Geraldine Lucas

Geraldine_Lucas

Head of Midwifery

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Department of Midwifery

Senior Management Team

Contact Details

email: G.lucas@worc.ac.uk

Geraldine is Head of Midwifery within the School of Nursing and Midwifery. She has extensive experience in teaching and learning in midwifery education. Geraldine is passionate about public partner involvement in midwifery education. She has worked extensively with maternity service users to inform midwifery education. Geraldine has also worked closely with community groups who support maternity services. Geraldine is passionate about creating authentic learning experiences.

Geraldine has undertaken an international Twinning project with the Royal College of Midwives, Save the Children and Women4Health in Nigeria. This was a collaborative endeavour to enhance midwifery education in Nigeria and the UK.

Geraldine is part of strategic subgroup working with Lead Midwives for education and other midwifery colleagues to enhance equality, diversity and inclusivity across midwifery education.

Geraldine has experience of working with medical colleagues to develop and implement interprofessional simulation for undergraduate midwifery and medical students.

Geraldine has supported health care students through implementation of Collaborative Learning in Practice (CLIP) model for placement learning. She enjoys supporting students through her role as a professional midwifery advocate.

Qualifications

  • MSc Medical Education (Teaching and Learning in Health Professionals)
  • PG Certificate
  • BSc Hons Midwifery
  • HEA Fellow

Teaching Interests

  • Public partner involvement in midwifery education
  • Sustainability
  • Meeting the additional care needs of pregnant women and families during the childbirth continuum
  • Compassionate midwifery care
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Global midwifery
  • Infant feeding
  • Equality, diversity and inclusivity

Research Interests

  • Learning disabilities and infant feeding
  • Public partner involvement

Membership of Professional Bodies

  • Nursing and Midwifery Council

Recent Publications

  • Douglas., E Johnson., C Lucas., & Dowling, S (2023) ‘Work with us to make it more accessible; What women with intellectual disabilities want from infant-feeding health resources: An explorative study. International Breastfeeding Journal, 18 (1) Article 67
  • Douglas, E., Johnson, C., Lucas, G., & Dowling, S. Supporting women with learning disabilities to feed their babies (Film)
  • Douglas, E Dowling, S., Johnson, C., and Lucas, G. (2023) Supporting Women with learning disabilities in infant feeding decisions: U.K health care professionals’ experiences. Maternal and Child Nutrition (19) 1, e13432
  • Johnson, C., Douglas, E., Lucas, G., and Dowling, S. (2022) Supporting women with learning disabilities in infant feeding decisions. A scoping review. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 18 (2) Article e13318
  • Lucas, G, Nutt, C et al (2022) ‘Ensuring every voice is heard’: promoting inclusivity in midwifery education, MIDIRs Midwifery Digest 32:4, 416-422
  • Meen., A and Lucas, G. (2020) Improving outcomes through education and Co-creation: British Journal of Midwifery: Volume 28 (11), ISSN (online): 2052-4307
  • Tedstone, S., and Lucas, G. (2018) Cultures of Breastfeeding: Reflections for Policy and Practice: In S. Dowling, D. Pontin & K Boyer (Eds.). Bristol Policy Press.
  • Edwards, S.E., Platt, S., Lenguerrand, E., Winte, C., Mears, J., Davis, S., Lucas, G., Holton, E., Fox, R., Draycott, T., and Siassakos, D. (2015) Effective Interprofessional simulation training for medical and midwifery students. BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning, 1 93), 87-93.

External Roles

  • Sub Lead Midwives for Education Strategic Group for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity