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Ivy Kazangarare
Senior Midwifery Lecturer
Ivy Kazangarare is a Senior Lecturer in Midwifery at the University of Greenwich, a role she has held since November 2023, and is currently a Health Science doctoral student. She brings over 30 years of clinical and professional experience in nursing and midwifery, including senior roles within the NHS focusing on high-risk maternity care, safeguarding, leadership, and trauma-informed practice, with additional experience as a forensic examiner in Sexual Assault Referral Centres. Her teaching covers a broad range of midwifery and health sciences, including anatomy and physiology, universal and complex midwifery care, newborn examination, communication, and research. Her professional interests centre on trauma-informed care, safeguarding, child protection, and professional midwifery advocacy, with a strong commitment to supporting students in developing clinical competence, critical thinking, and resilience.
Posts held previously:
1998-2000 - State Certified Nurse– Worked across a range of public health and clinical roles, including Expanded Programme on Immunisation Coordinator, Family Health Services Nurse, School Health Nurse, Contraception Nurse, and Health Promotion, Health Care Centre Charge Nurse – Provided leadership and supervision within clinical settings, coordinating patient care, supporting staff, and ensuring high standards of safe, effective, and patient-centred practice.
2006 - 2018 - Senior Midwife, delivered maternity care, supervised students, and supported clinical teams
2013- 2016 - Supervisor of Midwives, supported midwives, promoted best practice, and provided professional guidance
2016 - 2017 - Clinical Nurse Manager- Led staffing, recruitment, and workforce coordination
2017 - 2018 - Professional Midwifery Advocate– Provided advocacy and restorative supervision for midwives and women
2018 - 2022 - Specialist Looked After Children’s Nurse– Led safeguarding and health assessments for vulnerable children
2022 - Clinical Midwifery Tutor -Supported students in practice and linked academic and clinical learning
2022 - 2023 - Midwifery Lecturer- Delivered teaching and led modules within midwifery programmes.
Responsibilities within the university
- Lead and co-lead midwifery modules, including curriculum design, delivery, and evaluation
- Teach across undergraduate midwifery programmes
- Supervise student dissertations and research projects
- Provide academic and pastoral support to students
- Contribute to curriculum development aligned with NMC standards
- Maintain partnerships with clinical placement providers to support practice learning
- Engage in research
- Participate in student recruitment activities (e.g. interviews, open days)
- Contribute to programme, team, and departmental activities.
Research / Scholarly interests
Her recent scholarly work includes co-authorship of peer-reviewed publications in 2025, focusing on Type 2 Diabetes, including systematic reviews on bone quality and low-carbohydrate dietary interventions. She is actively engaged in developing collaborative research projects that aim to advance nursing and midwifery knowledge and practice.
Her research interests include trauma-informed care, particularly the impact of childhood trauma on women during the perinatal period and improving outcomes for vulnerable populations.
Recent publications
Ojo, O., Onilude, Y., Brooke, J., Apau, V., Kazangarare, I. and Ojo, O. (2025) The effect of Type 2 Diabetes on bone quality: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(6), p. 910. June. MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22060910
Ojo, O., Ojo, O.O., Onilude, Y., Apau, V., Kazangarare, I., Arogundade, T. and Brooke, J. (2025) Current advances and future prospects in the use of a low-carbohydrate diet in managing people with Type 2 Diabetes: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(9), p. 1352. August. MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22091352