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Ms Grace Thomas
Pennaeth Proffesiynau Iechyd: Bydwraig Arweiniol ar gyfer Addysg Bydwreigiaeth a Phennaeth Proffesiynol: Bydwreigiaeth
Trosolwyg
Main Roles and Responsibilities:
I am Professional Head of Midwifery Education and Lead Midwife for Education at Cardiff University. My passion is to help women achieve a positive birth experience, regardless of the type of birth, and to enable students and midwives alike to have the skills and confidence to safely support women in their achievement of this. I have presented widely across the UK and internationally and was joint recipient of the RCM Excellence in Education Award in 2011 for the Medicines & Midwives (MaM) project.
Academic Interests:
Joint lead for All Wales initiative to produce on-line training module for midwives on perinatal mental health (Chair of All Wales Perinatal Mental Health Forum)
Currently working with RCM to develop on-line training for numeracy skills for midwives
Member of Wales Midwifery 20:20 $acirc; Core Role of the Midwife$acirc; work stream & Wales representative on Scotland $acirc; Public Health$acirc; work stream
Lead for developing Maternity Pathway using the Map of Medicine
Member of review team for Safer Childbirth (RCOG / RCM / RCOP / RCOA)
Member of NMC Essential Skills Cluster (normality) for review of undergraduate midwifery curriculum
Journal reviewer for BJM and AJM
International and national conference speaker
Winner of Heads of Midwifery Advisory Group Award 2007 for partnership working.
Cyhoeddiad
2023
- Edwards, D., Csontos, J. and Thomas, G. 2023. Implementing midwifery twinning partnerships: challenges and facilitators. A rapid evidence summary. [Online]. medRxiv: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. (10.1101/2023.06.14.23291377) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.06.14.23291377
2022
- Hunter, B., Thomas, G., Wilhelmová, R., Trendafilova, P., Blazeviciene, A., Lynch, L. and Jokinen, M. 2022. Strengthening global midwifery education to improve quality maternity care: Co-designing the World Health Organization Midwifery Assessment Tool for Education (MATE). Nurse Education in Practice 63, article number: 103376. (10.1016/j.nepr.2022.103376)
2021
- Cooke, A. et al. 2021. Exploring the STEP-uP to practice: A survey of UK lead midwives for education views of the student midwife extended practice placement during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Midwifery 101, article number: 103048. (10.1016/j.midw.2021.103048)
- Renfrew, M. J. et al. 2021. Sustaining quality education and practice learning in a pandemic and beyond: ‘I have never learnt as much in my life, as quickly, ever’. Midwifery 94, article number: 102915. (10.1016/j.midw.2020.102915)
2019
- Darra, S. and Thomas, G. 2019. An evaluation of the midwifery Pre-Qualifying Skills Passport in Wales. British Journal of Midwifery 27(1), pp. 26-32. (10.12968/bjom.2019.27.1.26)
- Thomas, S. 2019. Wales and SW Maternity and Midwifery Festival 2018. Presented at: Wales & SW Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2018, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 20 September 2018.
2018
- Thomas, G. 2018. Investing in midwifery education. Presented at: International Conference 2018 - Nurses: A Voice to Lead - Health is a Human Right, Kaunas, Lithuania, 4 May 2018.
- Thomas, G. 2018. The Phoenix Project: midwifery collaboration between University of Namibia and Cardiff University. Presented at: International Confederation of Midwives Triennial Conference, Toronto Canada, 18-22 June 2017.
2016
- Thomas, G. 2016. Transforming a midwifery curriculum: lessons to support midwifery education worldwide. Presented at: World Health Organistaion Collaborating Centres Biennial Conference, Glasgow, UK, 27-29 July 2016.
- Darra, S., Wyn-Davies, J., Edgerton, L., Morse, N. and Thomas, G. 2016. Working together to implement a pre-qualifying skills passport in Wales: report of a pilot project. British Journal of Midwifery 24(7), pp. 478-483. (10.12968/bjom.2016.24.7.478)
2014
- Thomas, G. 2014. Oman and Wales: a collaborative provision for midwifery education. Presented at: ICM 30th Triennial Conference. Midwives: Improving Women's Health Globally, Prague, Czech Republic, 1-5 June 2014. pp. -.
Cynadleddau
- Thomas, S. 2019. Wales and SW Maternity and Midwifery Festival 2018. Presented at: Wales & SW Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2018, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 20 September 2018.
- Thomas, G. 2018. Investing in midwifery education. Presented at: International Conference 2018 - Nurses: A Voice to Lead - Health is a Human Right, Kaunas, Lithuania, 4 May 2018.
