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Publications for Nichola Hudson

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Journal Articles

Pleace, K, Law, C, Herbrand, C, Hudson, N (2026) Giving a diagnosis of Premature Ovarian Insufficiency - The Importance of Good Communication: Insights from a Qualitative Study, Reproduction and Fertility, RAF-26-0076, ISSN: 2633-8386. DOI: 10.1530/raf-26-0076.

Herbrand, C, Fearon, K, Borry, P, Culley, L, Hudson, N, Miedzybrodzka, Z, Norcross, S, Parry, B, Van Steijvoort, E (2026) Routes to expanded carrier screening in the UK: The perspectives of professional stakeholders, Journal of Community Genetics, 17(3), 50, ISSN: 1868-310X. DOI: 10.1007/s12687-026-00882-y.

Gilman, L, Nordqvist, P, Hudson, N, Frith, L (2025) Exploring the generational ordering of kinship through decisions about DNA testing and gamete donor conception: What’s the right age to know your donor relatives?, The Sociological Review, 73(3), pp.526-545, ISSN: 0038-0261. DOI: 10.1177/00380261241309488.

Law, C, Hudson, N, Mitchell, H, Culley, L, Norton, W (2025) ‘You feel like you’re drifting apart’: a qualitative study of impacts of endometriosis on sex and intimacy amongst heterosexual couples, Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 40(1), pp.142-165, ISSN: 1468-1994. DOI: 10.1080/14681994.2024.2306316.

Hudson, N, Herbrand, C, Culley, L (2025) The emergence and use of expanded carrier screening in gamete donation: A new form of repro‐genetic selection, Bioethics, 39(1), pp.137-144, ISSN: 0269-9702. DOI: 10.1111/bioe.13349.

Davies, MJ, Agarwal, S, Bodicoat, DH, Brennan, A, Dixon, S, Eborall, H, Glab, A, Gray, LJ, Hadjiconstantinou, M, Huddlestone, L, Hudson, N, Keetharuth, A, Khunti, K, Kristunas, C, Martin, G, Northern, A, Patterson, M, Pollard, D, Pritchard, R, Schreder, S, Speight, J, Stribling, B, Sturt, J, Turner, J, Weis, C (2025) Increasing uptake of self-management education programmes for type 2 diabetes in primary care: The Embedding research programme including an RCT, Programme Grants for Applied Research, 13(2), ISSN: 2050-4322. DOI: 10.3310/KWYF5914.

Hudson, N, Weis, C, Pavone, V, Herbrand, C, Provoost, V (2024) The emergence of egg intermediaries in the European fertility landscape: the creation of value in reproductive bioeconomies, Social Science & Medicine, 383, 118448, ISSN: 0277-9536. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118448.

Jacxsens, L, Coveney, C, Culley, L, Lafuente-Funes, S, Pennings, G, Hudson, N, Provoost, V (2024) The representation of medical risks and incentives concerning egg donation: an analysis of the websites of fertility clinics of Belgium, Spain and the UK, Human Fertility, 27(1), 2380667, ISSN: 1464-7273. DOI: 10.1080/14647273.2024.2380667.

Homanen, R, McBride, N, Hudson, N (2024) Artificial intelligence and assisted reproductive technology: Applying a reproductive justice lens, European Journal of Women's Studies, 31(2), pp.262-276, ISSN: 1350-5068. DOI: 10.1177/13505068241258053.

Loyal, S, Hudson, N, Culley, L, Weis, C (2023) The experience of counselling for UK egg providers, Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 23(3), pp.702-708, ISSN: 1473-3145. DOI: 10.1002/capr.12613.

Lafuente‐Funes, S, Weis, C, Hudson, N, Provoost, V (2023) Egg donation in the age of vitrification: A study of egg providers’ perceptions and experiences in the UK, Belgium and Spain, Sociology of Health & Illness, 45(2), pp.259-278, ISSN: 0141-9889. DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.13590.

Nixon, LS, Hudson, N, Culley, L, Lakhanpaul, M, Robertson, N, Johnson, MRD, McFeeters, M, Johal, N, Hamlyn-Williams, C, Boo, YY, Lakhanpaul, M (2022) Key considerations when involving children in health intervention design: reflections on working in partnership with South Asian children in the UK on a tailored Management and Intervention for Asthma (MIA) study, Research Involvement and Engagement, 8(1), 9, DOI: 10.1186/s40900-022-00342-0.

Coveney, C, Hudson, N, Lafuente-Funes, S, Jacxsens, L, Provoost, V (2022) From scarcity to sisterhood: The framing of egg donation on fertility clinic websites in the UK, Belgium and Spain, Social Science and Medicine, 296, 114785, ISSN: 0277-9536. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114785.

