About Mary Renfrew
Born 1955. Mary Renfrew is a British nurse, midwife, researcher and professor.
Mary Josephine Renfrew (born 1955) is a British midwife and academic.
Education Renfrew graduated in nursing from the University of Edinburgh in 1975, and in midwifery from the same institution in 1978. She obtained a PhD on breastfeeding in 1982, while at the Medical Research Council's reproductive biology unit in Edinburgh.
Career She was at the national perinatal epidemiology unit of the University of Oxford from 1988 to 1994, where she set up National Midwifery Research Initiative.
She has also worked in Canada.
Renfrew was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to midwifery. She was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2022.
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Renfrew, Renfrew M, Renfrew M., Renfrew M. J., Renfrew MJ, Mary Josephine RenfrewContemporaries
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Who is Mary Renfrew?
professor of midwifery
When was Mary Renfrew born?
Mary Renfrew was born on 17 January 1955.
What is Mary Renfrew's occupation?
Mary Renfrew is a nurse, midwife, researcher and professor.
What nationality is Mary Renfrew?
Mary Renfrew is British.
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