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Dr Cassandra Yuill

Research Fellow

School of Health Sciences Division of Midwifery and Radiography

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Dr Cassandra Yuill City, University of London
Northampton Square
London EC1V 0HB
United Kingdom

About

Overview

Dr Cassandra Yuill is a medical anthropologist, specialising in maternal health and maternity services in the United Kingdom. Her interests cover a range of reproductive health topics, with particular focus on decision-making about maternity care, informed choice and embodiment. She has conducted research on adolescent nutrition and physical activity, parent-infant sleep, place of birth and midwifery-led care, and is currently undertaking research on induction of labour with the CHOICE study.

Cassandra received her BA from University of Maryland, College Park, MSc from University of Durham and PhD from City, University of London. Her doctoral thesis explored parents' decision-making about place of birth, drawing from ethnographic research in East London. Previously, she worked as a Research Assistant and then Research Associate in the Durham Infancy & Sleep Centre, University of Durham. She is currently a Research Fellow in the Centre for Maternal and Child Health Research.

Qualifications

  1. PhD, City, University of London, United Kingdom, 2016 – 2019
  2. MSc, Durham University, United Kingdom, Jan 2012 – Jan 2013
  3. BA, University of Maryland, College Park, United States, Jan 2008 – Jan 2011

Employment

  1. Research Fellow, City, University London, 2020 – present
  2. Research Associate, Durham University, 2015 – 2016
  3. Research Assistant, Durham University, 2013 – 2015

Memberships of professional organisations

  1. European Association of Social Anthropologists

Languages

French (can read, write, speak and understand spoken).

Publications

Publications by category

Internet publications (2)

  1. Yuill, C. (2020). What are women’s experiences of decision-making and choice about their pregnancy and birth care? BMC Series blog.
  2. Yuill, C. (2020). Reproductive rights in the time of COVID-19. Somatosphere.

Journal articles (8)

  1. Harkness, M., Yuill, C., Cheyne, H., Stock, S.J. and McCourt, C. (2021). Induction of labour during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national survey of impact on practice in the UK. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21(1). doi:10.1186/s12884-021-03781-x.
  2. Stock, S.J., Bhide, A., Richardson, H., Black, M., Yuill, C., Harkness, M. … Norrie, J. (2021). Cervical ripening at home or in-hospital—prospective cohort study and process evaluation (CHOICE) study: a protocol. BMJ Open, 11(5). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050452.
  3. Rocca‐Ihenacho, L., Yuill, C. and McCourt, C. (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.
  4. Yuill, C., McCourt, C., Cheyne, H. and Leister, N. (2020). Women’s experiences of decision-making and informed choice about pregnancy and birth care: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative research. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 20(1). doi:10.1186/s12884-020-03023-6.
  5. Yuill, C., McCourt, C. and Rocca-Ihenacho, L. (2020). Pop-up’ birth centers? Considering COVID-19 responses and place of birth in England. Medical Anthropology Quarterly, June(2020).
  6. Yuill, C. (2018). Better Births at the Barkantine in East London: celebrating ten years. AIMS Journal, 30(2), pp. 16–18.
  7. Yuill, C. (2018). ‘Is Anthropology Legal?’ Anthropology in Action, 25(2), pp. 36–41. doi:10.3167/aia.2018.250205.
  8. Harkness, M., Yuill, C., Cheyne, H., Stock, S.J. and McCourt, C. Induction of labour during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national survey of impact on practice in the UK. . doi:10.1101/2021.01.27.21250521.

Report

  1. Yuill, C., Soria, J., Rocca-Ihenacho, L., Reeve-Jones, C. and McCourt, C. (2018). The Barkantine Birth Centre: Celebrating 10 years as a Community Hub. London: Barts Health NHS Trust.