De Proost, M, Hudson, N, Provoost, V (2021) ‘Nothing will stop me from giving the gift of life’: a qualitative analysis of egg donor forum posts, Culture, Health & Sexuality, 23(5), pp.690-704, ISSN: 1369-1058. DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2020.1722242.

Lakhanpaul, M, Culley, L, Robertson, N, Alexander, EC, Bird, D, Hudson, N, Johal, N, McFeeters, M, Hamlyn-Williams, C, Manikam, L, Boo, YY, Lakhanpaul, M, Johnson, MRD (2020) A structured collaborative approach to intervention design using a modified intervention mapping approach: a case study using the Management and Interventions for Asthma (MIA) project for South Asian children, BMC Medical Research Methodology, 20(1), 271, DOI: 10.1186/s12874-020-01148-y.

Huddlestone, L, Turner, J, Eborall, H, Hudson, N, Davies, M, Martin, G (2020) Application of normalisation process theory in understanding implementation processes in primary care settings in the UK: a systematic review, BMC Family Practice, 21(1), 52, DOI: 10.1186/s12875-020-01107-y.

Hudson, N, Law, C, Culley, L, Mitchell, H, Denny, E, Norton, W, Raine‐Fenning, N (2020) Men, chronic illness and healthwork: accounts from male partners of women with endometriosis, Sociology of Health & Illness, 42(7), pp.1532-1547, ISSN: 0141-9889. DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.13144.

Martin, N, Mahmoodi, N, Hudson, N, Jones, G (2020) Recipient and donor experiences of known egg donation: implications for fertility counselling, Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 38(4), pp.354-366, ISSN: 0264-6838. DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2019.1645308.

Hudson, N, Culley, L, Herbrand, C, Pavone, V, Pennings, G, Provoost, V, Coveney, C, Funes, SL (2020) Reframing egg donation in Europe: new regulatory challenges for a shifting landscape, Health Policy and Technology, ISSN: 2211-8837. DOI: 10.1016/j.hlpt.2020.04.007.

Hudson, N (2020) Egg Donation Imaginaries: Embodiment, Ethics and Future Family Formation, Sociology, 54(2), pp.346-362, ISSN: 0038-0385. DOI: 10.1177/0038038519868625.

Davies, MJ, Kristunas, CA, Alshreef, A, Dixon, S, Eborall, H, Glab, A, Huddlestone, L, Hudson, N, Khunti, K, Martin, G, Northern, A, Patterson, M, Pritchard, R, Schreder, S, Stribling, B, Turner, J, Gray, LJ (2019) The impact of an intervention to increase uptake to structured self-management education for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in primary care (the embedding package), compared to usual care, on glycaemic control: study protocol for a mixed methods study incorporating a wait-list cluster randomised controlled trial, BMC Family Practice, 20(1), 152, DOI: 10.1186/s12875-019-1038-0.

Baldwin, K, Gray, D, Hudson, N (2019) On Ice: The impact of vitrification on the use of eggs in fertility treatment, Emerging Topics in Life Sciences, 3(6), pp.713-717, ISSN: 2397-8554. DOI: 10.1042/etls20190062.

Hanna, ES, Cheetham, T, Fearon, K, Herbrand, C, Hudson, N, McEleny, K, Quinton, R, Stevenson, E, Wilkes, S (2019) The Lived Experience of Klinefelter Syndrome: A Narrative Review of the Literature, Frontiers in Endocrinology, 10, 825, DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00825.

Apps, LD, Chantrell, S, Majd, S, Eglinton, E, Singh, SJ, Murphy, AC, Bradding, P, Green, RH, Hudson, N, Evans, RA (2019) Patient Perceptions of Living with Severe Asthma: Challenges to Effective Management, The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, 7(8), pp.2613-2621.e1, ISSN: 2213-2198. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2019.04.026.

Lakhanpaul, M, Culley, L, Robertson, N, Bird, D, Hudson, N, Johal, N, McFeeters, M, Angell, E, Hamlyn-Williams, C, Abbas, N, Manikam, L, Johnson, M (2017) A qualitative study to identify parents’ perceptions of and barriers to asthma management in children from South Asian and White British families, BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 17(1), 126, DOI: 10.1186/s12890-017-0464-9.

Apps, LD, Harrison, SL, Mitchell, KE, Williams, JEA, Hudson, N, Singh, SJ (2017) A qualitative study of patients' experiences of participating in SPACE for COPD: a Self-management Programme of Activity, Coping and Education, ERJ Open Research, 3(4), pp.00017-2017, DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00017-2017.

