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Dr. Melanie Cooper,
Reader in Maternity and Migrant Health

Information about Dr. Melanie Cooper at the University of Bradford.

Faculty of Health Studies
Email:
m.cooper2@bradford.ac.uk
Telephone:
+44 1274 236440

Biography

Mel practised as a nurse then as a midwife before beginning her career in higher education as a Lecturer in Midwifery and Reproductive Health in 1997. She is now a Reader in Maternity and Migrant Health and a Fellow in the Wolfson Centre for Applied Health Research. Her research interests are around health inequalities in minoritised ethnic (including migrant) communities and co-producing and evaluating public health interventions to overcome barriers to good health. Interventions include those that improve health and also those that support engagement with health and maternity services. Examples of interventions include: Project DAISI uses digital animation to communicate key public health messages with perinatal women. Peer and family focused Interventions to support ethnic minority women accessing cancer screening services. Using virtual reality to improve wellbeing in asylum seeking and refugee communities. Engaging the seldom heard voice is essential to Mel's work. She works closely with the voluntary sector to ensure 'experts by experience', including people who are seeking asylum and refugees are central to all research activity. Mel co-developed the charity; the Maternity Stream of Sanctuary https://maternity.cityofsanctuary.org/ and within this recently established the Maternity Stream research network with an ethos of ensuring women who are 'experts be experience' at the centre of any research undertaken https://maternityresearch.cityofsanctuary.org/ Mel also worked to ensure the University of Bradford is welcoming and inclusive for people who are seeking asylum and refugees. She led the Faculty of Health Studies to be the 1st University department to achieve a 'Health Stream of Sanctuary award' and then led the University to be one of the 1st in the UK to achieve a 'University of Sanctuary award.' One aspect of this award involves enabling people, who cannot access student finance, the opportunity to study at the University.

Teaching

Details on teaching interests, highlights and modules are available for Dr. Melanie Cooper as follows:

Teaching interests

Minoritised ethnic (including migrant) communities and health/ maternity careEngaging seldom heard voices in healthHealth inequalities and public health interventionsQualitative research methodologies.Ethical, legal and professional issues in practiceResearch ethics

Professional activities

Information about education, employment and areas of particular interest for Dr. Melanie Cooper is as follows:

  • Higher Education Academy , Fellow
  • Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), Professional Register- nursing and midwifery

Education

  • University of Bradford - PhD
  • University of Huddersfield - MSc Health Professional Education
  • Leeds Metropolitan University - BSc (Hons) Health Care Studies

  • Vice Chancellor's award for digital innovation in healthcare research in the year 01-JAN-22 (specified as 01/01/2022)
  • University of Sanctuary status in the year 01-JAN-17 (specified as 01/01/2017)

Publications

There are 47 publications involving or that are attributed to Dr. Melanie Cooper. They are listed as:

  • book chapter (3)
  • peer reviewed journal (44)

Book Chapter

Dr. Melanie Cooper has 3 publication(s) listed under book chapter.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
From sanctuary in health to university of sanctuary 2017 Going Global, Building Nations, Connecting Cultures Going Global, Building Nations, Connecting Cultures Mitchell, W.L, Haith-Cooper, Melanie British Council
Asylum Seekers and Refugees; A Cross European Perspective 2017 Psychosocial Resilience and Risk in the Perinatal Period: Implications and Guidance for Professionals Psychosocial Resilience and Risk in the Perinatal Period: Implications and Guidance for Professionals 0 Balaam MC, Haith-Cooper M, Korfker D, Ventura C Routledge
Problem Based Learning in a Women-centred Midwifery Curriculum 1999 Themes and Variations in PBL Themes and Variations in PBL Haith-Cooper M, MacVane Phipps F, Pansini-Murrell J, Ball D A

