Mrs. Dora Aboagyewa Baadu, Ph.D

Dr. Mrs. Dora Aboagyewa Baadu, Ph.D., is senior nursing Practioner, lecturer and health counselor at the Kwahu Government Hospital and School of Nursing, associate advisor in the Women's and Children's Division of the School of Public Health. Previously, she was a head of nurse and midwifery at Kwahu Obo, Bepong and Atibie hospital. Beginning in the late 1999s, Dora Aboagyewa Badu, Ph.D. conducted research exploring women's experiences with cesarean childbirth. Her publications of these important findings resulted in health recognition of her contribution to perinatal health care, including her appointment as the first head nurse to serve on the Advisory Council of the Community Child Health and Human Development (CCHHD). In this capacity, she was an active participant in the 2004 Consensus Conference on Vaginal Birth after Cesarean, which led to a major change in obstetrical philosophy and practice regarding methods of childbirth. She continues to be a productive leader in a variety of maternal–child health topics, and plays an active role in recruitment and mentoring of minority women in biomedical careers.

In addition to her work on the CCHHD Advisory Council, Dr. Mrs. Dora Aboagyewa Baadu, Ph.D. was a member of the Task Force on Recruitment, Retention, Re-entry, and Advancement of Women in Biomedical Careers for the Office of Research on Women's Health; and the Panel on Women's Health of the American Academy of Nursing. She co-chaired the Priority Expert Panel on Prevention and Care of Low Birth Weight Infants for the National Center for Nursing Research, NIH, and participated in a workshop on mental disorders in pregnancy and postpartum for the National Institute of Mental Health. Her other honors include National, Regional and Community Nurse of the Year and Maternal–Child Nurse of the Year.

She is a member of the International Council of Psychology, the Society of Behavioral Medicine, and the Nursing Association of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dora Aboagyewa Baadu is a frequent invited speaker at international, national, and regional conferences. She has served as a reviewer for leading journals on women's health issues and is the author of numerous publications. She focuses on health issues for women from ethnically diverse and rural backgrounds, she loves to share knowledge, learn new challenge, and explore more.