Biography
Maria Noonan is a lecturer at the Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Limerick since 2006. She is a registered midwife and registered tutor and has worked in a variety of clinical settings in midwifery and as a midwife tutor in the University Maternity Hospital Limerick. Maria's clinical interests lie in women's psychological health and care during the continuum of pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood. Maria's research plan centres around the following themes: midwives and Public Health Nurses' knowledge perceptions and practice in relation to perinatal mental health, development of effective assessment strategies for student midwives and student midwife education.
Teaching Interests
Developing evidence based learning in midwifery and the use of innovative teaching learning and assessment strategies
Modules Taught
NS4072 Midwifery Practice and Normal Birth
NS5211 Midwifery Care and Practice
NS4037 Promoting Supporting and Protecting Breastfeeding
NS5073 Scope of Midwifery Practice NS5231 Foundations in Midwifery
NS6031Supporting Perinatal Mental Health
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Professional Activities
Education
- 2014 Hypnobirthing Institute - Certificate
- 2011 International Association of Infant Massage - Certificate
- 2011 International Board of Lactation Consultants - Certificate
- 2003 University College Dublin - MSc (Honours)
- 2000 National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street - Certificate
- 1999 Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - BSc (Hons)
Association
- member, Association of Lactation Consultants in Ireland
Outreach
- Member of the Multidisciplinary Clinical Guidelines Committee Strategy Group University Maternity Hospital Limerick
Faculty supporting Practice for the University Maternity Hospital Limerick
Publications
Peer Reviewed Journals
The use of Mind Maps to prepare students for OSCE assessment
Noonan, M
(2014)
The use of Mind Maps to prepare students for OSCE assessment
In International Journal of Clinical Skills;
Mind maps: Enhancing midwifery education
Noonan, M
(2013)
Mind maps: Enhancing midwifery education
In Nurse Education Today;
pp. 847-832
Working and learning: Post-registration student midwives' experience of the competency assessment process
Bradshaw, C,Noonan, M,Barry, M,Atkinson, S
(2013)
Working and learning: Post-registration student midwives' experience of the competency assessment process
In Midwifery;
pp. 519-525
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2012.04.010
The Ethical considerations associated with group work assessments
Noonan, M.
(2013)
The Ethical considerations associated with group work assessments
In Nurse Education Today;
pp. 1422-1427
An exploration of student midwives' experiences of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination assessment process
Barry, M,Noonan, M,Bradshaw, C,Murphy-Tighe, S
(2012)
An exploration of student midwives' experiences of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination assessment process
In Nurse Education Today;
pp. 690-694
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2011.09.007
Improving the content and face validity of OSCE assessment marking criteria on an undergraduate midwifery programme: A quality inititiative." .
Barry M, Bradshaw C and Noonan M
(2012)
Improving the content and face validity of OSCE assessment marking criteria on an undergraduate midwifery programme: A quality inititiative." .
In Nurse Education In Practice;
[ULIR]
Breastfeeding: Is my baby getting enough milk?
Noonan M.
(2011)
Breastfeeding: Is my baby getting enough milk?
In British Journal Of Midwifery;
pp. 82-89
Lactational mastitis: Recognition and breastfeeding support
Noonan M.
(2010)
Lactational mastitis: Recognition and breastfeeding support
In British Journal Of Midwifery;
pp. 503-508
Assessing student midwives' clinical skills: Using QSCEs in an academic setting
Noonan M., Barry M., Bradshaw C.
(2009)
Assessing student midwives' clinical skills: Using QSCEs in an academic setting
In Practising Midwife;
pp. 55-57
[ULIR]
Conference Publications
NICER (Nottingham International Conference in Education & Research),
Atkinson, S., Barry, M., Bradshaw C., & Noonan M.
(2012)
NICER (Nottingham International Conference in Education & Research),
International Congress of Midwives
Barry M, Noonan M, Bradshaw C, Murphy Tighe S
(2011)
International Congress of Midwives
Building Links, Working Together
Atkinson, S., Barry, M., Bradshaw C., Noonan, M.
(2011)
Building Links, Working Together
11th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference Transforming Healthcare through Research & Education
Atkinson, S., Barry, M., Bradshaw C., & Noonan M.
(2010)
11th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference Transforming Healthcare through Research & Education
Trinity College Dublin
AISHE 6th International Conference Designing and Delivering Curricula for the future
Bradshaw C, Noonan M, Barry M, Murphy Tighe S
(2010)
AISHE 6th International Conference Designing and Delivering Curricula for the future