Article

Crowther, Susan A., Hall, Jenny, Balabanoff, Doreen, Baranowska, Barbara, Kay, Lesley, Menage, Diane and Fry, Jane (2021) Spirituality and childbirth : an international virtual co-operative inquiry. Women and Birth, 34(2), e135-e145. ISSN (print) 1871-5192

Kay, Lesley (2020) Exchanging ideas and good practice globally : reciprocal learning in the context of a twinning project. MIDIRS Midwifery Digest, 30(1), pp. 127-130. ISSN (print) 0961-5555

Kay, Lesley and Calonder, Caroline (2019) 'dis ɔhord' : one woman’s experience of confronting and understanding the lived experience of birth. MIDIRS Midwifery Digest, 29(1), pp. 90-94. ISSN (print) 0961-5555

Sheehan, Elaine, Khalil, Asma and Kay, Lesley (2019) Using a smartphone app to identify signs of pre-eclampsia and/or worsening blood pressure. British Journal of Midwifery, 27(2), pp. 92-99. ISSN (print) 0969-4900

Kay, Lesley, Downe, Soo, Thomson, Gill and Finlayson, Kenny (2017) Engaging with birth stories in pregnancy : a hermeneutic phenomenological study of women’s experiences across two generations. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 17(283), ISSN (online) 1471-2393

Kay, Lesley (2017) Studying for a doctorate : wanting a strong voice. The Practising Midwife, 20(4), pp. 18-20. ISSN (print) 1461-3123

Kay, Lesley (2012) Self-evaluation: a specific session. The Practising Midwife, 15(4), pp. 21-23. ISSN (print) 1461-3123

Kay, Lesley (2011) The role of the personal tutor. The Practising Midwife, 14(8), pp. 36-38. ISSN (print) 1461-3123

Kay, Lesley (2011) Learner evaluation including design, use and evaluation of an appropriate tool. The Practising Midwife, 14(7), pp. 33-34. ISSN (print) 1461-3123

Kay, Lesley (2011) Assessing and implementing approved assessment procedures. The Practising Midwife, 14(1), pp. 29-30. ISSN (print) 1461-3123

Kay, Lesley (2011) Participation in and a critical review of educational audit. The Practising Midwife, 14(3), pp. 31-32. ISSN (print) 1461-3123

Kay, Lesley (2010) 'Leading other midwives': experience of midwife team leaders. British Journal of Midwifery, 18(12), pp. 764-769. ISSN (print) 0969-4900

Kay, Lesley (2010) Donning the mask. The Practising Midwife, 13(4), p. 25. ISSN (print) 1461-3123

Kay, Lesley (2010) Evaluating a module. The Practising Midwife, 13(10), pp. 34-35. ISSN (print) 1461-3123

Kay, Lesley (2010) Not such a different role. The Practising Midwife, 13(7), p. 46. ISSN (print) 1461-3123

Kay, Lesley (2009) Sink or swim? The Practising Midwife, 12(11), p. 30. ISSN (print) 1461-3123

Kay, Lesley (2009) Still a midwife? The transition from clinician to educator. The Practising Midwife, 12(8), p. 26. ISSN (print) 1461-3123

Book

Kay, Lesley (2011) An ethnographic inquiry exploring the experience of midwifery leaders: leading other midwives. Saarbrücken, Germany : Lambert Academic. ISBN 3845439963

Book Section

Marshall, Jayne E. and Kay, Lesley (2019) Leadership and management in midwifery. In: Marshall, Jayne E., (ed.) Myles professional studies for midwifery education and practice : concepts and challenges. Edinburgh, U.K. : Elsevier. pp. 211-228. ISBN 9780702068607

Kay, Lesley, Hundley, Vanora and Tsekulova, Nadia (2019) Media representations of childbirth. In: Downe, Soo and Byrom, Sheena, (eds.) Squaring the circle : normal birth research, theory and practice in a technological age. London, U.K. : Pinter & Martin. pp. 130-139. ISBN 9781780664408

Byrom, Sheena and Kay, Lesley (2011) Midwifery leadership: theory, practice and potential. In: Downe, Soo , Byrom, Sheena and Simpson, Louise, (eds.) Essential midwifery practice : leadership, expertise and collaborative working. Chichester, U.K. : Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 7-22. ISBN 9781405184311

