Soo Downe

17.7k total citations · 7 hit papers
237 papers, 10.3k citations indexed

About

Soo Downe is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Soo Downe has authored 237 papers receiving a total of 10.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 132 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 98 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 64 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Soo Downe's work include Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (128 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (69 papers) and Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (42 papers). Soo Downe is often cited by papers focused on Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (128 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (69 papers) and Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (42 papers). Soo Downe collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Switzerland and Australia. Soo Downe's co-authors include Denis Walsh, Kenneth Finlayson, Gill Thomson, A. Metin Gülmezog̈lu, Olufemi T. Oladapo, Mary J. Renfrew, Carol Kingdon, Mercedes Bonet, Ellen Hodnett and Holly Powell Kennedy and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Soo Downe

228 papers receiving 9.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Meta‐synthesis method for qualitative research: a literature review

2005 912 citations Soo Downe et al. profile →
Midwifery and quality care: findings from a new evidence-informed framework for maternal and newborn care

2014 885 citations Mary J. Renfrew, Alison McFadden et al. profile →
Appraising the quality of qualitative research

2005 384 citations Soo Downe et al. Midwifery profile →
Interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections in healthy women and babies

2018 372 citations Carol Kingdon, Soo Downe et al. profile →
Why Do Women Not Use Antenatal Services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries? A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Studies

2013 347 citations Kenneth Finlayson, Soo Downe profile →
Improvement of maternal and newborn health through midwifery

2014 338 citations Soo Downe, Caroline Homer et al. profile →
What matters to women during childbirth: A systematic qualitative review

