ASPIRE COVID-19 UK
Advisory Group Membership
Name | Organisation | Role |
Amali Lokugamage | University College London | Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Whittington Health NHS Trust
Honorary Associate Professor, UCL Institute for Women’s Health |
Amanda Mansfield | London Ambulance Service Trust | Consultant Midwife, London Ambulance Service |
Annie Francis | Neighbourhood Midwives | Co-Founder of Neighbourhood Midwives and Independent midwifery advisor |
Arie Franx | Erasmus MC | Professor of Obstetrics in particular fetal development and maternal health |
Caroline Homer | Burnet Institute, Australia | Co-Program Director Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, Burnet Institute, Australia |
Clea Harmer | Sands | Chief Executive, Sands |
David Monteith | Grace in Action | Co-founder Grace in Action |
Duncan Fisher | Family included | Policy, Research and Innovation lead at Family Initiative |
Elizabeth Duff | Expert, postnatal care | NCT Charity Representative |
Franka Cadée | International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) | President of the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) |
Keith Reed | Twins Trust | CEO, Twins Trust |
Lia Brigante | RCM | Quality & Standards Advisor, The Royal College of Midwives |
Louise Griew | National Maternity Voices | Local Maternity System User Rep and Director, National Maternity Voices |
Lucia Rocca-Ihenacho | Midwifery Unit Network | CEO of the Midwifery Unit Network Lecturer and Researcher, City, University of London |
Lucy Frith | University of Liverpool | Reader in Bioethics and Social Science |
Marian Knight | National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) | Professor of Maternal and Child Population Health |
Mary Ross-Davie | RCM Scotland | Director of the Royal College of Midwives for Scotland |
Maureen Treadwell | Birth Trauma Association | Research Officer for the Birth Trauma Association |
Myles Taylor | British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society | President, British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society
Obstetrician, Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust |
Neil Marlow | University College London | Professor of neonatal medicine at UCL. Chair of the NHS England Neonatal critical care review and MTP Neonatal implementation board |
Rebecca Brione | Birthrights | Research and Partnerships Officer, Birthrights |
Rebecca Abe and Tinuke Awe | FivexMore | Co-Founders of the Five X More Campaign: a campaign that highlights the disparity in maternal outcomes for black women in the U.K |
Ruth Bender-Atik | The Miscarriage Association | National Director of The Miscarriage Association |
Seana Talbot | BirthWise NI | Co-chair, Birthwise NI and Maternity and neonatal service manager, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust |
Tim Draycott | Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) | Vice President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) |
Toyin Adeyinka | MVP BAME group | Lewisham MVP chair representing The Nova Network |
Trixie Mcaree | Birmingham City University | Professor of Midwifery at Birmingham City University |
Yana Richens | UCL & City University | Consultant Midwife, University College London Hospital
Lead for Midwifery and Nursing Research, Institute for Women’s Health |