Dr Esther Sharma RM, PhD
Research Associate
Research interests
- Midwifery
Biography
Esther Sharma is a qualitative researcher interested in the maternal health of underserved women and creative research methods.
Esther is a currently working on the ethnographic component of a NIHR-funded study evaluating the Core Competency Framework to improve multi-professional practice in maternity and neonatal care.
Esther has completed her PhD at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, exploring the perinatal experiences of Afghan refugee women while making state-unauthorised journeys through Serbia into the European Union. She has previously worked as a Research Midwife at the University of Bedfordshire, developing, implementing, and evaluating a community-based intervention to increase timely initiation of antenatal care.
Previous to working in research, Esther has worked in a range of roles, from clinical midwifery to NHS management, and within third sector organisations.
Esther is open to co-supervising PhD students on topics of refugee / migrant (maternal) health, equity in, and experiences of, maternity care.
Research
Improving maternity and neonatal care in England: a formative evaluation of the implementation of the Core Competency Framework to improve multi-professional practice
The CORE Study explores and enhances the implementation and impact of multi-professional maternity and neonatal training in England to reduce variation in care.
Project status: Starting
Research
Improving maternity and neonatal care in England: a formative evaluation of the implementation of the Core Competency Framework to improve multi-professional practice
The CORE Study explores and enhances the implementation and impact of multi-professional maternity and neonatal training in England to reduce variation in care.
Project status: Starting