2018 323 citations Soo Downe, Kenneth Finlayson et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Evaluating the Government Response to the House of Lords Inquiry Into Preterm Birth: A Commentary on the Gaps in Maternal Mental Healthcare 2025 ·BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jenny Carter, Soo Downe, Laura A. Magee, Daghni Rajasingam, Andrew Shennan, Rachel M. Tribe, Peter von Dadelszen, Victoria Fallon, Paul Christiansen, Asma Khalil, Sergio A. Silverio	0
2	Increasing the number of midwives is necessary but not sufficient: using global data to support the case for investment in both midwife availability and the enabling work environment in low- and middle-income countries 2024 ·Human Resources for Health ·Andrea Nove, (unknown), Sarah Neal, Caroline Homer, Tina Lavender, Zoë Matthews, Soo Downe	7
3	Assessing safe and personalised maternity and neonatal care through a pandemic: a case study of outcomes and experiences in two trusts in England using the ASPIRE COVID-19 framework 2023 ·BMC Health Services Research ·Sarah Neal, (unknown), (unknown), Zoë Matthews, Carol Kingdon, Anastasia Topalidou, Marie‐Clare Balaam, (unknown), Nicola Crossland, Claire Feeley, (unknown), (unknown), Alan Fenton, Alexander Heazell, Ank de Jonge, (unknown), Gill Thomson, Soo Downe	3
4	Factors that influence midwives’ leaving intentions: A moral imperative to intervene 2023 ·Midwifery ·(unknown), Helen Cheyne, Soo Downe, Billie Hunter	8
5	Targeted health and social care interventions for women and infants who are disproportionately impacted by health inequalities in high-income countries: a systematic review 2023 ·International Journal for Equity in Health ·Zahra Khan, Zoë Vowles, Cristina Fernandez Turienzo, (unknown), Lia Brigante, Soo Downe, Abigail Easter, Seeromanie Harding, Alison McFadden, Elsa Montgomery, Lesley Page, Hannah Rayment‐Jones, Mary J. Renfrew, Sergio A. Silverio, Helen Spiby, (unknown), Jane Sandall	21
6	Theories for interventions to reduce physical and verbal abuse: A mixed methods review of the health and social care literature to inform future maternity care 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Soo Downe, Rebecca Nowland, Andrew Clegg, (unknown), Catherine Harris, (unknown), (unknown), Kenneth Finlayson, Gill Thomson, Carol Kingdon, Hedieh Mehrtash, (unknown), Özge Tunçalp	6
7	Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care (EPOC) Qualitative Evidence Syntheses, Differences From Reviews of Intervention Effectiveness and Implications for Guidance 2022 ·International Journal of Qualitative Methods ·Claire Glenton, Simon Lewin, Soo Downe, Elizabeth Paulsen, Susan Munabi-Babigumira, Smisha Agarwal, Heather Ames, Sara Cooper, Karen Daniels, Catherine Houghton, Akram Karimi‐Shahanjarini, (unknown), Willem Odendaal, Elham Shakibazadeh, Lavanya Vasudevan, Andreas Xyrichis, Meghan A. Bohren	17
8	Sustaining quality midwifery care in a pandemic and beyond 2020 ·Midwifery ·Mary J. Renfrew, Helen Cheyne, (unknown), (unknown), Fiona Dykes, Billie Hunter, Tina Lavender, Lesley Page, Mary Ross–Davie, (unknown), Soo Downe	81
9	The role of midwifery and other international insights for maternity care in the United States: An analysis of four countries 2020 ·Birth ·Holly Powell Kennedy, Marie‐Clare Balaam, Hannah Dahlen, Eugene Declercq, Ank de Jonge, Soo Downe, David Ellwood, Caroline Homer, Jane Sandall, Saraswathi Vedam, Ingrid Wolfe	28
10	A cross-country survey of attitudes toward childbirth technologies and interventions among university students 2018 ·Women and Birth ·Kathrin Stoll, Joyce K. Edmonds, Michelle Sadler, Gill Thomson, Judith McAra‐Couper, Emma Swift, (unknown), (unknown), Mechthild M. Groß, Soo Downe	10
11	Asking different questions: A call to action for research to improve the quality of care for every woman, every child 2018 ·Birth ·Holly Powell Kennedy, Melissa Cheyney, Hannah Dahlen, Soo Downe, Maralyn Foureur, Caroline Homer, Elaine Jefford, Alison McFadden, Michaela Michel‐Schuldt, Jane Sandall, Hora Soltani, A Speciale, (unknown), Saraswathi Vedam, Mary J. Renfrew	77
12	The effect of medical and operative birth interventions on child health outcomes in the first 28 days and up to 5 years of age: A linked data population‐based cohort study 2018 ·Birth ·Lilian L. Peters, Charlene Thornton, Ank de Jonge, Ali S. Khashan, Mark Tracy, Soo Downe, Esther Feijen‐de Jong, Hannah Dahlen	71
13	Antenatal care trial interventions: a systematic scoping review and taxonomy development of care models 2017 ·BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth ·Andrew Symon, Jan Pringle, Soo Downe, Vanora Hundley, Elaine C. Lee, Fiona Lynn, Alison McFadden, Jenny McNeill, Mary J. Renfrew, Mary Ross–Davie, Edwin van Teijlingen, Heather Whitford, Fiona Alderdice	19
14	2016 ·Bristol Research (University of Bristol) ·Christy Burden, Stephanie Bradley, Claire Storey, Alison Ellis, Alexander Heazell, Soo Downe, Joanne Cacciatore, Dimitrios Siassakos	241
15	Midwifery-led antenatal care models: mapping a systematic review to an evidence-based quality framework to identify key components and characteristics of care 2016 ·BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth ·Andrew Symon, Jan Pringle, Helen Cheyne, Soo Downe, Vanora Hundley, Elaine C. Lee, Fiona Lynn, Alison McFadden, Jenny McNeill, Mary J. Renfrew, Mary Ross–Davie, Edwin van Teijlingen, Heather Whitford, Fiona Alderdice	37
16	Midwifery and Quality Care 2015 ·Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey ·Mary J. Renfrew, Alison McFadden, Maria Helena Bastos, James C. Campbell, Andrew Amos Channon, Ngai Fen Cheung, (unknown), Soo Downe, Holly Powell Kennedy, Address Malata, Felicia McCormick, Laura Wick, Eugene Declercq	46
17	Men and women's perceptions and experiences of attending an abusive behaviour management programme 2009 ·CLOK (University of Central Lancashire) ·Mary Steen, Soo Downe, Nicola Graham‐Kevan	1
18	The uniqueness of normality. 2007 ·PubMed ·Soo Downe	1
19	Sustaining innovation. 2007 ·PubMed ·(unknown), Soo Downe, (unknown)	0
20	Campaign for normal birth. Trust and expertise. 2007 ·PubMed ·Soo Downe	1

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