Peer Reviewed Journal

Dr. Melanie Cooper has 44 publication(s) listed under peer reviewed journal.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Meta-synthesis of ethnic minority families’ experiences of children’s palliative care across developed countries 2024 Palliative and Supportive Care Iluno, AC, Tatterton, MJ, Haith-Cooper M https://doi.org/10.1017/S1478951524000609
Perceptions and experiences of South Asian families living with frailty in England: a hermeneutic phenomenological study 2024 Health Psychology And Behavioral Medicine 12 Shafiq, S, Haith-Cooper, M, Hawkins, R & Parveen, S DOI: 10.1080/21642850.2023.2286958
Identifying the Health Concerns of Pregnant British Pakistani Women Living in Deprived Areas: A Qualitative Study 2023 Maternal and Child Health Journal Iqbal, H., West, J., McEachan, R., Cooper, M Springer https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-023-03797-z
Evaluating the experiences and impact of the Health Access for Refugees (HARP) project on peer volunteers in Northern England 2023 Journal of Community Psychology Balaam, MC, Haith-Cooper, M, Mathew, D, McCarthy, R https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.23066
A systematic review and narrative synthesis of fathers’ (including migrant fathers’) experiences of pregnancy and childbirth 2023 BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 23 Mprah, A, Haith-Cooper M, Duda-Mikulin E, Meddings, F https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-023-05568-8
Inclusiveness of Access Policies to Maternity Care for Migrant Women Across Europe: A Policy Review 2023 Maternal and Child Health Journal Pařízková, A, Clausen, JA, Balaam, MC, Haith-Cooper, M, Roosalu, T, Migliorini, L, Kasper, A https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10995-023-03785-3
What are lay UK public perceptions of frailty: a scoping review 2023 Age and Ageing 52 Shafiq, S, Haith-Cooper, M, Hawkins, R, Parveen, S https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afad045
Reflections from an insider researcher ‘doing’ feminist participatory action research to co-produce a research agenda with British Pakistani women; a seldom heard group 2023 Action Research 0 Iqbal, H., West, J., McEachan, R. R. C., & Haith-Cooper, M https://doi.org/10.1177/14767503231191854
Developing an obesity research agenda with British Pakistani women living in deprived areas with involvement from multisectoral stakeholders: Research priority setting with a seldom heard group 2022 Health Expectations 0 Iqbal, H, McEachan, R, West, J, and Haith-Cooper, M DOI: 10.1111/hex.13504
What Refugee Women Want from Maternity Care: A Qualitative Study 2022 British Journal of Midwifery 0 Evans, M, Plows, J, McCarthy, R, McConville, B & Haith-Cooper, M https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2022.30.9.502
Perinatal depression: Factors affecting help-seeking behaviours in asylum seeking and refugee women. A systematic review 2022 Journal of Migration and Health 0 Firth, A, Haith-Cooper, M, Dickerson, J & Hart, A (2022) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmh.2022.100128
A systematic review to identify key elements of effective public health interventions that address barriers to health services for refugees. 2021 Journal of Public Health (Springer) 1 Jarrow, M, Haith-Cooper, M, Hargan, J and Balaam, MC Springer https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-021-01519-9
An exploration of migrant women’s perceptions of public health messages to reduce stillbirth in the UK: a qualitative study 2021 BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 21 Stacey, T, Haith-Cooper, M, Almas, N and Kenyon, C https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03879-2
Research priority setting in obesity: a systematic review 2021 Journal of Public Health (Springer) Iqbal H.;McEachan R.R.C.;West J.;Haith-Cooper M. 2198-1833 10.1007/s10389-021-01679-8
Wise up to cancer’; adapting a community-based health intervention to increase UK South Asian women’s uptake of cancer screening. 2021 Health and Social Care in the Community 00 1-9 Payne, D, Haith-Cooper M, and Almas, N https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13579
A systematic review of perinatal social support interventions for asylum-seeking and refugee women residing in Europe 2021 Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 0 Balaam, MC, Kingdon, C and Haith-Cooper, M https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-021-01242-3
A systematic review to identify research priority setting in Black and minority ethnic health and evaluate their processes 2021 PLoS ONE 16 Iqbal, H; West, J; Haith-Cooper, M; McEachan, R.C Baltica Cabieses PLOS ONE https://doi.org/ 10.1371/journal.pone.0251685
A study to assess the feasibility of using a novel digital animation to increase physical activity levels in asylum seeking communities 2021 Health and Social Care in the Community 00 Montague, J., & Haith-Cooper, M https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13575
An exploration of the impact of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) restrictions on marginalised groups in the UK 2021 Journal Of Public Health (Oxford, England) 197 Eshareturi, C, Wareham, A, Rattray, M, Haith-Cooper, M and McCarthy, R https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0033350621002122?via%3Dihub
The co-development and feasibility-testing of a digital animation intervention (DAISI) to reduce the risk of maternal sepsis in the postnatal period 2020 Maternal and Child Health Journal 0 Haith-Cooper, M, Stacey, T, Bailey, F, Broadhead-Croft, S https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-020-02932-4
Destitution in pregnancy: Forced migrant women’s lived experience 2020 British Journal of Midwifery 28 Ellul, R, McCarthy R and Haith-Cooper M https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/bjom.2020.28.11.778
