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If you feel that you have the skills that will help us continue saving lives in childbirth please do not hesitate to contact us at info@maternityworldwide.org with your CV and the role you would like to fulfil.

 

Current Board Members and Executive

Adrian Brown
Chairman
Dr Adrian Brown MBBS MSc MRCOG MFPH

Adrian works as a consultant in Public Health in London. After initially training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and becoming a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) he then developed an interest in women's public health. He studied for a Masters in Public Health, with a particular slant towards developing countries issues. He has been responsible for the organisational development of Maternity Worldwide. Adrian is an active member of the RCOG International Executive Board.
Andrew Shennan

Director
Andrew Shennan MBBS MD FRCOG

Andrew Shennan is Professor of Obstetrics at King's College London, based at St. Thomas' Hospital. He is clinical lead of the Maternal and Fetal Research Unit, and specialises in clinical trials in antenatal and intrapartum care. His research interests include interventions to prevent preterm birth, pre-eclampsia, encourage normal birth and the use of blood pressure monitoring.

Andrew has an active clinical role in managing high risk obstetric patients, including a regular hands-on labour ward commitment, and a specialist preterm birth surveillance clinical that accepts national referrals. He chaired the Department of Health Committee on Blood Pressure Monitoring in clinical practice, and sits on the relevant committees for the International Standardisation Organization (ISO) and the British Hypertension Society (BHS). He also advises the World Health Organisation (WHO) on perinatal research, and is a member of the Low Resourse Use Blood Pressure device committee for the WHO. He has been an advisor to the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE), the Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH), Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologist (RCOG). His charity work also includes being a medical advisor to Action on pre-eclampsia, Tommys the Baby Charity and Action Medical Research

 MaryRussell

Trustee - Secretary and Fundraising
Mary Russell Bsc (Hons), RN, RHV, MA

Mary works in public health in London with a focus on health promotion, disease prevention and addressing inequalities in health. Mary has a background in nursing and health visiting, which she still practices, and an  interest in maternal and child health and wellbeing. Mary has a specialist interest in domestic violence.  She has been a member of the Westminster Domestic Violence Forum since its inception in 1997 and has been its Chair for almost a decade.

Within Maternity Worldwide, Mary is the secretary and also has responsibilities for fundraising at a strategic and local level.

  Trustee - Development and Partnerships
Mimi Khan
 Grace Makonyola

Trustee - Development and Partnerships
Grace Makonyola - Registered Midwife

Grace is an Assistant Director for community services within a London provider organisation where her work focuses on transforming community nursing services.  She is a trained nurse, midwife and health visitor with first-hand experience of practising in Africa as a nurse-midwife.

Grace's professional interests include health promotion, and improving the quality of patient care, experience and outcomes. Within Maternity Worldwide, Grace takes responsibilities for nurturing new developments and liaising with potential partners.

 

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