About
Dr Ellen Kitson-Reynolds is the Deputy Head of School Education, Principle Teaching Fellow in Health Sciences, University of Southampton. Ellen’s clinical and published expertise covers clinical decision making, supporting newly qualified midwives and educational advances for pre-registration midwifery education, continuity of carer implementation in midwifery curriculum, bladder management linked to birth and a special interest in autistic spectrum disorders linked to maternity services.
"I passionately believe in supporting midwives to achieve their fullest potential that will positively impact women and their families through their pregnancy, birth and post-birth experiences and for the next generation of midwives to espouse the highest quality professional values."
Research
Research interests
- Research into the experience of newly qualified midwives - International collaboration linked to transition from student to midwife
- Bladder management linked to the intrapartum period
- Service evaluations linked to enhanced recovery after planned caesarean sectionSupporting students to complete service evaluations in local NHS TrustsContinuity of Carer
Publications
42 publications
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Sarah Bailey,
Jacky Boivin,
Christopher D Bailey,
Ellen Kitson-Reynolds,
& Nicholas Macklon
, 2020
, Reproductive BioMedicine Online
, 40 (5) , 729--742
Type: article
Kate Ashforth,
& Ellen Kitson-Reynolds
, 2019
, British Journal of Midwifery
, 27 (10) , 649--654
Type: article
Sarah Louise Bailey,
Jacky Boivin,
Ellen Kitson-Reynolds,
Christopher Bailey,
& Nick MacKlon
, 2019
, BMJ Open
, 9 (5) , 1--9
Type: article
Michelle Gray,
Ellen Kitson-Reynolds,
& Allison Cummins
, 2019
Type: book
Verónica Blanco Gutiérrez,
Ash Monga,
& Ellen Kitson-Reynolds
, 2019
, British Journal of Midwifery
, 27 (1) , 15--25
Type: article
Kate Ashforth,
& Ellen Kitson-Reynolds
, 2019
, The Practising Midwife
Type: letterEditorial
Kate Ashforth,
& Ellen Kitson-Reynolds
, 2019
, British Journal of Midwifery
, 27 (12) , 716--723
Type: review
Kate Ashforth,
& Ellen Kitson-Reynolds
, 2018
, The Practising Midwife
, 10--12
Type: letterEditorial
Ellen Kitson-Reynolds
, 2018
, British Journal of Midwifery
Type: article
Ellen Kitson-Reynolds
, 2017
, The Practising Midwife
Type: article
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Teaching
I am currently lecturing at the University of Southampton. I am also a Professional Midwifery Advocate for the Southampton area. My professional background is as a nurse and midwife, with academic activity linked to:
- All aspects of midwifery practice particularly supporting women’s choice and developing Continuity of Carer
- Professional regulation and standards including the support of midwives and nurses
- Clinical investigations and related legal aspects
- Clinical decision making and leadership teaching and learning for students, midwives and women
- Enhancing the student experience through videoed scenarios, case studies and individual experiences
- The transition of newly qualified midwives
- Safeguarding the public through risk management and education for practitioners
- Qualitative research – in particular Phenomenology
- Curriculum development
- Evidence based practice
- Service evaluations
- Autism and inclusivity
- Clinical skills teaching - Physiological breach birth