Dr. Gertrud Ayerle
Vocational training & certificates
- 2009: Conferring of a doctorate, Doctor rerum medicarum (Doctor of Medical Sciences)
- 1994: Master of Science in Nursing
- 1986: Certificate in "Tropical Community Health and Medicine”
- 1985: Nursing state examination
- 1980: Midwives state examination
Professional career
- since 2006: Scientific staff member at the Institute of Health and Nursing Science, Halle
- 2006-2007: Scientific staff member at the Hannover Medical School
- 2003-2004: Student assistant at the Institute of Health and Nursing Science, Halle
- 1997-2003: Teacher of Midwifery in Koblenz
- 1994-1996: Clinical associate of the "Catholic University of America" in Washington, DC
- 1989-1990: Shift supervisor and midwife at the maternity hospital "Jamaa Maternity" in Nairobi, Kenya
- 1986-1990: Head nurse of the community based health project of the Catholic Church in the slum area "Soweto" in Nairobi, Kenya
Research focus
- Midwifery science
- Midwife-relevant healthcare (care of women and families by midwives)
- Subjective well-being during pregnancy (doctoral thesis)
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of (family) midwife care
- Questionnaire construction and validation (doctoral thesis)
- Health promotion and prevention
Research projects
- BE-UP: Effects of the birthing room environment on vaginal births and client-centred outcomes in women at term planning a vaginal birth: a multicentre RCT - pdf
Ayerle G, Schäfers R, Mattern E, Striebich S, Haastert B, Vomhof M, Icks A, Ronniger Y, Seliger G. Effects of the birthing room environment on vaginal births and client-centred outcomes for women at term planning a vaginal birth: BE-UP, a multicentre randomised controlled trial. Trials 2018; 19:641. DOI: 10.1186/s13063-018-2979-7
- Midwife-led units: Evaluation of midwife-led units in comparison to obstetrician-led units at two hospitals in Halle (Saale)
- Preferences and deficits in midwifery care in Germany from the perspective of users and midwives: An interpretative-hermeneutical evaluation
- Lohmann, S., Mattern, E., Ayerle, G. M. (2018). Midwives’ perceptions of women's preferences related to midwifery care in Germany: a focus group study. Midwifery, 61, 53-62. DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2018.02.005
- Mattern E, Lohmann S, Ayerle GM. Experiences and wishes of women regarding systemic aspects of midwifery care in Germany: a qualitative study with focus groups. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2017;17(1):389. DOI:10.1186/s12884-017-1552-9; http://rdcu.be/y2Os
- Ayerle, G. M. & Mattern, E. (2017). Prioritäre Themen für die Forschung durch Hebammen: Eine Analyse von Fokusgruppen mit schwangeren Frauen, Müttern und Hebammen. Zeitschrift für Hebammenwissenschaft (Journal of Midwifery Science), 5(2): 65-73. DOI: 10.3205/zhwi000010
- Survey on the perspectives of office-based pediatricians, obstetricians and family doctors as well as free-lance midwives regarding their cooperation in local/regional networks of early preventive care - pdf
- Conception and construction of standardized records for documentation by family midwives (commissioned by the “Nationalen Zentrums Frühe Hilfen”) - pdf
- Expertise regarding the definition of objectives for the professional practice of family midwives - pdf
- Expertise regarding the content and framework of educational courses in the States of Germany offered for family midwives and similarly qualified pediatric nurses - pdf
- EarlyStart: Early prevention for infants and their families provided by qualified family midwives in Saxony-Anhalt
- Family midwives in Saxony-Anhalt: Home-visiting by qualified midwives with additional qualifications
- BE-UP: Effects of the birthing room environment on vaginal births and client-centred outcomes in women at term planning a vaginal birth: a multicentre RCT
Memberships
- German Society of Midwife Science (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hebammenwissenschaft)
- German Association for Midwives (Deutscher Hebammenverband e.V.)
- Midwives Association of Saxony-Anhalt (Landeshebammenverband Sachsen-Anhalt e.V.)
- Member of the German Center for Evidence-based Nursing, Halle (Saale)
Awards
- 1994: "School of Nursing Dean's Award" (awarded by the dean of the department of nursing) of "The Catholic University of America" in Washington, DC, USA
- 1995: Admission to the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, USA
Publications
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