Claire is a midwife and Senior Lecturer in Midwifery in Cambridge, UK, at Anglia Ruskin University. She holds a honours degree in Midwifery Studies and Masters degree in Reproductive Health and Population Studies. She is an Associate Trainer with the charity Birthrights, and has been a health worker campaigner for Save the Children. Clinically she has worked in a variety of roles in the UK, including Consultant Midwife, Matron and midwife-led birthing unit manager, and overseas she has worked for medical aid agencies in both Cambodia and Liberia.