Katja Shipp

I joined the Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health to work as a research midwife for the Oxford Safer Pregnancy Alliance (OSPREA), now CRG, in July 2022.  Before changing my role, I worked for 12 years as a qualified midwife mainly in the Women's Centre, John-Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.

As well as being a qualified nurse (qualified in 2001 in Germany) and working and living in Cambodia (2009-2011), I've also worked as a clinical midwife (qualified in 2013 at Oxford Brookes University) in Germany as well as England. I have been working as 'Birth Choices Clinic' midwife and have been a mentor to many student midwives.

I also run a weekly Aquanatal class since 2019 (Aquanataloxford.com), and help to facilitate monthly and free to attend local Pregnancy meetings with 'Birth Space Oxford'.

Since working as a Research midwife, I have been involved in following secondary setting clinical trial studies (with and without CTIMP): COPE, SMA, PANDA-DOSE, CAPE, AZALEA. Lead research midwife for Harmonie vaccination study (individual OU Recognition Award May 2023), OxPLUS Sonography study, PROTECT (Pregnancy outcomes using continuous glucose monitoring technology in pregnant women with early-onset Type 2 diabetes) and STOPPIT 3 (Randomised placebo-controlled trial of antenatal corticosteroids for planned birth in twins).

Recently (June 2023), I have also completed the Clinical Trial Management Course with successful assignment (70/100).