Key details
Dr Angeliki Bolou
Senior Lecturer in Midwifery
Dr. Bolou brings a wealth of experience to her role as a Senior Lecturer in Midwifery, a position she has held since 2016. Prior to her academic tenure, she held various clinical roles including Diabetes Specialist Midwife, Lead of the Anti-D clinic, and Research Midwife. Her doctoral studies focused on Diabetes in pregnancy and the prevention of Type 2 Diabetes in the postnatal period. Dr. Bolou serves as the link lecturer at Newham Hospital and she is a module leader for modules focused on Obstetric Emergencies, high-risk pregnancies, and research-related topics. Her expertise spans diabetes in pregnancy, obstetric emergencies, reproductive health, women’s health, and assisted conception. She has won several awards for her contribution to diabetes and midwifery education.
Posts Previously Held
- 7/2015 - Current Bank staff member, Barts Health NHS Trust as a Specialist midwife (specialty Diabetes)
- 7/2015 - 12/2016 - Diabetes Specialist Midwife band 6/ Co-ordinator of the Anti-D clinic, Barts Health NHS trust- Royal London Hospital
- 4/2014 - 7/2015 Research Midwife Band 7 – Grade 5, Queen Mary University of London
- 1/2012 - 7/2013 Senior Midwife Band 6, Maternity/Gynecological Hospital "Mitera"
- 5/2011- 8/2011 Band 5 Midwife, General Maternity District Hospital "Helena Venizelou" (Athens)
- 2/2011 - 5/2011 Band 5 Midwife, Kainuu Central Hospital (Finland)
Responsibilities within the university
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Awards
- Winner of the prestigious “Diabetes Research Award- Diabetes UK Nursing and Allied Healthcare Professionals” at Diabetes UK professional Conference 2024
- Winner of Best Output Award (2022), under the category Early Career Researcher at University of Greenwich, Institute for Lifecourse Development
- University of Greenwich (Student Led Teaching Awards) nominated and shortlisted in the following categories:
- 2021 Outstanding Personal Tutor
- 2021 Inspirational Teaching
- 2020 Outstanding Personal Tutor
- Winner with Dr Yemi Onilude, Dr Liz Gale and Mandy Stevenson, for our Contribution to Midwifery Education, British Journal of Midwifery (2018)
Recognition
- External examiner at University of Essex (since 2021)
External Examiner at Canterbury Christ Church (2017-2021) - Member of the Katie’s team health research advisory group, Barts research centre for women’s health (since 2018)
Member of the Diabetes in pregnancy research group at Barts - Reviewer at BMC pregnancy and childbirth, Diabetology and Metabolic syndrome, NIHR, BMJopen (since 2023)
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (since 2018)
Research / Scholarly interests
Dr Bolou has focused her research interest in Diabetes in pregnancy and postnatal period, in nutrition in pregnancy and the impact to the developing fetus, in high risk pregnancies and handling obstetric emergencies.
Recent publications
Article
Kokrasvili, Anna , Harizopoulou, Vikentia, Bolou, Angeliki, Gourounti, Kleanthi (2024), Pathophysiology of preeclampsia. Epitheorese Klin. Farmakol. Farmakokinet. In: , , , . Epitheorese Klin. Farmakol. Farmakokinet, Pharmakon Press, 41: 1 (3) . pp. 135-140 ISSN: 1011-6575 (Print), 2945-1914 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.61873/CQZB7130).
Bolou, Angeliki , Drymoussi, Zoe, Lanz, Doris, Amaefule, Chiamaka Esther , Gonzalez Carreras, Francisco Jose , Pardo Llorente, Maria del Carmen , Dodds, Julie , Pizzo, Elena , Thomas, Amy , Heighway, James (2023), Metformin in the prevention of type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes in postnatal women (OMAhA): a UK multicentre randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind feasibility trial with nested qualitative study. BMJ Publishing Group. In: , , , . BMJ Publishing Group, BMJ Open, 13: e073813 (11) . pp. 1-18 2044-6055 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073813).
Karapanos, Ioannis , Bolou, Angeliki, Nazer, Maya, Iliodromiti, Stamatina , Greco, Elena (2023), Strategies to communicate pregnancy complications: a systematic review and practical points for healthcare professionals. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. In: , , , . Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 35 (5) . pp. 411-419 ISSN: 1040-872X (Print), 1473-656X (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/GCO.0000000000000899) NB Item availability restricted.
Bolou, Angeliki , Lanz, Doris, Drymoussi, Zoe A., Gonzalez Carreras, Francisco Jose , Austin, Frances , Dodd, Julie , Mehay, Anita , Pizzo, Elena , Thomas, Amy , Heighway, James (2021), Acceptability and adherence to a Mediterranean diet in the postnatal period to prevent type 2 diabetes in women with gestational diabetes in the UK: a protocol for a single-arm feasibility study (MERIT). BMJ Publishing Group. In: , , , . BMJ Publishing Group, BMJ Open, 11: e050099 (12) ISSN: 0959-8138 (Print), 2044-6055 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050099).
Amaefule, Chiamaka Esther , Bolou, Angeliki, Drymoussi, Zoe, Gonzalez Carreras, Francisco Jose , Pardo Llorente, Maria del Carmen , Lanz, Doris , Dodds, Julie , Sweeney, Lorna , Pizzo, Elena , D’Amico, Maria (2020), Effectiveness and acceptability of metformin in preventing the onset of type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes in postnatal women: a protocol for a randomised, placebo-controlled, doubleblind feasibility trial — Optimising health outcomes with Metformin to prevent diAbetes After pregnancy (OMAhA). BMJ Publishing Group. In: , , , . BMJ Publishing Group, BMJ Open, 10: e036198 (5) 2044-6055 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036198).