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Karen Hooper is a Lecturer in Midwifery at the University of Wolverhampton, Faculty of Education, Health & Wellbeing, based at the Walsall Campus under the School of Allied Health and Midwifery. She is actively involved in midwifery education and clinical training, with strong ties to NHS partner trusts.
Her educational background includes a BSc in Microbiology (2004), a BSc (Hons) in Midwifery, and a Diploma in Management and Leadership. Prior academic training in microbiology and forensic investigation has informed her focus on infection control and clinical safety in midwifery practice.
Karen's research and professional interests center on infection control, clinical skills development, and high-risk clinical care in maternity settings. Her work bridges academic education and frontline clinical practice, emphasizing student support and professional development. She has contributed to practice development as a clinical skills educator and specialist midwife.
While no publications are listed, her expertise suggests engagement in applied health education and clinical midwifery topics, particularly in infection prevention and safe obstetric care.
- Nursing and Midwifery Council
Karen has over seven years of clinical midwifery experience and previously worked with Warwickshire Police as a Forensic Investigator and Chemical/Biological Laboratory Lead. She has served as a liaison for student midwives and in roles supporting clinical education and practice development. No information is available about research grants or student supervision.
She is actively involved in shaping midwifery education and clinical standards through university teaching and NHS collaboration, contributing to safer maternity care through evidence-based training and infection control practices.
