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Sue worked as a midwife for 14 years, in various roles as a midwife in Leicester, as a case-load midwife for 5 years and at both alongside and stand-alone birth centres and had a short stint as an independent midwife. Sue came in to education in 2008 and has been here at 51Âþ»­ ever since. She has completed a Masters degree in Medical Law and ethics. As well as being module leader on the Midwifery Dissertation module, Sue is the admissions tutor for the BSc Midwifery programme.

Nyombi S (2014) Why is there an increased incidence of cord rupture at water birth? MIDIRS Midwifery Digest, vol 24, December, 476-478.

Williams J (2011) Midwifery Survival Guide: common questions and answers for the newly qualified midwife. Quay Books, London Sections: Promoting Normality & What do I need to consider when using water for labour?

Abstract and commentary:

Cricco-Lizza R (2009) Formative Infant feeding: experiences and education of NICU nurses, MIDIRS Midwifery Digest, 19 (4) 546.

Conference presentations:

The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) Conference. Student midwives making a difference in the local community: the breast feeding baby on the go Square community engagement initiative at 51Âþ»­. Prague, 1-5th June 2014.

The East Midlands Supervisors of Midwives Annual Conference ‘The Multiple Mini Interview’-User involvement at student midwife interview. September 2013

Sue teaches across a range of first, second and third year modules on the Midwifery programme

BA Midwifery

PG Cert Higher education

LLM Medical Law and Ethics