Pat McGeown,
MSc, RGN, RM, SoM
Head of Midwifery & Business Manager

Pat McGeown is Head of the Midwifery and Business Manager at the Perinatal Institute for maternal & child health in Birmingham. Pat leads a team of midwives and co-ordinates projects aimed at enhancing midwifery care and maternity service provision across the region.

She qualified as a midwife in 1987 and practiced midwifery in a variety of roles in Coventry for 13 years. Prior to her current appointment she was a Lecturer-Practitioner with Coventry University. She has been a Supervisor of Midwives since 1997 and maintains links with both the university and maternity unit in Coventry to continue her supervisory and midwifery practice.

She is an active member of the Regional Heads of Midwifery group and advises projects that aim to address inequalities and adverse outcome. She also chairs a Regional Midwifery Forum that aims to examine latest evidence and guidance, making recommendations for local implementation. Current activities include assisting local Neighbourhood Renewal funded projects that are tackling perinatal and infant mortality and overseeing the coordination of confidential enquiries in the region.