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Miyuki ISHIMURA (Assistant Professor)
Miyuki Ishimura with her family in Canada

BA in Nursing;
MA in Interpersonal Relationship Studies.

I, Miyuki Ishimura, was born in Yamaguchi prefecture in 1969. She worked in a general hospital for 11 years, where she cared for 500 babies as a midwife. She currently teaches midwifery at Fukuoka Prefectural University and is also a doctoral student at Oita College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Her research interests include examining support networks for infertile women.

Courses
  1. Women's health nursing ‡T: This course focuses on contemporary thought on women's health , family planning and childbearing. Students gain an understanding of women's health issues and the confidence to advise on general modes of contraception.


  2. Women's health nursing ‡U: This course introduces students to the latest theories and methods in women's health nursing.


  3. Clinical@practicum in women's health nursing: This course develops the students' knowledge to specialist level in terms of maternity nursing and child health practice and clinical skills.


  4. Diagnosis and skills in midwifery: In the 4th-year, students@may choose a midwifery course and study methods of assessment regarding the best type of delivery according to the situation. They also acquire the midwifery skills necessary to support women from the time of their pregnancy to the postnatal period.


  5. Clinical practicum in midwifery: This course allows students to develop specialist areas of expertise by integrating their academic and clinical learning in the field of midwifery.
Academic Interests
  • midwifery education
  • Education for pregnant women
  • Infertility nursing

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