Ms Elizabeth Anne Laws

Throughout a two-decade career, Ms Laws has developed a robust foundation in midwifery care. Beginning in 2005 at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, she progressed from Band 5 to Band 6 Registered Midwife, gaining experience across all areas of the specialty, including community. In 2007, she undertook a professional development opportunity working as a Midwife at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia. Upon returning to the UK, she continued in a Band 6 role at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals via NHS Professionals until 2014. Since 2015, she has maintained her clinical skills and flexibility as a Band 6 Agency Midwife with Kernowflex and the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, alongside independent agency work. Most recently, in 2024, she transitioned to a Band 8 Specialist Assurance Associate role at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, utilising her extensive clinical background to focus on assurance and quality improvement within maternity services.

Ms Laws has developed her expertise in several key areas of midwifery care. These include comprehensive antenatal assessment, with a particular focus on the detection of small for gestational age (SGA) babies and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). She possesses a keen interest in managing complex labour scenarios, and a deep understanding of the sensitive issues surrounding intrauterine death (IUD), stillbirth and neonatal death, alongside a focus on comprehensive intrapartum care and the recognition and management of perineal injuries. Finally, she maintains a deep understanding of the factors contributing to hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE).