Gwyneth Lewis

Professor Gwyneth Lewis OBE  is a retired physician and public health consultant  known for her policy development, research, publications, films and advocacy for improving maternal and newborn health in the UK and globally.  As well as having been the  National Clinical Director for Maternity Services (Tsar)  in the Department of Health she  has  also been a  leading consultant in the World Health Organisation’s “Making Pregnancy Safer” programme. With them and  their partner organisations she has worked with or in  over 50  countries in all regions of the world. Her particular interest is in improving access to, and the quality of, maternity care and health outcomes  through clinical and societal improvements and reducing the inequalities faced by the poorest and most vulnerable mothers  in the world.