My doctoral research explores the perinatal experiences of Afghan women in Serbia, using qualitative multimodal methods. It is interdisciplinary, drawing mainly from migration studies, anthropology, and midwifery, to understand from a woman-centred approach, the perinatal period for women in transit on Europe's contested borderlands and their interactions with maternal health services. More information can be found on the project website here: www.birthingontheway.wixsite.com/project .

I completed MSc Public Health at LSHTM. I have 20 years' experience working in the NHS in clinical roles as a midwife, and have managed large public health and chidlren's specialist services teams, as well as working the third sector in the UK and volunteering in Afghanistan. Additionally, I previously worked as a researcher on a University of Bedfordshire study, funded by Wellbeing of Women, developing a co-produced community intervention to enhance uptake of antenatal care in an ethnically diverse area of the UK.

I am an awardee of the LSHTM Public Engagement Small Grant Scheme 2020, for which developed composite narratives from focus groups to form webcomics for public engagement among health and civil society groups in Serbia. I have also been awarded grants for my PhD work from the Ried Trust, Yorkshire Ladies Council for Education, Ruby and Will George Trust, and the Parkes Foundation.