- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Social Issues and Policies
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Reflective Practices in Education
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Nursing Roles and Practices
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Global Health and Surgery
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Open Education and E-Learning
- Research in Social Sciences
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Educational Environments and Student Outcomes
- Competency Development and Evaluation
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Online and Blended Learning
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Surgical Simulation and Training
- Higher Education Learning Practices
- Educational Innovations and Technology
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
Ara Institute of Canterbury
2014-2023
New Zealand Association of Counsellors
2023
Western Health
2022
University of the West of Scotland
2017
There is worldwide debate surrounding the safety and appropriateness of different birthplaces for well women. One primary objectives Evaluating Maternity Units prospective cohort study was to compare clinical outcomes women, intending give birth in either an obstetric-led tertiary hospital or a free-standing midwifery-led maternity unit. This paper addresses secondary aim study--to describe explore influences on women's birthplace decision-making New Zealand, which has publicly funded,...
to explore women׳s birthplace decision-making and identify the factors which enable women plan give birth in a freestanding midwifery-led primary level maternity unit rather than an obstetric-led tertiary hospital New Zealand.a mixed methods prospective cohort design.data from eight focus groups (37 women) six week postpartum survey (571 women, 82%) were analysed using thematic analysis descriptive statistics. The qualitative data sources integrated at stage; secondary quantitative...
Objective To compare maternal and neonatal birth outcomes morbidities associated with the intention to give in a freestanding primary level midwife-led maternity unit (PMU) or tertiary obstetric-led hospital (TMH) Canterbury, Aotearoa/New Zealand. Design Prospective cohort study. Participants 407 women who intended PMU 285 at TMH 2010–2011. All of planning were ‘low risk’, 29 had identified risk factors. Primary Mode birth, Apgar score less than 7 5 min admission. Secondary outcomes: labour...
Background:In 2009 an innovative Bachelor of Midwifery programme was introduced using a blended delivery model to enable students study and gain practice experience within their own communities.Students learn much the theoretical content from homes through access online resources virtual classrooms.In recognition for potential social isolation encourage cooperative learning between student lecturer, modified version Oxford Tutorial adopted.Students meet in small tutorial groups areas each...
Background: The sustainability of rural maternity services is threatened by underfunding, insufficient resourcing and challenges with recruitment retention midwives. Aims: broader aim this study was to gain knowledge inform the optimisation equitable sustainable care for communities within New Zealand Scotland, through eliciting views midwives about their working conditions practice. This article focuses on midwives’ responses. Method: Invitations participate in an online questionnaire were...
The School of Midwifery at CPIT in Christchurch is undertaking an action research study on midwifery students and blended learning that commenced 2010. This paper focusses one aspect this which the student’s experience social isolation whilst working through online component delivery. In response teaching team initiated intervention as a result, replaced existing content authoring software tool with system enables to engage interact each other more effectively. We subsequently adopted OB3...
Access, equity, and inclusion, along with new paradigms of student participation, have been important subjects in the field digital education scholarship for more than 25 years.The 2019 pandemic accelerated adoption online delivery modes transformed learning teaching frameworks art design higher education.While sudden shift to posed challenges initially, reflections after highlight that it also offered educators a chance gain deeper insights into students' experiences, needs,...
G. Gomez 1, R. Daellenbach2, M. Kensington2, L. Davies3, C. Petsoglou4 1OceanBrowser & University of Sydney (NEW ZEALAND) 2Ara Institute Canterbury 3Otago Polytechnic 4University (AUSTRALIA)