Professor Helen Cheyne

Professor Helen Cheyne is Emeritus Professor at the University of Stirling and a distinguished midwifery researcher with extensive experience in maternal and child health. She previously held the position of Royal College of Midwives (Scotland) Professor of Midwifery and served as Deputy Director of the Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit (NMAHP-RU).
With a background in clinical midwifery across urban and rural maternity settings, Professor Cheyne has dedicated much of her career to improving maternity care through research and evidence-based practice. Her research focuses on maternity service delivery, women’s experiences of care, postnatal care, perinatal mental health and reducing inequalities in maternal and child health.
She has led numerous large-scale research projects, clinical trials and evaluations aimed at improving maternity services and outcomes for women and families. Her work emphasises collaboration between researchers, healthcare professionals, policymakers and service users to ensure research findings contribute to meaningful improvements in maternity care.