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Biography
Fiona Dickinson has a BSc (hons) degree in Midwifery, a MSc in Social Research Methods and a PhD in Global health. She is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
She has worked at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) for more than 12 years, currently as a Postdoctoral Research Associate. Prior to LSTM she worked as a Staff Midwife and Midwifery Research Assistant in the NHS and as a Healthcare Manager for an NGO-run orphanage in north Africa.
Previous projects have included a wide variety of maternal and newborn health research studies and implementation packages across sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia. Her current research projects include patient reported outcome measure for assessing quality of care in maternity services, evaluating a national programme of maternal and newborn health improvement innovations in Nigeria, a peer-mother breastfeeding support for mothers of low-birth-weight babies in western Kenya, and quality improvement training using standards-based audit in Nigeria, Kenya and Tanzania.
Research interests
Fiona has a particular interest in the assessment and improvement of care quality for women and newborns and the provision of breastfeeding support for new mothers. She completed her PhD in Global Health in 2021, during which she developed the Maternity Patient Reported Outcome Measure.
Teaching
Fiona has taught and assessed at postgraduate level, including on the Diploma in Tropical Nursing, the Diploma in Reproductive Health, and Masters modules on Quality Improvements in Maternal and Newborn Health. She is currently supervising two PhD students and two MSc students.
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A survey on the use of continuous positive airway pressure in newborn care in Kenya in 2017-2018
Wright, J. L., Haddon, E., Nabwera, H., Dickinson, F., Hoare, M. J., Godia, P., Maua, J., Sammy, M. K., Naimoi, B. C., Muchemi, O., Kawira, S., Mutuku, J., Warfa, O. H., Ochieng, B., Ngugi, S., Govoga, A., Murila, F., Manu, A., Macharia, W. M. & Mathai, M. & 1 others, , 30 Apr 2025, In: PLoS ONE. 20, 4 April, e0322310.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effect of emergency obstetric and newborn care training interventions on knowledge and skills of midwifery students prior to graduation in Kenya: A quasi-experimental study using a non-randomised controlled study design
Shikuku, D., Dickinson, F., Allott, H., White, S., Bar-Zeev, S. & Ameh, C., 1 Jun 2024, In: International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences. 20, 100729.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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P04.41 Exploring reasons for and outcomes of second stage caesarean section and assisted vaginal birth in selected hospitals in Kenya
Dickinson, F., Allott, H., Eyinda, M., Muchemi, O., Nyongesa, P. & Ameh, C., 9 Oct 2023, In: International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 163, S1, p. 169 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract
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P14.01 An example of too much too soon? A review of caesarean sections performed in the first stage of labour in Kenya
Allott, H., Dickinson, F., Karangau, S., Ogoti, E., Sawe, S., Odour, M., Shaban, N. & Ameh, C., 9 Oct 2023, In: International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 163, S1, p. 312 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract
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“It’s complicated…”: Exploring second stage caesarean sections and reasons for non-performance of assisted vaginal births in Kenya: a mixed methods study
Dickinson, F., Allott, H., Nyongesa, P., Eyinda, M., Muchemi, O. M., Karangau, S. W., Ogoti, E., Shaban, N. A., Godia, P., Nyaga, L. & Ameh, C., 17 Nov 2023, In: PLOS Global Public Health. 3, 11, p. e0001495 e0001495.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Thesis
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Development of a Patient Reported Outcome Measure to Assess Quality of Care in Maternity Services in Low and Middle-Income Countries
Dickinson, F. (Author), Madaj, B. (Supervisor), 2020Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
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