Senior Lecturer, Midwifery , Auckland University of Technology
Our midwifery team works together to provide both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. I work as the postgraduate and research coordinator and coordinate midwifery 500 to 800 level courses. Students learn the concepts that surround midwifery practice in Aotearoa New Zealand. My two main research interests include 1/ the importance of informed choice for whānau to improve childbirth health outcomes and 2/ defining and documenting what 'wellbeing' looks like for the New Zealand midwifery workforce.
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