Dr Kathryn (Kate) Nash

Kate Nash is an experienced midwife, Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA) and academic having held many varied roles and responsibilities within healthcare in London, the Midlands, and the Southeast of England. Kate trained and practiced as a Registered General Nurse in London before undertaking her midwifery training in 1998 and has since worked in high-dependency, community, and higher education settings. Kate is a passionate advocate for the safe personalised care of women and babies and is committed to developing midwifery knowledge and skills to ensure this.

Kate currently works as Lead Midwife for Education at the University of Winchester.  Kate was awarded a Doctorate in Clinical Practice at Southampton University. The focus of her research was midwives’ decision-making during the second stage of labour.