Teaching and Research
                Teaching and Research
Teaching areas: 
- Professional issues
- Governance and quality
- Leadership
- Professional Midwifery Advocate
- Intrapartum care
- Reproductive health
- Newborn
- Maternal obesity
- Public Health and the midwife
 
Research areas:
- Antenatal Physical Activity and Wellbeing  
 
            
                Professional Bodies
                Professional bodies
| Association / Society  | Contribution to Association / Society  | 
| Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)  | RM, RN, Lecturer/Practice Educator  | 
| The Higher Education Academy  | Fellow  | 
| Living Well Research Group – ºüÀêÊÓÆµ of Worcester  | Member  | 
| Royal College of Midwives  | Member  | 
             
            
                Publications/Conferences/Outputs
                 
Research outputs
| Dates  | Details  | Institutions involved  | Funding  | 
| September 2020 | Introduction to public health and health promotion chapter for Public Health book for Student Nurses  | Cardiff ºüÀêÊÓÆµ      | N/A  | 
| January 2020-March 2020  | Co-creation of learning package around 3 key outputs with underpinning of key evidence, national policies academic principles. Based on outputs from original project in 2019  | LMS for Hereford and Worcestershire, Wye Valley Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust    | £12,000 | 
| January 2019-March 2019  | Co-authored an Academic impression of literature with focus on 2 key elements of Saving babies Lives V1 National Bundle with recommendations for practice   | LMS for Hereford and Worcestershire, Wye Valley Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust  | £20,000 | 
 
Publications:
Stephens, L (2019) Supporting professional midwifery advocates to enhance implementation of the A-EQUIP model MIDIRS Midwifery Digest, Vol 29 (2) pp. 159-161 
Martin T, Stephens L, Dennis T. (2018) Introduction and background to the role of professional midwifery advocate MIDIRS Midwifery Digest, Vol 28 (2) pp.161-163 
Stephens, L (2007) Promoting Exercise in Pregnancy MIDIRS Midwifery Digest 17:1 pp.48-51 
 
Conferences attended
| Date | Conference | Role | 
| September 2019  | PMA National Conference  | Participant  | 
| March 2019  | Saving Babies Lives  | Presented findings on a literature review related to fetal well-being  |