Culley, L, Law, C, Hudson, N, Mitchell, H, Denny, E, Raine-Fenning, N (2017) A qualitative study of the impact of endometriosis on male partners, Human Reproduction, 32(8), pp.1667-1673, ISSN: 0268-1161. DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dex221.

Hudson, N (2017) Making ‘Assisted World Families’? Parenting Projects and Family Practices in the Context of Globalised Gamete Donation, Sociological Research Online, 22(2), pp.48-58, ISSN: 1360-7804. DOI: 10.5153/sro.4246.

Hudson, N, Culley, L, Johnson, M, McFeeters, M, Robertson, N, Angell, E, Lakhanpaul, M (2016) Asthma management in British South Asian children: an application of the candidacy framework to a qualitative understanding of barriers to effective and accessible asthma care, BMC Public Health, 16(1), 510, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3181-z.

Hudson, N, Culley, L, Law, C, Mitchell, H, Denny, E, Raine‐Fenning, N (2016) ‘We needed to change the mission statement of the marriage’: biographical disruptions, appraisals and revisions among couples living with endometriosis, Sociology of Health & Illness, 38(5), pp.721-735, ISSN: 0141-9889. DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.12392.

Hudson, N, Culley, L, Blyth, E, Norton, W, Pacey, A, Rapport, F (2016) Cross-border-assisted reproduction: a qualitative account of UK travellers’ experiences, Human Fertility, 19(2), pp.102-110, ISSN: 1464-7273. DOI: 10.3109/14647273.2016.1168530.

Majd, S, Apps, LD, Hudson, N, Hewitt, S, Eglinton, E, Murphy, A, Bradding, P, Singh, S, Green, R, Evans, R (2016) Protocol for a feasibility study to inform the development of a multicentre randomised controlled trial of asthma-tailored pulmonary rehabilitation versus usual care for individuals with severe asthma, BMJ Open, 6(3), pp.e010574-e010574, ISSN: 2044-6055. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010574.

Clarke, AL, Young, HML, Hull, KL, Hudson, N, Burton, JO, Smith, AC (2015) Motivations and barriers to exercise in chronic kidney disease: a qualitative study, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 30(11), pp.1885-1892, ISSN: 0931-0509. DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfv208.

Norton, W, Crawshaw, M, Hudson, N, Culley, L, Law, C (2015) A survey of UK fertility clinics' approach to surrogacy arrangements, Reproductive BioMedicine Online, 31(3), pp.327-338, ISSN: 1472-6483. DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2015.06.009.

Baldwin, K, Culley, L, Hudson, N, Mitchell, H, Lavery, S (2015) Oocyte cryopreservation for social reasons: demographic profile and disposal intentions of UK users, Reproductive BioMedicine Online, 31(2), pp.239-245, ISSN: 1472-6483. DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2015.04.010.

Young, HML, Hudson, N, Clarke, AL, Dungey, M, Feehally, J, Burton, JO, Smith, AC (2015) Patient and Staff Perceptions of Intradialytic Exercise before and after Implementation: A Qualitative Study, PLOS ONE, 10(6), pp.e0128995-e0128995, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128995.

Young, H, Apps, L, Harrison, S, Johnson, V, Hudson, N, Singh, S (2015) Important, misunderstood, and challenging: a qualitative study of nurses’ and allied health professionals’ perceptions of implementing self-management for patients with COPD, International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, pp.1043-1043, DOI: 10.2147/copd.s78670.

Lakhanpaul, M, Bird, D, Manikam, L, Culley, L, Perkins, G, Hudson, N, Wilson, J, Johnson, M (2014) A systematic review of explanatory factors of barriers and facilitators to improving asthma management in South Asian children, BMC Public Health, 14(1), 403, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-403.

Baldwin, K, Culley, L, Hudson, N, Mitchell, H (2014) Reproductive technology and the life course: Current debates and research in social egg freezing, Human Fertility, 17(3), pp.170-179, ISSN: 1464-7273. DOI: 10.3109/14647273.2014.939723.

Hudson, N (2014) Review: Researchers’ experiences of focus group dynamics in Singapore, Australia and the Netherlands: troubling multicultural assumptions, Journal of Research in Nursing, 19(6), pp.475-476, ISSN: 1744-9871. DOI: 10.1177/1744987114546928.

(2014) Relatedness in Assisted Reproduction, DOI: 10.1017/cbo9781139814737.

Singh, S, Harrison, S, Williams, JEA, Hudson, N, Steiner, M, Morgan, M, Apps, L (2014) How do informal self-care strategies evolve among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease managed in primary care? A qualitative study, International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, pp.257-257, DOI: 10.2147/copd.s52691.

