Annette qualified as a midwife in 1983 and, after working clinically, including as a midwife-sonographer, she joined the research team at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.

Between 1997 and 2020 Annette worked on many single, multicentre, national and international clinical trials. Many of the results have influenced midwifery and obstetric practice improving outcomes for women and babies. Areas of interest include obesity, GDM, preterm birth, pre-eclampsia and the development of devices to train staff and aid birth. Whilst in London Annette held several local and national roles including NIHR Specialty Lead, NIHR Advocate (Midwifery), NIHR Midwife Champion and R and D lead for Women’s Services at GSTFT.

In 2020 Annette was appointed Professor of Women’s Health and Midwifery Research in a joint appointment between Flinders University and the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network. In this role she is maintaining her existing collaborations in the UK, developing new partnerships in Australia and building research capacity in several hospitals across Adelaide and beyond, ensuring midwives are at the heart of clinical research and gaining the evidence to inform and improve practice.

Contact details: annette.l.briley@kcl.ac.uk