2020 Awards Results

Midwife of the year

Winner: Adebola Aroboto, St George's Hospital, London


Highly commended:

2nd: Sharon Jordan, North Bristol NHS Trust

3rd: Jo Cox, Frimley Park Hospital

Midwifery leadership

Winner: Fiona Gwynedd Giraud, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board


Highly commended:

2nd: Jennifer Woolley, Medway Maritime Hospital

3rd: Barbara Strawbridge, Northern Health and Social Care Trust

Innovation in practice

Winner: Safiya Mohamud, Whipps Cross Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust


Highly commended:

2nd: Safeguarding Team, Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

3rd: Helen Green and Ash Riddington, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust

3rd: Jennifer Woolley, Medway Maritime Hospital

Contribution to midwifery education

Winner: Anne Tomlinson, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust


Highly commended:

2nd: Wessex Maternity Academy, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

3rd: Shahnaz Shahid, Aga Khan School of Nursing and Midwifery

Charity of the year

Winner: Creating Equalz


Highly commended:

2nd: Beyond Bea

3rd: 4Louis

Use of technology in midwifery

Winner: Digital Midwives Expert Reference Group, NHS Digital


Highly commended:

2nd: Maternity Team with Better Births Lincolnshire, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

3rd: Dr Nitish Raut, University Hospital of North Midlands

Team of the year

Winner: Clinical Preceptor Support Midwives, UHCW NHS Trust


Highly commended:



2nd: Post Dates Team, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn

3rd: Indigo Midwifery Team, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

3rd: The Young Parents’ Team, Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust