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Eileen Katherine Hutton

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Professor EmeritusObstetrics & GynecologyMcMaster University

Eileen Katherine Hutton

Professor Emeritus

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Faculty of Health Sciences

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

In this role since 2018

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Supervision signals

Emeritus professors are retired and rarely take new students.
No graduate courses on record.
20 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 5 CIHR grants, most recently in 2015.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2009.

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216

Publications

9,700

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Publications by year

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Contact

huttone@mcmaster.ca (905) 525-9140 ext. 26654

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine
Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumMedicine
Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine
Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin PregnancyMedicine
Pregnancy and preeclampsia studiesMedicine

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

From the 150 most recent of 216 publications.

Exploring Midwives’ Experiences Within Canada's First Alongside Midwifery Unit: Impacts and Implications for Midwifery Practice

Murray‐Davis B, Grenier LN, Malott AM, Mattison CA, Cameron C, Hutton EK, Darling EK

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health20251 citations

DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.13740

Developing a Canadian midwifery research priority framework: a Delphi consensus study

Murray-Davis B, Ruby E, Rack J, Al-Balkhi S, Grenier L, Brunton G, Darling EK, Hutton EK, Banfield L, Mattison C

Health Research Policy and Systems2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12961-025-01401-0

Exploring the landscape of Canadian midwifery research: strengths, gaps and priorities – results of a scoping review

Ruby E, Brunton G, Rack J, Al Balkhi S, Banfield L, Grenier LN, Ghandi S, Ahmed M, Hutton EK, Darling EK

BMJ Open20242 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087698

Comparing birth experiences and satisfaction with midwifery care before and after the implementation of Canada’s first Alongside Midwifery Unit (AMU)

Murray-Davis B, Grenier LN, Li J, Malott AM, Mattison CA, Cameron C, Hutton EK, Darling EK

PLoS ONE20241 citations

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0306916

Early Life Exposures and the Development of the Infant Gut Microbiome: A Review: Expositions lors des premiers stades de vie et développement du microbiome intestinal du nourrisson : examen

Li J, Dizzell SE, Jones SL, Kanji S, Lau JT, Mousseau A, Yousuf EI, Holloway AC, Ratcliffe EM, Stearns JC

Canadian Journal of Midwifery Research and Practice20241 citations

DOI: 10.22374/cjmrp.v18i2.56

A Comprehensive Review of the Research Literature on External Cephalic Version (ECV): Une recension systématique des écrits scientifiques portant sur la version céphalique externe (VCE)

Hutton EK, Reitsma AH

Canadian Journal of Midwifery Research and Practice2024First author

DOI: 10.22374/cjmrp.v7i1.142

Data Quality in the Ontario Midwifery Program Database, 2006 to 2009

Cappelletti A, Reitsma AH, Simioni J, Horne J, McGregor C, Ahmed RJ, Hutton EK

Canadian Journal of Midwifery Research and Practice2024Senior author

DOI: 10.22374/cjmrp.v15i1.73

Making Space for Midwifery in a Hospital: Exploring the Built Birth Environment of Canada’s First Alongside Midwifery Unit

Murray-Davis B, Grenier LN, Plett RA, Mattison CA, Ahmed M, Malott AM, Cameron C, Hutton EK, Darling EK

HERD-HEALTH ENVIRONMENTS RESEARCH & DESIGN JOURNAL202311 citations

DOI: 10.1177/19375867221137099

Associations of intrapartum antibiotics and growth, atopy, gastrointestinal and sleep outcomes at one year of age

Hutton EK, Simioni JC, Thabane L, Morrison KM

Pediatric Research20239 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1038/s41390-023-02525-1

Mediating expectations and experiences that influence birth experiences in Canada's first Alongside Midwifery Unit

Murray‐Davis B, Grenier LN, Mattison C, Malott AM, Cameron C, Li J, Darling E, Hutton EK

Birth20234 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/birt.12744 PMID: W4385160409

Research institutes and memberships

Centre for Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes Research (MODR)

Researchers with similar interests

Patricia McNiven

Family Medicine

Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

Angela Reitsma

Family Medicine

Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Global Maternal and Child Health

Giulia Muraca

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Global Maternal and Child Health

Sharon Dore

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Global Maternal and Child Health

Amie Davis

Family Medicine

Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

Beth Murray Davis

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Dear Professor Hutton, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Exploring Midwives’ Experiences Within Canada's First Alongside Midwifery Unit: Impacts and Implications for Midwifery Practice" (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Eileen Katherine Hutton

Research

Exploring Midwives’ Experiences Within Canada's First Alongside Midwifery Unit: Impacts and Implications for Midwifery Practice

Developing a Canadian midwifery research priority framework: a Delphi consensus study

Exploring the landscape of Canadian midwifery research: strengths, gaps and priorities – results of a scoping review

Comparing birth experiences and satisfaction with midwifery care before and after the implementation of Canada’s first Alongside Midwifery Unit (AMU)

Early Life Exposures and the Development of the Infant Gut Microbiome: A Review: Expositions lors des premiers stades de vie et développement du microbiome intestinal du nourrisson : examen

A Comprehensive Review of the Research Literature on External Cephalic Version (ECV): Une recension systématique des écrits scientifiques portant sur la version céphalique externe (VCE)

Data Quality in the Ontario Midwifery Program Database, 2006 to 2009

Making Space for Midwifery in a Hospital: Exploring the Built Birth Environment of Canada’s First Alongside Midwifery Unit

Associations of intrapartum antibiotics and growth, atopy, gastrointestinal and sleep outcomes at one year of age

Mediating expectations and experiences that influence birth experiences in Canada's first Alongside Midwifery Unit

Research institutes and memberships

Frequent collaborators

Amiram Jacob Gafni

Andy Willan

Beth Murray Davis

Lehana Thabane

Karyn Kaufman

Katherine Morrison

Researchers with similar interests

Patricia McNiven

Angela Reitsma

Giulia Muraca

Sharon Dore

Amie Davis

Beth Murray Davis