- Southampton, England, United Kingdom
- University of Cambridge, Sociology, Alumnusadd
- Nursing and midwifery, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Women's Health, Women's Rights, Women's Empowerment, Violence Against Women, and 19 moreGender and Sexuality, Global Health, Public Health, Sociology of Health, Sociology of Health and Illness, Maternal Health, Breastfeeding Experiences, Women's Human Rights, Millenium Development Goals, United Nations, Breastfeeding, Contraception, Female Genital Mutilation, Pregnancy, Ideologies of Motherhood, Women and Food/eating, Midwifery Academy, World Health Organization, and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)edit
Infant feeding decisions can be complex for women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Medical advice to avoid breastfeeding may be difficult for women to reconcile with cultural, familial and personal expectations. Midwives... more
Infant feeding decisions can be complex for women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Medical advice to avoid breastfeeding may be difficult for women to reconcile with cultural, familial and personal expectations. Midwives are in the privileged position to be able to open a dialogue with women regarding their concerns and preferences. By truly listening, a midwife can suggest an appropriate and sustainable care plan which is acceptable to the woman in her care and takes account of her unique circumstances.
Research Interests: Sexual and Reproductive Health, Women's Health, HIV medicine, HIV/AIDS, Informed Consent, and 16 moreHuman Pregnancy, Birth And Breastfeeding, Midwifery, Sexual Health, HIV, Breastfeeding, Pregnancy, HIV and AIDS: prevention, care, ARV adherence, HIV and AIDS, Motherhood, Infant feeding, Nursing and midwifery, mother to child transmission of HIV /AIDS prevention, Informed Choice, Midwife, Midwifery Academy, and Womens Rights
NICE guidelines (2007) state that active management for the third stage of labour should be recommended preferentially to physiological management. If these guidelines are followed inflexibly by midwives, they may be in danger of not... more
NICE guidelines (2007) state that active management for the third stage of labour should be recommended preferentially to physiological management. If these guidelines are followed inflexibly by midwives, they may be in danger of not providing the women in their care with informed choice. This essay explores the ways in which midwives can deliver safe care whilst advocating for their clients' wishes.
Research Interests: Women's Health, Women, Midwifery, Maternal Health, Ethics in Reproductive medicine and women's health, and 17 moreBirth, Maternal and Child Health, Maternity, Childbirth Practices, Medicalization of Childbirth, Maternal, neonatal and child healthcare, Childbirth, Nursing and midwifery, Midwives, Maternity Nursing, Midwife, Health and Women's Issues, Active Management of 3rd Stage, Physiological Management of Third Stage of Labour, Normal Childbirth, Third Stage of Labour, and Midwifery Academy
Eating disorders in pregnancy can have profound effects upon both fetus and mother. Critical periods of fetal development may be altered in the presence of maternal undernutrition, and the psychological impact of pregnancy may be severe... more
Eating disorders in pregnancy can have profound effects upon both fetus and mother. Critical periods of fetal development may be altered in the presence of maternal undernutrition, and the psychological impact of pregnancy may be severe for the mother. This essay explores how midwives can best support women with eating disorders throughout the antenatal period.
Research Interests: Sociology of Food and Eating, Eating Disorders, Nutrition during and after pregnancy, Midwifery, Eating Disorders and Body Image, and 19 morePsychology of Pregnancy, Anthropology/Sociology of Pregnancy, Fetal development, Fetal Anatomy, Pregnancy, Fetal Growth, Quality of Antenatal Care in Primary Health Centers, Nursing and midwifery, High risk pregnancy, International Midwifery, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Foetus, Midwife, Disordered Eating, Antenatal Care, Matenal Nutritional Status During Pregnancy, Maternal and Fetal Health, Antenatal, and Women and Food/eating
Research overwhelmingly suggests that breast milk is the most beneficial nutritional source for infants. How can midwives balance the need to uphold women's choices whilst promoting breastfeeding as the gold standard of infant feeding?... more
Research overwhelmingly suggests that breast milk is the most beneficial nutritional source for infants. How can midwives balance the need to uphold women's choices whilst promoting breastfeeding as the gold standard of infant feeding? Here, the institutional and individual factors surrounding infant feeding are analysed and discussed.