Individual Award Winners

Our amazing Award Winners tell you about their projects, and what winning an Iolanthe Award has meant to them and the women they care for

Katie Heath
Midwives Award 2023

Katie Heath

Katie offered a "Biomechanics for Birth Professionals" workshop to her colleagues, aiming to embed a biomechanics focus in supporting women and birt…
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Tomasina Stacey
Jean Davies Award 2020

Tomasina Stacey

Tomasina used her funds to improve knowledge and awareness of health information relating to gestational diabetes within a multi-ethnic population
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Heba Farajallah
Dora Opoku Award 2023

Heba Farajallah

Heba used her funding to research maternity care experiences of asylum-seeking and refugee women in Scotland, as part of her PhD studies
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Sarah Esegbona-Adeigbe
Jean Davies Award 2023

Sarah Esegbona-Adeigbe

Sarah researched migrant Nigerian mothers’ and midwives’ perceptions of cultural competency in antenatal care, as part of her PhD
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Roselyn Bunhu
Dora Opoku Midwives Award 2023

Roselyn Bunhu

Roselyn her Award funds for resources to film content for a free Black Women's Pregnancy Hub web app
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Lauren Trepte
Norah Faith Coniam Award 2023

Lauren Trepte

Lauren used her Award to research the use of virtual reality headsets as a support method during clinical procedures associated with pregnancy loss
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Magdalena Bremner
Student Award 2023

Magdalena Bremner

Magdalena organised a Breech Birth Study Day for her colleagues at the University of the West of Scotland
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Kayty Richards
Student Award 2023

Kayty Richards

Kayty, Derby University, used her Award to offer a Power of Compassionate Care course free to students & local midwives
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Emma Frazer
Student Award 2023

Emma Frazer

Emma, of Kingston University, used her Award to attend a homebirth placement in rural Cornwall
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Kate Mackay
Midwives Award 2022

Kate Mackay

Kate used her funding to create trauma-informed and culturally safe antenatal education for birthing people in the immigration system.
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Rebecca Heorton
Midwives Award 2023

Rebecca Heorton

Rebecca used her award to fund the final year of her MSc in Advanced Child Protection.
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Emma Booth
Midwives Award 2022

Emma Booth

Emma used her award to offer 20 part-funded places for Bronglais Hospital's midwives to attend biomechanices training
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