London Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2026

Sue Macdonald

Maternity and Midwifery Festival Programme Curator and Editor, Mayes Midwifery

Amanda Hutcherson

Education Consultant, Knitting and Creative Wellbeing

Dr Claire Feeley

Senior Lecturer and Midwifery/Maternal Health Researcher, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, Kings College London

Dianne Garland

Founder, MidwifeExpert; Author

Dr Anna Byrom,

Director, All4Maternity

Dr Jacqui Williams

Senior Midwifery Advisor, Nursing and Midwifery Council

Verena Wallace MBE

Senior Midwifery Advisor, Nursing and Midwifery Council

Gaynor Morrison

Senior Lecturer, Kingston University.

Lucy Scott 

Breathe Melodies Programme Ambassador

Helen Sutherland

Global Medical Affairs & Education Manager for Maternity Care & NICU, Medela UK Ltd

Professor Jane Salvage

Independent Nursing Consultant, Author; Visiting Professor, Kingston University London

Neil Stewart

Editorial Director, MATFLIX/Maternity & Midwifery Forum

Meghan Luton

Midwifery Lecturer,

Middlesex University

Kate Conway

Matron – Antenatal &

Gynaecology Services,

Professional Midwifery Advocate

Natalie Van Rooyen

Parent Education Specialist Midwife,

The Royal Surrey Hospital

Caroline Flint

Author of Sensitive Midwifery;

Retired Midwife

Emily Henson

National Perinatal Peer Support Manager,

NCT

Carol Amoako-Adofo

Service Delivery Manager,

Parents in Mind

Dr Jenny Patterson

Midwifery Lecturer,

Edinburgh Napier University

Lucienne Cooper

Training Manager,

Down Syndrome UK

Nicky Clark

Freelance Midwifery Educationalist;

former LME,

University of Hull

Dr Sharon McDonald

Senior Head of System Workforce

Mid & South Essex ICB

Jenny Crane

Legacy Midwife,

Mid and South Essex NHS

Foundation Trust

Tracy Curran

Lead Professional Midwifery Advocate,

West Hertfordshire Teaching

Dr Denise Tiran

CEO and Education Director,

Expectance

Greta Hayward

RGN RM MPH , Consultant Midwife 

UK Health Security Agency

Diane Menage

Lecturer, Research Midwife

De Montfort University

Jay Hayson

Breathe Melodies Programme Ambassador