Overview
Background
Nigel is a lecturer / researcher 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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2011
Journal Article
A randomised non-inferiority controlled trial of a single versus a four intradermal sterile water injection technique for relief of continuous lower back pain during labour
Lee, Nigel, Coxeter, Peter, Beckmann, Michael, Webster, Joan, Wright, Vanessa, Smith, Tric and Kildea, Sue (2011). A randomised non-inferiority controlled trial of a single versus a four intradermal sterile water injection technique for relief of continuous lower back pain during labour. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 11 (21) 21, 1-9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-11-21
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Nigel Lee is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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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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Doctor Philosophy
Nurses' perceptions of pain assessment tools in ICU
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Fiona Coyer
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding obstetric violence in Australia: prevalence, experiences and maternity carers perspectives
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Rebecca Olson
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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
Completed supervision
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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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