Conference or Workshop Item

Kay, Lesley (2019) Respectful maternity care : mapping current global initiatives designed to achieve a positive experience of childbirth, reduce interventions without clinical benefit or increase access to high quality maternity care. In: 14th International Normal Labour and Birth Conference; 17-19 Jun 2019, Grange-over-Sands, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Healy, Maria and Kay, Lesley (2019) Normal birth strategy symposium. In: 14th International Normal Labour and Birth Conference; 17-19 June 2019, Grange-over-Sands, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Kay, Lesley (2018) Fostering a creative approach : engaging students and equipping them with skills to positively contribute to, and work in, a global and diverse environment. In: 2nd International Midwifery Education Conference 2018 : Bournemouth University Second International Midwifery Education Conference: What Works in Midwifery Education?; 05-06 Jul 2018, Bournemouth, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Kay, Lesley (2018) Fostering a creative approach: engaging students and equipping them with skills to positively contribute to and work in a global and diverse environment. In: Festival of Learning (KUFoL18) : Supporting Student Success through Excellence in Learning and Teaching; 27 Jun 2018, Kingston, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Kay, Lesley (2018) ‘dis ͻhord’: one woman’s experience of confronting and understanding the lived experience of birth. In: Department of Midwifery Annual Conference : 'I Have a Voice'; 14 Feb 2018, London, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Kay, Lesley (2017) Engaging with the 'modern birth story' in pregnancy : everydayness, absorption and the 'idle talk' of birth. In: 12th International Normal Labour and Birth Research Conference; 02-04 Oct 2017, Grange Over Sands, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Kay, Lesley (2017) From meta-synthesis to hermeneutic review : a PhD student's journey. In: 12th International Normal Labour and Birth Conference; 02-04 Oct 2017, Grange-over-Sands, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Kay, Lesley and Calonder, Caroline (2017) ‘dis ͻhord' : one woman's experience of confronting and understanding the lived experience of birth. In: 12th International Normal Labour and Birth Conference; 02-04 Oct 2017, Grange-over-Sands, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Kay, Lesley (2017) Engaging with the modern birth story in pregnancy : everydayness, absorption and the 'idle talk' of birth. In: 31st ICM Triennial Congress: Midwives - Making a Difference in the World; 18-22 Jun 2017, Toronto, Canada. (Unpublished)

Wiltshire, Hermione, Kay, Lesley, Esegbona, Gloria, Gibbs, Rose, Knowles, Helen, Howell, Rosalind and Robinson, Jean (2017) Oxytocin, birthing the future. In: Oxytocin - Birthing the World; 03 Jun 2017, London, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Kay, Lesley (2017) Engaging with the 'modern birth story' in pregnancy : everydayness, absorption and the 'idle talk' of birth. In: Hermeneutic Phenomenology Symposium; 06 Apr 2017, Preston, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Kay, Lesley (2016) Engaging with the modern birth story in pregnancy: everydayness, absorption and the idle talk of birth. In: Giving Voice to Our Experience: On Heidegger, Phenomenology and the Challenges of Language; 08-11 Aug 2016, Denver, U.S.. (Unpublished)

Kay, Lesley (2016) Birth in the twilight of certainty. In: 31st ICM Triennial Congress : Midwives - Making a Difference in the World; 18 - 22 Jun 2017, Toronto, Canada. (Unpublished)

Kay, Lesley (2016) Hearing stories of birth in pregnancy: a hermeneutic phenomenological study of women's experiences across two generations. In: 11th International Normal Labour and Birth Conference; 10-13 Oct 2016, Sydney, Australia. (Unpublished)

Kay, Lesley (2015) Birth in the twilight of certainty. In: Making Parents? Human Reproduction and Family Life in Contemporary Society; 11 Dec 2015, Roehampton, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Kay, Lesley (2015) Stories are difficult like that: a phenomenological study. In: Normal Labour and Birth: 10th Research Conference: Normal Birth; Into the Future; 15-17 Jun 2015, Grange Over Sands, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Kay, Lesley (2013) Awash with information and looking for a lifeline. In: 8th International Normal Labour and Birth Conference : Getting it Right First Time : Normal Birth Research and the Individual, Family and Society; 05-07 June 2013, Grange Over Sands, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Kay, Lesley (2011) Planning a metasynthesis of the literature: negotiating the meta-muddle! In: Royal College of Midwives Annual Conference 2011: Valuing Midwives: Improving Outcomes; 15-16 Nov 2011, Brighton, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Bottom, Helen and Kay, Lesley (2010) Belly dancing and true female power. In: Royal College of Midwives Annual Conference: Maternity Services in a Changing World; 16-17 Nov 2010, Manchester, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Kay, Lesley (2010) Starting the journey: formulating a research proposal for the purposes of a PHD. In: ICM 29th Triennial Congress: Midwives Tackling the 'Big 5' Globally; 19-23 June 2011, Durban, South Africa. (Unpublished)

Kay, Lesley (2010) Starting the journey: formulating an outline research proposal for the purposes of a PhD. In: Royal College of Midwives Annual Conference: Maternity Services in a Changing World; 16-17 Nov 2010, Manchester, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Kay, Lesley (2009) 'Leading other midwives'. A critical ethnographic inquiry, exploring the experience of midwife team leaders. In: Royal College of Midwives Annual Conference: Pioneering the Mother and Baby Pathway; 26-27 Nov 2009, Manchester, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Kay, Lesley (2009) A critical ethnographic inquiry exploring the experience of midwife team leaders. In: Women and Birth: Politics, Power and Practice : The 2nd Annual University of Worcester Birth Conference; 14-15 Jul 2009, Worcester, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Thesis

Kay, Lesley (2016) Engaging with the 'modern birth story' in pregnancy: A hermeneutic phenomenological study of women's experiences across two generations. (PhD thesis), University of Central Lancashire, .