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Denis Walsh is a midwifery researcher,
lecturer, author and a practising midwife. He is Associate Professor in
Midwifery at the University of Nottingham. He has lectured widely throughout the Europe,
Australia and New Zealand and is a frequent contributor to childbirth
journals. He is a regular author of the Birthwrite Column in the British
Journal of Midwifery. He has published two books: Improving
Maternity Services. Small if Beautiful: Lessons from a Birth Centre and Evidence-Based Care for Normal Labour & Birth: A Guide for
Midwives, the latter a best seller. See Amazon for reviews. |
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Detailed below are Denis's qualifications, experience as well as information on
articles, conference papers and book chapters written/published.
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Qualifications (Academic and
Professional) |
| RM |
Registered Midwife
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1986 |
| DPSM |
Diploma in Professional
Studies Midwifery |
1992 |
| MA |
Master of Arts |
1998 |
| PGDip Ed |
Post Graduate Diploma Health Care Education |
2001 |
| PhD |
Doctor of Philosophy
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2004 |
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Previous Professional Experience |
| L.R.I. NHS Trust, Leicester |
Team Leader Midwife |
Jan. '91 - Dec. '93 |
| L.R.I. NHS Trust, Leicester |
Project Leader Midwife |
Dec. '93 - Jan. |
| LRI NHS Trust, Leicester |
Research & Development Midwife |
Feb. ‘96 – Feb. ‘99 |
| De Montfort University,
Leicester |
Senior Lecturer in
Midwifery |
Feb. ’99 – July ‘01 |
| University of Central
Lancashire |
Full time PhD Student,
University of Central Lancashire |
Aug. ’01 – July
‘04 |
| University of Central
Lancashire |
Senior Lecturer in Midwifery |
Aug.
'04 - Oct. '06 |
| University of Central
Lancashire |
Reader in Normal Birth |
Nov. '06 - March
'09 |
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Current Professional Activity |
| Associate Professor in Midwifery, University of Nottingham |
April '09 - present |
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Journal Papers/Articles and Book Chapters 2005 to
present |
| Walsh, D (2005) West not the best for maternity care.
Birthwrite, British Journal of Midwifery,
13(2):87 |
| Walsh, D
& Downe S (2005). Meta-synthesis method for qualitative
research: a literature review. Journal of Advanced Nursing,
50(2):204-211 |
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Walsh D (2005) NCT Evidence Based Briefing:
Maternity Care in Birth Centres Part 1. News Digest, 29:18-23 |
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Walsh D (2005) NCT Evidence Based Briefing:
Maternity Care in Birth Centres Part 2. News Digest, 30:15-18 |
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Walsh D (2005) West not the best for maternity
care. Birthwrite, British Journal of Midwifery, 13(2):87 |
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Walsh D (2005) Birth Centres: a success
story. The Practising Midwife, 8(6):12-14 |
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Walsh D (2005) Professional power in maternity
care: the many faces of paternalism. Birthwrite. British Journal
of Midwifery, 13(11):708 |
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Walsh D (2006)
Subverting assembly-line birth: Childbirth in a free-standing birth
centre. Social Science & Medicine, 62(6):1330-1340 |
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Walsh D (2006)
‘Nesting’ and ‘Matrescence’: Distinctive Features of a Free-Standing
Birth Centre. Midwifery, 22(3):228-239 |
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Walsh (2006) A new dawn for antenatal
education. Birthwrite. British Journal of Midwifery, 14(1):82 |
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Walsh D (2006)
Birth Centres, Community & Social Capital. Midirs, 16(1)7-15 |
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Walsh D (2006) Antenatal investigations:
Where is the evidence of benefit? Birthwrite. British Journal of
Midwifery, 14(4):209 |
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Walsh (2006) NICE draft intrapartum guidelines:
Join the consultation and have your say.
Birthwrite. British Journal of Midwifery, 14(7):406.
