Kerrie is a public health doctor and researcher who leads the project. Originally from Northern Ireland, she saw first hand the impact of conflict on families and communities. She is passionate about improving maternity care for women fleeing war and persecution.

Kemi is our lead Expert by Experience and has years of experience of providing expert input into heath care projects. She is interested in research to improve the maternity care of underserved migrant women in the UK. She is a Technical Advisor at Love Welcomes and is a National health Adviser at Doctors of the World UK.

Marian Knight is Professor of Maternal and Child Population Health at the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit. She trained initially in obstetrics and neonatology, completing a DPhil and then training in public health. She leads the MBRRACE-UK national confidential enquiries into maternal morbidity and mortality.

Fiona is a medical sociologist with particular expertise in qualitative methods. She strongly believes in the value of working with experts by experience to understand and tackle complex medical and social problems.

Rob is a public health doctor and academic at UCL where he undertakes research that aims to equitably improve the health of the public through the application of data science and public health research.

Memuna is a Consultant Midwife for vulnerable and marginalised women at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust and winner of the British Journal of Midwifery Midwife of the Year. She has led some very pioneering work to support asylum-seeking women in the maternity system in the UK.

Brenda is a consultant obstetrician and lead for the Oxford Rose Clinic, a specialist clinic for women and girls with FGM. She has longstanding interest in migrant women’s health and wellbeing.

Wendy Olayiwola has worked as a registered nurse and practicing midwife across all levels of the maternity system in England for over twenty years. She is the National Maternity Lead for Equality at NHS England and NHS Improvement and works to achieve equity in all provisions of care for Black, Asian, and mixed ethnicity women, and those living in the most deprived areas.