A specialist in pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period (obstetrician) has been selected for one of the most influential professional bodies in women’s health.
Jenny Barber, who works for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, will take up the national role, with four others, of Vice President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG).
The role will see Jenny involved in shaping clinical guidelines, workforce and wider national policy, and will work alongside her clinical work at the trust, for three years.
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Jenny said: “I feel hugely privileged to have been given this opportunity, but also a strong sense of responsibility.
“I’ve been elected to the Vice President team very much as a practising, frontline obstetrician, and my aim is to help strengthen the connection between what happens on the ground and the policies that shape care nationally.”
“We need to make sure our policies are aligned with women’s experiences and priorities. That lived experience should sit at the heart of how maternity and gynaecology services develop.”
Jenny also brings a particular clinical interest in perinatal mental health, an area of growing national focus.
She hopes to support further development of services that improve care and outcomes for women and families during pregnancy and the postnatal period.
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