Overview
Background
Nigel is a Senior Research Fellow and NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow (EL1) with the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work and the Midwifery Research Unit. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor with the Molly Wardaguga Research Centre, Charles Darwin University. He is a Midwife with clinical, education, research and policy experience encompassing a broad range of midwifery care provision including birth suite, continuity of care and community midwifery. Nigel is an effective clinical leader with a track record for linking research with clinical practice and effecting practice change. He completed a PhD in 2013 researching different techniques for the administration of sterile water injections for the management of back pain in labour. His research in this field is ongoing. Nigel’s other areas of research interest include the duration and management of normal first and second stage labour. Nigel has expertise in conducting randomised controlled trials and mixed methods design. He is a strong collaborative researcher with projects involving fellow academics from Australia, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the USA.
Availability
- Dr Nigel Lee is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Australian Catholic University
Works
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2019
Journal Article
Does introducing a dedicated early labour area improve birth outcomes? A pre-post intervention study
Williams, Lauren, Jenkinson, Bec, Lee, Nigel, Gao, Yu, Allen, Jyai, Morrow, Jane and Kildea, Sue (2019). Does introducing a dedicated early labour area improve birth outcomes? A pre-post intervention study. Women and Birth, 33 (3), 259-264. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2019.05.001
2019
Journal Article
Woman-centred care: an integrative review of the empirical literature
Brady, Susannah, Lee, Nigel, Gibbons, Kristen and Bogossian, Fiona (2019). Woman-centred care: an integrative review of the empirical literature. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 94, 107-119. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.01.001
2019
Conference Publication
The power of silence: maternal and neonatal outcomes from a comparison of spontaneous and directed pushing in second stage labour
Lee, Nigel, Gao, Yu, Lotz, Laurne and Sue Kildea (2019). The power of silence: maternal and neonatal outcomes from a comparison of spontaneous and directed pushing in second stage labour. Australian College of Midwives (ACM 2019), Canberra, ACT, Australia, 17-19 September 2019. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2019.07.178
2019
Conference Publication
The power of silence: maternal and neonatal outcomes from a comparison of spontaneous and directed pushing in second stage labour
Lee, Nigel, Gao, Yu, Lotz, Lauren and Kildea, Sue (2019). The power of silence: maternal and neonatal outcomes from a comparison of spontaneous and directed pushing in second stage labour. ACM 2019 National Conference, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 17–19 September 2019. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2019.07.178
2019
Journal Article
Knowledge and use of sterile water injections amongst midwives in the United Kingdom: a cross-sectional study
Lee, Nigel, Jomeen, Julie, Mårtensson, Lena B., Emery, Vanessa and Kildea, Sue (2019). Knowledge and use of sterile water injections amongst midwives in the United Kingdom: a cross-sectional study. Midwifery, 68, 9-14. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2018.10.001
2019
Conference Publication
The contribution of midwifery education to the provision of woman-centred care: Outcomes and implications of an integrative review
Brady, Susannah, Lee, Nigel, Gibbons, Kristen and Bogossian, Fiona (2019). The contribution of midwifery education to the provision of woman-centred care: Outcomes and implications of an integrative review. ACM 2019 National Conference – Power, Passion and Politics, Canberra, Australia, 17–19 September 2019. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2019.07.198
2018
Journal Article
Maternal and neonatal outcomes from a comparison of spontaneous and directed pushing in second stage
Lee, Nigel, Gao, Yu, Lotz, Lauren and Kildea, Sue (2018). Maternal and neonatal outcomes from a comparison of spontaneous and directed pushing in second stage. Women and Birth, 32 (4), e433-e440. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2018.10.005
2018
Journal Article
Crowdsourcing image analysis for plant phenomics to generate ground truth data for machine learning
Zhou, Naihui, Siegel, Zachary D., Zarecor, Scott, Lee, Nigel, Campbell, Darwin A., Andorf, Carson M., Nettleton, Dan, Lawrence-Dill, Carolyn J., Ganapathysubramanian, Baskar, Kelly, Jonathan W. and Friedberg, Iddo (2018). Crowdsourcing image analysis for plant phenomics to generate ground truth data for machine learning. Plos Computational Biology, 14 (7) e1006337, e1006337. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006337
2018
Journal Article
Perineal injury associated with hands on/hands poised and directed/undirected pushing: a retrospective cross-sectional study of non-operative vaginal births, 2011-2016
Lee, Nigel, Firmin, Meaghan, Gao, Yu and Kildea, Sue (2018). Perineal injury associated with hands on/hands poised and directed/undirected pushing: a retrospective cross-sectional study of non-operative vaginal births, 2011-2016. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 83, 11-17. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.04.002
2018
Book Chapter
Disturbances in the rhythm of labour
Lee, Nigel and Tracy, Sally K. (2018). Disturbances in the rhythm of labour. Midwifery: preparation for practice. (pp. 861-889) edited by Sally Pairman, Sally K. Tracy, Hannah G. Dahlen and Lesley Dixon. Chatswood, NSW, Australia: Elsevier Australia.
