Midwifery Fellowship – past recipients

Year Recipient Research topic and comments

2010 Julie-Anne Darling The fellowship will assist Julie-Anne to undertake a study on "Breastfeeding Our Way - The Way Our Mothers Taught Us"

2008 Ms Tracy Martin
King Edward Memorial Hospital Ms Martin is currently enrolled in the Masters of Midwifery (research) at Curtin University of Technology and the title of her proposed study is “Evaluation of the Next Birth After Caesarean (V-BAC) Clinic: An innovative initiative to improve the quality of care to women who have had a caesarean section”.
The fellowship will allow the study to be undertaken which will evaluate the current practice being undertaken at KEMH by the N-BAC Clinic. The aim of the clinic is to improve the quality of care offered to women who have experienced a Caesarean Section, and to promote safe and successful vaginal birth in a subsequent pregnancy. It is envisaged that results of this study may have an impact on the rate of Caesarean Section in WA.

2007 Ms Kelly Prandl
Armadale Kelmscott District Hospital The fellowship assisted Kelly to undertake a study tour within Australia to collect information on current successful provision of antenatal care for Indigenous women to inform the development of the Boodjar Yorgas Clinic for Indigenous women at Armadale Health Service
Quote: “ The wellbeing and health of Aboriginal families and babies is not just an Aboriginal Problem. It is an Australian concern and as a profession we are well placed to make a difference right at the very beginning.”

2006 Ms Sara Bayes
King Edward memorial Hospital for Women The fellowship assisted Sara to complete her Masters of Science where she is examining the progress of birthing by planned caesarean section: using a grounded theory approach.
Quote: “I hope to develop a deep understanding of the women’s experience of a planned caesarean section that was not of her choice. This will assist midwives and other professionals to understand these women’s experience and improve clinical care”.

2005 Ms Heather Nunan
King Edward memorial Hospital for Women The fellowship allowed Heather to undertake a study tour of Sweden to explore and investigate how midwifery led models of care with a multidisciplinary context, can help and support pregnant women who experience psychological suffering from intense fear of childbirth. The insights gained from this tour will provide information and practical clinical knowledge on how similar services could be implemented and evaluated in a Western Australian context for women at risk of suffer psychological morbidity as a result of their childbirth experience.
Quote: “I am hopeful that we will be able to offer treatment for our women with Fear of Childbirth”

2004 Miss Tracy Starling
Geraldton Hospital The fellowship provided the opportunity for Tracy to examine new innovations, best practice and evidence based midwifery care in action through a study tour of the United Kingdom and Australia. The study tour was aimed at looking at ‘choice in childbirth’ in order to gain knowledge of the most current practices utilized in the provision of maternity care both in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Quote: “choice in childbirth’ – it is every woman’s right!”

2003 (inaugral) Ms Julie Stockwell
Bunbury Hospital The fellowship enabled Julie to travel to New Zealand to study modes of midwifery care, with particular emphasis on team midwifery-led care. Julie spent time in both the north and south islands to explore the implementation of local midwifery care in a number of midwifery centers.
Quote: “ I am a passionate support for women and their choices surrounding childbirth”.

Midwifery Fellowship – past recipients

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