Contributors

Alison Anderson, BSc (Hons), PGCE, MA Ed., BSc (Hons), RM, MSc
Practice Development Midwife and Specialist BAC Midwife, South Tees NHS Foundation Trust, Middlesbrough
Convenor, Virtual International Day of the Midwife Committee
Alison enjoyed thirteen years as a secondary science teacher, specialising in Biology before re‐training as a midwife through Teesside University and Darlington Memorial Hospital. Alison began her career as a midwife at South Tees NHS Foundation Trust where she became the Specialist BAC (Birth After Caesarean) Midwife and then Practice Development Midwife. Alison's passions are the humanisation of childbirth and psychological safety in maternity. Alison also has a great interest in global midwifery and is convenor for the Virtual International Day of the Midwife committee and annual 24‐hour virtual conference.

Komal Bhatt, BMBS, BMedSci
Obstetrics and gynaecology registrar, Birmingham Women’s Hospital
Komal completed her medical training in 2017 from the University of Nottingham before starting Obstetrics and Gynaecology training in 2019. She is currently working as an obstetrics and gynaecology registrar in the West Midlands deanery.

Suzanne Britt, RM, FHEA, ADM, BA (Hons), BMedSci Midwifery (Hons), MSc Midwifery Studies, PGCHE
Postgraduate Researcher, University of Nottingham
After a teaching career in modern foreign languages, Sue qualified as a midwife in 2002. She has worked in all areas of midwifery practice, beginning her career at Chesterfield Royal Hospital before moving to Sherwood Forest Hospital in 2008 for a community midwifery post. In 2011 she completed her Master's degree and started a secondment as a research midwife at Nottingham University Hospital. In 2013 she moved into midwifery education, working as an Assistant Professor of Midwifery at the University of Nottingham, where she received global and local recognition for teaching. She has delivered on all areas of the curriculum, leading modules on public health, perinatal mental health and contemporary midwifery care. Her interest and knowledge around the musculoskeletal system span her personal and professional life, and she has qualifications in both fitness and nutrition. In 2022 she left her teaching role to start a full‐time PhD at the University of Nottingham, focusing on healthcare professional response to domestic abuse.

James Castleman, MA, MD, MRCOG
Consultant in Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
James is a Consultant Obstetrician at Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital, UK. He graduated with distinction from the University of Cambridge and completed Foundation training in the East of England before moving home to the Midlands for his Obstetrics and Gynaecology clinical and research training. James has subspecialty accreditation in Maternal and Fetal Medicine from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. He has a monthly prenatal genomics clinic alongside a clinical geneticist and is part of the regional multidisciplinary team providing this service. His other interests include fetal therapy and obstetric cardiology, as well as maintaining a passion for delivering high‐quality intrapartum care alongside midwifery colleagues.

Suzanne Crozier, DBA, SFHEA, RGN, RM
Associate Professor in Midwifery, Edinburgh Napier University
Suzanne studied nursing in Leeds before returning to Newcastle to become a midwife in 1984. She worked as a midwife at the Princess Mary Maternity Hospital for eight years, during which time she completed an Advanced Diploma in Midwifery before moving into midwifery education. Suzanne completed an MSc and was promoted to principal lecturer at Northumbria University, where she remained for many years undertaking the role of Lead Midwife for Education as well as acting as an educational consultant for the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the Office for Students. In 2021 she took up a post as Associate Professor at Edinburgh Napier University and has recently completed a professional doctorate exploring employability in midwifery.

Claire Ford, PGCap, PhD, FHEA, PGDip, RN, BSc
Assistant Professor Northumbria University
Co‐creator and Leader for Skills for Practice Website
Claire joined the teaching team at Northumbria University in 2013, having spent time working within perioperative care and completing a Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery. She studied for her BSc (Hons) and PG Dip at Northumbria University and won academic awards for both and the Heath Award in 2009. As an Assistant Professor she teaches a range of national/international healthcare programmes and is also a joint Programme Leader for the MSc Nursing Programme. She has a passion for pain management, clinical skills, women’s health, gynaecology, perioperative care, simulation and immersive technologies. She has published many articles and is actively involved in several research projects examining the use of media and technology to facilitate deep learning. She is the co‐founder of the ‘Skills for Practice’ website, which was shortlisted for the Student Nursing Times Awards 2016 – Teaching Innovation of the Year.

