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Giordana Pinheiro Da Motta

Research Student

School of Health Sciences Division of Nursing

Contact details

Address

Giordana Pinheiro Da Motta City, University of London
Northampton Square
London EC1V 0HB
United Kingdom

About

Overview

PhD Student in the Division of Midwifery & Radiography with a scholarship from Science Without Borders Programme (CsF) from the Brazilian Government, joined City in February 2015. CsF Programme aims to send Brazilian students to the top universities around the world, developing partnerships between British and Brazilian governments, and between higher education institutions.

Since undergraduate studies, the construction of the curriculum was focused on research, being granted awards for outstanding performances at undergraduate and Masters level. As nurse and researcher, work was performed in Pediatric, Neonatal and Maternal health.

Lecturer of the Department of Maternal and Child Nursing of Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) in 2013.

Qualifications

  1. PhD Student, City University London, United Kingdom, Feb 2015
  2. MSc, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Mar 2011 – Apr 2013
  3. Postgraduate Diploma, Centro Educacional São Camilo - Sul, Brazil, Oct 2009 – Feb 2011
  4. BScN, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Mar 2004 – Aug 2008

Employment

  1. Lecturer, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Apr – Dec 2013
  2. Neonatal Nurse, Clinical Hospital of Porto Alegre, Sep 2011 – Feb 2015
  3. Nurse, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Apr 2011 – Aug 2015
  4. Nurse, Alvorada Hospital, Dec 2008 – Feb 2011

Memberships of professional organisations

  1. Council of International Neonatal Nurses (COINN), Aug 2015 – present

Languages

English (can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review) and Portuguese (can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review).

Research

The doctoral research aim is to learn strategies to improve access to and experience of postpartum care for implementation in socially disadvantaged communities. We are working to develop a group-based model of care for the postnatal period in socially disadvantaged communities and test its effectiveness.

Publications

Featured publications

  1. da Motta, G.D.C.P., Schardosim, J.M. and da Cunha, M.L.C. (2015). Neonatal Infant Pain Scale: Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation in Brazil. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 50(3), pp. 394–401. doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.03.019.

Publications by category

Conference paper/proceedings

  1. Da Motta, , Castilho, C., Louzada, L.C. and da Cunha, M.L.C. (2012). 2nd Brazilian Congress of Neonatal Nursing (COBENEO). Neonatal Infant Pain Scale: Cross-cultural adaptation process for Brazil 24-27 June.

Journal articles (11)

  1. Hunter, L.J., Da Motta, G., McCourt, C., Wiseman, O., Rayment, J.L., Haora, P. … Harden, A. (2019). Better together: A qualitative exploration of women’s perceptions and experiences of group antenatal care. Women and Birth, 32(4), pp. 336–345. doi:10.1016/j.wombi.2018.09.001.
  2. Hunter, L., Da Motta, G., McCourt, C., Wiseman, O., Rayment, J., Haora, P. … Harden, A. (2018). `It makes sense and it works': Maternity care providers' perspectives on the feasibility of a group antenatal care model (Pregnancy Circles). Midwifery, 66, pp. 56–63. doi:10.1016/j.midw.2018.07.016.
  3. Silva, S.M.R., Motta, G.D.C.P.D., Nunes, C.R., Schardosim, J.M. and Cunha, M.L.C.D. (2015). Late-onset neonatal sepsis in preterm infants with birth weight under 1.500 g. Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem, 36(4), pp. 84–89. doi:10.1590/1983-1447.2015.04.50892.
  4. Da Motta, G.D.C.P., Schardosim, J.M. and Da Cunha, M.L.C. (2015). Neonatal infant pain scale: Cross-cultural adaptation and validation in Brazil. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 50(3), pp. 394–401. doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.03.019.
  5. Motta, G.D.C.P.D. and Cunha, M.L.C.D. (2015). Prevenção e manejo não farmacológico da dor no recém-nascido. Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 68(1), pp. 131–135. doi:10.1590/0034-7167.2015680118p.
  6. Schardosim, J.M., Ruschel, L.M., Motta, G.D.C.P.D. and Cunha, M.L.C.D. (2014). Cross-cultural adaptation and clinical validation of the Neonatal Skin Condition Score to Brazilian Portuguese. Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 22(5), pp. 834–841. doi:10.1590/0104-1169.3456.2487.
  7. Santos, K.C.R.D., Bohn, M.L.D.S., Motta, G.D.C.P.D., Silva, E.F.D. and Lorenzine, E. (2014). Care to children with cleft lip-palate: an integrative review. Revista de Pesquisa Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 6(1), pp. 425–432. doi:10.9789/2175-5361.2014.v6i1.425-432.
  8. Da Motta, (2012). Prevention of nasal trauma due to CPAP in a preterm newborn: case report. Clinical and Biomedical Research, 32(4), pp. 480–484.
  9. Motta, G.D.C.P.D., Echer, I.C. and Lucena, A.D.F. (2010). Factors Associated with Smoking in Pregnancy. Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 18(4), pp. 809–815. doi:10.1590/s0104-11692010000400021.
  10. Echer, I.C., Barreto, S.S.M. and Motta, G.D.C.P.D. (2008). Perceptions of smokers in abstinence about the benefits from smoking cessation: a qualitative study. Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing, 7(1). doi:10.5935/1676-4285.20081161.
  11. Echer, I.C., Menna Barreto, S.S. and da Motta, G.D.C.P. (2007). Factors that contributed to quit smoking. Revista gaúcha de enfermagem / EENFUFRGS, 28(3), pp. 350–358.

