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Dominique Mylod serves as a Lecturer in Midwifery at Bournemouth University within the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, maintaining active collaboration with the Isle of Wight NHS Trust. Her career includes 16 years teaching English as a Foreign Language prior to qualifying as a midwife at age 40, followed by 8 years as an on-call caseload midwife while completing advanced clinical training.
Her educational credentials feature a BMid (Hons) in Midwifery (University of Southampton, 2004), MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice (Midwifery Pathway) (University of Southampton, 2014), and Clinical Doctorate (PhD) from Bournemouth University (2019) focused on birth ball interventions in latent labour.
Research interests prioritize midwifery-led challenges to outdated neurophysiological concepts of labour, with emphasis on sustainable pain management strategies. Key areas include non-pharmacological interventions for latent phase labour, intrinsic pain modulation pathways, maternal satisfaction metrics, and evidence-based community maternity support systems that reduce unnecessary hospital admissions.
Publication trends (2021-2024) reveal dual research strands: clinical trials on labour pain reduction (e.g., BALL trial outcomes) and systematic reviews on nursing education regulation. Her work consistently bridges grassroots midwifery practice with academic rigour, examining pandemic-era information accessibility and professional standards in UK higher education.
Scientific recognition includes:
- Iolanthe Midwifery Trust Midwives' Award (2017)
Major grants secured for the BALL trial comprise £10,000 from the Iolanthe Midwifery Trust (2017), supplementary funding from the Federation of the Isle of Wight Women's Institutes, and equipment donations from Birthease company. She serves as an External Reviewer for the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) since 2014, though no formal student advisees are documented.
Community engagement includes co-founding Breastfeeding Babes Bursledon and active membership in the Association of Breastfeeding Mothers and Association of Radical Midwives, demonstrating commitment to translating research into practical midwifery support networks.