(Director and Co-Founder)

“Of all inequalities, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhumane.”

~ Martin Luther King

Benash Nazmeen started her journey into Midwifery in 2008, she has worked in numerous trusts and with a brief stint abroad in the UAE.

She is passionate about advocacy, evidence based care and supporting families to make informed choices.

As a Specialist Cultural Liaison Midwife, working towards addressing health inequalities as highlighted by MBRRACE within maternity services.

Benash has also co-designed and runs Cultural Competency and Safety Workshops for maternity Health care professionals, while working closely with diverse communities.

A Midwifery Ambassador for NHSE she works to help support attrition and retention of the midwifery workforce, runs workshops for recruitment and continues to work toward changing perceptions of Midwifery.

Founding A Community of Cultures Maternity Forum has meant Benash can provide a platform for maternity health professionals to have difficult and awkward conversations, raising cultural awareness and working towards removing biases in care.

The Association of South Asian Midwives (ASAM) is working closely to highlight and support the South Asian workforce while working with the communities to tackle taboo subjects like loss, mental health, infertility etc

When she isn’t working, Benash will be found reading, travelling or trying out a new activity. A closet adrenaline junkie Benash has ticked off abseiling, climbing and caving from her bucket list, she has still to skydive and bungee jump.