Alison Salmon

Alison Salmon is a Midwifery Lecturer at the School of Health and Social Care, part of Sheffield Hallam University's College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences. Her work focuses on midwifery practice, advocating for birthing individuals-centered care, and exploring the psychological and physical well-being impacts of birth experiences. She teaches across BSc Midwifery and MSc pre-registration programs, emphasizing leadership, professional development, and complex clinical practice.

Dr. Salmon's career includes community and hospital midwifery roles, leadership in innovative home birth teams (including unique settings like yurts), and practice education coordinating apprenticeships for maternity support workers. She values the transformative power of birth on families and the importance of midwifery's unique skillset.

Her educational background includes a BSc Honours Midwifery and MA Advanced Practice from Bournemouth University, alongside a PGCE from Huddersfield University. She joined Sheffield Hallam University in 2022, bringing clinical and educational expertise to midwifery training programs.