Daisy Wiggins

Dr Daisy Wiggins

  • Senior Lecturer in Midwifery
  • A4031 St Mary's Portsmouth
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Biography

I am a midwife and a senior midwifery lecturer. I completed my doctorate in 2017 looking at women's decision making and choice of place of birth when a decision support tool (DST) is used as part of the clinical discussion. My area of interests including decision making, place of birth options, infant feeding (I am a BFI champion lecturer) and child safeguarding ( I am joint child safeguarding lead).

Favourites

  • Wiggins, D., Hundley, V.A., Wilkins, C., Bond, C. and Walton, G., 2018. The effect of a birthplace decision support tool on women’s decision-making and information gathering behaviours during pregnancy: Mybirthplace study protocol. Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics, 25 (1), 1-6.

Journal Articles

  • Wiggins, D., Hundley, V.A., Bond, C., Wilkins, C. and Walton, G., 2023. Could a decision support tool be the key to supporting choice for women regarding place of birth? Midwifery, 117.
  • Wiggins, D., Hundley, V.A., Wilkins, C., Bond, C. and Walton, G., 2018. The effect of a birthplace decision support tool on women’s decision-making and information gathering behaviours during pregnancy: Mybirthplace study protocol. Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics, 25 (1), 1-6.

Theses

  • Wiggins, D., 2017. What role does the decision support tool "MyBirthplace" play in women’s information gathering and decision making about place of birth? PhD Thesis. Bournemouth University, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences.

PhD Students

  • Louise Barton, 2027. An evaluation of a midwife-led, integrated smoke free pregnancy pathway, (In progress)

External Responsibilities

  • Portsouth Hospital Trust, Midwife (2013-)

Journal Reviewing/Refereeing

  • Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics, Anonymous peer review, 23 Jan 2018
  • International Journal of Women's Health, Anonymous peer review, 27 Jun 2016

Qualifications

  • PGCE in PG CERTIFICATE EDUCATION PRACTICE – Level 7 (Bournemouth University, 2023)
  • PhD in Doctor of Philosophy (Bournemouth University, 2017)
  • BTEC Health and Social Care in Heatl and Social Care (2010)

Honours

  • 1st class Degree (Bournemouth University and Nursing and Midwifery council, 2013)

Memberships

  • NMC, Member (2013-),
  • RCM, Member (2013-),