Maria Pollard

Maria Pollard is Programme Leader for the MSc Maternal and Child Health Programme at the University of the West of Scotland. She is involved in the development and teaching of both pre- and post-registration programmes. Her main areas of interest are breastfeeding, education, supervision of midwives and normal childbirth. Maria has completed a doctorate in education, exploring how student midwives learn about breastfeeding, and is Project Leader for the implementation of the UNICEF education...See more

Maria Pollard is Programme Leader for the MSc Maternal and Child Health Programme at the University of the West of Scotland. She is involved in the development and teaching of both pre- and post-registration programmes. Her main areas of interest are breastfeeding, education, supervision of midwives and normal childbirth. Maria has completed a doctorate in education, exploring how student midwives learn about breastfeeding, and is Project Leader for the implementation of the UNICEF education standards in the curriculum. See less