May Williams MA, BSc, PGC(H)E, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Senior Lecturer in Midwifery
Summary
I am a Senior Lecturer in Midwifery, a Registered Midwife and a PMA (Professional Midwifery Advocate). I hold a PGC(H)E Teaching Qualification and am a member of the Higher Education Academy. In 2024 I was humbled to receive the SHU Inspirational Teaching Award.
About
I have been in Higher Education since 2021. I worked as a Registered Midwife in the NHS for many years before this, specialising in intrapartum care on a Midwifery-Led-Care unit. I have also worked at a birth centre in Sarawak, East Malaysia, which was an incredible experience. I have always loved working with families, and students - and being a part of their journey, so lecturing in Midwifery is the perfect blend of all my professional interest areas.
I currently lead on modules in Personalised and Complex Midwifery Care at BSc level, and Mental Health Recovery / Proficient Practice at MSc level. I also 'Link-Lecture' at Rotherham NHSFT, which means I support the students on placement at this trust, regularly attend the unit, and liaise with the clinical teams. I am a PMA - Professional Midwifery Advocate; this is a supportive, listening and signposting role for student midwives. I am currently in the process of seeking publication for a piece of research I have written; exploring the feasibility of an international online wellbeing tool being made available for postnatal people in the UK. The tool combines a focus on physical and emotional health, which I believe are intrinsically linked.
Teaching
College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences
Subject area
Midwifery
Courses taught
- BSc Midwifery
- MSc Midwifery
- MSc Perinatal Mental Health
Modules taught
BSc:
- Foundations of Midwifery Care
- Collaboration for Individual & Community Wellbeing
- Universal Midwifery Care
- Personalised Midwifery Practice
- Promoting Excellence in Midwifery Care
- The Advancing Professional
- One Credits Modules
- Midwife as Skilled Practitioner
MSc:
- Fundamentals of Midwifery
- Proficient Midwifery Practitioner
- Mental Health Recovery and Maternal Care
Research
Feasibility Study of Nordic Fit Mama
Postnatal Wellbeing Study for a UK Market - currently under peer review
Postgraduate supervision
I supervise students undertaking their MSc dissertation.