Biography
Liz is a maternal fetal medicine specialist at the Mercy Hospital for Women and the lead obstetrician in the STAR (Stillbirth and Reproductive Loss) clinic, Head of the University Obstetric Unit, and senior clinician in the Early Pregnancy Assessment Clinic at the MHW.
Liz completed her Doctor of Medicine in 2006, and her postdoctoral studies have addressed clinical areas of high priority in obstetrics, including obesity in pregnancy, late miscarriage, perinatal palliative care, vaccination during pregnancy, and ultrasound biometry for detection of fetal growth disorders. She has published invited editorials in both The Lancet and British Medical Journal in the diagnosis of miscarriage and fetal growth disorders. She has led several randomised controlled trials investigating the place of simple interventions to reduce gestational weight gain.
Since 2023, Liz has been the lead obstetrician for the Banksia Obstetric Unit at the Mercy Hospital for Women. She is also a senior obstetrician at the Early Pregnancy Assessment Clinic, also at Mercy Hospital for Women. In addition to her clinical roles, Liz is actively involved in research and quality improvement initiatives aimed at supporting families experiencing pregnancy after perinatal loss. She has been collaborating with the Centre for Research Excellence in Stillbirth on a social return on investment project. She also contributed to the revised Care After Stillbirth and Neonatal Death (CASSAND) document and its accompanying patient information brochure.