Ms. Sylvia Murphy Tighe
Biography
I am a general nurse, midwife and public health nurse. I was awarded a Research Training Fellowship by the Health Research Board (2013-2016) to explore the nature and impact of concealed pregnancy. My research interests lie in maternal and child health, vulnerable populations, community and primary healthcare and concealed pregnancy.Research Interests
Maternal & Child HealthConcealed Pregnancy-Doctoral Research
Antenatal Education & Parenthood
Primary Health Care & Community Engagement
Arts Based Research
Health Inequalities & Social Justice
Anyone interested in undertaking Masters or Doctoral research please email me at sylvia.murphy@ul.ie
Topics:
Coercive control and concealed pregnancy
Domestic violence and maternity care
Antenatal Education
Professional Activities
Employment
- 2013 Trinity College Dublin - HRB Research Fellow
Committee
- 2006 Expert Advisory Group for Children -HSE,
- Institute of Community Health Nursing,
Award
- 1994 - Magennis Medal
Outreach
- I am currently a member of @CA18211 On birth related trauma and am Chair of the International Training School Committee. I am a committee member of the Health Fusion Team Challenge working on inter-professional education which hosts an annual interprofessional competition nationally. I was a committee member of a ULCommunity Education Group working with the Regneration Area of St Mary's Parish. The C Well Project is aimed at building capacity around health and lifeskills through education 2012-2013 and was identified as a Campus Engage exemplar of good practice.
Peer Reviewed Journals
An integrative review of community nurse-led interventions to identify and respond to domestic abuse in the postnatal period
Boyle M., Murphy Tighe S (2022) An integrative review of community nurse-led interventions to identify and respond to domestic abuse in the postnatal period. Journal Of Advanced Nursing
Parental experiences with changes in maternity care during the Covid-19 pandemic: A mixed-studies systematic review
Lalor JG., Sheaf G, Mulligan A, Ohaja M, Clive A, Murphy Tighe S, Esperanza D, Shorey S (2022) Parental experiences with changes in maternity care during the Covid-19 pandemic: A mixed-studies systematic review . Women And Birth
Fourth year intellectual disability student nurses' journey and future work intention: a qualitative study
Doody O., Meskell P., Murphy Tighe S., Noonan M., Kingston L (2022) Fourth year intellectual disability student nurses' journey and future work intention: a qualitative study. BMC Nursing
Interventions to Reduce Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Healthcare Staff in Nursing Homes; An Integrative Literature Review.
Asuquo, EG., Murphy Tighe, S., Bradshaw, C (2021) Interventions to Reduce Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Healthcare Staff in Nursing Homes; An Integrative Literature Review.. International Journal Of Nursing Studies
A Rapid Realist Review of Quality Care Process Metrics Implementation in Nursing and Midwifery Practice
Teeling SP., Davies C., Barnard M., et al (2021) A Rapid Realist Review of Quality Care Process Metrics Implementation in Nursing and Midwifery Practice. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health :11932-doi; 10.3390/ije
The barriers and facilitators to implementing screening in emergency departments: a qualitative evidence synthesis (QES) protocol exploring the experiences of healthcare workers [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
Barry, L and Galvin, R and Murphy Tighe, S and O'Connor, M and Ryan, D and Meskell, P (2021) The barriers and facilitators to implementing screening in emergency departments: a qualitative evidence synthesis (QES) protocol exploring the experiences of healthcare workers [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations] . Hrb Open Research
Policy, service, and training provision for women following a traumatic birth: an international knowledge mapping exercise
Thomson G., Quillet Diop M, Stuijfzand S , Horsch A., Murphy-Tighe S , Lalor JG et al (2021) Policy, service, and training provision for women following a traumatic birth: an international knowledge mapping exercise . BMC health services research
The barriers and facilitators to implementing screening in emergency departments: a qualitative evidence synthesis (QES) protocol exploring the experiences of healthcare workers
Barry L, Galvin R, Murphy Tighe S, OConnor M Ryan D, Meskell P (2021) The barriers and facilitators to implementing screening in emergency departments: a qualitative evidence synthesis (QES) protocol exploring the experiences of healthcare workers. Hrb Open Research
) Perinatal mental health in Ireland: A scoping review
Huschke S, MurphyTighe S, Barry M (2020) ) Perinatal mental health in Ireland: A scoping review. Midwifery
The use of music as an arts-based method in migrant health research: a scoping review protocol
Garry F ,Murphy Tighe S, MacFarlane A , Phelan H (2020) The use of music as an arts-based method in migrant health research: a scoping review protocol . Hrb Open Research
Effective workforce planning: Understanding final-year nursing and midwifery students' intentions to migrate after graduation.
