© 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 physiological 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 Karen Joash, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. She is also Director of Imperial’s Clinical Academic Training Office and Chair of the Research Group at Tommy’s, contributing to research that improves maternal and fetal outcomes and addresses inequalities in pregnancy.
Alongside the talk, work by artist, photojournalist and midwife, Elisabeth Ubbe, will also be on display, featuring images from her Power of Love exhibition.
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.