Biography
PhD, PgCert Ed., MSc, PgCertClinOrg, BMid, RM, FHEA.
Senior Lecturer (Academic) in Midwifery, NIPE Lead, Examination of the Newborn (EXON) CPD joint course lead, Clinical Skills Lead and Race Equality Network Co-chair at Bournemouth University.
Registred and practising midwife since 2001, with experience in several settings of care (e.g. community, tertiary hospital, birth centre).
Most of her clinical practice was performed at Careggi University Hospital in Florence (Italy), from 2004 to 2019 with different appointments:
August 2016 to September 2019: Midwife Leader (responsible of the Unit) Physiological Pregnancy Pathway and Margherita Birth Centre
April 2016- August 2016: Organisational Position for development, implementation and evaluation of standards of care and clinical research
2011- April 2016: Midwife ‘DS professional’ (a midwife committed to improve evidence-based practice, implementing research guidelines and protocols). Doctoral leave from October 2011 to October 2014 for PhD in Health Studies, the University of Nottingham...
Since 2007 Senior Midwife in different settings specialised in high-risk and low-risk pregnancies care (e.g. labour ward, Margherita Birth Centre)
2004-2007 Hospital Midwife in different settings specialised in high-risk and low-risk pregnancies care (e.g perinatal care, outpatient clinics, antenatal and postnatal ward, obstetric unit)
2003-2004: Hospital Midwife, Santa Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence. Antenatal and postnatal care in middle-high risk pregnancies.
2002-2003: Independent Midwife. Work in the community (oncology screenings i.e. breast and cervix cancer screening program; antenatal and postnatal care, antenatal classes)
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