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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2013
Conference Publication
'I would do it again in a heartbeat': The experiences of women and midwives using sterile water injections
Lee, Nigel, Stapleton, Helen and Kildea, Sue (2013). 'I would do it again in a heartbeat': The experiences of women and midwives using sterile water injections. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2013.08.253
2013
Journal Article
Reducing the Caesarean section rate
Lee, Nigel (2013). Reducing the Caesarean section rate. Australian Nursing Journal, 21 (2), 42-43.
2013
Journal Article
Impact on Caesarean section rates following injections of sterile water (ICARIS): a multicentre randomised controlled trial
Lee, Nigel, Mårtensson, Lena B., Homer, Caroline, Webster, Joan, Gibbons, Kristen, Stapleton, Helen, Dos Santos, Natalie, Beckmann, Michael, Gao, Yu and Kildea, Sue (2013). Impact on Caesarean section rates following injections of sterile water (ICARIS): a multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 13 (May 2013) 105, 105.1-105.10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-105
2012
Journal Article
Cross sectional study of Australian midwives knowledge and use of sterile water injections for pain relief in labour
Lee, Nigel, Martensson, Lena B. and Kildea, Sue (2012). Cross sectional study of Australian midwives knowledge and use of sterile water injections for pain relief in labour. Women and Birth, 25 (4), e75-e80. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.11.002
2011
Conference Publication
A randomised controlled non-inferiority trial comparing a single and four Sterile Water Injection Technique for the relief of back pain during labour
Lee, Nigel, Kildea, Sue, Coxeter, Peter, Wright, Vanessa, Beckmann, Michael, Webster, Joan and Smith, Patricia (2011). A randomised controlled non-inferiority trial comparing a single and four Sterile Water Injection Technique for the relief of back pain during labour. ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.07.025
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
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- Available for supervision
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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: Associate 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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