International Maternity Expo awards shortlist announced

The first round of judging is over and the shortlist for the first ever International Maternity Expo awards is revealed. Take a look at who has made the cut!

Over the last 12 months the team behind the International Maternity Expo have been scouring the globe in order to recognise and celebrate the very finest examples of maternity care, research and best practice.

We were delighted to receive hundreds of submissions from all over the world, leaving our expert panel of judges (listed here) with the incredibly tough task of whittling down so many worthy nominations to our final shortlist of 46 nominees spread across 15 award categories.

The winners of the inaugural International Maternity Expo Awards will be announced at a glitzy awards ceremony on the evening of Tuesday 12th November>.

England’s first Chief Midwifery Officer, Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent, will also be on hand at the ceremony to award a special Gold Award recognising lifetime achievement in midwifery.

The ceremony will be filmed and streamed live online allowing nominees from around the world to participate in the celebration.

Discussing the judging process for the awards Professor Lesley Page said:

“We’ve just had the most amazing morning looking at those who have been nominated for awards, and the stories have been absolutely inspiring. It’s been very difficult to make a decision but we hope that you are going to be there on the 12th and 13th November to see who has won and help celebrate this wonderful work.”

Dr Sheena Byrom OBE, Director of All4Maternity and co-host of the International Maternity Expo said:

“I’ve been part of the decision making this morning around the awards for the IME 2019. It’s been exciting and also very humbling because we’ve read the most amazing stories from midwives, obstetricians, service users and just incredible people really that are doing inspirational work, so it’s exciting and we are dying to know who has won.”

The International Maternity Expo Awards Shortlist

RESEARCH INNOVATION AWARD

Melissa Cheyney, Associate Professor, Oregon State University, USA
Dr Shawn Walker, Director, Lecturer, Breech Specialist Midwife Breech Birth Network, Kings College London, GSTT
Andrew Weeks, Consultant Obstetrician, Liverpool Women’s Hospital

STUDENT & TRAINEE AWARD

Mary McCauley, Academic Clinical Lecturer and an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist (ST7) Liverpool Women’s hospital and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Lara Carter, Student Midwife, Anglia Ruskin University
Joanna Wilson, Student midwife, Anglia Ruskin University

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AWARD

Mary Sidebotham and Jenny Gamble, Associate Professor and Head of Midwifery Griffith University, Australia
Hannah McCauley and Kirsty Lowe senior research associate in midwifery Liverpool school of tropical medicine
VIDM Committee (Linda Wylie), Conference Convenor and Committee Member, VIDM (Virtual International Day of the Midwife)
Tara R. Livesay, Midwife and Director Heartline Maternity Center, Haiti
Darwin Diaz, Project Medical Referent, Medecins Sans Frontières- Timergara Project, Pakistan

INTERNATIONAL MIDWIFE OF THE YEAR

Fran McConville, Technical Officer, Midwifery World Health Organisation
Atsede Kidane, Director, Atsede’s and Indie’s Clinic, Gubrye, Ethiopia

UK MIDWIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Jayne Marshall, Foundation Professor in Midwifery, University of Leicester
Samukeliso Tennyson, Midwife, Northampton General Hospital
Erika Glenny, Caseloading Midwife, King’s College Hospital

MATERNITY TEAM AWARD

Highfield Midwifery Team, Wirral Hospital Trust
The Maternity Team at Whiston Hospital, St Helens & Knowlsey Trust
BMid@Cardiff, Cardiff University

PRACTICE INNOVATION AWARD

Rachel Reed, Senior Lecturer, University of Sunshine Coast, Australia
Emma Spillane, Co-Director and Training Co-ordinator for Breech Birth Network, CIC, Lead Midwife for Birth Centre and Juniper Continuity Team, Specialist Breech Midwife, Breech Birth Network and St George’s University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Emi Nurjasmi, Midwifery Lecturer, Health Polytechnic, Indonesia
Andrew Weeks, Consultant Obstetrician & Dr Bill Yoxall, Consultant Neonatologist, Liverpool Women’s Hospital

TRANSFORMATION INNOVATION AWARD

Zoe Nelson, Maternity Matron, The Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust
Melanie Wildman, Postnatal Ward Manager, Royal Oldham Hospital
Joanne Parkington, CEO, One to One Midwives
Make Birth Better, Collaborative of psychiatrists, psychologists, parents, health visitors, midwifes, doulas, hynobirthers, charities, NCT, AIMS, AIMH, RCM, RCOG
Elinore Macgillivray on behalf of OBS Cymru, Senior Improvement Manager, 1000 Lives Improvement
Twins Trust

IMPROVING SAFETY AWARD

Safe Obstetric Systems, Fetal Pillow for making the impacted fetal head at full dilation caesarean section easier and safer
Dr Shawn Walker, Director, Lecturer, Breech Specialist Midwife, Breech Birth Network, Kings College London, GSTT

MATERNITY VOICES AWARD

Nominees TBA
Georgie Watson, MVP Chair, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly LMS

SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION AWARD

Zoe Nelson, Maternity Matron, The Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust
Shona McCann, Specialist Midwife in Perinatal Mental Health, Aberdeen Maternity Hospital, NHS Grampian
Jane Raitt, Chief Midwife (Interim), NHS Grampian

INCLUSION AWARD

Atsede’s and Indie’s Clinic Midwifery Team, Midwives, Atsede’s Clinic, Gubrye, Ethiopia
Teyluva Midwives, Midwives, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Ruth Oshikanlu MBE, Midwife/Pregnancy Mindset Expert, Tune In To Your Baby

BUILT ENVIRONMENT AWARD

TESIS – Birth Environment Research Group, Architects/Researchers, University of Florence – Department of Architecture, Italy
Jane Urben, Head of Midwifery, The Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust Maternity Services

MATERNITY LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT AWARD