Professor Shakila Thangaratinam
Lead for maternal health theme
Shakila is the lead the Midlands PSRC maternal health theme. As the Dame Hilda Lloyd Chair of Maternal and Perinatal Health at the University of Birmingham, Shakila leads the Maternal and Reproductive Health Theme. She is the co-Director of World Health Organisation (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Global Women’s Health and academic lead for Women’s Health in Birmingham Health Partners. As a Consultant Obstetrician, Shakila is involved in the care of high-risk mothers at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. My work focuses on prediction, prevention and treatment of complications in mothers with pre-eclampsia, epilepsy, diabetes, and obesity.
Professor Richard Lilford
Collaborator
Specific to the maternal health theme, Richard has expertise in implementation and patient safety in women’s health; has previously been a Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) Council member experienced in developing and evaluating computer decision-support, and supporting women’s choice in trading one outcome for another.
Dr John Allotey
Collaborator
John is Associate Professor in Epidemiology and Women’s Health at the WHO Collaborating Centre for Global Women’s Health within the Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research. He has almost a decade of experience in academic clinical research, primarily in the field of maternal health. His research interests lie in the development, evaluation and implementation of prognostic models and evidence synthesis using aggregate data and individual participant data meta-analysis.
Dr Catherine Dunlop
Collaborator
Catherine is a practitioner in maternal health research and Obstetrics and Gynaecology specialist trainee in the NHS. She is also Academic Clinical Lecturer at Birmingham Womens Hospital and University of Birmingham.
Dr Mairead Black
Collaborator
Mairead’s research interests include informed decision-making in maternity care, pregnancy with multiple long-term conditions, inequalities in maternity care, the role of caesarean birth and induction of labour.
Pamela Nayyar
Research project manager
With over 20 years’ experience in health sciences research, Pam provides structured research project management and co-ordination on diverse research studies. Pam works with Richard and contributes to the research through systematically reviewing literature, online questionnaire development and study recruitment.
Dr Caroline Gillett
Assistant Professor in Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement
Caroline will use her experience and expertise in Public and Patient Engagement to support the maternal health teams public engagement ambitions, through capacity building and mentoring.