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Walsh D (2006) The challenge of
interdisciplinary collaboration: midwifery needs a model.
Birthwrite. British Journal of Midwifery, 14(9):549 |
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Walsh D (2006) The ontology of
childbirth. Birthwrite. British Journal of Midwifery, 14(11):662 |
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Walsh D (2007) A birth centre’s
encounters with discourses of childbirth: how resistance led to
innovation. Sociology of Health & Illness, 29(2):216-232 |
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Walsh D (2007) Managing shoulder dystocia: on your back or ‘all
fours’. Birthwrite. British Journal of Midwifery, 15(5):254 |
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Walsh D & Steen M (2007) The role of the midwife: time for a review.
RCM Midwives 10(7):320-323 |
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Walsh D (2007) Into the Breech: Editorial. The practising Midwife,
10(8):4-5 |
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Walsh D (2008) Normal Birth: A Retrospective. Midirs Essence On-Line
Newsletter, Issue No. 12 |
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Walsh D (2008) CTG use in intrapartum care: assessing the evidence.
British Journal of Midwifery, 16(6):367-371 |
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Walsh D (2008) Vom Fortschritt zum Rhythmus: Ein newe Sichtweise der
Geburt. Osterreichische Hebammenzeitung 14(4):8-9 |
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Walsh D (2009) Increasing homebirth is vital. AIMS, 20(4): 4-5 |
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Walsh D (2009) Care Pathways and latent Phase of Labour. Birthwrite.
British Journal of Midwifery, 17(2): 98 |
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Book Chapters & Books |
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Walsh D (2003) Feminism and intrapartum care: a quest for holistic
birth. In Stewart M (ed.) Pregnancy, Birth and Maternity Care:
Feminist Perspectives London, BfM |
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Walsh D, Rashid A, Downe S (2004) Evidence, risk, safety and the
study of physiological birth. In Downe S. Normal Birth – Evidence &
Debate. London: Churchill Livingstone |
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Walsh D. (2004) Care in the First Stage of Labour. In Henderson C,
Macdonald S (eds) Mayes Midwifery: A Textbook for Midwives. London:
Bailliere Tindall |
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Walsh D & Baker L (2004) How to collect qualitative data. In
Lavender T, Edwards G, Alfirevic Z (eds.) Demystifying Qualitative
Research in Pregnancy & Childbirth. Salisbury: Quay Books |
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Walsh D (2006) Risk and Normality in Maternity Care. In A Symon
(ed.) Risk and Choice in Childbirth. London: Elsevier Science |
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Downe S & Walsh (2007) Normal Birth and Birth Centre Care: A Public
Health Catalyst for Maternal and Societal Well-being. In G Edwards &
S Byrom (ed.) Essential Midwifery Practice: Public Health. London:
Blackwell Publishing |
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Walsh D Temporality in a Birth Centre. C McCourt (ed.) Childbirth,
Midwifery and Concepts of Time. Awaiting publication Elsevier
Science 2009. |
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Walsh D ‘Small Really is Beautiful’ – Tales from a Free-Standing
Birth Centre in England. In R Davis-Floyd (ed.) Birth Models that
Work. Awaiting publication. 2009 |
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Walsh D. A Male Midwife’s Perspective. In ‘Becoming a Midwife’ R
Mander (ed.) Forthcoming 2009 |
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Walsh D. Evolution of Intrapartum Care. In D Walsh & S Downe (eds)
Essential Skills for Intrapartum Care. Forthcoming 2009: Elsevier
Science |
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Walsh D. Birth Environment and Intrapartum Care. In D Walsh & S
Downe (eds) Essential Skills for Intrapartum Care. Forthcoming 2009:
Elsevier Science |
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Walsh D. Labour Rhythms, not Stages and Progress. In D Walsh & S
Downe (eds) Essential Skills for Intrapartum Care. Forthcoming 2009:
Elsevier Science |
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Walsh D. The Power of Birth Stories. In D Walsh & S Byrom (eds)
Birth Stories for the Soul. Forthcoming: Quay Books |
