Denise is an internationally renowned authority on midwifery complementary therapies, having pioneered the subject as a midwifery specialism since the early 1980s. She previously worked at the University of Greenwich where she developed a BSc (Hons) degree in Complementary Therapies and established a complementary therapies antenatal teaching clinic (1992-2004), treating almost 6000 women.

Denise left the University in 2004 to set up her own education company, Expectancy, providing a unique range of complementary therapy courses for midwives, including on-site courses for maternity units and universities in the UK and overseas. She also offers business mentoring and support under the “Endorsed by Expectancy” scheme, for midwives wanting to work in private practice offering complementary therapies and maternity-related services. Denise has taught almost 4,000 midwives in the UK and worldwide and is a frequent international conference speaker. She has a strong commitment to safety and professional accountability in relation to complementary therapies.

She has undertaken several research studies, including acupressure for postdates pregnancy, and has published numerous textbooks on the subject of midwifery complementary therapies, her latest being Complementary Therapies for Postdates Pregnancy (2023). She has also edited several editions of Bailliere’s Midwives’ Dictionary and has recently written guidelines for midwives using complementary therapies for the RCM. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Greenwich in 2020 in recognition of her 40 years’ work in this specialist field.

See: www.expectancy.co.uk contact: info@expectancy.co.uk