Dr Jenny McNeill is Reader in Midwifery Research and has been a research/academic staff member since 2003 in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen’s University Belfast. Jenny is committed to maximising the contribution of midwifery to enhancing outcomes for women and their families in the perinatal period through education and research. Incorporating maternity service users in designing and providing high-quality midwifery education and research is fundamental to achieving enhanced outcomes for women and families. Jenny’s research focuses on exploring and evaluating events and experiences during pregnancy, birth or the postnatal period and the resultant clinical or social outcomes with a particular emphasis on public health. Jenny’s research interests also include models of antenatal care including continuity of midwifery carer and group-based care and education models. Jenny has been involved in strategic regional, national and international projects relevant to midwifery and maternity care policy, practice, research and education. Jenny has served on various committees and is currently a Trustee for The Iolanthe Midwifery Trust and Editorial Board Member for MIDIRS Midwifery Digest.