Ann Holmes, Consultant Midwife,NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Women and Children’s Directorate

Since qualifying as a midwife in 1986, Ann has practised clinically at a senior level in all areas of midwifery and in a variety of units within Glasgow. She worked for three years in research, conducting one of the first Randomised Controlled Trials into midwife led care and for several years in varied project management. Ann was Scotland’s first Consultant Midwife and has been working within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde in this role since 2000. While still practising clinically two days a week, Ann has led on developing and implementing public health and normality strategies across the Board’s six maternity units and was LSA Midwifery Officer for six years. Alongside this, she is leading the Scottish Government Health Directorate’s Keeping Pregnancy Natural and Dynamic programme and was recently seconded to the Chief Nursing Officer Directorate for 6 months as Midwifery Advisor.