Dr Bethan Townsend
Adjunct Research Fellow
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work
Journal Articles
Walker, Betrice, Townsend, Bethan, Nugent, Rachael and Seed, Emma (2026). Re‐defining Care: Australia’s First Outpatient Manual Vacuum Aspiration Service for the Surgical Management of Miscarriage. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 66 (3) e70134. doi: 10.1111/ajo.70134
Townsend, B., Fenwick, J., McInnes, R. and Sidebotham, M. (2023). Taking the reins:aA grounded theory study of women's experiences of negotiating water immersion for labour and birth after a previous caesarean section. Women and Birth, 36 (2), e227-e236. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2022.07.171
Townsend, B., Fenwick, J., Thomson, V. and Foureur, M. (2016). The birth bed: A qualitative study on the views of midwives regarding the use of the bed in the birth space. Women and Birth, 29 (1), 80-84. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2015.08.009
Conference Paper
Townsend, Bethan, Fenwick, Jennifer and Gamble, Jennifer (2018). ‘Water is the answer’ - Women's experiences of seeking a normal birth after a previous caesarean section. Australian College of Midwives 21st National Conference, Perth, WA Australia, 16 – 18 October 2018. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2018.08.100