Laura Wick

Researcher - Birzeit University

Email: lwick@birzeit.edu

 Educational Background

 

Diploma in Development Studies, Institut Universitaire d’Etudes du Developpement , Geneva, Switzerland.
Diploma in International Health , University of Paris VI, France.
Degree in midwifery , Geneva, Switzerland
BA , Smith College, USA.

 
 Research Interests

 

Women’s health and implications for health policy; childbirth and midwifery in particular.

 
 Selected Publications

 

Giacaman, R., Abu-Rmeileh, N., & Wick, L. The limitations on choice: Palestinian women’s childbirth location, dissatisfaction with the place of birth and determinants. European Journal of Public Health. (In press).

Wick, L., Mikki, N., Giacaman, R., & Abdul-Rahim, H. (2005). Childbirth in Palestine. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 89(2), 174-178.

Giacaman, R., Wick, L., Abdul-Rahim, H., & Wick, Livia. (2005). The politics of childbirth in the context of conflict: Policies or de facto practices? Health Policy, 72(2), 129-139.

Wick, L. , & Mikki, N. (2004). Childbirth in Palestine: Reported Practices and Evidence-based Guidelines Ramallah: Institute of Community and Public Health, Birzeit University. (Available at http://icph.birzeit.edu, Publications and Resources >> Monographs and Reports >> 2004).