Helen Stapleton

2.2k total citations
60 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Helen Stapleton is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Helen Stapleton has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 19 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 15 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Helen Stapleton's work include Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (15 papers), Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (11 papers) and Obesity and Health Practices (8 papers). Helen Stapleton is often cited by papers focused on Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (15 papers), Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (11 papers) and Obesity and Health Practices (8 papers). Helen Stapleton collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and Canada. Helen Stapleton's co-authors include Sue Kildea, Mavis Kirkham, Jyai Allen, Michael Beckmann, Penny Curtis, Shelley A. Wilkinson, Rebecca Murphy, Kristen Gibbons, Mark Tracy and Julia Keenan and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, BMC Public Health and Journal of Advanced Nursing.

In The Last Decade

Helen Stapleton

59 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Helen Stapleton Australia 22 666 495 452 427 302 60 1.5k
Marie Hatem Canada 21 858 1.3× 697 1.4× 375 0.8× 439 1.0× 307 1.0× 34 1.5k
Mary Anne Biró Australia 21 863 1.3× 645 1.3× 316 0.7× 478 1.1× 264 0.9× 39 1.4k
Amy Balbierz United States 21 952 1.4× 908 1.8× 388 0.9× 734 1.7× 484 1.6× 37 1.9k
Deborah Rosenberg United States 24 739 1.1× 926 1.9× 420 0.9× 324 0.8× 427 1.4× 54 2.0k
Leslie Harrison United States 17 594 0.9× 659 1.3× 401 0.9× 847 2.0× 342 1.1× 32 1.9k
Moira Williamson Australia 18 269 0.4× 178 0.4× 376 0.8× 351 0.8× 153 0.5× 46 1.2k
Anna‐Karin Dykes Sweden 28 706 1.1× 781 1.6× 371 0.8× 936 2.2× 459 1.5× 66 2.0k
Edith C. Kieffer United States 28 622 0.9× 406 0.8× 1.2k 2.8× 615 1.4× 372 1.2× 94 3.1k
Karen Wynter Australia 24 520 0.8× 650 1.3× 424 0.9× 855 2.0× 672 2.2× 110 1.9k
Päivikki Koponen Finland 24 192 0.3× 319 0.6× 425 0.9× 618 1.4× 431 1.4× 135 1.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Helen Stapleton

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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McMillan, Sara S., Bethany Wilson, Helen Stapleton, & Amanda Wheeler. (2020). Young people's experiences with mental health medication: A narrative review of the qualitative literature. Journal of Mental Health. 31(2). 281–295. 8 indexed citations
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McMillan, Sara S., Helen Stapleton, Victoria Stewart, Amanda Wheeler, & Fiona Kelly. (2020). A qualitative study exploring opportunities for pharmacists to connect with young mental health consumers. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. 60(5). S23–S33. 4 indexed citations
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Lee, Nigel, Sue Kildea, & Helen Stapleton. (2017). ‘Tough love’: The experiences of midwives giving women sterile water injections for the relief of back pain in labour. Midwifery. 53. 80–86. 4 indexed citations
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Gillespie, Brigid M., Joan Webster, David Ellwood, et al.. (2016). ADding negative pRESSure to improve healING (the DRESSING trial): a RCT protocol. BMJ Open. 6(2). e010287–e010287. 9 indexed citations
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Wilkinson, Shelley A., et al.. (2016). Service‐wide management of healthy gestational weight gain following an implementation science approach. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 13(2). 13 indexed citations
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Dancause, Kelsey N., Guillaume Elgbeili, David P. Laplante, et al.. (2016). Dietary change mediates relationships between stress during pregnancy and infant head circumference measures: the QF2011 study. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 13(3). 30 indexed citations
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Lee, Nigel, Sue Kildea, & Helen Stapleton. (2016). “No pain, no gain”: The experience of women using sterile water injections. Women and Birth. 30(2). 153–158. 17 indexed citations
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Simcock, Gabrielle, Sue Kildea, Guillaume Elgbeili, et al.. (2016). Age‐related changes in the effects of stress in pregnancy on infant motor development by maternal report: The Queensland Flood Study. Developmental Psychobiology. 58(5). 640–659. 46 indexed citations
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Allen, Jyai, Kristen Gibbons, Michael Beckmann, et al.. (2015). Does model of maternity care make a difference to birth outcomes for young women? A retrospective cohort study. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 52(8). 1332–1342. 31 indexed citations
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Lee, Nigel, Sue Kildea, & Helen Stapleton. (2015). ‘Facing the wrong way’: Exploring the Occipito Posterior position/back pain discourse from women׳s and midwives perspectives. Midwifery. 31(10). 1008–1014. 6 indexed citations
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Lee, Nigel, Lena Mårtensson, Caroline Homer, et al.. (2013). Impact on Caesarean section rates following injections of sterile water (ICARIS): a multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 13(1). 105–105. 11 indexed citations
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Allen, Jyai, Helen Stapleton, Sally Tracy, & Sue Kildea. (2013). Is a randomised controlled trial of a maternity care intervention for pregnant adolescents possible? An Australian feasibility study. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 13(1). 138–138. 12 indexed citations
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Stapleton, Helen, et al.. (2013). Women from refugee backgrounds and their experiences of attending a specialist antenatal clinic. Narratives from an Australian setting. Women and Birth. 26(4). 260–266. 1 indexed citations
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Wilkinson, Shelley A., et al.. (2013). Maternal overweight and obesity: a survey of clinicians’ characteristics and attitudes, and their responses to their pregnant clients. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 13(1). 117–117. 39 indexed citations
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Allen, Jyai, Jenny Gamble, Helen Stapleton, & Sue Kildea. (2011). Does the way maternity care is provided affect maternal and neonatal outcomes for young women? A review of the research literature. Women and Birth. 25(2). 54–63. 32 indexed citations
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Stapleton, Helen, et al.. (2009). Managing infant feeding practices: the competing needs of bulimic mothers and their children. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 18(6). 874–883. 6 indexed citations
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Stapleton, Helen, et al.. (2008). Breast or bottle? Eating disordered childbearing women and infant‐feeding decisions. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 4(2). 106–120. 21 indexed citations
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Curtis, Penny, et al.. (2006). The peer-professional interface in a community-based, breast feeding peer-support project. Midwifery. 23(2). 146–156. 26 indexed citations
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Stapleton, Helen. (2002). Qualitative study of evidence based leaflets in maternity care. BMJ. 324(7338). 639–639. 154 indexed citations
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Kirkham, Mavis & Helen Stapleton. (2001). Informed Choice in Maternity Care: An Evaluation of Evidence-based Leaflets. White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York). 37 indexed citations

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