2017
Journal Article
Sterile water injections for childbirth pain: An evidenced based guide to practice
Mårtensson, Lena B., Hutton, Eileen K., Lee, Nigel, Kildea, Sue, Gao, Yu and Bergh, Ingrid (2017). Sterile water injections for childbirth pain: An evidenced based guide to practice. Women and Birth, 31 (5), 380-385. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2017.12.001
2017
Journal Article
‘Tough love’: the experiences of midwives giving women sterile water injections for the relief of back pain in labour
Lee, Nigel, Kildea, Sue and Stapleton, Helen (2017). ‘Tough love’: the experiences of midwives giving women sterile water injections for the relief of back pain in labour. Midwifery, 53, 80-86. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2017.07.016
2017
Conference Publication
Second stage techniques and risk of perineal injury: A retrospective cohort study
Lee, Nigel, Firmin, Meaghan, Gao, Yu and Kildea, Sue (2017). Second stage techniques and risk of perineal injury: A retrospective cohort study. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2017.08.026
2017
Journal Article
Comparing Different Partograph Designs for Use in Standard Labor Care: A Pilot Randomized Trial
Lee, Nigel J., Neal, Jeremy, Lowe, Nancy K. and Kildea, Sue V. (2017). Comparing Different Partograph Designs for Use in Standard Labor Care: A Pilot Randomized Trial. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 22 (3), 1-9. doi: 10.1007/s10995-017-2366-0
2017
Journal Article
So you want to conduct a randomised trial? Learnings from a 'failed' feasibility study of a Crisis Resource Management prompt during simulated paediatric resuscitation
Teis, Rachel, Allen, Jyai, Lee, Nigel and Kildea, Sue (2017). So you want to conduct a randomised trial? Learnings from a 'failed' feasibility study of a Crisis Resource Management prompt during simulated paediatric resuscitation. Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal, 20 (1), 37-44. doi: 10.1016/j.aenj.2016.12.001
2017
Book
Midwifery
Glover, Pauline, Lewis, Louise, McNeill, Liz, Costins, Pauline, Warland, Jane, Kew, Clare, Bradfield, Zoe, Kuliukas, Lesley, Staff, Lynne, Burns, Virginia, Mannix, Trudi, Taylor, Ann, Lee, Nigel and Brady, Susannah (2017). Midwifery. Milton, QLD Australia: John Wiley & Sons.
2016
Journal Article
First stage of labour management practices: a survey of Australian obstetric providers
White, Louise, Lee, Nigel and Beckmann, Michael (2016). First stage of labour management practices: a survey of Australian obstetric providers. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 57 (3), 266-271. doi: 10.1111/ajo.12510
2016
Journal Article
"No pain, no gain": the experience of women using sterile water injections
Lee, Nigel, Kildea, Sue and Stapleton, Helen (2016). "No pain, no gain": the experience of women using sterile water injections. Women and Birth, 30 (2), 153-158. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2016.09.010
2015
Journal Article
'Facing the wrong way': Exploring the Occipito Posterior position/back pain discourse from women's and midwives perspectives
Lee, Nigel, Kildea, Sue and Stapleton, Helen (2015). 'Facing the wrong way': Exploring the Occipito Posterior position/back pain discourse from women's and midwives perspectives. Midwifery, 31 (10), 1008-1014. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2015.06.003
2014
Book
Minymaku Kutja Tjukurpa: Women's Business Manual: Literal translation: 'Women Only Story'
Drogeuller, Adeline, Latif, Ahmed, Bisits, Andrew, Sneddon, Anne, Preston-Thomas, Annie, Steiner, Caitlin, Homer, Caroline, Chapple, Cathy, Costello, Craig, Ellwood, David, Gleeson, Glenda, Paterson-Walley, Glenda, Dahlen, Hannah, Hanock, Heather, Knox, Janet, Delima, Jennifer, Lakshmi, Jhansi, David, Josh, Gardiner, Judith, Sullivan, Katie, Scott, Lesley, Marshall, Lewis, Dennis, Louise, Little, Lucy, Young, Lyndall, O'Brien, Margaret, Haliday, Megan, Nicholl, Michael, Luey, Michele ... Walsh, Warren (2014). Minymaku Kutja Tjukurpa: Women's Business Manual: Literal translation: 'Women Only Story'. 5th Edition ed. Alice Spring, NT, Australia: Centre for Remote Health.
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Master Philosophy
Respectful Maternity Care Implementation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Alka Kothari
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Doctor Philosophy
Pain assessment in the multilingual intensive care environment in Saudi Arabia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Fiona Coyer
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Doctor Philosophy
Models of care and the effect of breastfeeding rates on hospital discharge
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Susie de Jersey, Professor Leonie Callaway
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding obstetric violence in Australia: prevalence, experiences and maternity carers perspectives
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Rebecca Olson
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Use of the Rebozo technique in second stage labour to reduce the incidence of assisted vaginal births for nulliparous women: A concurrent mixed-methods feasibility study
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Victoria Eley
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
The feasibility of early expression and breast massage to support breastfeeding mothers of preterm infants: A mixed methods study
Principal Advisor
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Factors influencing intentions of first-time birthing women to experience, and maternity healthcare providers to facilitate a normal physiological birth, using a qualitative research approach underpinned by a critical realist methodology
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Lauren Kearney
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