, J. & Rickell, M.view all authors (2024). Essential Skills for Facilitating Group Care. The Practising Midwife, 27(4), pp. 36-39. doi: 10.55975/khjc8022

Van Damme, A., Molliqaj, V., Beeckman, K. , Orgill, M. & Wiseman, O. ORCID: 0000-0003-4890-9435view all authors (2024). Implementing Group Care. The Practising Midwife, 27(4), pp. 18-23. doi: 10.55975/gllp9867

Sawtell, M., Wiggins, M., Wiseman, O. ORCID: 0000-0003-4890-9435 , Mehay, A. ORCID: 0000-0001-7329-9056, McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795, Sweeney, L., Hatherall, B., Ahmed, T., Greenberg, L., Hunter, R., Hamborg, T., Eldridge, S. & Harden, A.view all authors (2023). Group antenatal care: findings from a pilot randomised controlled trial of REACH Pregnancy Circles. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 9(1), article number 42. doi: 10.1186/s40814-023-01238-w

Wiseman, O. ORCID: 0000-0003-4890-9435, Emmett, L., Hickford, G. , Knight, M., Lazar, J., Yuill, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-3918-5917 & McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795view all authors (2022). The challenges and opportunities for implementing group antenatal care ('Pregnancy Circles') as part of standard NHS maternity care: A co-designed qualitative study. Midwifery, 109, article number 103333. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2022.103333

Scamell, M. ORCID: 0000-0003-2770-0341, Thornton, J., Hales, K. , Renfew, M., Dahlen, H., Jowit, M., Downe, S., Gillman, L., Grace, N., Wiseman, O. ORCID: 0000-0003-4890-9435, Forman, J., Grace, N., Davis, D., Madeley, A-M., Chippington, D., Lawther, L. & Burns, E.view all authors (2022). Impact of a quality improvement project to reduce the rate of obstetric anal sphincter injury: a multicentre study with a stepped-wedge design. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 129(1), pp. 174-175. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16885

Wiggins, M., Sawtell, M., Wiseman, O. ORCID: 0000-0003-4890-9435 , McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795, Eldridge, S., Hunter, R., Bordea, E., Mustard, C., Hanafiah, A., Hatherall, B. ORCID: 0000-0001-8114-9648, Holmes, V., Mehay, A. ORCID: 0000-0001-7329-9056, Robinson, H., Salisbury, C., Sweeney, L., Mondeh, K. & Harden, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-8621-5066view all authors (2020). Group antenatal care (Pregnancy Circles) for diverse and disadvantaged women: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial with integral process and economic evaluations. BMC Health Services Research, 20(1), article number 919. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05751-z

Hunter, L., da Motta, G., McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795 , Wiseman, O. ORCID: 0000-0003-4890-9435, Rayment, J., Haora, P., Wiggins, M. & Harden, A.view all authors (2019). Better together: a qualitative exploration of women’s perceptions and experiences of group antenatal care. Women and Birth, 32(4), pp. 336-345. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2018.09.001

Wiseman, O. ORCID: 0000-0003-4890-9435, Rafferty, A. M., Stockley, J. , Murrells, T. & Bick, D.view all authors (2019). Infection and wound breakdown in spontaneous second-degree perineal tears: An exploratory mixed methods study.. Birth, 46(1), pp. 80-89. doi: 10.1111/birt.12389

Wiggins, M., Sawtell, M., Wiseman, O. ORCID: 0000-0003-4890-9435 , McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795, Greenberg, L., Hunter, R., Eldridge, S., Haora, P., Kaur, I. & Harden, A.view all authors (2018). Testing the effectiveness of REACH Pregnancy Circles group antenatal care: protocol for a randomised controlled pilot trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 4(1), article number 169. doi: 10.1186/s40814-018-0361-x

Hunter, L., Da Motta, G., McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795 , Wiseman, O. ORCID: 0000-0003-4890-9435, Rayment, J., Haora, P., Wiggins, M. & Harden, A.view all authors (2018). 'It makes sense and it works': Maternity care providers' perspectives on the feasibility of a group antenatal care model (Pregnancy Circles). Midwifery, 66, pp. 56-63. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2018.07.016

Holland, S. & Wiseman, O. ORCID: 0000-0003-4890-9435 (2018). Is caseloading sustainable? Lessons from the front line at King’s College Hospital. Practising Midwife, 21(9), pp. 20-25.

Wiseman, O. ORCID: 0000-0003-4890-9435 & Holland, S. (2018). Is caseloading sustainable? The 25-year history of caseloading at King’s College Hospital. The practising midwife, 21(8), pp. 20-25. doi: 10.55975/shxi6614

Wiseman, O. ORCID: 0000-0003-4890-9435, Hunter, L., Robinson, H. , Mackeith, N. & Leap, N.view all authors (2017). Advancing Practice: Facilitating group antenatal care: a new way of working. The practising midwife, 20(9), pp. 18-20.

Book Section

Garcia De Frutos, M. & Wiseman, O. ORCID: 0000-0003-4890-9435 (2024). The displaced/migrant client. (4 ed.) In: Bowden, J. & Bassett, S. (Eds.), Health Promotion in Midwifery Principles and Practice. . Abingdon, UK: Routledge.

Other

Wiseman, O. ORCID: 0000-0003-4890-9435, McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795, Wiggins, M. , Mehay, A. ORCID: 0000-0001-7329-9056, Lazar, J., Sawtell, M., Hatherall, B., Salisbury, C., Hunter, R., Hamborg, T., Renton, A., Safo-Sobre, P. & Harden, A.view all authors (2025). What influences the implementation of group antenatal care in English NHS maternity settings? Findings from a qualitative process evaluation integrated within a randomised controlled trial of Pregnancy Circles. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6396617/v1

Report

McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795, Olander, E. K. ORCID: 0000-0001-7792-9895, Wiseman, O. ORCID: 0000-0003-4890-9435 , Uddin, N., Plachcinski, R. ORCID: 0000-0001-9908-0773, Rayment, J., Lazar, J., Ross-Davie, M. & Grollman, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-6950-1837view all authors (2024). Independent evaluation of the implementation of Midwifery Continuity of Carer. London, UK: City, University of London.