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Katy Walding is an Associate Lecturer (Midwifery) at the Faculty of Health, Education and Society, University of Northampton. She joined the university in September 2022 after a 19-year career in the NHS, including roles as a Delivery Suite Coordinator, Lead Safeguarding Midwife, and Health and Wellbeing Midwife at Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust. She teaches across the BSc (Hons) Midwifery Programme and serves as module leader for Level 5 module: MID2033P Contributing to Clinical Midwifery Practice.
- Education
- Midwifery qualifications from Leicester De Montfort University (2003)
- Diploma in Midwifery Complementary Therapies
- Certificate in Midwifery Acupuncture
Katy's professional expertise spans clinical midwifery, fetal health monitoring, and implementation of public health initiatives like the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle. She maintains a private practice in Northamptonshire specializing in complementary therapies for pregnancy and postnatal care, and supports student midwives through academic assessment in practice settings at Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust.
Her research interests align with clinical midwifery practice, maternal health promotion, and integrative approaches to perinatal care. This is reflected in her dual career trajectory combining NHS clinical service delivery with academic teaching and private complementary therapy provision.
Key affiliations and professional activities:
- University of Northampton (current academic assessor role)
- Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust (former NHS midwifery roles through 2021)
- Fetal Health Team as Midwife Sonographer
- Public health promotion initiatives
