Midwifery

Petronella Lunda

BELINDA BANTHAM — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 10:49:56 +0000

Petronella Lunda BELINDA BANTHAM Tue, 04/15/2025 - 12:49

Midwifery

Lecturer

Petronella

Lunda

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I am, a dedicated midwife specialist, lecturer, and researcher with a strong passion for perinatal support for women and midwives. My expertise lies in compassionate midwifery, respectful maternity care, and evidence-based practice, and I am committed to advancing woman-centered care in maternal health services.

As an academic, I play a pivotal role in mentoring students and emerging researchers, helping them navigate the complexities of midwifery education and practice. I am particularly invested in improving the quality of midwifery training through well-structured lesson plans and scholarly contributions.

My research focuses on promoting respectful maternity care through interventions. I am currently part of an international working group exploring research justice and injustice in Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (SRMNC), with the aim of influencing ethical and equitable healthcare practices. Another collaboration that I am involved with is the International Research Network for Compassionate Midwifery (IRNCM).

My academic journey is deeply rooted in education, mentorship, and community engagement, particularly within South Africa’s healthcare landscape. I actively contribute to the professional development of midwives and healthcare providers, advocating for the integration of evidence-based interventions to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes through research.

Beyond research and teaching, my broader mission is to make a lasting impact in academia and society. I believe in shaping the future of midwifery through innovative education, strong mentorship, and meaningful scholarly contributions through research publication, ensuring that both women and midwives receive the support and care they deserve.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-petronellah-lunda-phd-3aab5a77

Physical Address

Hoffman street 11, Potchefstroom, Building – F7 first floor office nr 104

Telephone Number

018 285 2233

E-mail

Petronella.Lunda@nwu.ac.za

Dr Petronella Lunda

Khumoetsile Daphney Shopo

BELINDA BANTHAM — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 12:07:53 +0000

Khumoetsile Daphney Shopo BELINDA BANTHAM Thu, 03/27/2025 - 14:07

Midwifery

Nursing science

Khumoetsile Daphney

Shopo

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Dr. Khumoetsile Shopo started her career as a Professional Nurse after obtaining the Bachelor of Nursing Science degree at Mahikeng Campus of the NWU in October 2004. She is registered with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) with General Nursing, Psychiatry, Community, Midwifery, Nursing Administration, Nursing Education, Moderator and Assessor. She further continued her postgraduate education and graduated in BCur (Ed et Admin) degree in 2012, Masters in Nursing degree in 2016 and PhD in Nursing Science which was awarded in 2021, all these qualifications were obtained at the NWU.

Enhancing midwives, nurses and nurse educators' cultural competence within the South African healthcare system to improve patient outcomes. There is a need for a culturally diverse country like South Africa to provide quality health care that recognizes the diverse cultures. Midwives and nurses need to be culturally competent to provide quality healthcare to diverse cultures. The nurse educators responsible for producing future professionals must also have the requisite knowledge and competencies to achieve the objective of providing culturally congruent care to the diverse population. Dr Shopo is a member of the Transcultural Nursing Society, an international organisation which aims to enhance the quality of culturally congruent, competent, and equitable care that results in improved health and well-being for people worldwide. She has contributed to research in the field of cultural competence with manuscripts published in international peer-reviewed journals. One of the manuscripts were written in collaboration with researcher from Namibia, this further emphasises the drive for collaboration in research to promote cultural competence. Furthermore, she has received NRF Thuthuka funding this year to pursue her research in the filed of cultural competence in nursing. She is also in the process of developing a short learning programme titled “Cultural Competence for Healthcare Professionals”, this is the product of the PhD study.

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https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596241301407 

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11117-6 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100680 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2023.100602 

https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596231175165 

https://doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v46i1.2447 

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-05321-7 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2022.103527

https://doi.org/10.25159/2520-5293/4982

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Physical Address

Potchefstroom Campus

School of Nursing, Building F7, Office G25

Telephone Number

018 285 2030

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083 239 5017

E-mail

Khumo.Shopo@nwu.ac.za

Dr. Khumoetsile Shopo

Welma Lubbe

BELINDA BANTHAM — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 12:00:43 +0000

Welma Lubbe BELINDA BANTHAM Wed, 10/24/2018 - 14:00

Midwifery

Nursing science

Prof

Associate Professor

Welma

Lubbe

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Welma Lubbe is an associate professor at the North-West University, School of Nursing Science as part of the midwifery team and responsible for neonatal training. Prof Lubbe published over 38 peer-reviewed articles, presented 40 national and 19 international conference posters and papers and a number of professional and parenting articles. She is an invited television and radio guest, author and guest speaker at various public parenting forums, including well known parenting magazines, such as Baba en Kleuter and Your Pregnancy.

Prof Lubbe’s research focus in the field of neurodevelopmental supportive care of the preterm infant and she is recognised as a leader in this field in South Africa. She acts as academic advisor on the neonatal community of practice of the LIFE Healthcare group. She serves on the board for the Neonatal Nurses Association of South Africa: education portfolio, since 2011 and she is the owner of Little Steps®, which is a parenting support organisation for parents with premature infants and this organisation is a well-known brand, both nationally and on an international level. Prof Lubbe is further the president of the South African Neonatal, Infant and Toddler Support Association (SANITSA) since 2004. SANITSA was ‘born’ to provide a multi-disciplinary support platform for healthcare professionals working in this field of practice.

Internationally, Prof Lubbe serves as South African representative on the Council of International Neonatal Nurses since 2010. She has been invited as the first member from Africa to serve on the Graven’s Developmental Care Consensus panel, since 2014 and is also the first member from outside Europe to be invited as member of the Separation and Closeness Experiences in the Neonatal Environment (SCENE) research group, since 2014. Prof Lubbe has been serving on the International Advisory Board of the Journal of Neonatal Nursing, since 2009 and is currently the section editor for the international section.

Prof Lubbe received the Distinguished Teaching Excellence Award (DTEA) in 2017. In 2016 she was awarded a fellowship from the Academy of Nursing of South Africa for her contribution towards nursing. Most importantly Prof Lubbe is passionate about neonatal care and returning the parenting role to parents of newborn infants.

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