Dr Christine Furber Phd MSc BSc RN RM ADM Cert Ed (FE) MTD SFHEA

Research interests

Christine's research activity is in the field of public health and midwifery.

For  PhD, Christine explored midwives's views of their baby feeding role using a qualitative approach.

Current research projects:

• An exploration of the needs of student midwives and nurses in communicating effectively about weight and obesity.
• Decreased fetal movements: an exploration of women's and health professional's experiences

Methodological knowledge

Qualitative methods:

Grounded Theory

Framework analysis

Phenomenology

Ethnography

Quantitative methods:

Surveys

Randomised controlled trials