Lisa Stephens

Associate Lecturer

Department of Midwifery

Contact Details

email: l.stephens@worc.ac.uk
tel: 01905 542939

Summary of Key Roles: 

  • Programme Lead of the BSc (Hons) Midwifery programme and LME
  • Professional Midwifery Advocate 
  • CPD Midwifery modules including: NIPE, PMA and Mentorship 
  • Personal Academic Tutor 
  • Academic Assessor 
  • Academic Link Lecturer 

Qualifications:

  • MSc in Public Health (91´óÉñ, 2018)
  • PGCE in Post-16 Education (University of Cardiff, 2006)
  • Level 7 Module in Reproductive Health (Kingston University, 2003)
  • BSc (Hons) Midwifery (University of Surrey, 2000)
  • DipHE in Adult Nursing (University of Portsmouth, 1996)

Teaching and Research

Teaching and Research

Teaching areas: 

  • Professional issues
  • Governance and quality
  • Leadership
  • Professional Midwifery Advocate
  • Intrapartum care
  • Reproductive health
  • Newborn
  • Maternal obesity
  • Public Health and the midwife

 

Research areas:

  • Antenatal Physical Activity and Wellbeing  

Professional Bodies

Professional bodies

Association / Society 

Contribution to Association / Society 

Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) 

RM, RN, Lecturer/Practice Educator 

The Higher Education Academy 

Fellow 

Living Well Research Group – 91´óÉñ 

Member 

Royal College of Midwives 

Member 

Publications/Conferences/Outputs

 

Research outputs

Dates 

Details 

Institutions involved 

Funding 

September 2020

Introduction to public health and health promotion chapter for Public Health book for Student Nurses 

Cardiff University 

 

 

N/A 

January 2020-March 2020 

Co-creation of learning package around 3 key outputs with underpinning of key evidence, national policies academic principles. Based on outputs from original project in 2019 

LMS for Hereford and 91´óÉñshire, Wye Valley Trust and 91´óÉñshire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 

 

£12,000

January 2019-March 2019 

Co-authored an Academic impression of literature with focus on 2 key elements of Saving babies Lives V1 National Bundle with recommendations for practice  

LMS for Hereford and 91´óÉñshire, Wye Valley Trust and 91´óÉñshire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 

£20,000

 

Publications:

Stephens, L (2019) Supporting professional midwifery advocates to enhance implementation of the A-EQUIP model MIDIRS Midwifery Digest, Vol 29 (2) pp. 159-161 

Martin T, Stephens L, Dennis T. (2018) Introduction and background to the role of professional midwifery advocate MIDIRS Midwifery Digest, Vol 28 (2) pp.161-163 

Stephens, L (2007) Promoting Exercise in Pregnancy MIDIRS Midwifery Digest 17:1 pp.48-51 

 

Conferences attended

Date

Conference

Role

September 2019 

PMA National Conference 

Participant 

March 2019 

Saving Babies Lives 

Presented findings on a literature review related to fetal well-being