Kelda Folliard

Kelda gained her BSc (Hons) Midwifery at UEA in 2008. Since graduation she has worked at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital across all areas of the maternity service, including as a research midwife from 2010-2013. Kelda's relationship with UEA continued post-graduation when she collaborated on a number of research projects including studying the accuracy of ultrasound estimation of fetal weight and concept mapping of breastfeeding cessation. She has undertaken Associate Tutor work within the School of Health Sciences since 2015. Kelda's current clinical post is as a Specialist Midwife for perinatal mental health and complex social factors. In September 2021 she joined UEA as a part time Midwifery Lecturer alongside her clinical post. Kelda's doctoral work examined the lived experience of perinatal anxiety using longitudinal interpretative phenomenological analysis.