An expert in antenatal care, homebirth, birth centre and delivery suite Lesley has also worked as a Maternity Clinical Educator teaching doctors, midwives, and support workers at a large NHS Trust where she was part of the Senior Leadership Team. She is passionate about holistic care during pregnancy, labour and beyond, and about making positive differences to maternity experiences.

Cathy Tabner

Registered Midwife

Cathy began her career as a staff nurse on a surgical ward before starting her midwifery training in 1985 in Stockport. Cathy has worked in a variety of clinical settings such as delivery suites, midwife led units and antenatal clinics, as well as providing postnatal care in hospital and community settings.

Cathy’s specialist areas are:

• Diabetes in Pregnancy
• Caesarean Section Birth
• Preparation for Parenthood
• Breastfeeding & Colostrum Harvesting
• The Microbiome

Dr Emma Ferriman

Dr Ferriman (MBChB, FRCOG), is My Expert Midwife’s consultant Obstetrician. She works in the NHS as a full time consultant and also offers care in the private sector.

She is dedicated to providing all her patients with a first class service both within the NHS and in her private practice. Over 15 years she has developed her practice in obstetrics and antenatal care as well as in fetal medicine.

Dr Ferriman has an expertise in the diagnosis and management of twin and triplet pregnancies; she set up the first multiple pregnancy clinic in Yorkshire in 2004 at Leeds General Infirmary.

Emma’s specialist areas are:

• Multiple pregnancies
• Fetal and maternal medicine
• Ultrasound scans

Karen McEwen

Registered Midwife

Karen qualified as a midwife in 2007 and worked at teaching hospitals on delivery suites and birth centres for 12 years. She is experienced at supporting women having both low risk and more complicated births. She is also qualified to undertake the Newborn & Infant Physical Examination (NIPE).

Karen’s specialist areas are:

• Homebirth
• Waterbirth
• Physiological birth
• Clinical Research

Jayne Airey

Registered Midwife

Jayne began her career in Midwifery in 1998 in Dewsbury and has worked across all clinical areas, including midwife led units and as a community midwife, within district hospitals and a large teaching hospital. Her aim is to help women believe in and trust their own body’s capabilities. Jayne is also qualified in Aromatherapy Massage.

Jayne’s specialist areas are:

• Pregnancy and Preparation for Parent Education
• Aromatherapy
• Perineal Massage
• Baby Massage
• Postnatal Recovery following vaginal birth
• The Microbiome

Lesley Gilchrist

Registered Midwife & Hypnobirthing Teacher

Lesley began her career as a staff nurse in intensive care before starting her midwifery training in 2001 in Newcastle. Throughout her career, Lesley has worked in large teaching hospitals both on delivery suite and within the community. She is also qualified to undertake the Newborn & Infant Physical Examination (NIPE).

Lesley’s specialist areas are:

• Preconception & fertility
• Birth Recovery
• Transition to Parenthood
• Baby
• Clinical Research

Charlotte Hoskin

Registered Midwife and Registered Nurse

Charlotte's specialist interests:

• Problems in pregnancy
• Babies
• Women's health

Dr Jamie Clarke MBChB BSc (Hons) PGCert

Anaesthetist

Jamie graduated from Leeds Medical School in 2014. He splits his time between clinical work within obstetric anaesthesia, general anaesthesia and intensive care in a large teaching hospital in the North of England. He also works as an academic clinical fellow at a large red brick University where he is involved in teaching final year medical students and has research responsibilities.

Jamie’s passionate about education and helping parents-to-be feel prepared and informed on their options during labour.

Jamie initially started lecturing to medical students as part of the academic foundation programme where he taught 1st year medical students about the impact of diseases on both individuals and their wider communities. Since then he has lectured to 5th year medical students as part of the National Countdown2final programme and to final year medical students as part of a national teaching programme aimed at helping medical students prepare for the national situational judgment test.

Specialist interests:

• Education
• Obstetrics
• Pain Management
• Research

Malena Monteverde

Registered Midwife & Yoga Teacher

Malena qualified as an adult nurse in Oxford and then moved to Leeds to begin her midwifery training in 2001. She worked on Labour Ward for approximately 10 years and in the Community for another 7 years. She is training to become a Dru Yoga teacher and is also qualified to undertake the Newborn & Infant Physical Examination (NIPE).

Malena’s specialist areas are:

• Pregnancy
• Wellbeing & mindfulness
• Transition to Parenthood
• Breastfeeding