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Aronson, S. M., Batinelli, L. ORCID: 0000-0001-7497-4076, Rocca-Ihenacho, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-8161-3938 & Stevens, J. R.view all authors (2025). Stakeholders’ expectations and experiences of being involved with a global accreditation process for midwifery centres in LMICs: a rapid ethnography. Midwifery, 148, article number 104482. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2025.104482

Batinelli, L. ORCID: 0000-0001-7497-4076, McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795, Bonciani, M. & Rocca-Ihenacho, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-8161-3938view all authors (2025). Using codesign to support the implementation of a midwifery unit in Europe. Midwifery, 148, article number 104503. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2025.104503

Macad, G. L. ORCID: 0009-0001-2790-8532 & Rocca-Ihenacho, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-8161-3938 (2025). ‘Just a Midwife’: A Qualitative study on perceived barriers and facilitators facing Filipino midwifery students in reaching ICM Standards. Midwifery, 144, article number 104355. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2025.104355

Melamed, A., Rocca-Ihenacho, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-8161-3938, Horn, A. ORCID: 0000-0003-1259-4013 , McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795, Rivers, F. & Daniele, M. ORCID: 0000-0002-5666-9489view all authors (2024). Facilitators and barriers to access to midwife-led birth settings for racialised women in the UK: A scoping review. Birth, doi: 10.1111/birt.12897

Apini-Welcland, L., Daniele, M. ORCID: 0000-0002-5666-9489, Rocca-Ihenacho, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-8161-3938 & McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795view all authors (2024). Pre-service education and continuous professional development on female genital mutilation/cutting for maternal health professionals in OECD countries: A Scoping Review. Midwifery, 135, article number 104027. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2024.104027

Rocca-Ihenacho, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-8161-3938 (2023). An ethnographic study of the philosophy, culture and practices within an urban freestanding midwifery unit. Practising Midwife, 26(11), pp. 26-30. doi: 10.55975/dqcr5128

Yuill, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-3918-5917, Kerauden, S., Murphy, R. , Uddin, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-0518-7989 & Rocca-Ihenacho, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-8161-3938view all authors (2023). Developing the Midwifery Unit Self-Assessment (MUSA) Framework: a mixed methods study in six European midwifery units. Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, 35, article number 100819. doi: 10.1016/j.srhc.2023.100819

Rocca-Ihenacho, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-8161-3938, Yuill, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-3918-5917, Thaels, E. & Uddin, N.view all authors (2023). The Midwifery Unit Self-Assessment (MUSA) Toolkit: embedding stakeholder engagement and co-production of improvement plans in European midwifery units. Evidence and Policy, 19(1), pp. 165-176. doi: 10.1332/174426421X16448363973807

van den Berg, L. M. M., Balaam, M-C., Nowland, R. , Moncrieff, G., Topalidou, A., Thompson, S., Thomson, G., Jonge, A., Downe, S., Ellison, G., Fenton, A., Heazell, A., Kingdon, C., Matthews, Z., Severns, A., Wright, A., Akooji, N., Cull, J., Berg, L., Crossland, N., Feeley, C., Franso, B., Heys, S., Sarian, A., Booker, M., Sandall, J., Thornton, J., Lynskey-Wilkie, T., Wilson, V., Abe, R., Awe, T., Adeyinka, T., Bender-Atik, R., Brigante, L., Brione, R., Cadee, F., Duff, E., Draycott, T., Fisher, D., Francis, A., Franx, A., Erasmus, M. C., Frith, L., Griew, L., Harmer, C., Homer, C., Knight, M., Mansfield, A., Marlow, N., Mcaree, T., Monteith, D., Reed, K., Richens, Y., Rocca-Ihenacho, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-8161-3938, Ross-Davie, M., Talbot, S., Taylor, M. & Treadwell, M.view all authors (2023). The United Kingdom and the Netherlands maternity care responses to COVID-19: A comparative study. Women and Birth, 36(1), pp. 127-135. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2022.03.010

Batinelli, L. ORCID: 0000-0001-7497-4076, McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795, Bonciani, M. & Rocca-Ihenacho, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-8161-3938view all authors (2023). Implementing midwifery units in a European country: Situational analysis of an Italian case study. Midwifery, 116, article number 103534. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2022.103534

