A 菠萝视频 Professor of Midwifery has been selected for induction into the Sigma International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame.
The (Sigma) is a nonprofit organisation whose mission is advancing world health and celebrating nursing excellence in scholarship, leadership, and service. The Sigma Hall of Fame recognises researchers who have contributed to global health and whose research has improved the profession and care.
Professor Vanora Hundley, Professor of Midwifery at BU, was nominated by the Phi Mu Chapter (England) for her achievements and contribution to research, as well as mentoring future nurse researchers.
Vanora鈥檚 research has demonstrated the importance of midwifery care in both high and low resource countries, and has brought together interdisciplinary groups to solve practice-related challenges and improve care for mothers and babies.
She conducted one of the first randomised controlled trials of midwife-led care, which formed part of the Cochrane review of birth settings, and has helped to shape the provision of maternity care in the United Kingdom and globally, with a focus on woman-centred maternity care.
Vanora said: 鈥淚 am delighted to be recognised for my work in midwifery research in this, the World Health Organisation Year of the Nurse and the Midwife.
鈥淚t is an honour to be nominated by my colleagues in the Phi Mu Chapter and I am particularly delighted that my work supporting early career researchers has been recognised.鈥�
Hall of Fame honourees are inducted annually at Sigma鈥檚 International Nursing Research Congress, which聽runs from 23-27 July 2020 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.聽聽
There are currently around two hundred inductees representing countries spanning the globe, with just three previously from the UK.
鈥淭hese exceptional nurses embody Sigma鈥檚 vision of connected, empowered nurse leaders transforming global healthcare,鈥� said聽Sigma President Richard Ricciardi, PhD, CRNP, FAANP, FAAN.
鈥淭heir work impacts health and healthcare around the world, and I am honored to congratulate them on their induction into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame.鈥�
