Jessica Smith

International Programs Coordinator

Shifra

Jess is an experienced maternal and child health expert bridging both clinical and public health worlds. She has over 10 years of experience working with diverse populations on issues of child health, human trafficking, sexual and reproductive health, and humanitarian issues.

Prior to her current role with Shifra, Jess designed reproductive health curriculum for implementation in low resource settings.

She brings a passion for human centered design, commitment to sexual and reproductive health as a basic human right, and knack for seeing the big picture.

IME Award Judges & Speakers

Anna

af Ugglas

Global Programme and Implementation Manager

Laerdal Global Health, Norway

Gayatri

Amirthalingam (Dr)

Consultant Epidemiologist National Infection Service

Public Health England

Susan

Aradeon (Dr)

International Social and Behaviour Change Consultant, USA

Ana

Baraldi

Midwife

Luz de Candeeiro Birthcenter, Brazil

Alison

Baum OBE

Chief Executive

Best Beginnings

Bryan

Beattie (Dr)

Consultant in Obstetrics, Fetal and Maternity Medicine

University Hospital of Wales

Angela

Bellamy

Consultant Midwife

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Suzanna

Bright

PPIUD Initiative Project Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Coordinator

International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics

Nicki

Burnett

Vice Chair

Kernow Maternity Voices Partnership

Franka

Cadée

President

International Confederation of Midwives (ICM)

Maureen

Collins

Hypnobirthing Teacher/Trainer

Julia

Cumberlege CBE (Baroness)

Co-chair of the APHG

Soo

Downe OBE (Professor)

Professor in Midwifery Studies

UCLAN

Jacqueline

Dunkley-Bent OBE (Professor)

Chief Midwifery Officer for England

National Maternity Safety Champion for the Department of Health

Mindy

Ebrahimoff (Dr)

Senior Midwife, Senior Lecturer, Clinical Tutor

Lis Maternity Hospital, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel

Yvonne

Fontein-Kuipers (Dr)

Associate Professor

Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands

Laura

Godfrey-Isaacs

Community Midwife

King’s College Hospital

Adrienne

Gordon (Professor)

Neonatologist

Royal Prince Alfred Newborn Care Sydney

David

Green

Nurse Consultant, Immunisations

NHS Public Health England

Jenny

Hall (Dr)

Dr Jenny Hall Independent Midwifery Educator and Researcher

Lisa

Hammond

Co-Director

More Than A Tick Box

Tina

Harris

Senior Clinical Lead (Midwifery) and National Maternity and Perinatal Audit

Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Milli

Hill

Founder

Positive Birth Movement

Billie

Hunter CBE (Professor)

RCM Professor of Midwifery

Cardiff University

Saadi

Hussain

Director

SmartMed Global

David

Hutchon

BSc(Med Sci), MB, ChB, FRCOG

Beth

Johnson

Clinical Director

Heartline Ministries, Haiti

Sarah

Joyce (Dr)

ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow

University of Leeds

Inderjeet

Kaur

Director of Midwifery

Fernandez Foundation, India

Amy

Keates

Midwife

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Liselotte

Kweekel

International Policy Advisor

Midwife, Royal Dutch Organisation of Midwives

Sebalda

Leshabari (Dr)

Executive Secretary

Tanzania Midwives Association

Kate

Levett (Dr)

Senior Research Fellow

School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame, Australia

Tara

Livesay

Midwife and Director

Heartline Maternity Center

Kizzy

Lynch

Lead Midwife for Education, Senior Lecturer, Programme Leader

University of Lincoln

Tisian

Lynskey-Wilkie

Founder

Hydrobumps

Sue

Macdonald

Midwifery Consultant and Educationalist

Elinore

Macgillivray

Senior Improvement Manager

1000 Lives Improvement

Lisa

Manning

Midwifery Clinical Advisor

Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB)

Yvonne

McGrath

Consultant Midwife

Lincolnshire East Clinical Commissioning Group

Janine

McKnight-Cowan BEM

Queens Nurse Project Health Visitor

Lately; Derbyshire Community Healthcare Services NHS Foundation Trust

Nicos

Middleton (Associate Professor)

Head of Department of Nursing and Dean of School of Health Sciences

Cyprus University of Technology

Rebecca

Moore (Dr)

Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist

Make Birth Better

Halima

Musa Abdul

PhD Student

Cardiff Univeristy

Gail

Norris

Midwife for Education

Edinburgh Napier University

Louise

Nunn

Consultant Midwife Development Post, Public Health/Normality

Chelsea & Westminster Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Stacey

O'Brien

Director and Facilitator

A Kiss From An Angel, Australia

Louise

Page

Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

Obstetric Lead for Mental Health

Lesley

Page CBE (Professor)

Visiting Professor in Midwifery

King’s College London

Joanne

Parkington

Midwife Entrepreneur and CEO

My Midwife & Me Ltd

Felicity

Plaat (Dr)

Consultant Anaesthetist

Queen Charlotte’s & Hammersmith Hospitals, London

Leonie

Rastas

Nurse, Midwife, Educator, Artist

Australian Catholic University, Healthcare Australia, Pastoral Healthcare Network Australia

Mary

Renfrew FRSE (Professor)

Professor of Mother and Infant Health

University of Dundee

Lucia

Rocca-Ihenacho (Dr)

NIHR Research Fellow and Midwifery Lecturer

Nicoletta

Setola (Dr)

Assistant Professor in Architectural Technology

Department of Architecture, TESIS Centre, University of Florence

Neel

Shah (Dr)

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynaecology, and Reproductive Biology

Harvard Medical School

Winnie

Shena

National Nurses Association of Kenya, Reproductive Health

Kenya Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society, Reproductive Health, Kenya

Jenny

Smith

Midwifery Lecturer and Founder

Jentle Childbirth Foundation

Kerry

Sutcliffe

Researcher

University of Notre Dame, Australia

Petra

ten Hoope-Bender

Technical Adviser, Sexual & Reproductive Health

United Nations Population Fund

Grace

Thomas

Lead Midwife for Education & Professional Head of Midwifery

Cardiff University

Hannah

Tizard

Midwife and Managing Editor

Student Midwife Journal

Shawn

Walker (Dr)

Director, Lecturer, Breech Specialist Midwife

Breech Birth Network, Kings College London, GSTT

Andrew

Weeks

Professor of International Maternal Health Care

University of Liverpool

Catherine

Williams

Chair, National Maternity Voices

NICE Fellow

Caitlin

Wilson

Consultant Midwife

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust/University of Worcester

Zoe

Wright

Zoe Wright Midwife

The Real Birth Company

Bill

Yoxall

Clinical Director

Liverpool Women’s Hospital