Personal Statement
In November 2021 I was honoured to start as an NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer at the Harris-Wellbeing Research Centre, University of Liverpool. Within this role half of my time is spent in research activity, and half as an obstetrics and gynaecology ST7 doctor.

My primary research interest is prediction, prevention, and optimisation of women and infants at risk or experiencing preterm birth. As part of this I have two active projects, the first is addressing pregnancy outcomes after preterm prelabour rupture of membranes (PPROM) before 23 weeks' of pregnancy. The second project is investigating the interaction between vaginal bacteria, yeasts and preterm birth. Finally, women and infants need healthy staff to care for them during their pregnancy journey and I am working with the RCOG to implement a good practice paper about prevention and treatment of work related post traumatic stress symptoms in the maternity and gynaecology workforce.

Research Overview
Current research projects (2022):

UKOSS Extremely Preterm Prelabour Rupture of Membranes Survey: This is a survey of current care and outcomes of pregnancies complicated by rupture of membranes between 16+0 and 22+6 weeks gestation. This will form the largest cohort of pregnancies affected by such complications and will hopefully give clinicians and parents important information to guide decisions in these difficult situations.

Biomarkers of Preterm Birth: My MD was about the association between the vaginal microbiota and recurrent early preterm birth. I am now utilising already collected participant data and samples to interrogate the association in more depth

RCOG Good Practice Paper on Psychological Trauma in the Workplace: I am working with psychologists in the University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University, midwifery experts at the University of Nottingham and Professor Andrew Weeks to develop resources for obstetrics and gynaecology staff aiming to reduce and provide interventions for post traumatic psychological stress in obstetrics and gynaecology staff.