Prof Jane Sandall

Jane Sandall is a Professor of Social Science and Women's Health, in the Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course Sciences, King’s College London and an adjunct professor at University of Technology Sydney.

She is an NIHR Senior Investigator and has a clinical background in nursing, health visiting and midwifery and an academic background in social science. Her research has been funded by NIHR, ESRC, MRC, Wellcome, NIHR, Gates, and a range of charitable sources. For example: the organisation and outcome of birth in different settings, efficient use of the maternity workforce and the implications for safety & quality in maternity care, role of rapid response systems in the management of escalation of care in acute medical and maternity settings.

Current research on complex interventions includes: CRADLE, a cluster trial of a vital sign device used by frontline health workers to detect shock and hypertension in low income countries, engagement by patients and families in their own safety, and the implementation of open disclosure in perinatal care. She is leading research looking at mechanisms and impact of models of midwife continuity of care for women at higher risk of pre-term birth and reduce inequalities in care and outcomes for women and babies.

Her research findings have informed the UK government commission on Nursing and Midwifery, House of Commons Health Committee on Inequalities, English, Scottish, US, Brazilian, Irish and Australian reviews of maternity services and WHO. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lsm/research/divisions/wh/groups/maternalhealth/index.aspx