Mrs Sheila Brown
Lecturer in Healthcare Sciences (Midwifery)
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Overview
I am a senior lecturer in healthsciences (midwifery) at Bangor University. I was LME from 2016 to 2022 and led on the development, approval and validation of the new midwifery programme at Bangor University which commenced in September 2022.
My journey as a health care professional started in British Columbia, in Canada, where I trained as a nurse in the Fraser Valley. My area of expertise was in perinatal nursing. I then lived in Australia for two years and completed a MSc (Midwifery) at the Unviersity of Wollongong in NSW. I have worked in 4 different countries, including in the Arctic in Canada and in Central Australia. I also volunteered in West Africa as a nurse. I grew up in Scotland, and moved back to the UK, to live in Wales in 2004. I completed an 18 month Midwifery programme at Bangor University in 2007, and worked as a midwife in North Wales until 2015 when I moved into full-time midwifery education.
Additional Contact Information
Email: s.j.s.brown@bangor.ac.uk
Qualifications
- Other: Master of Research in Health and Social Care
Manchester University, 2011–2013 - MSc
University of Wollongong, 2003–2004 - BSc
University of Wales, Bangor, 2005–2007
British Columbia Institute of Technology, 1994–2001- Professional
University College of the Fraser Valley, 1991–1993
Teaching and Supervision
I teach topics relating to midwifery at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels and also contribute to interprofessional learning.
My particular area of expertise is supporting women to breastfeed, community midwifery, labour and birth, professional practice and quality assurance of midwifery education.
I supervise Masters students on MSc pathways within the school of healthcare sciences.
Research Interests
I completed a Master of Research at the University of Manchester in 2013.
My research project was "Women's Experiences of Cervical Ripening on an Antenatal Ward". This was a self funded project.
I am a PhD student. Phase 1 of my PhD studies is a realist synthesis exploring what works to support students midwives to become accountable, autonomous, professional midwives.
Publications
2022
- PublishedExtraordinary review to extraordinary: improving student experience at Bangor University
Brown, S., Roberts, J. & Ford, E., Oct 2022, Maternity and Midwifery Forum.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
2021
- PublishedWomen's engagement, views and experiences of postnatal follow-up after gestational diabetes mellitus in pregnancy
Roberts, S., Brown, S. & Roberts, S., Oct 2021, In: Midwifery. 101, 10 p., 103043.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2019
- PublishedAll Wales Breastfeeding Five Year Action Plan
Brown, S. (Contributor), 3 Jul 2019, Welsh Government. 24 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report - PublishedBBF Wales Recomendations briefing report
Kendall, S., Eida, T., Merritt, R., Burden, P., Thompson, K. (Contributor), Chucha, S. (Contributor), Phillips, H. (Contributor), Fox, S. (Contributor), Brown, S. (Contributor), Trickey, D. H. (Contributor), Warren, L. (Contributor), Jones, G. (Contributor), Brown, A. (Contributor), Entwistle, F. (Contributor), Jewell, K. (Contributor) & Thomas, C. (Contributor), 19 Jun 2019, 62 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
2016
- PublishedPoster presentation: Curriculum planning - working in partnership with student midwives in the development of breastfeeding education
Brown, S., 3 Nov 2016.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
2015
- PublishedWomen’s experiences of cervical ripening as inpatients on an antenatal ward
Brown, S. J. & Furber, C. M., 24 Jun 2015, In: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare. 6, 4, p. 219-225
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
2023
- Student support and career progress
An onoline conference for student midwives in the UK
I was asked to provide a presentation at this event.
11 Jan 2023
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)
2022
- Maternity and Midwifery Forum
This conference focused on contemporary pressures for midwifery education in the UK
3 Nov 2022
Links:
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker) - A concept based curriculum framework for the Future Midwife programme
We presented an 'elevator pitch' presentation outlining our concept based pedagogical approach for the new midwifery programme that has been approved and validated against the 2019 NMC Standards for midwifery education
31 Mar 2022
Links:
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker) - Royal College of Midwives Education and Research Conference
I presented an 'elevator pitch' along with a colleague from Cardiff Universty to provide an overview of the Once for Wales midwifery practice assessment document (MPAD); tools to manage the challenges
23 Mar 2022
Links:
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Speaker)
2017
- International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) Triennial Congress (toronto) 2017
Working together to implement a Pre-qualifying skills passport in Wales: concurrent session
18 Jun 2017 – 22 Jun 2017
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Speaker)
Other Information
I am an international board certificed lactation consultant (IBCLC)