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Walsh D (2006) Improving Maternity
Service: Small is Beautiful - Lessons from a Birth Centre, London:
Radcliffe Publishing |
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Walsh D (2007) Evidence-Based care for Normal Labour
& Birth: A Guide for Midwives. London: Routledge |
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Conference Papers and Keynote Papers/Reports 2005
to present |
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July
2005 |
Paper ‘Nesting as a Central Feature of Birth
Centre Activity’ Peer reviewed. International Congress of Midwives,
Brisbane, Australia |
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August 2005 |
Paper ‘An Ethnographic Study
of a Birth Centre’ Keynote at Post Graduate Seminar, Midwifery
Department, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia |
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Sept 2005 |
Paper ‘Towards a Social
Model of Childbirth’ Keynote at National Conference on Maternity
Care, Wesley Hospital, Brisbane |
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March 2006 |
Paper 'People Power in Shaping Maternity Services:
Queensland’s Maternity Coalition'. 2nd International
Evidence-Based Midwifery Network Conferences |
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May 2006 |
Paper The Role of the Midwife and the Normal
Birth Campaign’ RCM Annual Conference, Torquay, UK |
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Oct 2006 |
Paper: Pain Paradigms in Childbirth, Association
of Radical Midwives Regional Meeting, Wigan |
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Oct 2006 |
Paper: Evidence-Based Midwifery Practice. Master
Class, (Keynote) Irish Nurses & Midwives National Body, Dublin,
Ireland |
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Nov 2006 |
Paper: Rhythms in Labour. (Keynote) National
Conference of Maternity Care Stakeholders, Jerusalem, Israel |
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Nov 2006 |
Paper: How Midwives can shape the future of
maternity services. RCM National Conference for Student Midwives,
Leeds, UK |
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March 2007 |
Paper: Normalising Birth in Ireland. National
Conference, Irish Childbirth Association, Dublin, Ireland |
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Oct
2007 |
Paper: Implementing Evidence-Based Care, Midwives Association of
North America Conference, Florida, USA |
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Jan 2008 |
Paper: ‘Evidence-Based Practice’, National Symposium, Nijmegen,
Holland |
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March 2008 |
Paper: ‘Rhythms in Normal Labour’, Master Class for Scottish
Consultant Midwives, Scottish Health Executive, Glasgow |
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June 2008 |
The
Case for an Ontology of Childbirth. Abstract Concurrent Session, ICM,
Glasgow |
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June 2008 |
Paper: ‘Nurture and the Birth Environment’, National Conference on
Midwifery-Led Care, University of Worcester, Worcester |
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July 2008 |
Normal Birth. Webinair On-Line presentation. Midirs, 8th July |
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Nov 2008 |
Paper:
Consolidating Midwifery Skills, RCM Student Midwives Annual
Conference, Liverpool |
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Nov 2008 |
Paper: ‘Nesting, Nurture & Matresence’, 1st National
Conference on Birth Centres/Midwifery-Led Units, Preston |
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March 2009 |
Paper: The Significance of Homebirth for UK Maternity Services.
Keynote. Sheffield Homebirth Conference, March: Sheffield |
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March 2009 |
Normal Birth Seminar, University of Western Sydney, April |
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March 2009 |
Paper: ‘Getting Evidence into Practice in UK Maternity Units’.
National Tour of Capital Cities in Australia, sponsored by Birth
International. |
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June, 2009 |
Paper: Childbirth Embodiment. Concurrent Session. International
Normal Birth Conference, Grange over Sands |
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June 2009 |
Paper: The Case for Birth Centres/MLU’s. Debate. British Fetal
Medicine Conference, Liverpool |
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June 2009 |
Paper: Annual Zepherina Veitch Lecture, RCM, Belfast, June |
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