Deasy C;O Loughlin C;Markey K;O Donnell C;Murphy Tighe S;Doody O;Tuohy D;Hussey M;O'Brien B;Meskell P; (2020) Effective workforce planning: Understanding final-year nursing and midwifery students' intentions to migrate after graduation.. Journal of nursing management
Regaining agency and autonomy: A grounded typology of concealed pregnancy
Murphy-Tighe S.;Lalor J. (2019) Regaining agency and autonomy: A grounded typology of concealed pregnancy. Journal of advanced nursing
Midwifery students' experiences of their clinical internship: A qualitative descriptive study
Bradshaw C, Murphy-Tighe S, Doody O (2018) Midwifery students' experiences of their clinical internship: A qualitative descriptive study. Nurse Education Today :213-217
Preparing midwifery students for practice: the value of elective placements in enhancing midwifery practice.
Bradshaw C, Barry M, Noonan M, Murphy Tighe S, Atkinson S (2018) Preparing midwifery students for practice: the value of elective placements in enhancing midwifery practice. . Midwifery :112-114
The Oxford handbook of perinatal psychology
Murphy Tighe S. (2017) The Oxford handbook of perinatal psychology. Journal Of Reproductive And Infant Psychology :538-539
Book Review The Oxford Handbook of Perinatal Psychology
Murphy Tighe S (2017) Book Review The Oxford Handbook of Perinatal Psychology. Journal Of Reproductive And Infant Psychology :538-539
Book Review Modern Management of Perinatal Psychiatric Disorders
Murphy Tighe S (2017) Book Review Modern Management of Perinatal Psychiatric Disorders. British Journal Of Midwifery :-2-3
Concealed pregnancy and newborn abandonment: a contemporary 21st century issue part 1
Murphy Tighe S, Lalor JG (2016) Concealed pregnancy and newborn abandonment: a contemporary 21st century issue part 1. The Practising Midwife
Concealed Pregnancy: A Concept Analysis
Murphy Tighe S, Lalor JG (2016) Concealed Pregnancy: A Concept Analysis. Journal Of Advanced Nursing :50-61
Concealed pregnancy and newborn abandonment: a contemporary 21st century issue Part 2
Murphy Tighe S Lalor JG (2016) Concealed pregnancy and newborn abandonment: a contemporary 21st century issue Part 2. The Practising Midwife
Facilitating effective initiation of breastfeeding - a review of the recent evidence base
Barry, M., Murphy Tighe, S. (2013) Facilitating effective initiation of breastfeeding - a review of the recent evidence base. British Journal Of Midwifery :312-315
Peer-supported review of teaching: Making the grade in midwifery and nursing education
Murphy Tighe S.;Bradshaw C. (2013) Peer-supported review of teaching: Making the grade in midwifery and nursing education. Nurse education today :1347-1351
An exploration of student midwives' experiences of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination assessment process.