Clare Gordon, RM, SCPHN – SN, BSc (Hons), MSc (S’ton), MSc (UWL), PG Cert Academic Practice, SFHEA
Senior Lecturer in Midwifery, Programme Leader – Berkshire – Midwifery, University of West London
Clare began her midwifery career in at the North Hampshire Hospital, becoming a qualified midwife in 2005. She practised as a Registered Midwife at Frimley Park Hospital, where she gained a wide range of experience before setting up a specialist weight management clinic for pregnant women. She also undertook the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse – School Nurse training and was awarded an MSc in Public Health Practice from University of Southampton in 2010. She has always enjoyed learning and educating others and joined the Midwifery team at the University of West London in 2013. She has subsequently been awarded an MSc with distinction in Professional Practice with Healthcare Education. She is a Senior Midwifery Lecturer and programme lead with a specialist interest in public health, the normality of pregnancy and birth and the foundations for safe midwifery practice.

Deborah Gurney, RN, RM, BSc, MA (Med ed), FHEA
Senior Midwifery Lecturer
Debbie began her career in healthcare by training as an adult nurse at the University of Hertfordshire in 2000. Midwifery training followed and once qualified, Debbie worked in a rotational midwifery post at the QE2 Hospital in Welwyn Garden City. Debbie developed a passion for education and worked within NHS practice development teams while undertaking a master’s degree in Medical Education before securing a post as a lecturer. Debbie's key areas of interest include bridging the theory–practice gap, preceptorship, high‐risk maternity care and perineal repair.

Leo Gurney, MBBS, MD, MRCOG
Consultant in Fetal and Maternal Medicine
Sub‐speciality Trained Consultant in Fetal and Maternal Medicine
Clinical Lead for Fetal Medicine/Day Assessment Unit at Birmingham Women's Hospital West Midlands Fetal Medicine Network Clinical Lead
Leo is a Consultant Obstetrician and sub‐specialist in maternal and fetal medicine (MFM) at Birmingham Women’s Hospital. He graduated and trained in O&G in North East England and sub‐specialised in MFM in Birmingham. He is the clinical lead for fetal medicine for the hospital and the West Midlands fetal medicine network and has a specialist clinical interest in fetal anomaly, fetal intervention and complex twin pregnancy, stillbirth and maternal cardiac disease.

Rosalind Haddrill, PhD, MA, BSc (Hons), PGCE, RM, SFHEA
Lecturer in Midwifery, Edinburgh Napier University
Roz trained in Sheffield and qualified as a midwife in 2005, after previous careers as a landscape architect and lecturer. She worked clinically in a variety of midwifery roles until 2019 and has worked as a midwifery lecturer since 2010 in a number of British universities. Her PhD explored delayed access to antenatal care. Her areas of interest include women's perceptions of maternity care, gestational diabetes, postnatal care and infant feeding. Roz is currently programme leader for the Master’s in Midwifery programme at Edinburgh Napier University.

Cathy Hamilton, DHres, MSc, DipHE, Bsc (Hons), RN, RM
Associate Dean Academic Quality Assurance Practice Enhancement, School of Health and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire
Cathy completed her Registered General Nurse (RGN) training at St Bartholomew's Hospital London in 1984 having undertaken an integrated degree programme at the City University leading to a Bsc (Hons) Psychology and registration as an adult nurse. In 1987 she qualified as a midwife at the West Hertfordshire School of Midwifery based at Watford Maternity Unit. She worked in all areas of Hemel Hempstead and St Albans Maternity Units and as a research assistant before becoming a lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire in 2001. She gained an MSc in Midwifery at Southbank University, London in 2001 and a postgraduate diploma in teaching and learning in higher education in 2003. She completed a Doctorate in Heath Research at the University of Hertfordshire in August 2018. The title of her thesis was ‘A qualitative study of midwifery...