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Suzanne Lee

Senior Lecturer

School of Health Sciences Division of Midwifery and Radiography

Contact details

Address

Suzanne Lee M104, Myddelton Street Building
City, University of London
Northampton Square
London EC1V 0HB
United Kingdom

About

Overview

Suzanne is a midwifery lecturer who joined City University London in 2013. She previously worked as a midwife at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Suzanne began her career as a mental health nurse. She then undertook a BA in Social Policy and an MA in Women's Studies which led to an interest in women's health issues. She studied Midwifery in Brighton and worked there in all areas of practice becoming the Lead Midwife for the antenatal clinic and day assessment unit. Following this, she was appointed Lead Research Midwife for the NHS Trust. Her main area of interest is antenatal care and in particular midwifery care for women with complicated pregnancies. Her PhD investigated the perception of risk in relation to pregnancy and childbirth.

Qualifications

  1. PhD, City, University of London, United Kingdom, 2020
  2. BSc Midwifery, University of Brighton, United Kingdom, 2003
  3. MA Women's Studies, University of Kent, United Kingdom, 1996
  4. BA Social Policy, Lancaster University, United Kingdom, 1994

Administrative role

  1. Senior personal tutor (midwifery)

Teaching

Module Leadership PGDip Midwifery

- MWM004 Research Methods in Midwifery

Module Leadership BSc Midwifery

- NM3743 Literature Review Project - MW1004 Using Evidence in Midwifery Practice

Other teaching

I also teach on modules across the undergraduate Midwifery programmeand on the postgraduate module NMM039 Managing Risks in Midwifery.

Research

Research Overview

Suzanne is working towards a PhD researching risk perception in high risk pregnancy. She is using qualitative and quantitative methods to examine how pregnant women, midwives and obstetricians perceive risk in pregnancy.

She is also part of a study investigating the use of expressive writing to promote health in women after birth.

Research Areas

- Maternity care
- Risk perception

Grants

2013-2015 National Institute for Health Research, Research for Patient Benefit. Using expressive writing interventions to promote health in women after birth. £225,188.

Principal Collaborators

Susan Ayers

Publications

Publications by category

Conference papers and proceedings (3)

  1. Crawley, R., Ayers, S., Button, S., Thornton, A., Field, A., Lee, S. … Smith, H. (2016). Evaluating expressive writing to improve postpartum health. 18th Congress of the International Society for Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynaecology 12-14 May, Malaga.
  2. Thompson, S., Ayers, S., Crawley, R., Thornton, A., Eagle, A., Bradley, R. … Smith, H. (2015). Using expressive writing as an intervention to improve postnatal wellbeing. 2015 Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology (SRIP) Conference 14-15 September, East Midlands Conference Centre, University of Nottingham.
  3. Lee, S., Holden, D. and Ayers, S. (2015). Risk perception and decision making in women with high risk pregnancies. 2015 Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology (SRIP) Conference 14-15 September, East Midlands Conference Centre, University of Nottingham.

Journal articles (15)

  1. Lee, S., Holden, D., Webb, R. and Ayers, S. (2019). Pregnancy related risk perception in pregnant women, midwives & doctors: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 19(1). doi:10.1186/s12884-019-2467-4.
  2. Ayers, S., Crawley, R., Webb, R., Button, S., Thornton, A., Smith, H. … Gyte, G. (2019). What are women stressed about after birth? Birth, 46(4), pp. 678–685. doi:10.1111/birt.12455.
  3. Olander, E.K., Aquino, M.R.J.R., Chhoa, C., Harris, E., Lee, S. and Bryar, R.M. (2019). Women's views of continuity of information provided during and after pregnancy: A qualitative interview study. Health & Social Care in the Community. doi:10.1111/hsc.12764.
  4. Olander, E.K., Aquino, M.R.J.R., Chhoa, C., Harris, E., Lee, S. and Bryar, R. (2019). Women’s views on contact with a health visitor during pregnancy: an interview study. Primary Health Care Research & Development, 20. doi:10.1017/s146342361900046x.
  5. Crawley, R., Ayers, S., Button, S., Thornton, A., Field, A.P., Lee, S. … Smith, H. (2018). Feasibility and acceptability of expressive writing with postpartum women: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 18(1). doi:10.1186/s12884-018-1703-7.
  6. Ayers, S., Crawley, R., Button, S., Thornton, A., Field, A.P., Flood, C. … Smith, H. (2018). Evaluation of expressive writing for postpartum health: a randomised controlled trial. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 41(5), pp. 614–626. doi:10.1007/s10865-018-9970-3.
  7. Button, S., Thornton, A., Lee, S., Shakespeare, J. and Ayers, S. (2017). Seeking help for perinatal psychological distress: a meta-synthesis of women’s experiences. British Journal of General Practice, 67(663). doi:10.3399/bjgp17x692549.
  8. Ford, E., Lee, S., Shakespeare, J. and Ayers, S. (2017). Diagnosis and management of perinatal depression and anxiety in general practice: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies. British Journal of General Practice, 67(661). doi:10.3399/bjgp17x691889.
  9. Lee, S., Ayers, S. and Holden, D. (2016). How women with high risk pregnancies perceive interactions with healthcare professionals when discussing place of birth: A qualitative study. Midwifery, 38, pp. 42–48. doi:10.1016/j.midw.2016.03.009.
  10. Lee, S., Ayers, S. and Holden, D. (2016). Risk perception and choice of place of birth in women with high risk pregnancies: A qualitative study. Midwifery, 38, pp. 49–54. doi:10.1016/j.midw.2016.03.008.
  11. Lee, S., Ayers, S. and Holden, D. (2016). Decision-making regarding place of birth in high-risk pregnancy: a qualitative study. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology, 37(2), pp. 44–50. doi:10.3109/0167482x.2016.1151413.
  12. Lee, S., Holden, D. and Ayers, S. (2016). How women with high risk pregnancies use lay information when considering place of birth: A qualitative study. Women and Birth, 29(1). doi:10.1016/j.wombi.2015.07.010.
  13. Lee, S., Ayers, S. and Holden, D. (2014). A metasynthesis of risk perception in women with high risk pregnancies. Midwifery, 30(4), pp. 403–411. doi:10.1016/j.midw.2013.04.010.
  14. Lee, S. (2014). Risk perception in women with high-risk pregnancies. British Journal of Midwifery, 22(1), pp. 8–13. doi:10.12968/bjom.2014.22.1.8.
  15. Lee, S., Ayers, S. and Holden, D. (2012). Risk perception of women during high risk pregnancy: A systematic review. Health, Risk & Society, 14(6), pp. 511–531. doi:10.1080/13698575.2012.701277.