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Kara Smythe
(she/her)
Research student
- SmytheKL@cardiff.ac.uk
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1-3 Museum Place, Room Room 0.04, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3BD
Glamorgan Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3WA
Publication
2022
- Smythe, K. L., Petersen, I. and Schartau, P. 2022. Prevalence of perinatal depression and anxiety in both parents. Jama Network Open 5(6), article number: e2218969. (10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.18969)
Articles
- Smythe, K. L., Petersen, I. and Schartau, P. 2022. Prevalence of perinatal depression and anxiety in both parents. Jama Network Open 5(6), article number: e2218969. (10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.18969)
Research
Thesis
Exploring the uptake and provision of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) among ‘vulnerable’ groups: a mixed-methods study
Funding sources
ESRC-Wales DTP & Public Health Wales
Teaching
I have contributed to a module on sexuality, sexual health and gender at University College London. My teaching centres on contraceptive care and services, abortion, and reproductive justice.
Biography
I am currently exploring the uptake and provision of long-acting reversible contraception in Wales. I am a medical doctor, and I trained and worked for many years as an Obstetrician/Gynecologist in the United States. In 2021, I completed an MSc in Population Health at UCL, and in 2023 I completed an MSc in Social Science Research Methods at Cardiff University. My PhD research aims to bring together these various disciplines.
Professional memberships
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology: 2016 - present
Supervisors
Research themes
Specialisms
- Sociology of health
- Reproductive medicine