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Overview

I am a senior midwifery lecturer at London Southbank University. I am an experienced academic, midwife, & part-time doctoral student with a demonstrated history of working in various settings within NHS & Higher Education. As a midwife, I promote the physiology of birth to optimise the experiences of people without compromising the outcomes & quality of care. I am interested in supporting alternative birth choices, advocating for service users needs & I have a passion for midwifery-led care. I am a co-founder of the Hellenic British Midwifery Association, which enables me to serve the midwifery community & promote women's & birthing people's health at every level.

Research interests

My main research interests are:
- Promoting physiology of birth,
- Midwifery-led units and midwifery-led care,
- Waterbirth,
- Sustainable midwifery practice,
- Optimising pregnancies with additional needs,
- Supporting women's/birthing people's unconventional birth choices in midwifery-led & community settings
- Women's health research,
- Improve birth satisfaction.
I am currently pursuing a PhD, with a mixed method approach, focusing on how organisations are actively supporting unconventional birth choices within maternity services. My MiROG Study consists of two phases. The first phase, which is now underway, involves an online survey aimed at identifying and understanding the working practices of organisations across the country that actively support and facilitate Out of Guidance birth choices. Phase two will consist of a case study to explore the standards, processes, and cultural context of organisations that have supported service users who make birth choices that fall outside the standard patterns of care provision. The second phase will identify good practices and key recommendations to inform midwifery education, policy, and other organisations.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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