Eirini Vounatsou

Senior Lecturer in Midwifery

Eirini VounatsouI have been teaching Midwifery & Nursing in a number of educational and clinical settings both in UK and Greece. As part of my link Lecturer role, I am also supporting students while they are in placement at Luton & Dunstable 天美传媒 Hospital.

My main research interests are women's health research, VBAC, Breastfeeding & Tongue Tie, supporting women's/birthing people human rights in maternity. My MSc dissertation focused on designing an effective VBAC scoring model in order to improve VBAC rates and women鈥檚 experience within UK and Greek Maternity Services.

I took up my position as Senior Lecturer in Midwifery in 2021 and enjoy adopting a creative and innovative approach to teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

As a midwife, I feel very blessed, not only because I witness the miracle of a new life but I am honoured to experience couple鈥檚 transition to parenthood.

My main aim when teaching is to give students wings to fly and direction to pursue their hopes and dreams.

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Qualifications

  • Msc in Midwifery - 天美传媒 of West Attica, Greece
  • BSc Hons Midwifery鈥 天美传媒 of Thessaloniki, Greece
  • BSc Hons Nursing 鈥 天美传媒 of West Attica, Greece
  • Lactation Consultant & Tongue Tie Division Specialist
  • Birth Trauma Specialist
  • Hypnobirthing Specialist

Teaching Expertise

  • Unit Lead for BSc & MSC Midwifery Course
  • Training of student midwives, clinicians and midwives on BFI Standards and how to create a Milk Bank within a BFI Hospital Setting in Greece
  • Simulation training with overseas midwives while preparing to work for the NHS on one to one, Skype or mini group based
  • Mentoring and preparing oversees midwives during their interview presentation

Research Interests

  • VBAC
  • Human Rights in Childbirth
  • Breastfeeding- Tongue Tie
  • Birth Trauma

Projects

  • New insights on vaginal birth after caesarean: Design of a prediction Model and Evaluate the efficiency of current practice in UK (current)

External Roles

  • Co-founder of a Non-Profit Midwifery Organization (HBMA)

Publications

Contact Details

T: +44 (0)1234 400400
E: eirini.vounatsou@beds.ac.uk

telephone

天美传媒 switchboard
During office hours
(Monday-Friday 08:30-17:00)
+44 (0)1234 400 400

Outside office hours
(Campus Watch)
+44 (0)1582 74 39 89

email

Admissions
admission@beds.ac.uk

International office
international@beds.ac.uk

Student support
sid@beds.ac.uk

Registration
sid@beds.ac.uk

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