Batinelli, L., Thaels, E., Leister, N. , McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795, Bonciani, M. & Rocca-Ihenacho, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-8161-3938view all authors (2022). What are the strategies for implementing primary care models in maternity? A systematic review on midwifery units. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 22(1), article number 123. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-04410-x

van den Berg, L. M. M., Thomson, G., Jonge, A. , Balaam, M., Moncrieff, G., Topalidou, A., Downe, S., Ellison, G., Fenton, A., Heazell, A., Kingdon, C., Matthews, Z., Severns, A., Wright, A., Akooji, N., Cull, J., Crossland, N., Feeley, C., Franso, B., Heys, S., Nowland, R., Sarian, A., Booker, M., Sandall, J., Thornton, J., Lynskey-Wilkie, T., Wilson, V., Abe, R., Awe, T., Adeyinka, T., Bender-Atik, R., Brigante, L., Brione, R., Cadee, F., Duff, E., Draycott, T., Fisher, D., Francis, A., Franx, A., Frith, L., Griew, L., Harmer, C., Homer, C., Knight, M., Lokugamage, A., Mansfield, A., Marlow, N., Mcaree, T., Monteith, D., Reed, K., Richens, Y., Rocca-Ihenacho, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-8161-3938, Ross-Davie, M., Talbot, M. & Treadwell, M.view all authors (2022). ‘Never waste a crisis’: a commentary on the COVID‐19 pandemic as a driver for innovation in maternity care. BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 129(1), pp. 3-8. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16996

Rocca-Ihenacho, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-8161-3938, Yuill, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-3918-5917 & McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795 (2021). Relationships and trust: Two key pillars of a well-functioning freestanding midwifery unit. Birth, 48(1), pp. 104-113. doi: 10.1111/birt.12521

Rayment, J., Rocca-Ihenacho, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-8161-3938, Newburn, M. , Thaels, E., Batinelli, L. & Mcourt, C.view all authors (2020). The development of midwifery unit standards for Europe. Midwifery, 86, article number 102661. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2020.102661

Rocca-Ihenacho, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-8161-3938 & Alonso, C. (2020). Where do women birth during a pandemic? Changing perspectives on Safe Motherhood during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Global Health Science, 2(1), doi: 10.35500/jghs.2020.2.e4

Yuill, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-3918-5917, McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795 & Rocca-Ihenacho, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-8161-3938 (2020). Pop-up’ birth centers? Considering COVID-19 responses and place of birth in England. Medical Anthropology Quarterly, June(2020),

Coates, R ORCID: 0000-0002-6944-6428, Rocca-Ihenacho, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-8161-3938, Olander, E. K. ORCID: 0000-0001-7792-9895 , Ayers, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-6153-2460 & Salmon, D. ORCID: 0000-0003-2562-2116view all authors (2019). A postgraduate Optimum Birth module to increase midwives’ readiness to work in midwifery-led settings: A mixed-methods evaluation. Birth, 46(3), pp. 533-539. doi: 10.1111/birt.12399

Leon-Larios, F., Nuno-Aguilar, C., Rocca-Ihenacho, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-8161-3938 , Castro-Cardona, F. & Escuriet, R.view all authors (2019). Challenging the status quo: women's experiences of opting for a home birth in Andalucia, Spain. Midwifery, 70, pp. 15-21. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2018.12.001

Schroeder, L., Patel, N., Keeler, M. , Rocca-Ihenacho, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-8161-3938 & MacFarlane, A.J. ORCID: 0000-0003-0977-7214view all authors (2017). The economic costs of intrapartum care in Tower Hamlets: a comparison between the cost of birth in a freestanding midwifery unit and hospital for women at low risk of obstetric complications. Midwifery, 45, pp. 28-35. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2016.11.006

Rocca-Ihenacho, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-8161-3938, Newburn, M. & Byrom, S. (2017). The Midwifery Unit Network: creating a community of practice to enhance maternity services. The Practising Midwife, 20(6), pp. 24-27.

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Batinelli, L., Thaels, E., Leister, N. , McCourt, C. ORCID: 0000-0003-4765-5795, Bonciani, M. & Rocca-Ihenacho, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-8161-3938view all authors (2021). What are the strategies for implementing primary care models in maternity? A systematic review on midwifery units. In: Implentation Science. 4th UK Implementation Science Research Conference, 15-16 Jul 2021, Online. doi: 10.1186/s13012-021-01163-7