© Gemma McKenzie 2024
How can we make maternity services safe, respectful and guided by the experiences of those who use it?
Join leading clinicians, researchers and activists for a timely panel discussion exploring maternity care through the lens of human rights, clinical practice and lived experience. The discussion will examine how systems can better support birthing people, families and healthcare professionals.
Chaired by:
Dr Claire Feeley, Senior Lecturer in Midwifery at King’s College London, specialising in normal birth, human rights frameworks in maternity care, and the sociocultural and political contexts shaping midwifery practice.
Speakers:
Dr Gemma McKenzie, researcher in human rights in childbirth, freebirthing and obstetric violence, who founded the project leading to Threads of Protest, combining creative practice and research to amplify the voices of birthing people.
Dr Annabel Sowemimo, NHS Sexual & Reproductive Health Registrar, academic and founder of the Reproductive Justice Initiative, addressing racial inequalities and reproductive justice in healthcare. She is also a Trustee of Birth Rights and an Ambassador for Birth Companions.
Dr Christine Ekechi, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, specialising in early pregnancy and maternity care. She is part of the Department of Health and Social Care’s National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation and the founder and former co-chair of the RCOG Race Equality Taskforce, working to reduce disparities in reproductive and maternity care.
Free, booking required
The event is part of a wider programme exploring healthcare, equality and social justice, including public events and discussions in collaboration with researchers at King’s College London.