Diet and physical activity in pregnancy: A study exploring women's beliefs and behaviours 2019 British Journal of Midwifery 27 297 - 304 Chana R, Haith-Cooper M. 0969-4900 10.12968/bjom.2019.27.5.297
Membrane sweeping at term to promote spontaneous labour and reduce the likelihood of a formal induction of labour for postmaturity: a systematic review and meta-analysis 2019 Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 39 54 - 62 Avdiyovski H, Haith-Cooper M, Scally A. 0144-3615 10.1080/01443615.2018.1467388
Exercise and physical activity in asylum seekers in Northern England; using the theoretical domains framework to identify barriers and facilitators 2018 BMC Public Health 18 Haith-Cooper, Melanie; Waskett, Catherine; Montague, Jane; Horne, Maria https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-018-5692-2
Hospital postnatal discharge and sepsis advice: Perspectives of women and midwifery students 2018 British Journal of Midwifery 26 Haith-Cooper, Melanie, Stacey, T, Bailey, F. https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/bjom.2018.26.4.248
The experiences of pregnant migrant women in detention: A qualitative study 2018 British Journal of Midwifery 26 Arshad, F, Haith-Cooper, Melanie, Palloti, P. https://www.britishjournalofmidwifery.com/content/research/the-experiences-of-pregnant-migrant-women-in-detention-a-qualitative-study
Vulnerable migrant women and postnatal depression: A case of invisibility in maternity services? 2018 British Journal of Midwifery 26 Firth, Amanda, Haith-Cooper, Melanie https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/bjom.2018.26.2.78
A concept analysis of the term migrant women in the context of pregnancy 2017 International Journal of Nursing Practice 23 Balaam, M-C, Haith-Cooper, Melanie, Parízková, A, Weckend, M.J, Fleming, V, Roosalu, T, Vržina, S.S. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ijn.12600
Ethno-Specific Risk Factors for Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: Findings from the Born in Bradford Cohort Study 2016 Maternal and Child Health Journal 20 Stacey, T.Prady, S.L. Haith-Cooper, Melanie, Downe, S, Simpson, N, Pickett, K.E. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26983444/
Pregnant and seeking asylum: Exploring women's experiences 'from booking to baby' 2016 British Journal of Midwifery 24 130 - 136 Lephard E.;Haith-Cooper M. 0969-4900 10.12968/bjom.2016.24.2.130
The effect of maternal position at birth on perineal trauma: A systematic review 2016 British Journal of Midwifery 24 172 - 180 Lodge F, Haith-Cooper M. 0969-4900 10.12968/bjom.2016.24.3.172
Striving for excellence in maternity care: The Maternity Stream of the City of Sanctuary. 2015 British Journal of Midwifery 23 Haith-Cooper, Melanie; McCarthy, Rose https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/bjom.2015.23.9.648
Pregnancy related telephone consultations to an out-of-hours provider: a retrospective database study 2015 Primary health care research & development 25 Haith-Cooper, Melanie; Stacey, T, Clements, E, Mohammed, Mohammed A, Edwards, E. https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/84055/
Mobile translators for non-English-speaking women accessing maternity services. 2014 British Journal of Midwifery 22 Haith-Cooper, Melanie https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/bjom.2014.22.11.795
An evaluation of a family health programme for newly arrived asylum seekers living in an initial accommodation centre in Northern England 2014 MIDIRS Midwifery Digest 24 Haith-Cooper, Melanie
Evaluating the impact of befriending for pregnant asylum seeking and refugee women 2013 British Journal of Midwifery 21 McCarthy, Rose; Haith-Cooper, Melanie https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/bjom.2013.21.6.404
Meeting the health and social needs of pregnant asylum seekers: Midwifery students' perspectives. Part 2: Dominant discourses and approaches to care 2013 Nurse Education Today 33 772 - 777 Haith-Cooper M.;Bradshaw G. 0260-6917 10.1016/j.nedt.2012.06.014
Meeting the health and social care needs of pregnant asylum seekers; midwifery students' perspectives. Part 3; "The pregnant woman within the global context"; an inclusive model for midwifery education to address the needs of asylum seeking women in the UK. 2013 Nurse Education Today 33 1045 - 1050 Haith-Cooper M.;Bradshaw G. 0260-6917 10.1016/j.nedt.2012.04.016
Meeting the health and social needs of pregnant asylum seekers, midwifery students' perspectives. Part 1; dominant discourses and midwifery students. 2013 Nurse Education Today 33 1008 - 1013 Haith-Cooper M.;Bradshaw G. 0260-6917 10.1016/j.nedt.2012.05.005
Culture and communication in ethically appropriate care 2008 Nursing Ethics 15 Meddings, Fiona S.; Haith-Cooper, Melanie https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18096581/
An exploration of tutors’ experiences of facilitating problem-based learning. Part 1: An educational research methodology combining innovation and philosophical tradition 2003 Nurse Education Today 23 Haith-Cooper, Melanie https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/An-exploration-of-tutors%27-experiences-of-learning.-Haith-Cooper/08e9f6d7134420289341b4657bb5a70748f764d5
An exploration of tutors' experiences of facilitating problem-based learning. Part 2 - Implications for the facilitation of problem based learning 2003 Nurse Education Today 23 65 - 75 Haith-Cooper M. 0260-6917 10.1016/S0260-6917(02)00166-1
Problem-Based Learning within Health Professional Education, What is the Role of the Lecturer? A review of the literature 2000 Nurse Education Today 20 Haith-Cooper, Melanie
Team midwives’ views on team midwifery 1999 The practising midwife 2 Haith-Cooper, Melanie