Stephen O'Brien Author & Editor

George Attilakos is a Consultant in Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine at University College London. In addition to looking after singleton pregnancies, Mr Attilakos specialises in looking after complicated and uncomplicated multiple pregnancies. He has a special interest in postgraduate medical education and is the RCOG college tutor for UCLH. Sharon Jordan has been a senior Delivery Suite midwife in North Bristol NHS Trust for over thirty years. She has supervised, trained and mentored generations of obstetricians learning how to safely perform operative vaginal births, and has always promoted keeping women at the heart of any birth experience. Glen Mola is Professor and Head of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Papua New Guinea. Professor Mola is former President of the Pacific Society for Reproductive Health and received the Order of Australia in 2023 for distinguished service to obstetrics and gynaecology, to reproductive health research, and to medical education in the Pacific region. Professor Mola supervises an obstetric unit which cares for over 15,000 births per year which combines low intervention rates (5% CS rate and 5% AVD rate) and at the same time achieves the lowest perinatal mortality rate in the LMIC world. Michele Mohajer is a Consultant in Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine at Shropshire & Telford NHS Trust, Shropshire Women & Children's Centre and the Royal Shrewsury Hospital. Dr Mohajer is passionate about high-quality training in operative vaginal birth and co-developed the first simulation-based training package for OVB, approved by the RCOG. Stephen O'Brien is a Consultant in Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine in the North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Hospital. He is an international expert in operative vaginal birth and is the current RCOG national lead for operative birth training. As well as a Ph.D. in operative birth, he has published original research, reviews and calls to action for better training, tracking and monitoring of operative birth techniques. Dimitrios Siassakos is a Professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at University College London. He has led the development and dissemination of regional, national, and global training courses to improve management of obstetric emergencies, operative birth (ROBUST, ART&CRAFT), and bereavement care (SUPPORT). He leads a comprehensive portfolio of research in stillbirth care and prevention, operative birth, and technology-enhanced care, with >£40m grants.