- Thomas, G. 2018. The Phoenix Project: midwifery collaboration between University of Namibia and Cardiff University. Presented at: International Confederation of Midwives Triennial Conference, Toronto Canada, 18-22 June 2017.
- Thomas, G. 2016. Transforming a midwifery curriculum: lessons to support midwifery education worldwide. Presented at: World Health Organistaion Collaborating Centres Biennial Conference, Glasgow, UK, 27-29 July 2016.
- Thomas, G. 2014. Oman and Wales: a collaborative provision for midwifery education. Presented at: ICM 30th Triennial Conference. Midwives: Improving Women's Health Globally, Prague, Czech Republic, 1-5 June 2014. pp. -.
Erthyglau
- Hunter, B., Thomas, G., Wilhelmová, R., Trendafilova, P., Blazeviciene, A., Lynch, L. and Jokinen, M. 2022. Strengthening global midwifery education to improve quality maternity care: Co-designing the World Health Organization Midwifery Assessment Tool for Education (MATE). Nurse Education in Practice 63, article number: 103376. (10.1016/j.nepr.2022.103376)
- Cooke, A. et al. 2021. Exploring the STEP-uP to practice: A survey of UK lead midwives for education views of the student midwife extended practice placement during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Midwifery 101, article number: 103048. (10.1016/j.midw.2021.103048)
- Renfrew, M. J. et al. 2021. Sustaining quality education and practice learning in a pandemic and beyond: ‘I have never learnt as much in my life, as quickly, ever’. Midwifery 94, article number: 102915. (10.1016/j.midw.2020.102915)
- Darra, S. and Thomas, G. 2019. An evaluation of the midwifery Pre-Qualifying Skills Passport in Wales. British Journal of Midwifery 27(1), pp. 26-32. (10.12968/bjom.2019.27.1.26)
- Darra, S., Wyn-Davies, J., Edgerton, L., Morse, N. and Thomas, G. 2016. Working together to implement a pre-qualifying skills passport in Wales: report of a pilot project. British Journal of Midwifery 24(7), pp. 478-483. (10.12968/bjom.2016.24.7.478)
Gwefannau
- Edwards, D., Csontos, J. and Thomas, G. 2023. Implementing midwifery twinning partnerships: challenges and facilitators. A rapid evidence summary. [Online]. medRxiv: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. (10.1101/2023.06.14.23291377) Available at: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.06.14.23291377
Ymchwil
Research activity / interests
Chair of All Wales Midwifery and Reproductive Health Research Forum
Peer reviewer for 29th Triennial Congress International Confederation of Midwives, June 2011, Durban South Africa
Joint lead researcher on $acirc; Mapping Maternity Care & Outcomes in Wales$acirc; project (funded by Royal College of Midwives £6K)
Joint lead applicant $acirc; achieved £10K CELT Grant for $acirc; Medicines & Midwives$acirc; project November 2009 $acirc; awarded RCM Excellence in Midwifery Education Award in 2011 for this work
Research: Centre Collaborator / Principal Investigator for SELAN Trial (international RCT on latent phase of labour led by University of Toronto)
Principal Investigator for HELP Trial (led by SEWTU)
Waterbirth Research Development Group collaborator (CYPP Research Network)
Health Professions Wales Research Training Fellowship 2005-2006
Member of Cochrane review body for Cochrane proposal on perineal cooling
Research on membrane sweeping
MSc Research on the Expectant Father
Addysgu
I currently lead two modules on the Bachelor of Midwifery (Hons) programme and contribute to all other modules. My teaching expertise lies within the promotion of normal birth and public health related to midwifery, health promotion, perinatal mental health, leadership and current strategic issues within maternity care. I am leading the development of a new Future Midwife Cardiff 24 (FMC24) midwifery curriculum in the School. I was a member of the NMC Thought Leadership Group for the development of the new Future Midwife standards (NMC, 2019) and one of 4 UK midwives on the writing and finalisation group led by Prof Mary Renfrew. I have spent time in Oman teaching on a Community Health BSc programme, I led a Midwifery education and simulation project as part of Cardiff University Phoenix Project in Namibia and have undertaken work in Malta on the promotion of normal birth. I was recipient of the RCM Excellence in Midwifery Education Award in 2011 for the development of an innovative interactive workshop on medicines administration in midwifery (MaM workshop).
I jointly led the development of an on-line / DVD Learning Module for Midwives on Perinatal Mental Health on behalf of the All Wales Perinatal Mental Health Group. http://www.beatingbipolar.org/perinataltraining/ I am External Examiner at City, University of London and University of Limerick. |
Bywgraffiad
Aelodaethau proffesiynol
Member of Royal College of Midwives
Member of Consultant Nurse Midwife Allied Health Professional Cymru group
Past Chair of RCM Consultant Midwives Group Cymru
