Luisa Acosta

Luisa Acosta

Senior Lecturer in Midwifery
Admissions Coordinator
College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare
luisa.acosta@uwl.ac.uk

Luisa is a registered nurse and midwife and works as a senior lecturer at the University of West London, teaching across the midwifery curriculum and other healthcare courses at the college. Luisa co-ordinates midwifery admissions and is presently working towards completing the doctorate in midwifery.

  • Qualifications

    Diploma in Nursing, Diploma in Midwifery, BSc Midwifery (Thames Valley University), PgDip Learning and Teaching in Healthcare (Thames Valley University), MSc Health Promotion (Brunel University)

  • Memberships

    Royal College of Midwives (RCM)
    Nursing and Midwifery Council
    Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA)

Teaching

My primary interests are complex pregnancy and childbirth, simulation-based learning and skills development.

Research

  • Research and publications

    Book chapters

    Acosta, L. (2011) Complications in the third stage of labour. In MacDonald, S. & Maguill Cuerden, J. (eds.) Mayes for Midwives (14e), Elsevier.

    Acosta, L (2016) Antepartum Haemorrhage. In: Boyle, M (ed) Emergencies Around Childbirth: a Textbook for Midwives. 3rd Edition. Boca Raton: CRC Press.

    Acosta, L and Aras-Payne, A (2017) Complications related to the third stage of labour. In: MacDonald S and Johnson, G (eds) Mayes Textbook for Midwives (15th edition) London: Elsevier.

    Journal articles

    Beake, S., Acosta, L., Cooke, P. & McCourt, C. (2013) Caseload midwifery in a multi-ethnic community: the woman’s experiences. Midwifery 29(8): 996–1002.