Fiona Charlotte Denison [1] (1970 – 9 January 2022) was a Scottish doctor and academic. She was the Professor and Honorary Consultant in Maternal and Fetal Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, [2] founder of Birthing Solutions Ltd, and creator of the Birth Mirror. [3]
Denison was born in Morningside, Edinburgh, Midlothian, in 1970. [4] She was a consultant obstetrician and reader in Maternal and Fetal Health at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Reproductive Health. [5] She was a principal investigator for The Edinburgh Tommy's Centre for Maternal and Fetal Health, a research centre focusing on maternal obesity which sits within the MRC Centre for Reproductive Health. [6]
In 2011, Denison was awarded a research grant from Action Medical Research for £96,450 to investigate new imaging techniques to predict pregnancy complications. [7]
Denison died in Edinburgh on 9 January 2022, at the age of 51. [8] [9] [10] She died by suicide after contracting COVID-19 for the second time, which deteriorated her health. [11]
In 2017, Denison won a number of awards for her Birth Mirror, an adjustable, waterproof mirror to assist midwives in water births:
Denison was a finalist in the 2013 NHS Lothian Health Hero awards, nominated by one of her patients for Denison's concern for patient wellbeing. [16]
Fiona Charlotte Denison [1] (1970 – 9 January 2022) was a Scottish doctor and academic. She was the Professor and Honorary Consultant in Maternal and Fetal Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, [2] founder of Birthing Solutions Ltd, and creator of the Birth Mirror. [3]
Denison was born in Morningside, Edinburgh, Midlothian, in 1970. [4] She was a consultant obstetrician and reader in Maternal and Fetal Health at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Reproductive Health. [5] She was a principal investigator for The Edinburgh Tommy's Centre for Maternal and Fetal Health, a research centre focusing on maternal obesity which sits within the MRC Centre for Reproductive Health. [6]
In 2011, Denison was awarded a research grant from Action Medical Research for £96,450 to investigate new imaging techniques to predict pregnancy complications. [7]
Denison died in Edinburgh on 9 January 2022, at the age of 51. [8] [9] [10] She died by suicide after contracting COVID-19 for the second time, which deteriorated her health. [11]
In 2017, Denison won a number of awards for her Birth Mirror, an adjustable, waterproof mirror to assist midwives in water births:
Denison was a finalist in the 2013 NHS Lothian Health Hero awards, nominated by one of her patients for Denison's concern for patient wellbeing. [16]