Bethan Townsend

Bethan Townsend is an Adjunct Research Fellow at the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Queensland. Her work focuses on midwifery, obstetrics, and qualitative research, particularly in the context of birth experiences after caesarean sections and water immersion practices.

Her research explores themes such as

• Water immersion in labour
• Birth space design
• Patient autonomy in maternal care
• Normal birth advocacy

Bethan has published extensively in journals like Women and Birth, with recent studies (2023) analyzing negotiated water immersion after caesarean sections and older work (2016) examining the role of beds in birth environments. Her 2018 conference paper further highlights patient-centric approaches to post-caesarean birth choices.

Her email contact is bethan.townsend@uq.edu.au.