Barry M, Noonan M, Bradshaw C, Murphy-Tighe S (2012) An exploration of student midwives' experiences of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination assessment process.. Nurse Education Today :690-694
An exploration of student midwives' experiences of the OSCE assessment process
Barry, M., Noonan, M., Bradshaw, C., Murphy Tighe, S (2012) An exploration of student midwives' experiences of the OSCE assessment process. Nurse Education Today
Peer supported review of teaching:Making the grade in midwifery and nursing education
Murphy Tighe S, Bradshaw C (2012) Peer supported review of teaching:Making the grade in midwifery and nursing education. Nurse Education Today
An exploration of student midwives' experiences of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination assessment process
Barry, M., Noonan, M., Bradshaw, C., Murphy Tighe, S. (2011) An exploration of student midwives' experiences of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination assessment process. Nurse Education Today
An exploration of the attitudes of attenders and non-attenders towards antenatal education
Tighe, SM (2010) An exploration of the attitudes of attenders and non-attenders towards antenatal education. Midwifery :294-303
An exploration of the attitudes of attendees and non-attendees towrads antenatal education
S Murphy Tighe (2008) An exploration of the attitudes of attendees and non-attendees towrads antenatal education. National Institute Of Health Sciences Research Bulletin :3032-
Books
Book Chapters
Concealed Pregnancy, Birth & Infanticide: The Impact of Criminalising Traumatised Women
Murphy Tighe S., Lalor JG (2021) Concealed Pregnancy, Birth & Infanticide: The Impact of Criminalising Traumatised Women . Dublin : Wordwell Press Birth and the Irish: A Miscellany
Myles Textbook for Midwives 17th Ed
Murphy Tighe S Lalor JG (2020) Myles Textbook for Midwives 17th Ed. London : Elsevier Chapter 12 Concealed Pregnancy
Edited Books
Other Journals
A hidden trauma
Murphy Tighe S Lalor JG (2016) A hidden trauma. The World of irish Nursing and Midwifery
Prevention is Everything
Tighe, SM (2008) Prevention is Everything. World of Irish Nursing :30-31
Conference Publications
The 10th Nordic Music Therapy Conference
Cheung, P. S., McCaffrey, T., Murphy-Tighe, S., & Mahady, M. (2022) The 10th Nordic Music Therapy Conference .
The role of music therapy in maternity care.
Cheung PS., McCaffrey T., Murphy-Tighe S., Mahady M., (2022) The role of music therapy in maternity care..
40th Annual International Nursing and Midwifery Research and Education Conference, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland
Cheung, P. S., McCaffrey, T., Murphy-Tighe, S., & Mahady, M. (2021) 40th Annual International Nursing and Midwifery Research and Education Conference, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland.
49th NAPCRG Annual Meeting
Garry F MacFarlane A Murphy-Tighe S, Phelan A (2021) 49th NAPCRG Annual Meeting .
Trinity Health Education International Research Conference
Cheung PS., McCaffrey T., Murphy Tighe, S. (2021) Trinity Health Education International Research Conference .
HSE West-Midwest Nursing and Midwifery Research and Innovation Conference University Hospital Limerick, CERC, 19/02/2019-19/02/2019.
Deasy, C., Meskell, P., O'Donnell, C., Markey, K., Doody, O., Murphy-Tighe, S., O'Brien, B., Tuohy, D., Hussey, M., O'Loughlin, C. [Oral Presentation] (2019) HSE West-Midwest Nursing and Midwifery Research and Innovation Conference University Hospital Limerick, CERC, 19/02/2019-19/02/2019..
International Confederation of Midwives Congress Toronto Canada
Murphy Tighe S Lalor JG (2017) International Confederation of Midwives Congress Toronto Canada.
International Confederation of Midwives Congress Toronto Canada
Murphy Tighe S Lalor JG (2017) International Confederation of Midwives Congress Toronto Canada.
Healthcare Interdisciplinary Research Conference , Trinity College Dublin 2016
Murphy Tighe S Lalor J G (2016) Healthcare Interdisciplinary Research Conference , Trinity College Dublin 2016.
Invited Speaker, Research Seminar Series, Bessborough Care Centre, Cork
Murphy Tighe S, Lalor JG (2016) Invited Speaker, Research Seminar Series, Bessborough Care Centre, Cork.
Institutions & Ireland: Medicine, Health & Welfare
Murphy Tighe S, Lalor JG (2016) Institutions & Ireland: Medicine, Health & Welfare.
BASPCAN Congress Edinburgh
Murphy Tighe S, Lalor JG (2015) BASPCAN Congress Edinburgh.
NUIG 5th International Nursing & Midwifery Conference, Galway
Murphy Tighe S, Lalor JG (2015) NUIG 5th International Nursing & Midwifery Conference, Galway.
16th Healthcare Interdisciplinary Research Conference, TCD
Murphy Tighe S, Begley C, Lalor, JG (2015) 16th Healthcare Interdisciplinary Research Conference, TCD.
Shame, Stigma & Medicine Workshop TLRH, TCD
Murphy Tighe S, Lalor JG (2015) Shame, Stigma & Medicine Workshop TLRH, TCD.
EU Domestic Violence Conference, QUB
Murphy S, Lalor JG (2015) EU Domestic Violence Conference, QUB.
Motherhood and Culture International & interdisciplinary Conference NUI Maynooth
Murphy Tighe S, Lalor JG (2015) Motherhood and Culture International & interdisciplinary Conference NUI Maynooth.
UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre 7th Biennial International Conference Building Child & Family Support Systems
Murphy Tighe S, Lalor JG (2015) UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre 7th Biennial International Conference Building Child & Family Support Systems.
1st HSE Nursing & Midwifery Research & Innovation Conference
Murphy Tighe S, Lalor JG (2015) 1st HSE Nursing & Midwifery Research & Innovation Conference.
15th Healthcare Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Trinity College Dublin
Murphy Tighe S, Lalor JG (2014) 15th Healthcare Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Trinity College Dublin.
34th Society for Reproductive & Infant Psychology
Murphy Tighe S, Lalor JG (2014) 34th Society for Reproductive & Infant Psychology.
Perceptions of Pregnancy from Medieval to Modern Conference
Murphy Tighe S, lalor J.G (2014) Perceptions of Pregnancy from Medieval to Modern Conference.
33rd Annual international Nursing & Midwifery Conference RCSI
Murphy Tighe S Lalor JG (2014) 33rd Annual international Nursing & Midwifery Conference RCSI.
Nottingham International Conference in Education and Research (NICER Midwifery)
Murphy Tighe S, Bradshaw C (2012) Nottingham International Conference in Education and Research (NICER Midwifery).
13TH Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Trinity College Dublin Optimising Health in the 21st Century
Bradshaw C and Murphy Tighe S (2012) 13TH Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Trinity College Dublin Optimising Health in the 21st Century.
Trinity College Dublin 13th International Nursing & Midwifery Conference
C Bradshaw, S Murphy Tighe (2012) Trinity College Dublin 13th International Nursing & Midwifery Conference.
UCC Annual Nursing & Midwifery Research Conference
A Barry, S Murphy Tighe (2012) UCC Annual Nursing & Midwifery Research Conference.
Nottingham International Conference for Education and research in midwifery
S Murphy Tighe and C Bradshaw (2012) Nottingham International Conference for Education and research in midwifery.
International Congress of Midwives
Barry M, Noonan M, Bradshaw C, Murphy Tighe S (2011) International Congress of Midwives.
Conversations in the Consortium
Bradshaw , Murphy Tighe S (2010) Conversations in the Consortium.
AISHE 6th International Conference Designing and Delivering Curricula for the future
Bradshaw C, Noonan M, Barry M, Murphy Tighe S (2010) AISHE 6th International Conference Designing and Delivering Curricula for the future.
Conference Contributions
Concealed Pregnancy: The Research Base
Murphy Tighe S (2022) Concealed Pregnancy: The Research Base.
Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference: Resilience, Rehabilitation and Re-ablement, 9th March, Dublin. Poster presentation, 9th March Dublin
Browne, M., Noonan, M., Tuohy, T., Bradshaw, C., Atkinson, S., Murphy Tighe, S., Grealish, A, Gibbons, M., and Murphy, L. (2022) Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference: Resilience, Rehabilitation and Re-ablement, 9th March, Dublin. Poster presentation, 9th March Dublin .
