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Biography
As Senior Lecturer in Midwifery in the School of Health & Social Care, my focus is on leading and supporting the development of learning, teaching and assessment praxis through programme leadership in the undergraduate midwifery programme, post-registered programmes for midwives and CPD route for Master's Level students.
My particular areas of expertise centre around newborn issues and in particular Examination of the Newborn.
My area of scholarship is around preterm infants and I am currently undertaking my doctoral studies around women's experiences of caring for late preterm infants.
Journal Articles
- Cescutti-Butler, L., Hewitt-Taylor, J. and Hemingway, A., 2020. Powerless responsibility: A feminist study of women's experiences of caring for their late preterm babies. Women and Birth, 33 (4), e400-e408.
- Cescutti-Butler, L.D. and Way, S., 2020. The experience of student midwives being taught newborn infant physical examination (NIPE) as an extracurricular activity at a university in the UK: A descriptive survey study. Nurse Education in Practice, 44.
- Way, S., Cescutti-Butler, L. and Irving, M., 2020. A study to evaluate the introduction of the Newborn Infant Physical Examination knowledge and skills into an undergraduate pre-registration midwifery education programme. Nurse Education Today.
- Cescutti-Butler, L., Hemingway, A. and Hewitt-Taylor, J., 2019. “His tummy's only tiny” – Scientific feeding advice versus women's knowledge. Women's experiences of feeding their late preterm babies. Midwifery, 69, 102-109.
- Warren, A., Hughes, M., Fry, J. and Cescutti-Butler, L., 2017. Involvement in midwifery education: Experiences from a service user and carer partnership. British Journal of Midwifery, 25 (8), 524-530.
- Ireland, J., Minesh Khashu, Cescutti-Butler, L., van Teijlingen, E. and Hewitt-Taylor, J., 2016. Experiences of fathers with babies admitted to neonatal care units: A review of the literature. Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 22 (4), 171-176.
- Cescutti-Butler, L., 2013. Examination of a newborn: whose job - midwife or doctor? You decide..... MIDIRS Midwifery Digest, 23 (4), 512-515.
- Cescutti-Butler, L., 2010. Labor and Delivery Nursing. A Guide to Evidence-based Practice. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING, 19 (11-12), 1763.
- Cescutti-Butler, L., 2009. Eliciting Parental Views Regarding Early Discharge to Home Care for Premature Infants. Infant, 5, 23-37.
- Cescutti-Butler, L., 2008. The Benefits of Kangaroo Care Swedish-Style. Infant, 4, 42.
- Cescutti-Butler, L. and Galvin, K.T., 2003. Parents' Perceptions of Staff Competency in a Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 12, 752-761.
Books
- Cescutti-Butler, L. and Fisher, M., 2015. The Hands-on Guide to Midwifery Placements. John Wiley & Sons.
Chapters
- Cescutti-Butler, L., 2015. Student Electives. In: Cescutti-Butler, L.D. and Fisher, M., eds. The Hands-on Guide to Midwifery Placements. Wiley Blackwell.
Conferences
- Cescutti-Butler, L. and Hussain, H., 2020. Making discoveries through research: midwifery students' perceptions of their role when caring for pregnant women who misuse substances: neonatal simulators as creative pedagogy. In: Virtual International Day of the Midwife Conference 5 May 2020 online.
- Cescutti-Butler, L. and Way, S., 2020. Evaluating the student experience of introducing newborn infant physical theory into a pre-registration midwifery programme in the UK. In: European Midwifery Association 29-30 November 2019 Malmo - Sweden.
- Cescutti-Butler, L., 2017. “Is it 2 breastfeeds and then a bottle, or is it one breastfeed and a bottle? Not sure”? Women’s experiences of breastfeeding their Late Preterm Babies. In: Nutrition and Nurture in Infancy and Childhood: Bio-Cultural Perspectives 12-14 June 2017 Grange over Sands, Cumbria.
- Cescutti-Butler, L.D., 2013. Examination of a newborn: whose job - midwife or doctor? You decide.... In: Skrb Za Dravje In Otrok 19 April 2013 Catez, Slovenia. Nurses and Midwives Association.
Theses
- Cescutti-Butler, L., 2017. Powerless responsibility: women’s experiences of caring for their late preterm baby/babies. PhD Thesis. Bournemouth University, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences.
Posters
- Cescutti-Butler, L., 2020. Powerless responsibility: A feminist study of women's experiences of caring for their late preterm babies. In: Virtual International Day of the Midwife Conference.
- Cescutti-Butler, L. and Hussain, H., 2020. Making discoveries through research: midwifery students’ perceptions of their role when caring for pregnant women who misuse substances: neonatal simulators as creative pedagogy. In: RCM Research Conference.
- Hussain, H., Cescutti-Butler, L., Pourzanjani, P. and Parker, J., 2019. Using simulator dolls to enhance understanding of teratogenic affects on antenatal development. In: Solent Learning and Teaching Community Conference 2019.
Profile of Teaching PG
- ANPN2, Undergraduate, 80, I teach the students about Examination of the newborn (10 hours), I also undertake the assessment related to this unit for my personal students (12 hours)
- Learning & Assessing Level 6 & 7. Assess midwives in practice to achieve sign-off status as a mentor. Academic year 2017-2018 I've assessed 3 midwives in practice (6 hours)
- Examination of the Newborn Level 6 & 7, 20 students. Unit lead. I lead on the majority of the day and first mark the group presentations. I also review student's completed portfolios of evidence when they are returned 9-12 months later. (30 hours contact time + 6 hours collating feedback)
- Examination of the Newborn Level 6 & 7, 20 students. Unit lead. I lead on the majority of the day and first mark the group presentations. I also review student's completed portfolios of evidence when they are returned 9-12 months later. (30 hours contact time + 6 hours collating feedback)
- Examination of the Newborn Level 6 & 7, 20 students. Unit lead. I lead on the majority of the day and first mark the group presentations. I also review student's completed portfolios of evidence when they are returned 9-12 months later. (30 hours contact time + 6 hours collating feedback)
Profile of Teaching UG
- Clinical Practice 2 (CP2) Unit lead for East & West Campus, Organise timetable, book rooms, support students, facilitate learning, collate assessment (20 hours0
- Pathophysiology Level 5. Facilitate learning on East and West campuses. Mark appropriate exam scripts. (13 hours)
- Medicines Management Level 5. On the marking team for east and west campus. Assess student OSSEs (10 hours)(
- Caseloading Level 5. On the marking team for east and west. Mark and grade 80 assignments
- Clinical Practice 3 (CP3) Level 6. Teach EXON related materials for both the east and west campuses. (15.5)
- Complex Care Level 6. Teach complexity around the baby on both the east and west campus (12 hours)
- CP1 Level 4. Arrange and facilitate Orientation Day where new students meet with their mentors/practice partners and Trust procedures
External Responsibilities
- Birmingham City University, External Examiner for the Examination of the Newbo (7112016-2019)
- Salisbury NHS Trust Foundation Hospital, Forum Leader and Coordinator
Conference Presentations
- Maternity, Midwifery & Baby, 20 Jun 2014, London
- Annual Midwives Conference, 19 Apr 2013, Catez, Slovenia
Consultancy Activities
- Reducing Avoidable Term Admissions, Construction of case studies added to an online e-learning package. Health Education England (Wessex)
- Unit Lead - Examination of the Newborn, Continuing Professional Development. Assorted clients
Qualifications
- PhD in Midwifery (Bournemouth University, 2017)
- PG Dip in Professional Education (Bournemouth University, 2005)
- MA in Interprofessional Health and Social Care (Bournemouth University, 2001)
- ENB998 in Teaching and Assessing (Bournemouth University, UK, 1998)
- ENB405 in Neonatal Intensive Care (Southampton University, UK, 1996)
- Registered Midwife in Midwifery (Epsom General Hospital, Surrey, 1990)
- Registered General Nurse in Nursing (Addington Hospital, Durban, South Africa, 1982)
Memberships
- Association of Improvement Maternity Services (AIMS), Member (2013-),
- British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society (BMFMS), Member (2012-),
- Royal College of Midwives, Member (1995-),
- Nursing and Midwifery Council, Registered Midwife (1988-),
Networks
- Committee Member: Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - Preterm Clinical Study Group (2012)
- BLISS: User involvement participant (2012)
- Member of Special Interest Education Group (SIEG) and Network of Neonatal Nurse Researchers (N3R) (2010)
- Moderate a forum on a social networking site for midwives both nationally and internationally who undertake (Examination of the Newborn (EXON)
The data on this page was last updated at 04:16 on January 15, 2021.