Dr Jane Carpenter

BSc, MRes, MSc, DPhil, RM, FHEA

Programme Lead, Midwifery and Lead Midwife for Education

Oxford School of Nursing and Midwifery

Jane Carpenter

Role

I am the Lead Midwife for Education and Programme Lead for the Midwifery Programmes
at Oxford Brookes.

As such, I am responsible for the overall leadership and management of the programmes.

I lead a number of modules on the pre-registration midwifery degrees, and teach and assess
across a wide range of topics right across the curriculum.

I am a registered midwife - NMC PIN 16B2331E

Teaching and supervision

Courses

I lead modules and teach across a wide range of topics right across the midwifery curricula; with particular interests being:

Anatomy and Physiology - the myriad of physiological changes and adaptations each woman undergoes during pregnancy birth and beyond is ever-fascinating!

The importance of research and evidence-based practice - being able to understand and apply the best available evidence is a fundamentally important part of the role of a midwife. I lead the BSc Dissertation module, supervise BSc and MSc Dissertation projects and contribute to development of research skills across the
curriculam.

I also teach on our Professional Doctorate in Midwifery and the sister DNurs programme, as well as Supervise DMid students.

 

Supervision

Second Supervisor on PhD project investigating use of water immersion during labour for women with obesity.
DMid Supervisor
MSc Dissertation Supervisor for our pre-registration MSc Midwifery students.

Research Students

Name Thesis title Completed
Claire Litchfield Is the use of water immersion for women in labour or giving birth both safe and effective as a method for improving rates of normal birth for women who are obese? Active

Research

My research interests are mainly centred around exploring midwifery care for women with obstetric risk factors such as obesity or previous Caesarean section.
I have also been part of research exploring experiences of applicants to study midwifery of the recruitment process
– particularly focusing on women from a global majority background. 

 

Groups

Projects

  • Global Majority midwifery students
  • Maternal obesity
  • Management of Anaemia in Pregnancy

Publications

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