Kathy Manhire

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Senior Academic Staff Member, Lecturer, Nursing

Email

Kathym@eit.ac.nz

Areas of Teaching

Nursing childbearing families and children, Medical-surgical Nursing, Kawa Whakaruruhau, Sociology of Health, Postgraduate Human lactation and breastfeeding.

Qualifications

RGON, RM, Board Certified Lactation Consultant, BA(SocSci, Nsg), M.Midwifery

Phone

(06) 974 8000

Extension

5415

Bio

Kathy is a Senior lecturer at the Eastern Institute of Technology. Born in Christchurch she became a registered nurse and then after the birth of her two beautiful daughters she was inspired to complete her midwifery qualification in Scotland. Returning to New Zealand in 1990 she settled in Hawke’s Bay where the sea and the land are warm ( but still misses decent mountains. She developed a passion for breastfeeding working in postnatal care and became an IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant ) in 1996. After spending some time at Arohaina Maternity Unit in Napier ,Kathy completed her Bachelor Arts in Social Sciences and moved to Eastern Institute of Technology in 1996. She completed her Master of Midwifery in 2005. Currently Kathy coordinates a Masters course in Human Lactation, Breastfeeding and Infant Nutrition, teaches in the BN programme, helps facilitate online learning and works on research exploring her favourite topic .

Research outputs 2009

Manhire, K., Horrocks, G., & Tangiora, A. (2009, October). Early childhood centre knowledge, support, attitudes and beliefs about breastfeeding. EIT Research Forum, Eastern Institute of Technology, Napier, New Zealand.

Research outputs 2008

Manhire, K. (2008, October). Pharmacotherapeutics for advanced nursing and midwifery practice - Online learning. Presented at the Moodle Moot Conference, Napier, New Zealand.

Research outputs 2006

Manhire, K., Hagan, A., & Floyd, S. (in press). Breastfeeding experience in New Zealand - A descriptive account of mothers responses to an open-ended questionnaire. Midwifery.

Manhire, K., & Floyd, S. (2006, May). Breastfeeding experience in New Zealand - A descriptive account of mothers responses to an open-ended questionnaire. Paper presented at the NZ Lactation Consultants Association Conference, Christchurch.

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