Meet Gemma

Hello! I’m Gemma, a midwife with 14 years’ experience and more than 20 years’ experience working with bereaved families. My career has included clinical and specialist midwifery, seven years supporting families through maternity safety investigations, system-level leadership as Senior Clinical Quality and Safety Manager (Midwifery) for the North East and North Cumbria LMNS, and independent expert witness practice.

Professional Experience

Senior Clinical Quality and Safety Manager (Midwifery), North East and North Cumbria LMNS

Registered Midwife since 2012

Independent Midwifery Expert Witness since 2023, with 75+ reports completed

Former Maternity Investigator with MNSI/HSIB (2019–2024)

Extensive clinical and specialist experience across maternity services

Professional Development

PhD researcher exploring family experiences of maternity safety investigations

MSc Health Studies and BSc (Hons) Midwifery (First Class)

Full Member of the Expert Witness Institute (MEWI)

Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors

University guest lecturer and published maternity-safety author