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Nipple Shields to Support Breastfeeding

Inclusion and participation of pregnant and breastfeeding women and people in clinical trials

Inclusion of under-served groups in trials

Do pregnant women and people have opportunities to participate in clinical trials?

I am an NIHR Doctoral Fellow within the Medical Sociology & Health Experiences Research Group. My main interests are clinical trial design, maternal health, equity in research, patient and public involvement in research, data, evidence quality, and infectious diseases.

My current focuses are:

• support for clinical trialists to include pregnant and breastfeeding women and people in non-obstetric clinical trials
• inclusion of under-served groups generally in clinical trials
• use of nipple shields to support breastfeeding
• mutually-rewarding patient and public involvement with diverse contributors

All my work is guided by Patient and Public Involvement, including my PPI Advisory Group.

I am a Harassment Advisor, and the EMCR rep on the Athena Swan Bullying and Harassment Working group.

I have undertaken, managed, and supported research in maternal health, clinical trial methodology, inclusive research, cancer, primary care, COVID-19, malaria, Ebola, multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, and inflammatory respiratory diseases, using a wide range of methods.

I'm keen to mentor, support and collaborate with others from groups that are under-served by research and healthcare.