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Andrew Symon

Research Interests

I have published extensively in the area of medico-legal and clinical risk management issues within maternity care. I am currently involved in preparing a bid for the Nuffield Foundation concerning health service litigants and complainants. I am setting up another study to examine the area of 'near misses' in clinical care. Other projects include an examination of the effect of work stress on the interpretation of physiological data, with particular reference to clinical outcomes; the development of a postnatal quality of life assessment tool; and the assessment of a nutritional educational intervention for pregnant teenagers.

Recent health-related publications

Symon, A, MacDonald, A., Ruta, D. (2002) Postnatal Quality of Life Assessment: introducing the Mother-Generated Index, Birth, 29: 40-46.

Symon, A. (2002) The significance of time factors in cerebral palsy litigation, Midwifery, 18: 35-4.

Wilson, J., Symon, A. (Eds) (2002) Clinical Risk Management in Midwifery - the right to a perfect baby? Butterworth Heinemann, Oxford.

Current grants

Symon, A., Wrieden, W. (2000-2002) The development and pilot evaluation of a pregnancy nutrition education intervention programme, (Food for Life), Chief Scientist Office, Scotland.

Symon, A. (2001-2002) Stage two validation of the Mother-Generated Index, TayRen research Bursary.

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