ProfDavid Churchill

Consultant Obstetrician (Maternal & Fetal Medicine)
Professor of Obstetrics University of Wolverhampton
Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer University of Birmingham
Honorary Research Fellow – National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford.

Clinical Duties
I am a full time clinical consultant obstetrician. My special interest areas of practice are:
1) maternal and fetal medicine, looking after women with medical conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, renal disease and endocrine problems.
2) intrapartum care.
3) Level 3 fetal medicine ultrasound scans including invasive diagnostic procedures and I actively practice direct intrapartum care on the labour ward.
Regional, National & International Commitments

• RCOG / RCR trainer for advanced obstetric ultrasound for 24 years (Regional)

• Regional preceptor for Advanced Training Skills Module in Fetal Medicine. 2008-11 (Regional

• Professional and Clinical Standards committee (became Safety and Quality committee in 2009) of the RCOG (member) 2007 – 2010 (National)

• Lead Clinical Director for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. 2008 – 2010 (National)

• Joint Medical Consultative Council – Medical Managers sub-group member 2008 – 2010 (National)

• FASP Professional and Public Information working group. 2010 – 2013 (National)

• Faculty member & Course Director on the international Live Saving Skills in Obstetric and Neonatal Care course – LSTM delivered in developing countries. 2009 – present (International)

• National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) Topic Expert Group Antenatal Care 2011 – 2012 Trial Steering Committee member for 35/39 trail 2012 – 2015 (National)

• Maternal, New born and Infant Clinical Outcome Review Programme (MBRRACE) Obsteric Assessor (national confidential enquiries into maternal mortality) March 2013 – present (National)

• United Kingdom Obstetric Surveillance System (UKOSS) for investigating rare diseases in Obstetrics - steering committee member 2014 – present. (National)

• Data Security Management Committee (Chair) for Maternal and Perinatal Health Research collaboration India (MaatHRI) project 2018 – present (International)

• James Lind Alliance Prospective Priority Setting Partnerhsips: Diabetes in Pregnancy. Steering committee member. 2019 – present. (National)