Gwyneth Lewis (scientist)

Gwyneth Helen Lewis OBE is a British physician who is a professor at University College London. She previously served as National Clinical Director for Maternal Health and Maternity Services for the Department of Health. Lewis helped to write Maternity Matters, a strategy that outlined the future of maternity care in the United Kingdom.

Gwyneth Lewis
Alma materUniversity College London
AwardsOrder of the British Empire
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity College London

Early life and education

Lewis attended Oxford High School, England. She attended the UCL Medical School, where she earned her bachelor's degree in medicine and surgery and started her medical career as a surgical specialist.[1] Lewis developed severe arthritis in her hands.[2] She held positions in general practise and obstetrics.[3] She believed that she would have a greater impact in the Department of Health and Social Care, working to support the National Health Service, and trained in public health.[2] One of her first responsibilities was leading an HIV/AIDS clinic at the height of the first epidemic.[2]

Research and career

Lewis was recruited to the University College London Institute for Women's Health as Lead for International Women's Health Research. She studies national and international maternal health.[4] Lewis was responsible for the UK Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths.[5] This research project, has helped reduce poor health and morbidity.[6][7] In the 1999 report, Lewis identified that maternal mortality rates were higher for very young women, those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and those from particular socioeconomic groups.[5] She served as tsar for maternity services until 2011.[8][1]

Lewis worked with the World Health Organization on Beyond the numbers, a study and guidebook that looks to improve the quality of maternal and newborn care.[9][10] She received funding from the British Council to create My Sister, My Self, a short film that explored birth, motherhood and child loss amongst mothers around the world.

Awards and honours

Selected publications

References
  1. "Gwyneth Lewis's Bio". Maternal Health Task Force. 27 May 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  2. "Professor Gwyneth Lewis (OBE)". British Journal of Midwifery. 18 (6): 406. 1 June 2010. doi:10.12968/bjom.2010.18.6.48318. ISSN 0969-4900.
  3. "DR GWYNETH LEWIS" (PDF). Bournemouth University. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  4. Lewis, Gwyneth (1 September 2008). "Maternal mortality in the developing world: why do mothers really die?". Obstetric Medicine. 1 (1): 2–6. doi:10.1258/om.2008.080019. ISSN 1753-495X. PMC 5010106. PMID 27630738.
  5. Why mothers die : 1997-1999 : the fifth report of the confidential enquires into maternal deaths in the United Kingdom. Gwyneth, MFPHM Lewis, James O. Drife, Beverley J. Botting, National Institute for Clinical Excellence, Scotland. Health Department, Social Services, and Public Safety Northern Ireland. Department of Health. London: RCOG Press. 2001. ISBN 978-1-900364-65-2. OCLC 52040788.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. Lewis, Gwyneth (2012). "Saving Mothers' Lives: the continuing benefits for maternal health from the United Kingdom (UK) Confidential Enquires into Maternal Deaths". Seminars in Perinatology. 36 (1): 19–26. doi:10.1053/j.semperi.2011.09.005. ISSN 1558-075X. PMID 22280861.
  7. Bacci, Alberta; Lewis, Gwyneth; Baltag, Valentina; Betrán, Ana P (January 2007). "The Introduction of Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths and Near-Miss Case Reviews in the WHO European Region". Reproductive Health Matters. 15 (30): 145–152. doi:10.1016/S0968-8080(07)30334-0. ISSN 0968-8080. PMID 17938079.
  8. "'Relaxing' birth suite opens at hospital". The Bolton News. 12 March 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  9. "WHO | Beyond the numbers". WHO. Archived from the original on 8 April 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  10. "Beyond the numbers". www.euro.who.int. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  11. "Healthcare". www.bournemouth.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  12. Guardian Staff (12 June 2009). "Queen's birthday honours list: Order of the British Empire, Officer". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  13. London; Kingdom, United; Union, European (23 November 2020). "Professor Gwyneth Lewis, OBE". City, University of London. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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