Kathryn Banks
University of Calgary in Qatar, Qatar
Biography
Kathryn Banks has a background focused on maternal-child health issues and working with vulnerable families. She has worked in a variety of clinical roles that have focused on women’s health during the child bearing period (prenatal, fetal diagnosis, postnatal). Her interest in intimate partner violence and abuse began with her work in Aboriginal communities. She has learned about the tension women experience when making decisions to stay or leave an intimate relationship while becoming a new mother. Understanding this experience from the context in which women make their decisions is helpful to nurses as they plan care for women and families.