Biography
Yan-Shing joined the Department of Child and Family Health as a lecturer in 2016. She obtained her Masters and PhD degrees at the University of Cambridge and also worked on the Cambridge Review of Primary Education in England. Prior to joining King's in 2013, she worked as a researcher within the higher education sector, and the voluntary sector. She has a background in early childhood and primary education.
Her current research focuses on maternal, child and family health and well being, taking a life course approach, in the global health context. She works with international collaborators including those from low and middle income countries. She has conducted several systematic reviews and primary research on infant feeding, and interventions to support families and women with complex medical and social needs. Her expertise includes co-design participatory research, cross-cultural comparative studies, as well as intervention and service evaluation.
Research Interests
Maternal and child health and nutrition, infant feeding, breastfeeding, postnatal care for women with complex medical and social needs, parenting, home-school relations, parental engagement in children’s learning, family relationships, and relationship support across the lifespan.
Yan-Shing is currently part of the COVID-19 and breastfeeding research review team led by the University of Warwick Clinical Trials Unit.
Research Profile
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Montgomery, E., Seng, J. & Chang, Y-S., 2020, (In preparation) In : BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article
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Bick, D., Cheyne, H., Chang, Y-S. & Fisher, J., Sep 2020, In : MIDWIFERY. 88, 102781. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article. DOIs: https://doi.org/doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2020.102781
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Liao, S-C., Chang, Y-S. & Chien, L-Y., Sep 2020, In : MIDWIFERY. 88, 102756. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2020.102756
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Waits, A., Guo, C-Y., Chang, Y-S. & Chien, L-Y., 11 Apr 2020, In : Nutrients. 12, 4, 1065. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12041065
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Chang, Y-S. & Bick, D., 2019, The Practicing Midwife. Vol. 22. p. 28-29 Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding - Conference paper
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McMahon, E. & Chang, Y-S., 1 Mar 2020, In : Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 51, p. 32-41 10 p. Research output: Contribution to journal - Review article. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2019.12.010
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Bick, D., Silverio, S. A., Bye, A. & Chang, Y-S., 19 Jan 2020, In : BMJ Open. 10, 1, 034382. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034382
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Chang, Y-S. & Bick, D., Mar 2019, BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Vol. 126. p. 48 Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding - Conference paper. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.15633
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Chang, Y-S., Glaria, A. A., Davie, P., Beake, S. & Bick, D., Jan 2020, In : Maternal & Child Nutrition. 16, 1, e12865. Research output: Contribution to journal - Review article. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12865
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Davie, P., Chilcot, J., Chang, Y-S., Norton, S., Hughes, L. D. & Bick, D., 4 Jul 2019, In : Health Psychology Review. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2019.1630293