4th Perinatal Mental Health Conference of the University Maternity Hospital Limerick
Cheung, P. S., McCaffrey, T., Murphy-Tighe, S., & Mahady, M. (2021) 4th Perinatal Mental Health Conference of the University Maternity Hospital Limerick.
RCSI Faculty for Nursing and Midwifery's 40th Annual International Nursing and Midwifery Research and Education Conference
Meskell, P., O Donnell, C., Doody, O., Murphy-Tighe, S., Noonan, M., Kingston, L., Hussey, M., O Loughlin, C. (2021) RCSI Faculty for Nursing and Midwifery's 40th Annual International Nursing and Midwifery Research and Education Conference.
Reconceptualising concealed pregnancy, understanding complex trauma and the association with infanticide
Murphy Tighe S., Lalor JG (2020) Reconceptualising concealed pregnancy, understanding complex trauma and the association with infanticide.
HSE West-Midwest Nursing and Midwifery Research and Innovation Conference
Deasy, C., Meskell, P., O'Donnell, C., Markey, K., Doody, O., Murphy-Tighe, S., O'Brien, B., Tuohy, D., Hussey, M., O'Loughlin, C. (2019) HSE West-Midwest Nursing and Midwifery Research and Innovation Conference.
State Failures to Protect Women Who Experience a Concealed Pregnancy
Murphy Tighe S Lalor JG (2018) State Failures to Protect Women Who Experience a Concealed Pregnancy .
Concealed Pregnancy: Findings from The KISS Study
Murphy Tighe S (2018) Concealed Pregnancy: Findings from The KISS Study .
Hiding Women Hiding Pregnancy
Murphy-Tighe S (2018) Hiding Women Hiding Pregnancy.
Published Reports
Editorials
Book Reviews
Other Publications
Parental experiences with changes in maternity care during the Covid-19 pandemic: A mixed-studies systematic review
Lalor J.G.;Sheaf G.;Mulligan A.;Ohaja M.;Clive A.;Murphy-Tighe S.;Ng E.D.;Shorey S. (2022) Parental experiences with changes in maternity care during the Covid-19 pandemic: A mixed-studies systematic review. Women And Birth
Perinatal mental health in Ireland: A scoping review
Huschke S.;Murphy-Tighe S.;Barry M. (2020) Perinatal mental health in Ireland: A scoping review. Midwifery
The Spaces Between Us Exhibition
Gardiner A (curator) ; Murphy-Tighe S (2018) The Spaces Between Us Exhibition.
Concealed pregnany: Secrecy and Silence in Forum Journal of the ICGP
Murphy Tighe S, Lalor JG (2014) Concealed pregnany: Secrecy and Silence in Forum Journal of the ICGP.
Lymphoedema: measuring its impact on quality of life of breast cancer patients referred to an Irish Lymphoedema Service using a lymphoedema-specific instrument
Barry, A,Tighe, SM,Merrigan, A,Tormey, S (2013) Lymphoedema: measuring its impact on quality of life of breast cancer patients referred to an Irish Lymphoedema Service using a lymphoedema-specific instrument. Irish journal of medical science :42-42
Peer-supported review of teaching: Making the grade in midwifery and nursing education
Tighe, SM,Bradshaw, C (2013) Peer-supported review of teaching: Making the grade in midwifery and nursing education. Nurse education today :1347-1351
An exploration of the views of midwifery students of internship
Bradshaw C, Murphy Tighe S (2012) An exploration of the views of midwifery students of internship.
An exploration of the views of midwifery students of internship
Bradshaw, C and Murphy Tighe, S (2012) An exploration of the views of midwifery students of internship. :46-
An exploration of the attitudes of attenders and non-attenders towards antenatal education.
Tighe, SM (2004) An exploration of the attitudes of attenders and non-attenders towards antenatal education.. RCSI