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Rachel Housego

Course Leader and Lecturer in Midwifery

School/Directorate
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Public Health
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Rachel is course lead for the BSC Midwifery Long Course and has worked as a midwifery lecturer at the University of Suffolk since 2021. She trained as a midwife at Anglia Ruskin University and qualified in 2019, before commencing employment as a rotational midwife at the Rosie Maternity Hospital, Cambridge. In 2020 Rachel began her MPH (Master of Public Health) with Kings College London and completed this in 2022. Rachel has worked as a rotational midwife and as the fetal surveillance midwife at the Rosie Maternity Hospital, before joining the lecturing team at University of Suffolk, although continues to work clinical shifts. 

Rachel has worked at the university of Suffolk since 2021 and teaches on several modules. The main areas of interest relate to women's health and public health.

Rachel completed a MPH (Master of Public Health) from Kings College London in 2022 and completed with a Distinction. Rachel has published work from the dissertation, which related to midwives' ability to provide midwifery-led care and continues to work on primary research. 

Rachel continues to work clinically outside of her role within the university, whilst also working with colleagues in practice and education through her role as Course Lead. 

Rachel is registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.