Culley, L, Law, C, Hudson, N, Denny, E, Mitchell, H, Baumgarten, M, Raine-Fenning, N (2013) The social and psychological impact of endometriosis on women's lives: a critical narrative review, Human Reproduction Update, 19(6), pp.625-639, ISSN: 1355-4786. DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmt027.

Culley, L, Hudson, N, Baldwin, K, Lakhanpaul, M (2013) Children travelling for treatment: what we don't know, Archives of Disease in Childhood, 98(6), pp.442-444, ISSN: 0003-9888. DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-303189.

Culley, L, Hudson, N, Rapport, F (2013) Assisted Conception and South Asian communities in the UK: public perceptions of the use of donor gametes in infertility treatment, Human Fertility, 16(1), pp.48-53, ISSN: 1464-7273. DOI: 10.3109/14647273.2013.773091.

Culley, L, Hudson, N, Blyth, E, Norton, W, Pacey, A, Rapport, F (2013) ‘What are you going to do, confiscate their passports?’ Professional perspectives on cross-border reproductive travel, Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 31(1), pp.46-57, ISSN: 0264-6838. DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2012.762084.

(2012) Marginalized Reproduction, DOI: 10.4324/9781849771931.

Hudson, N (2012) Researching infertility in british south asian communities: Reflecting on intersections of ethnicity, age, gender and reproductive identity, Diversity and Equality in Health and Care, 9(3), pp.191-199, ISSN: 2049-5471.

Culley, L, Hudson, N, Rapport, F, Blyth, E, Norton, W, Pacey, AA (2011) Crossing borders for fertility treatment: motivations, destinations and outcomes of UK fertility travellers, Human Reproduction, 26(9), pp.2373-2381, ISSN: 0268-1161. DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der191.

Hudson, N, Culley, L, Blyth, E, Norton, W, Rapport, F, Pacey, A (2011) Cross-border reproductive care: a review of the literature, Reproductive BioMedicine Online, 22(7), pp.673-685, ISSN: 1472-6483. DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.03.010.

Culley, L and Hudson, N (2009) Constructing Relatedness, Current Sociology, 57(2), pp.249-267, ISSN: 0011-3921. DOI: 10.1177/0011392108099165.

Hudson, N, Culley, L, Rapport, F, Johnson, M, Bharadwaj, A (2009) “Public” perceptions of gamete donation: a research review, Public Understanding of Science, 18(1), pp.61-77, ISSN: 0963-6625. DOI: 10.1177/0963662507078396.

Culley, L and Hudson, N (2009) Fertility tourists or global consumers?: A sociological agenda for exploring cross-border reproductive travel, International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 4(10), pp.139-149, ISSN: 1833-1882. DOI: 10.18848/1833-1882/cgp/v04i10/53016.

Hudson, N (2008) Towards Multi-sensory research: acoustic space, Racialisation and Whiteness, Journal of Research in Nursing, 13(2), pp.123-124, ISSN: 1744-9871. DOI: 10.1177/1744987108088663.

Culley, L and Hudson, N (2007) Public understandings of science: British South Asian men's perceptions of third party assisted conception, International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 2(4), pp.79-86, ISSN: 1833-1882. DOI: 10.18848/1833-1882/CGP/v02i04/52374.

Culley, LA, Hudson, N, Rapport, FL, Katbamna, S, Johnson, MRD (2006) British South Asian communities and infertility services, Human Fertility, 9(1), pp.37-45, ISSN: 1464-7273. DOI: 10.1080/14647270500282644.



Conferences

Hudson, N and Culley, L (2013) ‘The bloke can be a bit hazy about what’s going on’: men and cross-border reproductive treatment. In , Reproductive BioMedicine Online, pp.253-260, DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2013.06.007.

Norton, W, Hudson, N, Culley, L (2013) Gay men seeking surrogacy to achieve parenthood. In , Reproductive BioMedicine Online, pp.271-279, DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2013.03.016.

Culley, L, Hudson, N, Lohan, M (2013) Where are all the men? The marginalization of men in social scientific research on infertility. In , Reproductive BioMedicine Online, pp.225-235, DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2013.06.009.

Hudson, N and Culley, L (2011) Assisted reproductive travel: UK patient trajectories. In , Reproductive BioMedicine Online, pp.573-581, DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.07.004.



Chapters

Hudson, N and Culley, L (2015) Knock, knock, 'you're my mummy': Anonymity, identification and gamete donation in British South Asian communities. In Assisted Reproductive Technologies in the Third Phase Global Encounters and Emerging Moral Worlds, pp.214-229.

Hudson, N and Culley, L (2014) Infertility, gamete donation and relatedness in British South Asian communities. In Relatedness in Assisted Reproduction Families Origins and Identities, pp.232-250, DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139814737.



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