UK team

Andrew Shennan is Professor of Maternal and Fetal Health and Head of Department, Women’s and Children’s, at King’s College London. He is based at St. Thomas’ Hospital and is Medical Director of South London Research Delivery Network. He sits on the NIHR Global health research board. He specialises in clinical trials in antenatal and intrapartum care and is passionate about developing mid-career researchers. His research interests include interventions to predict and prevent preterm birth and pre-eclampsia and he specialises in innovations to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality, especially in low and middle-income settings. He has recently advised the House of Lords, NHS England, FIGO and the WHO. He is chair of the WHO StepMag Trial Steering Committee. He has published over 700 peer reviewed research reports (H index 75). He currently leads two award-winning NIHR Global Health Research Groups, based in Africa, India and South America. He has an active clinical role in managing high risk obstetric patients, including a regular hands-on labour ward commitment, and a multi-award-winning specialist preterm birth surveillance clinic that accepts national and international referrals. He was the inaugural recipient of the international Newton Prize for excellence in research and innovation in support of economic development and social welfare in low and middle-income countries. He was awarded an OBE for services to maternity care and is a fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.