GOLD Speakers


Professor Vanora Hundley, RN, RM, PhD
- Country: UK
Biography:
Vanora Hundley is Professor of Midwifery and Deputy Dean for Research
and Professional Practice at Bournemouth University. Vanora trained as a nurse
and midwife in Glasgow, Scotland, and has since worked in England, Hungary and
the USA. She is an experienced midwifery
researcher, who has led a range of studies in the reproductive health field
both in the UK and internationally. She conducted one of the first randomised
controlled trials of midwife-led care. Her recent work has focused on the
impact of hospital admission during the latent phase of labour, and she is a
member of the International Early Labour Research Group. The group is currently
conducting a review of the evidence surrounding labour onset.