
Profiles
Mrs Rebecca Lawes
Lecturer in Midwifery (Education)
School of Nursing and Midwifery (Faculty of Health)
I am a NMC registered midwife and teacher. My midwifery career has always been focused on supporting students in clinical practice, particularly intrapartum care and homebirth. I have a special interest in fetal growth restriction and the evidence base which supports preventing avoidable stillbirth.
Qualifications
2009 Pre- Registration Midwifery BSc (Hon) 1st Class
2016 Fellow Higher Education Academy
2017 NMC recorded Teacher
2018 MSc in Contemporary Healthcare (education)
Professional membership
Royal College of Midwives
Teaching interests
Clinical skills for midwifery practice
Psycho-social aspects of midwifery practice and communication
BFI Infant Feeding team member - achieving re-accreditation 2018
Other research
E poster presentation at the 7th International Conference on Fetal Growth in Milan (2018)
Student midwives' perception of the growth assessment protocol (GAP): Preparation for clinical practice
Poster Presentation - Faculty Postgraduate Research Event December 2018
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
JournalsLawes, R., Jones, S. (2020) Student Midwives' Perceptions of the Growth Assessment Protocol (GAP): Preparation for Clinical Practice Nurse Education in Practice 44 102756 DOI:10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102756
Articles
2020 'Student midwives’ perception of the growth assessment protocol (GAP): Preparation for clinical practice' Nurse Education in Practice 44, 102756-102756 , DOI