Dr Sara Bayes
Professor in Midwifery
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
Areas of expertise: qualitative research; grounded theory methodology (especially glaserian); interpretive descriptive methodology; narrative inquiry; participatory action research; implementation science / co-constructed organisational change; improving maternity care quality; optimising consumers' maternity care experience; optimising midwives' employability/job satisfaction/intention to stay in the profession; evidence-based antenatal education; finding and implementing effective ways to narrow the second translation gap in midwifery and maternity care
Phone: 03 9953 3390
Email: sara.bayes@acu.edu.au
Location: ACU Melbourne Campus
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-7121-9593
I am a midwife academic with practice experience in a number of different maternity services and models of maternity care, including in continuity of midwifery supporting women to birth at home. Since completing my PhD in 2010 I have led or been part of teams researching solutions to the evidence-practice gap in midwifery and to midwifery workforce attrition, as well as a range of clinical topics.
I have expertise in qualitative research: Grounded Theory Methodology (especially Glaserian), Interpretive Descriptive Methodology, Narrative Inquiry, Participatory Action Research, and in implementation science / co-constructed organisational change.
My focus is on improving maternity care quality, optimising consumers' maternity care experience, optimising midwives' employability/job satisfaction/intention to stay in the profession, ensuring antenatal education is evidence based, and finding and implementing effective ways to narrow the second translation gap in midwifery and maternity care.
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- Wissemann K, Bloxsome D, De Leo A, Bayes S (in press) What are the benefits and challenges of mentoring in Midwifery? An Integrative Review. Women's Health. Accepted 10 June 2022 https://doi.org/10.1177/17455057221110141
- Adama EA, Adua E, Bayes S, Morelius E (2022) Support needs of parents in neonatal intensive care unit: an integrative review. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 31(5-6), 532-547 https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15972
- Weckend M, Davison C, Bayes S (2022) Physiological plateaus during normal labor and birth: A scoping review of contemporary concepts and definitions. Birth. 49(2), 310-328 https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12607
- Bloxsome D, Ireson D, Bayes S (2021) Factors that enable midwives to stay in the profession: Why do midwives stay in midwifery? Evidence Based Midwifery. (November 15) https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/5669/bloxsome_ebm_postprint.pdf
- Ismaila Y, Bayes S, Geraghty S. (2021) Barriers to quality midwifery care: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative data. International Journal of Childbirth. 11(3). https://doi.org/10.1891/IJCBIRTH-D-20-00037
- De Leo A, Bayes S, Bloxsome D, Butt J (2021) Exploring the usability of the COM-B model and Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) to define the helpers of and hindrances to evidence-based practice in midwifery. Implementation Science Communications. 2(7) https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-020-00100-x
- Ismaila Y, Bayes S, Geraghty S. (2021). Understanding the barriers to Ghanaian midwives' ability to provide quality care: Using Glaserian Grounded Theory Methodology in a new context. International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences. 15, 1000374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2021.100374
- Buchanan K, Newnham E, Ireson D, Davison C, Bayes S (2021) Does midwifery-led care demonstrate care ethics: A template analysis. Nursing Ethics. August. doi:10.1177/09697330211008638
- McCullough K, Bayes S, Whitehead L, Williams A, Cope V (2021) We say we are doing primary health care but we're not: Remote area nurses' perspectives on the challenges of providing primary health care services. Collegian. 28(5), 534-540 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2021.02.006
- Kuliukas L, Bayes S, Geraghty S, Bradfield Z, Davison C, McChlery S (2021) Graduating Midwifery Students' Preferred Model of Practice and First Job Decisions: A Qualitative Study. Women and Birth 34(1),61-68 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2020.07.005
- Ismaila Y, Bayes, S, Geraghty S (2021) Midwives' strategies for coping with barriers to providing quality maternal and neonatal care: a Glaserian grounded theory study. BMC Health Services Research 21(1) https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-07049-0
- De Leo A, Bayes S, Bloxsome D, Geraghty S, Butt J (2021) Midwifery leaders' views on the factors considered crucial to implementing evidence-based practice in clinical areas. Women and Birth 34(1),22-29 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2020.08.013
- Buchanan K, Bayes S, Velandia M, Weckend M (2021) Learning objectives of cultural immersion programs: A scoping review. Nurse Education Today. March. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.104832
- Bloxsome D, Glass C, Bayes S (2021) How is organisational fit addressed in Australian entry level midwifery job advertisements? BMC Health Services Research 21(1), 183 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06169-x
- Williams H, Bloxsome D, Bayes S (2021) The efficacy and safety of Acupoint Stimulation for fetal malpresentation/malposition during pregnancy, labour or birth: A scoping review. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 27(7), 617-619. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2020.0529
- Adama E, Sundin D, Bayes S (2021) Socio-cultural practices affecting the care of preterm infants in the Ghanaian community. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 32(5) https://doi.org/10.1177/1043659620975098
- Weckend M, Bayes S, Davison C (2021) Exploring concepts and definitions of plateaus during normal labor and birth: a scoping review protocol. JBI Evidence Synthesis 19(3), 644-651 DOI: 10.11124/JBIES-20-00105
Projects
- Government of Western Australia Department of Health Western Australian Future Health Research & Innovation Fund : Implementation Science Fellowship program grant. Awarded 2021-2024 $561709
- Development of an evidence and community informed set of core principles for antenatal education curricula in Australia 2021-2022 (unfunded)
- WA Health Department Office of the Chief Nurse and Midwifery Officer Grant: 'Development, testing, implementation and evaluation of a graduate mentoring program to optimise the likelihood of midwife retention in Western Australia.' 2020-2021 $113606
- Western Australian Nurses Memorial Charitable Trust Research Grant: 'What is included in Australian maternity services' antenatal education program curricula and how do they compare with evidence-based recommendations?' 2020 $3550
- Edith Cowan University Strategic Initiative Fund Grant: 'Pre-registration midwifery students' international practicum placement competency assessment: a systematic review of approaches.' 2019 $11837
Appointments and Affiliations
Appointments
- Professor of Midwifery, Australian Catholic University, July 2020-
- Associate Professor of Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, September 2016-June 2020
- Senior Lecturer (Midwifery), Edith Cowan University, July 2013-August 2016
Affiliations
- Adjunct Professor of Midwifery: Edith Cowan University
- Member: Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council - Midwife Accreditation Committee
- Member: Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency - Midwifery Examination Committee
- Member: Australian College of Midwives Midwifery History Project Committee
- Member: Australian College of Midwives (Victorian Branch) Executive Committee
