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Biography
Wimbayi Musodza is an Associate Research Fellow and the Western Sydney Midwifery Research Centre and a current PhD candidate at Western Sydney University. Her PhD thesis is entitled “The experiences of midwives when they return to work following a personal pregnancy loss or neonatal death: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study. She has a keen interest in research on perinatal grief and loss, infant feeding, migrant and refugee populations in Australia, and contemporary nursing and midwifery education. Wimbayi is also a registered practising midwife. Following completion of her secondary school education in Zimbabwe, Wimbayi completed her nursing and midwifery training in London, United Kingdom, achieving a First-class BSc (Hons) degree at the City University in 2007. Wimbayi has worked in various midwifery contexts since her initial midwifery qualification and has a passion for supporting women and their families in breastfeeding and optimising postnatal health and wellbeing for both mother and baby. She has extensive experience and knowledge gained from working in different countries, having practised midwifery in the UK, in the Republic of Ireland and now in Australia. Wimbayi is also a current International Board Certified Lactation Consultant since 2011.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Science
Research keywords
- Education
- Perinatal grief and loss
- Midwifery models of care
- Immigrant and refugee maternity outcomes
- Intimate partner violence
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research outputs
- 2 Article
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Counseling interventions to reduce domestic violence against women: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
Musodza, W., Khajehei, M., McLaughlin, K. & Hartz, D., 2025, (E-pub ahead of print (In Press)) In: Journal of Family Violence. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Experiences of maternity healthcare professionals returning to work following a personal perinatal loss : a scoping review of the literature
Musodza, W., Sheehan, A., Nicholls, D. & Dahlen, H., Feb 2023, In: Omega: Journal of Death and Dying. 86, 3, p. 744-768 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus)