Prof. Therese Werner-Bierwisch

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Prof.in Therese Werner-Bierwisch
Professor of midwifery science

Prof.in Therese Werner-Bierwisch is a midwife and graduate professional educator. In November 2022, she was appointed Professor of Midwifery Science at the Faculty of Health Care at the Hochschule Niederrhein in Krefeld. From 2020 to 2021, she worked at the Fliedner University of Applied sciences in Düsseldorf as head of the Degree programme in Midwifery Science dual (B. Sc.) and was in charge of its conception and implementation. From 2015 to 2019, she worked as a research assistant at the HS Osnabrück as part of the research college "FamiLe". Prior to that, she worked as a graduate assistant at Hannover Medical School from 2014 to 2015 as part of the EU-funded OptiBIRTH randomized trial. From 2005 to 2009, she completed a career-integrated degree programme in Nursing Education at the Catholic University of Applied Sciences of North Rhine-Westphalia in Cologne, Germany, with specialisations in Nursing Education, Nursing Science, Nursing Didactics and Educational Science. Since 2016, she has been doing her doctorate on the topic of the experience of safety in the context of birth as part of the cooperation college at Witten/Herdecke University. Prof.in Therese Werner-Bierwisch has many years of experience both in the apprenticeship of midwives and in practical work as a midwife. She is author of national and international publications and speaker at conferences.

Publications

Publications

Werner-Bierwisch, T., Pinkert, Ch., Niessen, K., Metzing, S., Hellmers, C. (2018). Mothers' and fathers' sense of security in the context of pregnancy, childbirth, and postnatal period: an integrative literature review. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 18:473.

Werner-Bierwisch, T., Metzing, S., Hellmers, C. (2018). Subjectively experienced safety and childbirth: preliminary findings on fathers' experiences. A qualitative study. In: abstract volume of the 4th International Symposium of the German Society for Midwifery Science e.V., Mainz, 16.02.18. German Medical Science GMS Publishing House, Volume 6, Issue: Suppl. 01. DOI: 10.3205/18dghwi45.

Niessen K., Werner-Bierwisch, T., Metzing, S., Sayn Wittgenstein, F. (2017). Motherhood from age 35: The risk of advanced maternal age as perceived by women - a literature study / Motherhood at the age of 35 and over: The risk of advanced maternal age as perceived by women - a literature study. Journal of obstetrics and neonatology, 221(3): 111-121.

Werner, T. (2010). Stress experience and stress management in midwifery education - an empirical study. Midwifery, 23(4): 252-257.

 

Papers

Werner-Bierwisch, T., Metzing, S., Hellmers, C. (2022). Conditions intervening the fathers' sense of security in the context of childbirth - partial results of a grounded theory study. Conditions intervening on the fathers' sense of security in the context of childbirth - partial results of a grounded theory study. (Paper accepted for the 6th International Symposium of the German Society of Midwifery on 29.07.2022 in Zurich).

Werner-Bierwisch, T., Metzing, S., Hellmers, C. (2019). Importance of caring persons for parents' perception of safety during childbirth - partial results of a qualitative study. 15th German Midwifery Congress, Bremen, May 26, 2019.

Werner-Bierwisch, T., Niessen, K., Metzing, S., Hellmers, C. (2017). Communicating safety and feeling safe - two sides of the same coin? 28th German Congress of Perinatal Medicine, Berlin, 01.12.2017.

Werner-Bierwisch, T., Metzing, S., Hellmers, C. (2016). Experiencing safety in the context of birth from the parents' perspective - insights from literature review. 3rd Symposium Kooperatives Forschungskolleg Familiengesundheit im Lebensverlauf - FamiLe - Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences and Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, 21.10.16.

 

Poster presentations

Werner-Bierwisch, T., Metzing, S., Hellmers, C. (2018). Subjectively experienced safety in the context of childbirth: first results on mothers' experiences - a qualitative study. 4th Symposium on Family Health in the Life Course - FamiLe, Osnabrück, 25.05.2018.

Werner-Bierwisch, T., Metzing, S. Hellmers, C. (2018). Subjectively experienced safety and childbirth: first results on fathers' experiences. A qualitative study. 4th International Symposium of the German Society of Midwifery, Mainz, 16.02.2018.

Werner-Bierwisch, T., Niessen, K., Metzing, S., Hellmers, C. (2017). Becoming parents and being a couple. A literature review on the impact of pregnancy on couple relationships. 28th German Congress of Perinatal Medicine, Berlin, 30.11 - 02.12.2017.

Niessen, K., Werner-Bierwisch, T., Metzing, S., Sayn-Wittgenstein, F. (2017). Experiences in Transition to Motherhood Made by Women of Very Advanced Maternal age - A Literature Review. 31st ICM Triennial Congress, Toronto, Canada, 18-22.6.2017.

Werner-Bierwisch, T., Niessen, K., Metzing, S., Hellmers, C. (2017). The Experiences of Security during Pregnancy and Childbirth: A Literature Review. 31st ICM Triennial Congress Toronto, Canada, 18-22.6.2017.

Werner-Bierwisch, T., Metzing, S., Hellmers, C. (2016). Childbirth and experience of security: a qualitative study. Childbirth and experience of security: A qualitative study. 3rd Congress of the German Midwifery Journal, Hannover, 02.09.2016.

Bode, A., Büscher, A., Daugardt, K., Dorin, L., Falkson, S., Hellmers, C., Kapsch, K., Keßler, R., Knecht, Ch., Kuhr, C., Metzing, S., Möller, A., Niessen, K., Roling, M., Schnepp, W., Söhngen, J., Sorber, M., Stelzig, S., Strack, K., zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, F., Werner-Bierwisch, T. (2015). The research college "FamiLe" family health in the life course. 3rd International Symposium of the Network of Midwifery Research "Thinking Birth Forward" Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, 27.11.2015.