Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Pregnancy and early parenthood in criminal justice settings.
Qualitative research methods.
Ethnography.
Commercial and public engagement
Fellow of The Royal College of Midwives
Volunteer for the charity: Birth Companions.
External Examiner at a comparable University.
Peer Reviewer for several journals.
Teaching specialisms
Complex Social Issues in Maternity Care.
Maternal mental health.
Leadership.
Academic supervision for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Overview
Associate Professor [Research]. Fellow of The Royal College of Midwives and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. PhD supervisor.
Education/Academic qualification
DHRes, Doctorate, The Incarcerated Pregnancy: An Ethnographic Study of Perinatal Women in English Prisons, University of Hertfordshire
1 Sept 2012 → 31 May 2018
Award Date: 7 Jul 2018
Health, MSc, University of Hertfordshire
Award Date: 10 Sept 2007
External positions
External Examiner, The University of Manchester
1 Sept 2015 → …
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Exploring experiences of women becoming homeless during pregnancy
Abbott, L. & Reynolds, S.
10/07/18 → …
Project: Research
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A Qualitative Study on the Perceptions of Nigerian Mothers and Midwives of Cultural Competency in Antenatal Care
Trivedi, D., Abbott, L. & Esegbona-Adeigbe, S.
1/02/17 → 30/08/24
Project: Research
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Jean Davis Award from Iolanthe Midwifery Trust and Royal College of Midwives
3/11/14 → …
Project: Other
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The Incarcerated Pregnancy: What is the experience of being pregnant in prison?
4/09/12 → …
Project: Other
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Pregnancy and new motherhood in prison during the COVID-19 pandemic
Abbott, L., 28 Mar 2023, Experiences of Punishment, Abuse and Justice by Women and Families. Natalie, B., Masson, I. & Baldwin, L. (eds.). Bristol University Press, Vol. 2. p. 11-31 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Experiences of midwifery care in English prisons
Abbott, L., Scott, T. & Thomas, H., 12 Nov 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Birth. 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A qualitative study of Nigerian Mothers and Midwives Perceptions of cultural competency in antenatal care.
Trivedi, D., Abbott, L. & Esegbona, S., 10 Nov 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation › peer-review
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Medications and recreational drug use
Abbott, L. & Mills, K., 2022, Fundamentals of Pharmacology for Midwives. Peate, I. & Hamilton, C. (eds.). Wiley, p. 349 - 363Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Compulsory separation of women prisoners from their babies following childbirth: Uncertainty, loss and disenfranchised grief
Abbott, L., Scott, T. & Thomas, H., 26 Dec 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Sociology of Health and Illness. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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