Dr Daisy Wiggins
- 01202 968319
- dwiggins at bournemouth dot ac dot uk
- http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7889-7522
- Senior Lecturer in Midwifery
- Lakeside Portsmouth
- Keywords:
- Midwifery
- PhD Supervisor
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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., 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
- Barton, L., van Teijlingen, E., Wiggins, D., Loader, R.-A., White, A., 2026. Southampton’s approach to smoking cessation. Midirs Midwifery Digest.
- Correia, J., Trenoweth, S., Wiggins, D., 2026. MENTAL HEALTH: WHY DOES IT MATTER? Practising Midwife, 29 (2), 29-31.
- Wiggins, D., Keefe, N., 2025. STUDENT-LED INFANT FEEDING CLINIC: A PILOT. Practising Midwife, 28 (2), 24-27.
- Wiggins, D., Hundley, V.A., Bond, C., Wilkins, C., 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., 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.
- Wiggins, D., 1999. A.J. Ayer and Roger Scruton. TLS-THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, 17.
- WIGGINS, D., 1996. LANGUAGE + PHILOSOPHY OF LINGUISTICS - THE GREAT-CONDUIT, WHY ANYTHING-GOES IS NOT THE RIGHT APPROACH. TLS-THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, 15.
Conferences
- Dawson, J.J., Wiggins, D., Degan, D., Geiger, H., Hart, D., Adams, B.A., 2000. Point-source violations: split-beam tracking of fish at close range. AQUATIC LIVING RESOURCES, 13 (5), 291-295.
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? 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
- RCM, Member (2013-),
- NMC, Member (2013-),
The data on this page was last updated at 22:29 on June 19, 2026.