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Biography
I have been a midwife since 1986 and I have worked in all areas of midwifery. I was part of the original midwifery team in the Birth Centre of The Canberra Hospital and provided woman centred midwifery care for many years. My passion for midwifery is only surpassed by my passion to create women centred midwives.
I hold a Degree of Doctor of Philosophy and for the last 6 years I have worked in academia at the University of Canberra most recently as Acting Associate Professor and Midwifery Discipline Lead. I am committed to making a significant contribution to the midwifery profession and the community and my strong local knowledge of midwives, midwifery education and maternity services has helped me to advocate for change at the political and structural level. I am proud to lead the UC Midwifery team to produce highly sought after, career-ready graduates as well as to produce high quality, applied research that makes a difference to maternity services and childbearing women.
Teaching Interests
My teaching interests include experiential education, salutogenesis, physiological childbearing, strong mothers, change leadership and healthy culture.
Research Interests
My research interests include midwifery models of care, applied salutogenesis, educational curriculum design and organisational culture change.
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Promoting Workplace Culture
Muggleton, S., Davis, D., Atchan, M. & Perkins, H.
23/07/18 → 30/06/19
Project: Other
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Centenary Hospital for Women and Children’s Antenatal Education Program Evaluation (Phase One)
Muggleton, S., Davis, D. & Fowler, C.
1/07/16 → 30/06/17
Project: Other
Research Output
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Social networking sites: Can midwives and nurses working with adolescent mothers harness their potential value?
Nolan, S. J., Hendricks, J., Williamson, M. & Ferguson, S. L., 2020, In: International Journal of Nursing Practice.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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The future in their hands: Graduating student midwives’ plans, job satisfaction and the desire to work in midwifery continuity of care
Evans, J., Taylor, J., Browne, J., Ferguson, S., Atchan, M., Maher, P., Homer, C. S. & Davis, D., Feb 2020, In: Women and Birth. 33, 1, p. e59-e66 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus) -
A salutary childbirth education program: Health promoting by design. A discussion paper
Davis, D., Ferguson, S., Nissen, J., Fowler, C. & Mosslar, S., Dec 2019, In: Sexual and Reproductive HealthCare. 22, p. 100456 7 p., 100456.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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'I'm having a baby not a labour': Sense of coherence and women's attitudes towards labour and birth
Ferguson, S. & Davis, D., Dec 2019, In: Midwifery. 79, p. 1-8 8 p., 102529.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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What do we know about raspberry leaf?
Bowman, R., Davis, D., Ferguson, S. & Taylor, J., Sep 2019, In: Women and Birth. 32, S1, p. S26-S26 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review