Posters (15)

  1. Berto, D.C., Vaccari, A., Nunes, C.R., Carniel, E.L., Da Motta, , Morais, J.F.R.F. … Ribeiro, V.S. VII Nursing Process Symposium of Clinical Hospital of Porto Alegre. Ineffective Feeding Pattern of the Infant, 2014.
  2. Ribeiro, V.S., Vaccari, A., Nunes, C.R., Berto, D.C., Carniel, E.L., Da Motta, … Santos, R.G. VII Nursing Process Symposium of Clinical Hospital of Porto Alegre. Impaired Spontaneous Ventilation in premature newborns, 2014.
  3. Salvado, A.C., Stumpf, A.E., Reis, D.C., Rodrigues, F., Soares, T. and Da Motta, V Brazilian Congress of Pediatric and Neonatal Nursing. Experience in the use of humidification in the incubator, 2013.
  4. Da Motta, and da Cunha, M.L.C. 33rd Scientific Week of Clinical Hospital of Porto Alegre. Evaluation of the psychometric properties of a scale to assess pain in newborns adapted to Brazil, 2013.
  5. Santos, A.G., Da Motta, , Issi, H.B. and Ardenghi, V. V Brazilian Congress of Pediatric and Neonatal Nursing. Health education in nursing consultations to pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis: a reflection, 2013.
  6. Stumpf, A.E., Nunes, C.R., Reis, D.C., Da Motta, and Soares, T. XXIII Nursing Week of Clinical Hospital of Porto Alegre. Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC): Description of use in the NICU, 2012.
  7. Da Motta, , Soares, T., Stumpf, A.E., Reis, D.C. and Castro, S.B. XXIII Nursing Week of Clinical Hospital of Porto Alegre. Care focused on the development of the newborn: the experience of bathing the newborn wrapped in admission, 2012.
  8. Santos, K.C.R., Silva, M.L., Silva, E.F., Da Motta, and Lorenzini, E. XXIII Nursing Week of Clinical Hospital of Porto Alegre. Care of children with cleft lip and palate, 2012.
  9. Reis, D.C., Da Motta, , Stumpf, A.E., Zanella, A., Nunes, C.R., Ribeiro, E.P. … Soares, T. VI Symposium of the Nursing Process of Clinical Hospital of Porto Alegre. Risk of infection related to invasive procedure - Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) in Neonatology, 2012.
  10. Schardosim, J.M., Da Motta, and Stanislawski, K. VII Brazilian Congress of Obstetric and Neonatal Nursing (COBEON). Skin to skin contact in the first half hour of life: promoting breastfeeding and mother-baby bond, 2011.
  11. Da Motta, and Coelho, M. VII Brazilian Congress of Obstetric and Neonatal Nursing (COBEON). Noise in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, 2011.
  12. Da Motta, and Coelho, M. 31st Scientific Week of Clinical Hospital of Porto Alegre. Recommendations for reducing the noise in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, 2011.
  13. Schardosim, J.M., Alves, F.S., Da Motta, and Lima, S. III International Conference on Humanization of Childbirth. Normal Birth Center: humanizing the obstetric and perinatal care, 2010.
  14. Schardosim, J.M., Da Motta, , Alves, F.S. and Lima, S. III International Conference on Humanization of Childbirth. Breastfeeding group: an incentive to strengthen the bond between mother and baby, 2010.
  15. Da Motta, , Alves, F.S. and Linhares, A.P. XXI Nursing Week of Clinical Hospital of Porto Alegre. Guidance on breastfeeding to postpartum women in the rooming-in care - experience report, 2010.

Thesis/dissertation

  1. Da Motta, Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Neonatal Infant Pain Scale for use in Brazil. (Master's Thesis)

Professional activities

Events/conferences (2)

  1. XXV Nursing Week of Clinical Hospital of Porto Alegre. Clinical Hospital of Porto Alegre (2014).
    Description: Motta GCP, Kochhann VN. Pressure ulcers in children and neonates: can it be prevented? (2014) Porto Alegre, Brazil.
  2. Nursing Week of Femina Hospital. Femina Hospital (2012).
    Description: Topics in Neonatology: Preparation and Administration of Medications. (2012) Porto Alegre, Brazil