Ruth E. Zielinski
Associate Professor
Health Behavior and Biological Sciences
University of Michigan
United States of America
Biography
Affiliations / Service: American College of Nurse Midwives – Member 1993 to present (several service roles) American Congress of Obstetricians & Gynecologists - Educational Affiliate – Member 2012 to present International Continence Society – Member 2009 to present American Urogynecologic Society – Member 2008 to present Midwest Nursing Research Society – Member 2006 to present Sigma Theta Tau – Rho Chapter – Member 1995 to present Notable Awards / Honors: Medical Activist Award – Women’s Health Foundation; June 2011 Proquest Distinguished Dissertation Award – Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan; April 2010 National Health Service Scholar – 1993-1995 Education: PhD in Nursing and Certificate in Women’s Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI 2009 MS, Nurse Midwifery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI 1995 BSN, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 1992 ASN, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo, MI 1988
Research Interest
Women’s body image and sexual health Birth and the pelvic floor Out of hospital birth Centering Pregnancy International women’s health
Publications
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Bernhard, C., Zielinski, R., Ackerson, A. & English, J. (2014). Home birth after hospital birth: Women’s choices and reflections. Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health. 59(2) 160-166
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Low, L.K., Zielinski, R., Tao, Y., Galecki, A., Brandon, C.J., & Miller, J.M. (2014) Predicting Birth-Related Levator Ani Tear Severity in Primiparous Women: Evaluating Maternal Recovery from Labor and Delivery (EMRLD Study). Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 4, 266-278
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Zielinski, R., Searing, K., Deibel, M. (2015) Gastrointestinal distress in pregnancy: Prevalence, assessment and treatment of 5 common minor discomforts. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing 29(1) 23-31
