Section: Research Student Profiles
Nessa McHugh
- Name Nessa McHugh
- Organisation
- Sociology, School of Social and Political Science
University of Edinburgh - Address
- Edinburgh UK
- Telephone
- 0131-455 5351
- n.mchugh@napier.ac.uk
- URL
- http://www.sociology.ed.ac.uk/research_students/mchugh_nessa
Telling the Tales and Stirring the Tea: Narratives of Radical Midwifery
Research Interests:
Narratives of birth and midwifery
Supervisor:
Prof Liz Stanley
Educational Background
1998: P.G. D.E. Education & Health Care Practice: Sheffield Hallam University
1992: M.A Women's Studies: Loughborough University
1983: B. A. (Hon) Psychology: Manchester University
Professional Background
1990: Registered Midwife (Leicester)
Publications:
McHugh, N (In press) Blue Moons and Wise Hands: Birth knowledge and stories of meaningful midwifery. In Davis, S (Ed) Art and Soul of Midwifery: Creativity in practice, education and research. London: Elsevier Press.
McHugh, N (2003) Telling the Tales and Stirring the Tea. In Wickham, S (Ed) Midwifery Best Practice 2. Hale: Books for Midwives. Chapter 9.1.
McHugh, N (2003) Midwives of the Soul: The spirituality of birth. Midwifery Matters. No. 97, pp 4-5.
McHugh, N (2003) Giving birth to Participation: Are Women empowered within the maternity services? In Dooher, J and Byrt, R (Eds) Empowerment and the Health Service User Vol.2. Wiltshire: Quay Books. Chapter 4.
McHugh, N (2000) Van generatie op generatie: De invloed van verhalen op de gebioortecultuur (Birth Knowledge Through the Generations) Tijdschrift voor verloskundijen (Dutch Journal of Midwifery). September pp.562-567.
McHugh, N (1999) Women's Stories. Midwifery Matters. No.82 autumn p. 3.
Littlewood, J. and McHugh, N (1997) 'Myth of the Madonna': Postnatal Depression and Maternal Distress. Basingstoke: Macmillan.
McHugh, N (1997) The RADS are coming! In Jowitt, M, and Kagar, I (Eds) Radical Midwifery. Leominister: Orphans Press, Association of Radical Midwives.
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